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PART I
TITLE XII
CHAPTER 69
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PART I
ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
(Chapters 1 through 182)
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TITLE XII
EDUCATION
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CHAPTER 69
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
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Section 1
Intent of title
Section 1A
Department of elementary and secondary education; commissioner; duties
Section 1B
Board of elementary and secondary education; duties
Section 1C
Minimum nutritional standards for school food services; regulations; breakfast programs; guidelines for reimbursement of costs; Hepatitis B immunization
Section 1D
Statewide educational goals; academic standards; vocational training; grant program
Section 1E
Curriculum frameworks
Section 1F
Vocational-technical education and school-to-work transition programs; standards; grants
Section 1G
Minimum length of school day and school year
Section 1H
Adult basic education and literacy services system; grants; objectives
Section 1I
Performances of public school districts and individual public schools; evaluation system; assessment instruments; reports
Section 1J
Underperforming or chronically underperforming schools; creation and submission of turnaround plan; appointment of receiver; annual review
Section 1K
Determination of district’s chronic under-performance; designation of receiver; creation of turnaround plan; annual review; failure of municipality to fulfill fiscal responsibilities
Section 1L
Comprehensive interdisciplinary health education and human service discretionary grant program; proposals; rejection; funds
Section 1M
Discretionary grant program
Section 1N
Alternative education grant program
Section 1O
Truancy prevention program certification process
Section 2
Statement of amounts spent for vocational schools; annual report
Section 3
Repealed, 1993, 71, Sec. 30
Section 4
Compilation of statistics as to certain institutions
Section 5
Repealed, 1969, 254, Sec. 3
Section 6
Teachers; applications for positions; qualifications
Section 7 to 7H
Repealed, 1990, 150, Sec. 273
Section 8
Use of school buildings
Section 8A
Medical emergency response plans; model plan
Section 9
Classes for illiterates and foreigners
Section 9A
Establishment of class
Section 10
Reimbursement for expenditures
Section 10A
Education for American citizenship; director
Section 11
Powers and duties of the division of immigration and Americanization
Section 12 to 15
Repealed, 1966, 535, Sec. 5
Section 16
Repealed, 1952, 345
Section 17
Repealed, 1966, 535, Sec. 5
Section 18
Repealed, 1951, 673, Sec. 4
Section 19 to 19B
Repealed, 1966, 535, Sec. 5
Section 20 to 22
Repealed, 1951, 673, Sec. 6
Section 23 to 25E
Repealed, 1966, 535, Sec. 5
Section 26
Repealed, 1972, 766, Sec. 8
Section 26A
Repealed, 1966, 535, Sec. 5
Section 27 to 29E
Repealed, 1972, 766, Sec. 8
Section 30
Approval of organization certificate or charter amendments; periodic inspections
Section 30A
Standards for educational institutions; establishment; revocation of powers to grant degrees
Section 31
Prerequisites to approval of organization certificate or charter amendments
Section 31A
Awarding of degrees; necessity of authorization
Section 31B
Transfer of student records by institutions ceasing to exist
Section 31C
Notification of accreditation of institution to applicant for admission upon acceptance required
Section 31D
Repealed, 1981, 689, Sec. 2
Section 32 to 34
Repealed, 1972, 766, Sec. 8
Section 35
Repealed, 1993, 71, Sec. 31
Section 36
Use of cultural organizations by schools and community organizations; grants
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