What does the state superintendent actually do and how might that drastically change?

The 1849 state Constitution broadly defined the state superintendent; legislators can change the job, which is what Gov. The job of the state superintendent of public instruction may be very different a year from now. “Putting the department under the state board and governor and removing electoral pressures would create clearer lines of authority and accountability.”The changes would take effect under the next governor and state superintendent elected in November. Newsom proposes making the superintendent a voting member of the state board and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges system. “An elected state superintendent’s role is inherently different from the administrative leadership needed for system alignment and agency management,” said Lupita Cortez Alcalá, the executive director of PACE, who previously served three state superintendents in key management positions.