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Texas Education Code - Section 21.040. General Powers And Duties Of Board

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§ 21.040. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  The board 
shall:           
		(1)  supervise the executive director's performance;                          
		(2)  approve an operating budget for the board and make 
a request for appropriations;
		(3)  appoint the members of any advisory committee to 
the board;            
		(4)  for each class of educator certificate, appoint an 
advisory committee composed of members of that class to recommend 
standards for that class to the board;
		(5)  provide to its members and employees, as often as 
necessary, information regarding their qualifications for office 
or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under 
applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers 
or employees;
		(6)  develop and implement policies that clearly define 
the respective responsibilities of the board and the board's staff;
		(7)  file annually with the governor and the presiding 
officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed 
written report, in the form and within the time provided by the 
General Appropriations Act, accounting for all funds received and 
disbursed by the board during the preceding fiscal year;  and
		(8)  execute interagency contracts to perform routine 
administrative functions.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.            

Last modified: August 10, 2007