Part 4. Powers and Responsibilities of Local Boards  


§ 53A-3-401. Boards of education are bodies corporate -- Seal -- Authority to sue -- Conveyance of property -- Duty to residents of the local school board member's district. (Effective 5/13/2014)
§ 53A-3-402. Powers and duties generally. (Effective 5/13/2014)
§ 53A-3-402.1. Access to student records by custodial and noncustodial parents.
§ 53A-3-402.5. Voter registration forms for high school students.
§ 53A-3-402.7. Kindergartens -- Establishment -- Funding.
§ 53A-3-402.9. Assessment of emerging and early reading skills -- Resources provided by school districts.
§ 53A-3-402.10. Reading clinics -- Purpose. (Effective 7/1/2014)
§ 53A-3-402.11. Reading Performance Improvement Scholarship Program.
§ 53A-3-403. School district fiscal year -- Statistical reports.
§ 53A-3-404. Annual financial report -- Audit report.
§ 53A-3-405. Approval of purchases or indebtedness -- Board approval of identified purchases.
§ 53A-3-406. Claims against the board -- Itemized.
§ 53A-3-407. Display of American flag.
§ 53A-3-408. Tax exemption of school board property.
§ 53A-3-409. Local governmental entities and school districts -- Contracts and cooperation -- Disbursement of funds -- Municipal and county representative participation in school district board meetings -- Notice required.
§ 53A-3-410. Criminal background checks on school personnel -- Notice -- Payment of costs -- Request for review.
§ 53A-3-411. Employment of school personnel -- Length of contract -- Termination for cause -- Individual contract of employment -- Employee acknowledgment of liability protection.
§ 53A-3-412. Residence not condition of employment.
§ 53A-3-413. Use of public school buildings and grounds as civic centers. (Effective 5/13/2014)
§ 53A-3-414. Local school boards' responsibility for school buildings and grounds when used as civic centers.
§ 53A-3-415. School board policy on detaining students after school.
§ 53A-3-417. Child care centers in public schools -- Requirements -- Availability -- Compliance with state and local laws.
§ 53A-3-420. Activity disclosure statements.
§ 53A-3-421. Professional competence or performance -- Administrative hearing by local school board -- Action on complaint.
§ 53A-3-422. Internet and online access policy required.
§ 53A-3-423. Process and content standards for policy.
§ 53A-3-424. Rulemaking -- Reporting.
§ 53A-3-425. Association leave -- District policy.
§ 53A-3-426. Education employee associations -- Equal participation -- Prohibition on endorsement or preferential treatment -- Naming of school breaks.
§ 53A-3-427. Honorary high school diploma for certain veterans.
§ 53A-3-428. Collective bargaining agreement -- Website posting.
§ 53A-3-429. Regional service centers. (Effective 5/13/2014)
§ 53A-3-431. Health insurance mandates.