37-17-1 - Authority of state board of education with respect to public school accreditation.
§ 37-17-1. Authority of state board of education with respect to public school accreditation.
The power and authority to prescribe standards for the accreditation of public schools, to insure compliance with such standards and to establish procedures for the accreditation of public schools is hereby vested in the state board of education. The board shall, by orders placed upon its minutes, adopt all necessary rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and shall provide, through the state department of education, for the necessary personnel for the enforcement of standards so established.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 6244-21; Laws, 1970, ch. 366, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved April 3, 1970).