§ 22-5-116. Corporate Status of Boards of Cooperative Services
Each regularly organized board of cooperative services formed at any time is hereby declared to be a body corporate and in its name may hold title to personal property for any purpose authorized by law, sue, and be a party to contracts for any purpose authorized by law. Source: L. 73: p. 1295, § 4. […]
§ 22-5-117. Employment of Teacher Transferred From School District
Any teacher transferred from employment in a school district which is a member of a board of cooperative services to employment in said board of cooperative services shall retain the employment status he had attained prior to his transfer to the board of cooperative services, including credit for years of service as a probationary teacher, […]
§ 22-5-118. Implementation and Financing of Regional Education and Support Services – Plan – Annual Report
The general assembly recognizes that the increasing number of students, the desire to reduce school districts’ reliance on property taxes, the need to consolidate services rather than schools, and the limitations on state revenues require the boards of cooperative services to develop the highest possible efficiencies and most economic methods for school districts to deliver […]
§ 22-5-119. Statewide Supplemental Online and Blended Learning Program – Contract – Legislative Declaration – Definitions
The short title of this section is the “Empowering Digital Learning for All Act”. The general assembly finds that: (2) (a) (I) The general assembly finds that: The overwhelming influence of the rapidly evolving use of technology and the internet will render high-quality remote digital educational content almost cost-free after a period of declining costs. […]
§ 22-5-120. School Food Authority Operations – Contracts for Provision of Food and Beverages
Each board of cooperative services is authorized to maintain, equip, and operate a food-service facility as a school food authority, as defined in section 22-32-120 (8). Each board of cooperative services that elects to operate as a school food authority is encouraged to procure and distribute to schools of its constituent school districts food and […]
§ 22-5-122. Assistance for Implementing and Meeting State Educational Priorities – Financing
For the 2012-13 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, a BOCES may receive state moneys in addition to any other moneys received pursuant to this article by submitting a plan to the state board, in a form and manner specified by rule of the state board, that details how the BOCES will use the […]
§ 22-5-108. Powers of Board of Cooperative Services
In addition to any other powers granted by law, the board of cooperative services shall have the following specific powers, to be exercised in its judgment: Those powers set forth for boards of education in section 22-32-110 (1)(b) to (1)(k), (1)(n) to (1)(q), (1)(s) to (1)(w), (1)(y), (1)(aa) to (1)(ee), and (1)(jj), and in sections […]
§ 22-5-109. Matching Power
The board of cooperative services shall be authorized to use the contributions from the participating members to match state and federal funds, or funds from any other agencies when applicable, when the acceptance of financial assistance from such other agencies requires matching of funds as a condition of participating in services authorized by law. Source: […]
§ 22-5-110. State and Federal Payments
Any state or federal financial assistance which would accrue to an individual school district if it were performing a service performed under the direction of a board of cooperative services shall be apportioned by the appropriate state or federal agency to the participating school districts on the basis of the proportionality of the contributions of […]
§ 22-5-111. Buildings and Facilities – Repeal
A school district which is participating in a cooperative service agreement, when authorized by a vote of the eligible electors as provided in article 42 of this title, may contract for bonded indebtedness for the purpose of purchasing sites, constructing buildings or other structures, and equipping buildings which are necessary for the operation of a […]