be known as the Executive Committee. Said Committee shall be elected in the month of July in each year, in the same manner as officers of the Board. It shall meet on the fourth Wednesday in July, on the second Wednesday in every other month, and at such other times as said Committee may determine. Reports and resolutions offered on behalf of Standing Committees shall only be presented to the Executive Committee when expressly ordered by these by-laws or by special resolution of the Board, and its action or recommendation thereon shall be reported to the Board. The minutes of the Executive Committee shall be printed and shall form part of the minutes of the Board of Education. The Board of Education may, by resolution, confer additional administrative powers upon the Executive Committee when deemed necessary to facilitate the transaction of business. Reports adopted by the Executive Committee shall be signed by the Chairman, or in his absence by the Acting Chairman, and by the Secretary. Chairmen of Standing Committees who are not members of the Executive Committee shall have seats in said Committee and the right to speak on all matters relating to their Committees. (As amended November 22, 1905, and February 13, 1908.) STANDING COMMITTEES SEC. 13. There shall be the following Standing Committees: 1. A Committee on Finance, to consist of five members. 2. A Committee on Buildings, to consist of nine members. 3. A Committee on Supplies, to consist of seven members. 4. A Committee on By-Laws and Legislation, to consist of five members. 5. A Committee on Sites, to consist of nine members. 6. A Committee on Elementary Schools, to consist of nine members. 7. A Committee on High Schools and Training Schools, to consist of nine members. (As amended February 2, 1903.) 8. A Committee on Special Schools, to consist of seven members. 9. A Committee on Studies and Text-Books, to consist of five members. 10. A Committee on Lectures and Libraries, to consist of seven members. 11. A Committee on Care of Buildings, to consist of seven members. 12. An Executive Committee on the Nautical School, to consist of seven members. 9 (page 9) SECTION 13, SUBDIVISION 13, AS AMENDED DECEMBER 22, 1909 Birike out in the first line of subdivision 13, the words "Athletic Fields," and substitute therefor the word "Athletics.” Three members of any Standing Committee sman Constitute a quorum of such Committee. The action of all Standing Committees shall be subject to the approval of the Board. (As amended November 22, 1905.) REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 2 (page 9) SECTION 13, AS AMENDED NOVEMBER 10, 1909 Strike out the last sentence of Section 13, and substitute therefor the following: Every Standing Committee shall report to the Board of Education upon any matter regarding which a report is required by by-law, resolution or the practice of the Board, or upon any matter specially referred to it by the Board, and its action shall be subject to approval, disapproval or modification by the Board of Education; upon other matters the action of any Standing Committee shall be final, unless disapproved or modified by the Board. SEC. 13 BOARD OF EDUCATION be known as the Executive Committee. Said Committee s elected in the month of July in each year, in the same 1 as officers of the Board. It shall meet on the fourth Wednes July, on the second Wednesday in every other month, and other times as said Committee may determine. Reports and tions offered on behalf of Standing Committees shall only sented to the Executive Committee when expressly ordered by WBEI ད of Standing Committees who are not members of the Exec Committee shall have seats in said Committee and the rig speak on all matters relating to their Committees. (As am November 22, 1905, and February 13, 1908.) STANDING COMMITTEES 9. A Committee on Studies and Text-Books, to consist of five members. 10. A Committee on Lectures and Libraries, to consist of seven members. 11. A Committee on Care of Buildings, to consist of seven members. 12. An Executive Committee on the Nautical School, to consist of seven members. 13. A Committee on Athletic Fields, to consist of five members. (This subdivision was adopted February 5, 1906.) 14. A Committee on Vocational Schools and Industrial Training, to consist of five members. (This subdivision was adopted September 23, 1908.) The members of the Standing Committees shall be designated by the President within ten days after his election, and shall continue until their successors are appointed. Three members of any Standing Committee shall constitute a quorum of such Committee. The action of all Standing Committees shall be subject to the approval of the Board. (As amended November 22, 1905.) REPORTS OF COMMITTEES SEC. 14. Every report of a Standing Committee, if adopted by a majority of said Committee, shall be signed by the Chairman, or in his absence by the Acting Chairman, and by the Secretary; if adopted at a meeting attended by less than a majority of the members, a report must be signed by a majority of the Committee. Minutes of the proceedings of each Standing Committee shall be kept under the direction of the Secretary. In the intervals between meetings of the Board, any matters requiring consideration may be referred to the appropriate Committee by the President or the Secretary. When charges have been preferred against a teacher or a principal, the same shall be referred by the Secretary to the appropriate Committee to try and determine the case. The report of the Committee conducting the trial shall be presented to the Board of Education at an executive session of said Board. (As amended June 10, 1908.) COMMITTEE ON FINANCE SEC. 15. 1. The Committee on Finance shall have charge of all matters relating to the accounts and financial administration of the Department of Education. 2. It shall prepare and submit to the Board in September of each year the departmental estimate required by law. 3. It shall have supervision of the office of the Auditor. 4. It shall administer the Public School Teachers' Retirement Fund. 5. It shall report to the Board at or about the beginning of each year a plan for apportioning the General School Fund among the various objects of expenditure included in said fund. (This subdivision was adopted December 27, 1905.) 6. It shall apportion to the high schools and elementary schools the moneys appropriated by the State from the common school library fund and from the academic fund in accordance with the provisions of Title 13 of Chapter 556 of the Laws of 1894, as amended, and of Chapter 498 of the Laws of 1901, and of Chapter 699 of the Laws of 1905, upon the following basis, to wit: For high schools: (a) A sum equal to $250 for each high school maintained during the preceding school year (for books and apparatus); (b) a further sum equal to $100 for each of said high schools; (c) a sum equal to $2 for each teacher employed in said high schools for the legal term during the preceding school year; and (d) the amount received from the State upon the basis of the aggregate days of attendance of pupils in said high schools. For elementary schools: For libraries the sum of $18, and a further sum equal to $2 for each teacher employed in elementary schools for the legal term during the preceding school year. It shall apportion, upon a like basis, to the high schools and elementary schools, the appropriation or appropriations made by the |
