H 3540 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 3540 General Bill, By Clyburn, Bailey, Bowers, J.L.M. Cromer, Pinckney and
Rice
A BILL TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1997"
INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REPEAL ALL
REGULATIONS INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
OF 1997 AS WELL AS THOSE WHICH ADDRESS ISSUED WHICH SHOULD BE DECIDED BY EACH
SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A MATTER OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD POLICY.-SHORT TITLE
02/26/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-10
02/26/97 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-11
A BILL
TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1997" INCLUDING
PROVISIONS TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION TO REPEAL ALL REGULATIONS
INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCHOOL
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1997 AS WELL AS THOSE
WHICH ADDRESS ISSUES WHICH SHOULD BE DECIDED BY
EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A MATTER OF LOCAL SCHOOL
BOARD POLICY; TO AMEND TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 22 SO AS TO
ESTABLISH BENCHMARKS OF SUCCESS WHICH MUST BE
ACHIEVED BY EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THIS STATE BY
SPECIFIED YEARS, TO ESTABLISH A JOINT COMMITTEE TO
REVIEW THE ELEMENTS OF THE EDUCATION FINANCE
ACT FOUNDATION PROGRAM AND RECOMMEND
REVISIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN EDUCATION
IMPROVEMENT ACT FUNDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED AND
DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS AS
LOCAL SCHOOL INNOVATION FUNDS, TO REQUIRE EACH
SCHOOL DISTRICT TO RETAIN AN INDEPENDENT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO CONDUCT AN
ANNUAL AUDIT OF FUNDS EXPENDED BY THE DISTRICT,
TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
EVALUATE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL USING THE ABOVE
BENCHMARKS OF SUCCESS AND CLASSIFY EACH SCHOOL
AS SUCCESSFUL, IMPROVING, ADVISED, WARNED, OR
SUBSTANDARD, AND TO PROVIDE FOR PROCEDURAL
REWARDS, REMEDIES, AND REQUIRED CORRECTIVE
ACTION, IF APPLICABLE, BASED ON EACH
CLASSIFICATION; BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-25 SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING IN 1998 MEMBERS OF THE
BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST BE
ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS AT THE SAME
TIME AS THE GENERAL ELECTION, TO PROVIDE THAT
CURRENT MEMBERS SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL
THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AND QUALIFY, TO
PROVIDE FOR THE METHOD OF NOMINATION OF
CANDIDATES, FILLING OF VACANCIES, AND CONDUCT OF
THE ELECTIONS, AND TO PROHIBIT CANDIDATES FOR
SUCH OFFICES FROM REQUESTING OR ACCEPTING
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM POLITICAL PARTIES OR FROM
SUGGESTING POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION ON
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE; BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-45 SO
AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON ELECTED TO A
SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR APPOINTED
OR ELECTED TO A COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AFTER
JULY 1, 1997, WHO PREVIOUSLY HAS NOT SERVED IN SUCH
OFFICE, SHALL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE AN
ORIENTATION PROGRAM WITHIN ONE YEAR OF TAKING
OFFICE, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL
REIMBURSE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF
EDUCATION FOR THE COST OF THESE ORIENTATIONS UP
TO A MAXIMUM AMOUNT PER YEAR; BY ADDING SECTION
59-19-91 SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS
AND DUTIES OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES;
BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-92 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
AFTER THE 1998 GENERAL ELECTION, IT SHALL BE
UNLAWFUL FOR A SCHOOL TRUSTEE TO RECEIVE PAY AS
AN EMPLOYEE OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT IS LOCATED IN
THE SAME DISTRICT OF WHICH THAT PERSON IS A
TRUSTEE; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-24-65 SO AS TO
FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS, DUTIES, AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND
HOW THESE POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
INTERACT WITH THOSE OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD
OF TRUSTEES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A) This act is known and may be cited as the
'South Carolina School Accountability Act of 1997'.
(B) It is the intent of the General Assembly by this act to improve
the academic performance of South Carolina students by creating an
educational system that promotes strong and effective leadership at
the local level where teaching and learning take place. This act
enhances South Carolina's public education system, Grades K-12. It
provides for a review and revision of the financing of public
education, school and school district accountability for all students
achieving high academic standards, and the uniform election of local
school board members in the general elections. Schools and
communities are to be provided with funding, and will be held
accountable for results.
(C) In order to develop a system which promotes flexibility and
continuous improvement in all schools and districts, hold schools and
districts accountable for all students achieving high academic
standards, and continues to ensure adequate funding to provide
educational excellence to all students in all communities in South
Carolina, the General Assembly has determined to enact the
provisions of this act.
SECTION 2. The General Assembly directs the State Board of
Education, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, to repeal
all regulations inconsistent with the provisions of the South Carolina
School Accountability Act of 1997 as well as those which address
issues which should be decided by each school district as a matter of
local school board policy.
SECTION 3. Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"CHAPTER 22
School Accountability and Evaluation
Section 59-22-10. (A) A joint committee of the General Assembly
is created consisting of the following members: the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,
the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the chairman of the
House Ways and Means Committee, the chairman of the Senate
Education Committee, and the chairman of the House Education and
Public Works Committee, or their designees. The State
Superintendent of Education or his or her designee also shall be a
member of the committee.
(B) By January 14, 1998, the committee shall review the current
elements included in the Education Finance Act Foundation Program
and recommend a revised foundation program. The revised program
shall address, but not be limited to, the following: instruction,
instructional support, operations, leadership, and other commitments.
The committee shall also review the expenditures of schools and
school districts in these categories as reported by the State
Department of Education finance analysis model, and the cost of
providing a quality education to all students. The revised foundation
program shall focus on the school level and the specific needs of each
classroom and school.
(C) A portion of the funds previously allocated pursuant to the
Education Improvement Act as determined by the General Assembly
must be appropriated as local school innovation funds to school
districts and schools in the form of flexibility grants for school
innovations. The State Department of Education shall distribute
these funds on a weighted per pupil basis to all eligible schools as
defined by this chapter and by law. The expenditure of these funds
shall be site-based at eligible schools and shall fulfill the original
intent of the Education Improvement Act as follows:
(1) raising student performance;
(2) strengthening of the teaching and testing of basic skills;
(3) elevating teaching as a profession;
(4) improving leadership;
(5) implementing quality controls and fiscal efficiency of
schools;
(6) creating effective partnerships; and
(7) providing school buildings conducive to student learning.
(D) Each school district shall retain an independent Certified
Public Accounting (CPA) firm to conduct an annual audit of all funds
expended by the district regardless of source. The format shall be
prescribed by the State Department of Education. Copies of the audit
reports must be submitted to the State Department of Education by
November fifteenth after the close of each fiscal year. If a district
does not submit its report by November fifteenth, Education Finance
Act funds for the district must be withheld upon recommendation of
the department until the report is submitted.
Section 59-22-20. (A) School districts are strictly accountable for
ensuring that all students achieve high academic achievement
standards. The following benchmarks of success must be achieved
by every public school in South Carolina by each of the specified
years:
South Carolina Education Accountability
Benchmarks of Success
Goals Each School Shall Achieve
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
State Assessment
Students Meeting Academic 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
Standards and Workplace Skills
Exit Exam
Students Meeting Academic 90% 95% 98% 99% 99%
Standards and Workplace Skills
Norm-Referenced Test Reflects the achievement distribution of nation's students
Quarter Distribution (25-25-25-25) with no more than 30% of students in the
lowest quarter in the first year, 27% second year, 25%
third year and thereafter.
SAT Meet the national average for the previous academic year
ACT Meet the national average for the previous academic year
(B) Students exempt from the above include those with
Individualized Education Programs which exempt them from
statewide testing programs.
(C) A student who drops out shall be counted as a nonachieving
student during the year he drops out and shall be counted in the
number of students tested. The score attributed to the student who
drops out shall be the score achieved by the lowest scoring student in
that grade in the school in which the student was enrolled. Dropout
is as defined by the State Department of Education's Guidelines on
Dropouts.
Section 59-22-30. (A) The State Department of Education shall
evaluate each public school using the Benchmarks of Success
beginning in the fall of the year following the effective date of this
chapter. Test results of any spring will be evaluated the following
fall beginning in 1999. By January fifteenth of each year, the State
Department of Education shall issue a report card for each school and
school district. Each report card shall address, but not be limited to,
the evaluation of academic achievement and the cost analysis
information. Each school shall receive one of the following
classifications:
(1) Successful: Successful means a school that meets
all the Benchmarks of Success;
(2) Improving: Improving means a school that does
not meet all of the benchmarks of success but whose achievement
scores from the previous year have at least progressed one-third of
the way towards the current year's benchmark in state assessment,
exit exam, SAT, and ACT tests;
(3) Advised: Advised means a school that does not
meet all the Benchmarks of Success;
(4) Warned: Warned means a school that does not
meet all the Benchmarks of Success for the second consecutive year;
(5) Substandard: Substandard means a school that
does not meet all the Benchmarks of Success for the third consecutive
year.
(B) In addition to issuing a report card for each school and school
district, the State Department of Education also shall issue a summary
report which contains information relating to all schools and school
districts. This report shall highlight successful schools and school
districts and provide information on programs, policies, practices, and
activities within these schools and districts.
(C) Each school district shall issue annually to the local
community through the media a report on the status of district and
school academic achievement to include a comparison to last year's
achievement and the strategies employed by the district and
individual schools to improve achievement.
(D) Beginning with the 1998-99 school year, when a school is
designated as successful or improving, the school incentive model,
adopted by the State Board of Education, must be applied only to
schools designated successful or improving and awards must be made
accordingly. The State Board of Education is directed to review and
revise the school incentive model annually to include minimum and
maximum awards and to reflect the purposes of the School
Accountability Act of 1997. One-half of the funds appropriated for
the school incentive reward program by the General Assembly shall
be awarded to schools qualifying for such awards under the revised
State Board of Education model. The remaining one-half of the
funds shall be distributed to the qualifying schools on a per pupil
allocation based on the one hundred thirty-five day average daily
membership of the previous school year. The district shall distribute
the funds received based on per pupil allocations as salary bonuses
to all school staff of the awarded schools. Certified employees for
this purpose shall be weighted as 1.5 and their bonuses distributed in
proportion to the contractual time assigned to the school, and
noncertified employees for this purpose shall be weighted as 1.0 and
their bonuses distributed in proportion to the percentage of a
calendar year the noncertified employee is assigned to the school.
(E) When a school is designated as advised, the district
superintendent, in consultation with the local board of trustees, the
principal, the School Improvement Council, and the School Renewal
Planning Team shall provide appropriate assistance to the school after
full review and, if necessary, revision of that school's school renewal
plan. In addition, all instructional and administrative staff members
of the school shall be required to participate in at least a three-week
professional development program approved by the district
superintendent, in accordance with the revised school renewal plan,
during the summer following the advised designation. In addition to
the above, the principal and assistant principals of the school shall be
required to participate in leadership training approved by the district
superintendent during the scholastic year following the advised
designation. School district or local school innovation funds may be
allocated for professional development and leadership training.
(F) When a school is designated as warned, the district
superintendent, in consultation with the local board of trustees, the
principal, the School Improvement Council, and the School Renewal
Planning Team shall provide direct assistance to the school after full
review and, if necessary, revision of that school's school renewal
plan. In addition, all instructional and administrative staff members
of the school shall be required to participate in at least a six-week
professional development program approved by the district
superintendent, in accordance with the revised school renewal plan,
during the summer following the warned designation. In addition to
the above, the principal and assistant principals of the school shall be
required to participate in leadership training approved by the district
superintendent during the scholastic year following the warned
designation. School district or local school innovation funds may be
allocated for professional development and leadership training.
(G) If a school is designated as substandard, the following
provisions apply:
(1) The principal of that school may be removed from that
position and, if removed, must not be assigned to any other
administrative or supervisory position within the district.
(2) The contracts of all teachers of the school, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, shall be deemed nonrenewed for the
following year. Renewal of any of these personnel contracts shall be
the decision of the district superintendent and the local board of
trustees in consultation with the new principal if one has been
appointed. Notice of contract status must be given by April fifteenth
if the district is declared as substandard.
(3) A committee composed of fourteen members shall be
appointed by the district superintendent to specifically address the
substandard status of the school. The committee shall include the
principal, four teachers, two from the school designated as
substandard and two from a school which meets the benchmarks,
three parents, three members of the business community, and three
school improvement council members.
(4) The committee shall develop and implement a plan for
improvement with specific timelines, objectives, and strategies. The
committee must be convened by February first of the year the school
is declared substandard and the plan completed by March fifteenth of
that year.
(5) The committee report shall be in writing and shall be
presented orally to the district board of trustees and the community
on or before March thirtieth of that year. The report must be
approved by the local board of trustees and implemented by the
superintendent. A copy of the report must be forwarded to the State
Department of Education.
(6) Should a local superintendent and school board of trustees
choose not to remove the principal of a substandard school by July
first, the school shall be considered ineligible for local school
innovation funds. Allocations of local school innovation funds shall
resume in the year following the removal of the principal or the
school being declared successful.
(7) If a school has been designated substandard, has met all the
requirements of a school so designated, and has replaced the
principal, the new academic year shall be considered year one for the
purposes of classification under Section 59-22-30.
Section 59-22-40. (A) A school district shall be designated as
substandard if one-third of the schools within that district are
designated as substandard or if a school within the district is
designated as substandard for two consecutive years.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a district is
designated as substandard, the following provisions apply:
(1) The district superintendent's contract becomes void;
(2) The local board of trustees shall appoint an interim
superintendent to mange the operation of the district for no longer
than twelve months;
(3) The contracts of all district level personnel are voidable at
the decision of the interim superintendent, and notice must be given
on or before April fifteenth for the following school year;
(4) The contracts of all teachers and administrative personnel
in the schools declared to be substandard shall be deemed
nonrenewed for the following year. Renewal shall be at the decision
of the interim superintendent and notice must be given on or before
April fifteenth for the following school year;
(5) The local board of trustees shall select a district
superintendent to be employed for the scholastic year following the
designation of the district as substandard;
(6) Should an interim superintendent and local board of
trustees choose not to remove the principals of substandard schools
by July first, the district shall be considered ineligible for local
school innovation funds. Allocation of local school innovation funds
shall resume in the year following the removal of the principals or the
district being declared successful or improving."
SECTION 4. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-19-25. (A)(1) Notwithstanding any other
provision of law or special act providing for the appointment or
election of school trustees in a school district, beginning in 1998 and
every two years thereafter as appropriate, members of the boards of
trustees for the school districts of this State must be elected in
nonpartisan elections to be conducted at the same time as the general
election in those years.
(2) A school district board of trustees now elected in
nonpartisan elections as provided by law shall continue to be elected
in that manner except that the date of the nonpartisan elections must
be at the same time as the general election in the appropriate
even-numbered year.
(3) All current members of the boards of trustees of the school
districts whose terms expire in an even-numbered year shall continue
to serve until their successors are elected and qualify in the manner
provided in this section in the election of that even-numbered year.
All current members of the board of trustees of the school districts
whose terms expire in an odd-numbered year shall continue to serve
until their successors are elected and qualify in the manner provided
in this section at the election in the next ensuing even-numbered year.
(4) The terms for all persons elected to the boards of trustees
are as now provided by law for that district and commence as
provided in Section 59-19-315, unless otherwise provided by law
applicable to the particular district.
(5) The term `school district boards of trustees' or any similar
variation as used in this section is deemed to include a county board
of education if it by law is the governing body of a school district.
(B) (1) Candidates for these offices which are filled in
nonpartisan elections on the effective date of this section must be
nominated by the method provided by law for the office affected.
(2) Candidates for these offices which are filled in partisan
elections on the effective date of this section must be nominated by
petition as provided in Section 7-11-70 or by declaration of
candidacy filed with the appropriate election commission or authority
conducting the election.
(3) The elections provided for in this section must be
conducted pursuant to the provisions of Title 7, mutatis mutandis,
except as otherwise provided for in this section or in other provisions
of law relating to that particular school district. If no such method of
conducting the election is now applicable to a district, the elections
must be conducted by the county election commission with the cost
of the election to be borne by the district. Trustees shall continue to
be elected from the district at large, from specified election districts,
or in such other manner as is now provided by law for that district.
(4) Vacancies in these offices must be filled as provided by
law, except that if an election is required, it must be a nonpartisan
election conducted in the manner required by this section.
(5) The results of these elections must be determined in the
manner provided by law for that district, except that if no such
provision of law is now applicable to that district, the results must be
determined in accordance with the nonpartisan plurality method
contained in Section 5-15-61.
(C) Candidates for the office of trustee for the boards of trustees
for the school districts of this State are prohibited from soliciting or
accepting a contribution, gift, loan, or any other thing of value from
a certified political party or from any person or entity acting for or on
behalf of a certified political party. No candidate, candidate's
committee, or person or entity acting for or on behalf of a candidate
or candidate's committee may publish or distribute campaign
literature which in any way states, implies, or suggests party
affiliation."
SECTION 5. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-19-45. (A) Within one year of taking office,
all persons elected or appointed as members of a school district board
of trustees after July 1, 1997, shall successfully complete an
orientation in the powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board
member including, but not limited to, topics on policy development,
personnel, superintendent and board relations, instructional programs,
district finance, school law, ethics, and community relations.
(B) The orientation shall be approved by the State Board of
Education and conducted by public or private entities approved by
the State Board of Education such as the South Carolina School
Boards Association.
(C) The provisions of this section also apply to members of
county boards of education appointed or elected after July 1, 1997,
in the same manner the provisions of this section apply to members
of school district boards of trustees.
(D) The provisions of this section do not apply to a school board
trustee or county board of education member who was serving in
such office on July 1, 1997, and who is continuously reelected or
reappointed to office thereafter.
(E) The State Department of Education shall reimburse a school
district or county board of education conducting an orientation for a
new board member as required by this section at the rate of eighty
dollars per member, provided that the total reimbursements by the
department in any one fiscal year must not exceed ten thousand
dollars. If the total projected cost of these reimbursements for any
year as determined by the department exceeds ten thousand dollars,
the eighty dollar reimbursement per new member must be reduced
proportionately. If funds are not available for these reimbursements,
the board member orientation is not required but may be conducted
at the option of a school district or county board of education. The
State Board of Education shall establish guidelines and procedures
for these reimbursements."
SECTION 6. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-19-91. (A) In addition to the specific duties
prescribed by general and local law, a local board of school trustees
shall have the primary responsibility of developing, selecting, and
approving policies for the operation and administration of the local
school district. All decisions which relate to the operation and
administration of the school district shall be made by the district
superintendent employed by the local board of trustees. However,
the board has the final authority for the operation of the schools of
the district.
(B) All powers of the school district and the determination of all
matters of policy shall be vested in the school board of trustees, each
member to have one vote. In addition to any other provisions of law
relating to its power and duties, the school board shall:
(1) employ a superintendent as the chief executive officer;
(2) establish other administrative departments and assign and
distribute the work upon recommendation of and with the approval
of the superintendent;
(3) adopt the budget of the school district;
(4) authorize the issuance of bonds by bond ordinance subject
to restrictions and limitations as may be prescribed by law;
(5) have the power to inquire into the conduct of any office,
department, or agency of the school district, make investigations as
to school district affairs, and give the public information concerning
them;
(6) adopt and modify attendance zones of schools within the
school district;
(7) provide for an independent annual audit of the books and
business affairs of the school district and for a general survey of
school district business;
(8) adopt resolutions of any nature and kind not prohibited by
law or the Constitution of the State or of the United States; and
(9) with the advice of the superintendent, appoint all
committees, boards, and commissions relating to the affairs of the
school district, except as otherwise provided by law;
(10) be responsible for policy-making action and the review of
regulations established to put these policies into operation.
(C) The school board of trustees shall make its members, the
district staff, and the public aware through its actions and policies
that only the board acting as a whole has authority to take official
action. No individual member has legal status to bind the board
outside of its official meetings."
SECTION 7. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-19-92. After the 1998 general election, it shall
be unlawful for a school trustee to receive pay or compensation as an
employee of a public school that is located in the same school district
of which the person is a trustee."
SECTION 8. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 59-24-65. (A)(1) A school board of trustees shall
hold its superintendent responsible for the proper and efficient
administration of the schools. All other positions of hiring and
termination shall be a personnel decision which shall be administered
by the superintendent. The superintendent's personnel decisions shall
be in accordance with policy developed and approved by the board
to assure equitable hiring, promotion, and dismissal practices.
(2) The board shall fix the compensation of the superintendent.
The superintendent shall be employed solely on the basis of his
executive and administrative qualifications, need not be a resident of
the school district or State at the time of his employment, and may
reside outside the school district while in office only with the
approval of the board.
(3) No school board member shall be employed as
superintendent of the school district from which he was elected as
trustee during the term for which he was elected.
(B) The board may require suitable surety bonds of the
superintendent and other district employees conditioned on the
faithful performance of their duties. The cost of the bonds shall be
paid by the school district.
(C) The term of employment of the superintendent shall be at the
pleasure of the board. The board, in its discretion, may employ the
superintendent for a definite term.
(D)(1) By letter filed with the secretary of the board, the
superintendent shall designate a qualified district administrative
officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties of
superintendent during his temporary absence or disability.
(2) In the event of the failure of the superintendent to make this
designation, the board may appoint by resolution an officer of the
district to perform the duties of the superintendent until he is able to
resume his duties.
(3) During the absence or disability, the board may revoke the
designation at any time and appoint another officer to the district to
serve until the superintendent returns.
(E) The superintendent shall be the chief executive officer of the
school district. He shall be responsible to the board for the proper
administration of all affairs of the district and, subject to all other
provisions of law relating to his duties, he shall:
(1) appoint and, when necessary for the good of the district,
remove any appointive officer or employee of the district and fix the
salaries of these officers and employees, except as otherwise
provided by law and except as he may authorize the head of a
department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in the
department or office;
(2) prepare the budget annually, submit it to the board, and be
responsible for its administration after adoption;
(3) prepare and submit to the board at the end of each fiscal
year a complete annual report on the finances and administrative
activities of the board for the preceding year and make other financial
reports from time to time as may be required by the board or by law;
(4) keep the board advised of the financial condition and future
needs of the district and make recommendations as may seem
desirable; and
(5) perform other duties as may be prescribed by law or
required of him by the board not inconsistent with the provisions of
law."
SECTION 9. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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