Section 4-316 - Powers and duties of Board of School Commissioners.
§ 4-316. Powers and duties of Board of School Commissioners.
(a) Powers.- Notwithstanding any provision of local law and subject to the applicable provisions of this article, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners may:
(1) Examine, appoint, and remove teachers;
(2) Set teacher qualifications;
(3) Set teacher salaries; and
(4) Select textbooks for the public schools in Baltimore City, except that the textbooks may not contain anything of a sectarian or partisan character.
(b) Duties.-
(1) The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners shall report annually to the State Board on the condition of the schools under its jurisdiction.
(2) The report shall include a statement of:
(i) Expenditures;
(ii) The number of children taught; and
(iii) Any other statistical information the State Board requires.
[An. Code 1957, art. 77, § 143; 1978, ch. 22, § 2; 1997, ch. 105, § 1; 2002, ch. 545.]