A STATE LAWMAKER FROM ALBUQUERQUE WANTS TO STOP THE PRACTICE OF GIVING ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHER OFFICIALS BIG PAYOUTS WHEN THEY LEAVE. REPRESENTATIVE BILL REHM’S PROPOSAL WOULD LIMIT SEVERANCE PAY TO FOUR WEEKS WORTH OF SALARY. REHM SAYS THAT MONEY SHOULD GO THE CLASSROOM INSTEAD.
WINSTON BROOKS GOT A 350-THOUSAND DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WHEN HE LEFT APS LAST YEAR…AND LUIS VALENTINO RECEIVED 80-THOUSAND AFTER JUST MONTHS ON THE JOB. ANOTHER OF REHM’S BILLS WOULD LIMIT PAYOUTS FOR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS AND COACHES.
