(1) The superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf shall be appointed by the chief state school officer. The appointment shall be made upon recommendation of a search committee which shall be appointed by the Kentucky Board of Education whenever appointment of a superintendent becomes necessary.
(2) The search committee for the superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf shall consist of the representative of the State Department of Education selected by the chief state school officer, one (1) representative of the Kentucky Association of the Deaf, Inc., one (1) representative of the Kentucky School for the Deaf Alumni Association, Inc., one (1) representative of the Kentucky School for the Deaf faculty, one (1) parent of a student at the Kentucky School for the Deaf, and one (1) representative of the Kentucky School for the Deaf advisory board. The search committee's recommendation must be approved by a majority of the Kentucky Board of Education members.
(3) The superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf may be removed from office by the Kentucky Board of Education only by a majority vote of the Kentucky Board of Education.