South Carolina § 59-5-100 - Powers and duties of Board.
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§ 59-5-100. Powers and duties of Board.
The Board of Education, as successor to the State Educational Finance Commission, shall disburse such funds as are provided by the General Assembly and shall have such further powers as are committed to it by this Title. It shall promote the improvement of the school system and its physical facilities. It shall make plans for the construction of necessary public school buildings. It shall make surveys incident to the acquisition of sites for public schools. It shall seek the more efficient operation of the pupil transportation system. It shall effect desirable consolidations of school districts throughout the entire State. And it shall make provision for the acquisition of such further facilities as may be necessary to operate the public school system in an efficient manner.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-56; 1952 Code SECTION 21-56; 1951 (47) 546.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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