RS 17:3782 Governance; board of directors
§3782. Governance; board of directors
A. Each regional service center shall be governed by a local board of directors which shall be comprised of the superintendent, or his designee, of each participating school system. Additionally, the dean of each college of education at a public four-year college or university located in the region shall serve as an ex officio, but nonvoting, member of the board of directors. The members of the boards of directors shall serve without compensation, except for any reimbursement for expenses which their employing school system chooses to provide.
B. The board of directors shall:
(1) Establish policies, rules, and regulations for the direct management of the center subject to the approval of the state superintendent of education that are not in conflict with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(2) Annually prepare a budget and submit it to the state superintendent of education for his approval and for inclusion in the budget of the Department of Education to be submitted to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in that portion of its budget requiring state appropriation.
(3) Expend, account for, and annually report to the state board on all monies received for the support of the center from whatever source.
(4)(a) Employ, upon approval of the state superintendent of education, a director and all necessary core staff for the daily operation of the center.
(b) The state superintendent shall be the appointing authority for all regional centers. Project staff and any other staff temporarily assigned to or operating out of the center shall be assigned or hired by the state superintendent of education. However, any teacher or teaching assistant employed in a professional development center or employed to implement the Special Program to Upgrade Reading prior to July 21, 1988 shall be offered employment in the regional service center which is nearest to the professional development center at which he was employed provided that doing so comparts with the requirements of the state Department of Civil Service.
(5) Report annually in writing to all school systems within the region served on all activities, programs, and services offered, coordinated, or provided through the center, which report shall include a financial accounting.
(6) Provide for the use of the center for the delivery of services from the Department of Education to the school systems within the region as well as approve all plans for activities and programs on the regional level.
Acts 1988, No. 896, §1, eff. July 21, 1988.