15-201. State board of education; members; appointment; terms A. The state board of education shall be composed of the superintendent of public instruction, the president of a state university or a state college, four lay members, a president or chancellor of a community college district, a person who is an owner or administrator of a […]
15-202. Meetings; majority required for validation; travel expenses; immunity A. The state board of education shall hold four regular meetings annually at times it directs. Special meetings may be held on the call of the presiding officer. B. Concurrence of a majority of all members of the board is necessary for validation of an act […]
15-203. Powers and duties; definition A. The state board of education shall: 1. Exercise general supervision over and regulate the conduct of the public school system and adopt any rules and policies it deems necessary to accomplish this purpose. 2. Keep a record of its proceedings. 3. Make rules for its own government. 4. Determine […]
15-204. Acceptance of gifts and grants; gifts and grants fund; use; unexpended monies A. The state board of education may accept gifts or grants of monies or real or personal property from public and private organizations, if the purpose of the gift or grant specified by the donor is approved by the board and is […]
15-205. Education of Indians in state schools; contracts with department of interior A. The state board of education may enter into contracts with the department of the interior for the welfare and education of Indians in schools of this state, in accordance with the act of Congress approved April 16, 1934, as amended by the […]
15-206. Federal grants for educational purposes; administration A. The state board of education may accept on behalf of this state from any federal agency monies which have been appropriated by act of Congress for defense in education, reduction of illiteracy, teaching of immigrants, employment and training, educational support services or other educational purpose. B. The […]
15-207. Apportionment and expenditure of federal grants for educational purposes A. The state board of education shall apportion the monies described in section 15-206 for the aid of the school districts of this state to supplement monies otherwise provided therefor. B. Monies so apportioned shall be expended by the school districts for the purposes and […]
15-208. Application by school district for apportionment of federal monies; hearing A. A school district which, by reason of an emergency, finds it necessary to expend monies in excess of its annual budget for any purpose set forth in section 15-206 may apply to the state board of education for an apportionment from federal funds […]
15-209. Disbursement of apportioned federal funds If monies are apportioned to a school district pursuant to section 15-207, the state board of education shall direct the department of administration division of finance to draw a warrant for the amount apportioned, and the state treasurer shall pay the warrant upon presentation, as provided by law. The […]
15-210. Unlawful expenditure of federal monies If a school district expends or attempts to expend monies received pursuant to section 15-207 in a manner other than as directed by the state board of education or as provided by the federal grant, the state board of education shall immediately deliver to the county treasurer of the […]
15-211. K-3 reading program; dyslexia specialist; dyslexia training; receipt and use of monies; additional funding; annual report A. The department of education shall administer a K-3 reading program to improve the reading proficiency of pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one, two and three in the public schools of this state. B. The department of […]
15-212. Expenditure of private funds; exemption A. Prior to expenditure of any monies granted to the state board of education by a private organization, the superintendent of public instruction shall present a plan governing the expenditure of such funds to the state board of education for approval. B. Upon approval of the plan by the […]
15-213. Procurement practices of school districts and charter schools; violations; classification; definitions A. The state board of education shall adopt rules prescribing procurement practices for all school districts in this state as follows: 1. The state board shall submit to the auditor general proposed rules consistent with the procurement practices prescribed in title 41, chapter […]
15-213.01. Procurement practices; guaranteed energy cost savings contracts; definitions A. Notwithstanding section 15-213, subsection A, a school district may contract for the procurement of a guaranteed energy cost savings contract with a qualified provider through a competitive sealed proposal process as provided by the procurement practices adopted by the state board of education. B. A […]
15-213.02. Program for school energy and water use efficiency programs; definitions A. The program for school energy and water use efficiency is established within the department. The program is voluntary and is designed to facilitate cooperation between utility companies and schools to increase energy or water use efficiency and to reduce energy or water costs […]
15-213.03. Procurement practices; guaranteed energy production contracts; definitions A. Notwithstanding section 15-213, subsection A, a school district may procure a guaranteed energy production contract with a qualified provider through a competitive sealed proposal process as provided by the procurement practices adopted by the state board of education. B. The school district shall use objective criteria […]
15-214. Braille literacy; definition A. The state board of education shall adopt rules to promote braille literacy that: 1. Assure that each blind pupil receives an individualized braille literacy assessment and appropriate educational services resulting from the assessment, establish standards of proficiency and instruction, provide materials in a computer accessible format capable of braille reproduction […]
15-215. Petition process for regulatory exemptions; annual report A. Notwithstanding any other law, if a school district or charter school has been assigned a letter grade of A pursuant to section 15-241 during at least two out of the last three consecutive years and has not been assigned a letter grade of C, D or […]
15-217. Performance measures; adult education and workforce development programs A. On or before July 1, 2024, the state board of education, in cooperation with the department of education, shall adopt performance measures to evaluate the performance of adult education and workforce development programs established under sections 15-217.01, 15-217.02 and 15-217.03. The performance measures shall include: […]
15-217.01. Continuing high school and workforce training program; service providers; program schools; requirements; reporting; enrollment limits; rules A. The state board of education shall establish a continuing high school and workforce training program that provides adult learners with alternative study services and that leads to the issuance of a high school diploma and industry-recognized credentials. […]
