(a) The chair of the board of education and director of schools constitute the executive committee of the board of education.(b) The duties of the executive committee are to:(1) Meet at the office of the director as often as necessary to perform the duties required;(2) Advertise for bids and let contracts authorized by the board of education;(3) Serve as the purchasing agent for the board; provided, that this shall not apply to counties having a purchasing board nor to counties having a purchasing agent created by a private or local act;(4) Examine all accounts authorized by the board and see that the budget approved by the legislative body is not exceeded;(5) Submit at each regular meeting of the board for approval a full report of all business transacted since the last regular meeting, which report shall be recorded as a part of the minutes of the board of education; and(6) Transact any other business assigned to the committee by the board.(c) This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-8-1502.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 8, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.Acts 1925, ch. y to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-8-1502.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 8, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 6; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a37, 1487a38; Code 1932, §§ 2327, 2327a; Acts 1957, ch. 175, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-219; Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 9.
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