Tennessee § 49-2-205 - Chair — Powers and duties.
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§ 49-2-205. Chair — Powers and duties.
It is the duty of the chair of the local board of education to: Preside at all meetings of the board; Appoint committees authorized by the board; Serve as chair of the executive committee; and Countersign all warrants authorized by the board of education and issued by the director of schools for all expenditures of the school system. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 6; Shan. Supp., § 1487a37; Code 1932, § 2327; Acts 1963, ch. 13, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 25, 26; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-218. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 22 Tenn. Juris., Schools, § 29. Law Reviews. Local Government Law — 1954 Tennessee Survey, 7 Vand. L. Rev. 881.
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