K-12 Governance: State Board of Education
What constitutional or statutory powers and duties does the state board have as it relates to education policy?
November 2020
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What constitutional or statutory powers and duties does the state board have as it relates to education policy?
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| Wyoming | The state board of education shall: - Establish policies for public education in this state consistent with the Wyoming Constitution and statutes and may promulgate rules. - Implement and enforce the uniform standards for educational programs and prescribe uniform student content and performance standards. - Establish graduation requirements in consultation with local school districts. - Implement a statewide assessment system comprised of a coherent system of measures that provide a reliable and valid measure of individual student achievement for each public school. - In consultation with local school districts, implement a statewide accountability. - Promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation and administration of a comprehensive school district teacher performance evaluation system. |
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-2-304 |
| Wisconsin | N/A | |
| West Virginia | The general supervision of the free schools is vested in the board of education which performs such duties as may be prescribed by law. The board selects the state superintendent of free schools. The state board of education shall exercise general supervision of the public schools of the state. Additionally, the board shall promulgate rules relating to standards for performance and accountability, the welfare of students, education of all school age children, school attendance, evening or part-time day schools, classification of schools, issuing certificates based on credentials, and the general powers and duties of county boards. The state board, in exercising its constitutional responsibility for the general supervision of public schools, must do so as provided by general law. |
W. Va. Const. art. XII, § 2 W. Va. Code Ann. § 18-2-5 |
| Washington | The purpose of the state board of education is to provide advocacy and strategic oversight of public education, implement a standards-based accountability framework that creates a unified system of increasing levels of support for schools in order to improve student academic achievement, provide leadership in the creation of a system that personalizes education for each student and respects diverse cultures, abilities, and learning styles, and promote achievement of state education goals. In addition to other powers and duties provided by law, the board shall: - Seek advice from the public and interested parties regarding the work of the board. - Adopt and revise performance improvement goals in reading, writing, science, and mathematics, by subject and grade level. - Identify the scores students must achieve in order to meet the standard on the statewide student assessment. - Annually review the assessment reporting system to ensure fairness, accuracy, timeliness, and equity of opportunity, especially with regard to schools with special circumstances and unique populations of students, and a recommendation to the superintendent of public instruction of any improvements needed to the system. - Accredit, subject to such accreditation standards and procedures as may be established by the state board of education, all private schools that apply for accreditation. - Articulate with the institutions of higher education, workforce representatives, and early learning policymakers and providers to coordinate and unify the work of the public school system. - Hire an executive director and an administrative assistant to reside in the office of the superintendent of public instruction for administrative purposes. |
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 28A.305.130 |
| Virginia | The general supervision of the public school system shall be vested in the board of education. The powers and duties of the state board of education include: - Dividing the Commonwealth into school divisions in such geographical area and school-age population that will promote the realization of the prescribed standards of quality, and will periodically review the adequacy of existing school divisions. - Annually reporting to the governor and the general assembly concerning the condition and needs of public education, identifying any school divisions which have failed to establish and maintain schools meeting the prescribed standards of quality. - Certifying to the school board of each division a list of qualified persons for the office of division superintendent of schools, one of whom shall be selected to fill the post by the division school board. - Authority to approve textbooks and instructional aids and materials for use in courses in the public schools of the commonwealth. - Any other powers and duties as may be prescribed by law. |
Va. Const. art. VIII, § 5 Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-8 |
| Vermont | The state board of education shall evaluate education policy proposals and establish and advance education policy for the state. Additionally, the board will: - Establish such advisory commissions as in the judgment of the board will be of assistance to it in carrying out its duties. - Have the authority to enter into agreements with school districts, municipalities, states, the United States, foundations, agencies, or individuals for service, educational programs, or research projects. - Review and comment on an agency budget prepared by the secretary for the governor. - Make regulations governing the attendance and records of attendance of all students and the deportment of students attending public schools. - Implement and continually update standards for student performance in appropriate content areas and at appropriate intervals for K-12 schools. - If deemed advisable, determine educational standards for admission to and graduation from the public schools. - Report annually on the condition of education statewide and on a school-by-school basis. - The state board of education shall adopt a statewide strategic education plan and update and readopt a plan every five years. |
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 164 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 164a |
| Utah | The state board of education has general control and supervision of the state's public education system. The board appoints State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The state board of education has general control and supervision of the state's public education system. The board may make rules to execute the board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law. The board may sell any interest it holds in real property upon a finding by the board that the property interest is surplus. The board may audit the use of state funds by an education entity that receives those state funds as a distribution from the board. The board may appoint an attorney to provide legal advice to the board and coordinate legal affairs for the board and the board's employees. |
Utah Const. art. X, § 3 Utah Code Ann. § 53E-3-401 |
| Texas | The state board has the following powers and duties: - The board shall develop and update a long-range plan for public education. - The board shall establish curriculum and graduation requirements. - The board may establish rules and regulations for charter schools. - The board shall adopt rules prescribing the form and content of information school districts are required to provide concerning programs offered by state institutions. - The board shall perform duties in connection with the public school accountability system. - The board shall adopt rules concerning school district budgets and audits of school district fiscal accounts. |
Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 7.102 |
| Tennessee | The state board of education has the following powers and duties: - Study programs of instruction in grades K-12. - Set policies for completion of elementary, middle, junior high and senior high schools and evaluate the progress and performance of teachers, students, and schools. - Develop and maintain a master plan for grades K-12 and make recommendations to the governor and general assembly. - Develop and adopt policies, formulas and guidelines for the fair and equitable distribution and use of public funds among public schools. - Adopt policies governing teacher and school professional licensure/certification, professional development, and evaluation. - Set graduation requirements, adopt standards, and determine textbooks and class materials. - Promulgate rules and regulations. |
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-302 |
| South Dakota | The board of education standards and the state department of education shall work jointly to ensure students enter the K-12 system ready to learn. The board and the department shall work to develop standards and practices that ensure that, by the third grade, all children have learned fundamental reading, mathematics, language, science, and technology skills that form the foundation for further learning. The board and the department shall work together to develop standards and practices that ensure that, by completion of the twelfth grade, all students, to the best of their abilities, have learned the educational and personal skills that will allow them to enter adulthood as responsible members of society. The board shall promulgate administrative rules to establish the state accountability system based on achievement and other indicators. |
S.D. Codified Laws § 13-1-43 S.D. Codified Laws § 13-3-69 |
| South Carolina | The state board of education has the power to: - Adopt policies, rules, and regulations for the government of free schools. - Approve and submit budget requests to the governor and the general assembly. - Adopt minimum academic standards. - Prescribe and enforce rules for the licensure and certification of school personnel. - Prescribe and enforce courses of study. - Prescribe and enforce textbooks and materials used in free schools. - Cooperate fully with the state superintendent for the improvement of schools. - Assume other responsibilities and duties as provided by law. |
S.C. Const. art. XI, § 1 S.C. Code Ann. § 59-5-60 |
| Rhode Island | The state board is responsible for the coordination of education from pre-k through higher education and shall set goals and policies for the effective coordination of these public education systems. The state board of education shall: - Develop and adopt a strategic plan outlining the broad goals and objectives of education in the state. - Prepare and maintain a five-year funding plan for all levels of education in the state. - Develop and submit to the general assembly a performance funding formula for public higher education. - Develop policies and maximize collaborative potential between elementary, secondary, and higher education. - Approve the appointment of the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. - Approve the appointment of the commissioner of postsecondary education. |
16 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 16-97-1 16 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 16-97-1.2 |
| Pennsylvania | The board shall have the power, and its duty shall be, to review statements of policy, standards, rules and regulations formulated by the Council on Basic Education and the Council of Higher Education, and adopt broad policies and principles, and establish standards for governing education in the Commonwealth. The board and secretary of education shall jointly fix salaries for staff deemed necessary to perform the duties of the board. The board shall develop an annual operating budget. The board shall provide general supervision of the state-owned universities, community colleges, and state-related universities by adopting polices for approving new schools and requiring long-range plans from the Council of Higher Education. Every ten years, the board shall adopt a master plan for higher education for the guidance of the governor. Every ten years, the board shall adopt a master plan for basic education for the guidance of the governor. The plan shall address program approval and evaluation, personnel certification and licensure, testing and assessment, governance and organization, curriculum and learning materials, transportation, and others. |
24 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 26-2603-B |
| Oregon | The state board of education shall consider the modern goals of education when carrying out its duties. The state board shall establish standards and minimum courses of study for public kindergarten, public elementary, and public secondary schools. The board shall also establish rules for the governance of kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools. The board may adopt rules for participation in interscholastic sports and provide that no school shall discriminate in the participation of interscholastic sports. |
Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 326.011 Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 326.051 |
| Oklahoma | The supervision of the public school system of Oklahoma shall be vested in the state board of education. The state board of education shall: - Adopt rules and policies for the operation of the public school system of the state. - Appoint and prescribe the salary and duties of the personnel necessary for the proper performance of the state board of education. - Submit to the governor a departmental budget. - Provide for the formulation and adoption of curriculum. - Have authority in matters relating to licensure and certification for instructional, supervisory, and administrative positions in public schools. - Have general supervision of the school lunch program. - Provide for the supervision of the transportation of pupils. |
Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 70, § 3-104 |
| Ohio | There shall be a state board of education which shall be selected in such manner for such terms as shall be provided by law. The state board of education shall exercise general supervision of the system of public education. The state board has the following powers and duties: - The state board shall exercise policy forming, planning, and evaluative functions for the public schools of the state except as otherwise provided by law. - The state board shall exercise leadership in the improvement of public education and administer policies relating to public schools including budgeting, finance, transportation, building facilities, officials and personnel, and others. - The state board shall formulate and prescribe minimum academic and operating standards for all elementary and secondary schools in the state for the purpose of providing general, high quality education to all students. - Establish and submit to the governor and general assembly a set of clear and measurable goals with specific timetables for their achievement in support of improving student achievement. - The state board shall adopt rules for a statewide education management information system. |
Ohio Const. Article VI, Section 4 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3301.07 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3301.0714 Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3301.0717 |
| North Dakota | The state board of public school education will: - Assist county committees in carrying out their duties. - Provide county committees with clerical assistance, plans of procedure, standards, data, maps, forms, and other materials, information, and services. - Appoint members to the county committee, if the county superintendent does not fulfill this duty. - Provide oversight for regional education associations The board may adopt rules. |
N.D. Cent. Code Ann. § 15.1-01-03 |
| North Carolina | The State Board of Education supervises and administers the public school system and the educational funds provided for its support. The board will make all needed rules and regulations. The board has the following powers and duties: - Financial powers. - Power to alter boundaries of city school administrative units and approve agreements for the consolidation and merger of school administrative units located in the same county. - Issue report cards for the state and each local administrative unit. - Power to provide for sick leave with pay and determine salary and benefits for all public school employees. - Establish benchmarks by which to measure the progress that each local school board of education has made in implementing the basic education program. - Conduct hearings throughout the state when making substantial policy changes. - Develop exit standards and graduation requirements. - Provide programs or projects in the cultural and fine arts areas. - Provide for school transportation programs. - Develop uniform education reporting system. - Assist Schools in meeting adequate yearly progress. - Power to accredit schools. |
N.C. Const. art. IX, § 5 N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 115C-12 |
| New York | The board of regents will exercise legislative functions concerning the educational system of the state, determine its educational policies, and, except, as to the judicial functions of the commissioner of education, establish rules for carrying into effect the laws and policies of the state, relating to education, and the functions, powers, duties and trusts conferred or charged upon the university and the education department. | NY Const. Art. 11, § 2 N.Y. Educ. Law § 207 |
| New Mexico | The public education commission shall advise the department on policy matters and shall perform other functions as provided by law. The commission shall work with the department to develop the five-year strategic plan for public elementary and secondary education in the state. The plan should be updated at least biennially. Additionally, the commission shall solicit input from local school boards, school districts and the public on policy and governance issues and report its findings and recommendations to the secretary and the legislature and recommend to the secretary conduct and process guidelines and training curricula for local school boards. |
N.M. Const. art. XII, § 6 N.M. Stat. Ann. § 9-24-9 N.M. Stat. Ann. § 22-2-2.2 |
| New Jersey | The general supervision and control of public education in this state, except higher education, and of the state department of education is vested in the state board, which will formulate plans and make recommendations for the unified, continuous and efficient development of public education, other than higher education. The state board shall: - Conduct all building operations coming within its direct supervision. - Prescribe a uniform system of bookkeeping which is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. - Make and enforce, and may alter and repeat, rules for its own government and for implementing and carrying out the school laws of this state under which it has jurisdiction. - Report to the legislature annually. |
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:4-10 N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:4-13 N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:4-14 N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:4-15 N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:4-20 |
| New Hampshire | The state board of education shall: - Regularly review all programs and activities of the department of education and make recommendations to the commissioner of education. - Advise the commissioner of education with regard to department goals, information gathering and any other aspect of elementary and secondary education. - Hear appeals and issue decisions, which shall be considered final decisions of the department of education. - Appoint members of the professional standards board and other advisory bodies. - Prepare a budget and supervise the expenditure of all monies appropriated to public schools. - Enforce laws relative to school attendance. - Prepare, publish and distribute school programs, outlines of work and courses of study that will best promote education interests of the state. |
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-N:11 N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 186:11 |
| Nevada | The state board establishes policies to govern the administration of all functions of the State relating to supervision, management and control of public schools. | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 385.075 |
| Nebraska | The state board of education's powers and duties are prescribed by the legislature. The state board appoints the commissioner of education. The board appoints all employees of the state department of education with the recommendation of the commissioner. The state board of education, acting as a unit, shall be the policy-forming, planning, and evaluative body for the state school program. The state board shall: - Organize the state department of education into divisions, branches, and sections as may be necessary to perform its duties and functions. - Provide enlightened professional leadership, guidance, and supervision of the state school system. - Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the guidance, supervision, accreditation, and coordination, of educational service units. - Make studies, investigations, and reports and assemble information as necessary for the formulation of policies. - Submit a budget to the governor and legislature. - Adopt standards for school vehicles that transport children. |
Neb. Const. art. VII, § 4 Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 79-301 Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 79-318 |
| Montana | The state board is responsible for long-range planning, and for coordinating and evaluating policies and programs for the state's educational systems. The state board submits unified budget requests. The board of education shall: - Affect an orderly and uniform system for teacher certification. - Consider the suspension or revocation of teacher or specialist certificates. - Administer school financial aid. - Adopt uniform regulations for school buses. - Adopt standards of accreditation. - Approve or disapprove of educational media selected by the superintendent of public instruction. - Adopt rules for the issuance of documents certifying equivalency of completion of secondary education. - Adopt policies for the conduct of programs for gifted and talented. |
Mont. Const. art. X, § 9 Mont. Code Ann. § 20-2-121 |
| Missouri | The supervision of instruction in the public schools is vested in a state board of education. The state board shall: - Adopt rules governing its own proceedings and formulate policies for the guidance of the commissioner of education and the department of elementary and secondary education. - Carry out policies relating to public schools. - Direct the investment of moneys received to be applied to support of public education. - Grant professional certification to public school employees. - Classify the public schools of the state, establish requirements for the schools of each class, and formulate rules governing the inspection and accreditation of schools. - Annually report to the general assembly. - Promulgate rules under which the board shall classify the public schools of the state. |
Mo. Const. art. IX, § 2(a) Mo. Ann. Stat. § 161.092 |
| Mississippi | The state board of education shall adopt rules and regulations and set standards and policies for the organization, operation, management, planning, budgeting and programs of the state department of education. The board is directed to identify, maintain, and provide the necessary organizational structure for department of education to perform its duties. The board, with recommendations from the superintendent, designs and maintains a five-year plan and program for educational improvement with objectives for system performance and development, and serves as the basis for budget requests and legislative initiatives. The board must maintain a system-wide plan of performance, policy and directions of public education not otherwise provided for. The board shall adopt and maintain a curriculum and a course of study to be used in the public school districts that is designed to prepare the state's children and youth to be productive. |
Miss. Const. , § 203 Miss. Code. Ann. § 37-1-3 |
| Minnesota | N/A | |
| Michigan | Leadership and general supervision over all public education, including adult education and instructional programs in state institutions, except as to institutions of higher education granting baccalaureate degrees, is vested in a state board of education. It shall serve as the general planning and coordinating body for all public education, including higher education. The state board appoints the superintendent of education and serves as the head of the department of education. |
MI CONST Art. 8, § 3 Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 16.401 |
| Massachusetts | The board of education is required to establish policies relative to the education of students in public early childhood, elementary, secondary and vocational-technical schools. The board establishes standards for certifying all teachers, principals, and administrators in early childhood, elementary, secondary and vocational-technical schools. Additionally, the board directs and supports the administrative duties of local schools by establishing the process and standards for audits, providing technical assistance on curriculum and materials, ensuring compliance with board policy and statute, ensuring administrative efficiencies in the department and in schools, identifying low-performing schools, and overseeing school accountability and reporting in addition to other duties. The board also recommends the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to the secretary of education. |
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 15, § 1F Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 69, § 1B |
| Maryland | The state board shall: - Determine the elementary and secondary educational policies of this state. - Adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations, for administration of public schools. - Institute legal proceedings to enforce article, bylaws, rules, and regulations. - Exercise general control over public schools and the educational interests of the state, except for Baltimore schools. - Establish basic policy and guidelines for the program of instruction for the public schools. - Recommend an annual budget to the governor. - Coordinate the growth and development of elementary and secondary education in the state. |
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 2-205 |
| Maine | The state board of education is responsible for formulating policy, advising the commissioner, and enforcing regulatory requirements. The board's duties include: - Making recommendations to the legislature. - Approve the formation of school administrative districts. - Review, when necessary, decisions made by the commissioner on applications for additions to, dissolution of, transfers among, withdrawals from and closing of schools in school administrative districts and community school districts. - Establish standards for the certification of teachers. - Develop and adopt a plan for the establishment of career and technical education centers. - Approve standards for school construction. - Develop long-range education goals and standards for school performance and student performance. - Review the organization of school administrative units statewide to identify current cooperative agreements between school administrative units. |
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 401-A Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 405 |
| Louisiana | The state board of elementary and secondary education shall supervise and control the public elementary and secondary schools and special schools under its jurisdiction and shall have budgetary responsibility for all funds appropriated or allocated by the state for those schools. The board may adopt, amend, or repeal rules, regulations, and policies necessary or proper for the conduct of business of the board. The board may enter contracts which have been recommended by the state superintendent. The board may delegate powers and duties as necessary to the superintendent of elementary and secondary education. The board shall adopt a minimum foundation program and adopt a formula for the equitable allocation of minimum foundation funds to parish and city school systems. The board shall be responsible for all planning functions for the department of education. The board determines teacher qualifications and certification requirements. |
La. Const. Ann. art. VIII, § 3 La. Stat. Ann. § 17:6 La. Stat. Ann. § 17:7 La. Stat. Ann. § 17:7.1 |
| Kentucky | The primary function of the board shall be to develop and adopt policies and administrative regulations, with the advice of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council, by which the department of education shall be governed in planning, coordinating, administering, supervising, operating, and evaluating the educational programs, services, and activities within the department of education which are within the jurisdiction of the board. | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 156.029 |
| Kansas | The state board of education has general supervision of public schools, educational institutions and all the educational interests of the state. The state board of education shall adopt and maintain standards, criteria, guidelines or rules and regulations for school libraries, courses of study and curriculum, the accreditation of schools, and certify teachers and administrators. The board shall also administer the laws of this state concerning the matters relating to the general supervision of public schools and institutions under its supervision. The board has the authority to appoint assistant commissioners of education to perform duties prescribed by the board or the commissioner. |
Kan. Const. art. VI, § 2 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-255 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-373 |
| Iowa | The state board of education shall: - Adopt and establish policy for programs and services of the department pursuant to law. - Constitute the state board for career and technical education. - Prescribe standards and procedures for the approval of practitioner preparation programs and professional development program offered in the state. - Adopt and update annually a five-year plan for the achievement of educational goals. - Adopt rules for the use of telecommunications as an instructional tool for K-12 students served by K-12 schools, community colleges, institutions of higher education under the state board of regents, and independent colleges and universities in elementary and secondary school classes and courses. - Adopt rules and procedures for accrediting all apprenticeship programs in the state. - Adopt rules relating to health services. |
Iowa Code Ann. § 256.7 |
| Indiana | The state board shall do the following: - Establish educational goals of the state, developing standards and objectives for local school corporations. - Assess the attainment of the established goals. - Assure compliance with established standards and objectives. - Coordinate with the commission for higher education and department of workforce development to develop entrepreneurship education programs for elementary and secondary education, higher education, and individuals in the workforce. - Make recommendations to the governor and general assembly concerning the educational needs of the state. - Provide for reviews to ensure the validity and reliability of the statewide assessment program. |
Ind. Code Ann. § 20-19-2-14 |
| Illinois | The state board of education, except as limited by law, may establish goals, determine policies, provide for planning and evaluating education programs and recommend financing. The board appoints the state superintendent. The board will submit an annual report to the legislature on the status of education in the state. The board is provided the necessary powers to promote sound financial management and continue operation of the public schools. |
Ill. Const. art. X, § 2 105 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/1A-4 105 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/1A-8 |
| Idaho | The general supervision of the public education system is vested in the state board. The board has the power to perform all duties prescribed for it by the school laws of the state. It may hold real property. The board must provide general supervision of all entities of public education supported in whole or in part by state funds. The board may delegate duties and powers to executive officers as needed. |
Idaho Const. art. IX, § 2 Idaho Code Ann. § 33-107 |
| Hawaii | The board of education shall have the power, as provided by law, to formulate statewide educational policy and appoint the superintendent of education as the chief executive officer of the public school system. The board shall establish statewide performance standards and the means to assess the standards. The board may adopt rules for the government of all teachers, educational officers, other personnel, and pupils, and for carrying out transaction of its business. |
Haw. Const. art. X, § 3 Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 302A-201 Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 302A-1112 |
| Georgia | The state board of education is required to prepare and submit budget estimates to the governor and the general assembly. The board has general supervision of the department of education and may delegate to the state superintendent the authority to employ and dismiss employees of the department. The board may use and allocate money for educational research and preparation of publication of instructional material. Such funds must be approved by the governor. The state board is authorized to receive any federal funds made available to it for schoolhouse construction or improvement. The board is authorized to make comprehensive studies to determine the need for and location of new school buildings. |
Ga. Code Ann., § 20-2-11 Ga. Code Ann., § 20-2-13 Ga. Code Ann., § 20-2-16 |
| Florida | The state board of education is the chief implementing and coordinating body of public education in Florida. The board is required to adopt comprehensive educational objectives for public education as well as comprehensive short-term and long-term plans for the state system of public education. The board is also required to work with the governor and legislature to develop a budget for K-20 education. The board has the authority to adopt cohesive rules within statutory authority and to enforce systemwide education goals and policies. Additionally, the board must develop/maintain curricular standards and support the department of education. The board appoints the commissioner of education. |
Fla. Const. art. IX, § 2 Fla. Stat. Ann. § 1001.02 Fla. Stat. Ann. § 1001.03 |
| District of Columbia | The board serves in an advisory capacity to the state superintendent of education. Advisory duties include state standards and policies governing special, academic, vocational, charter, and other schools. Additionally, the board is required to conduct monthly meetings and have access to public comments. The board has the authority to approve state standards, high school graduation requirements or equivalence credentials, teacher preparation programs, accountability plans, parental involvement policies, charter school authorizers, and attendance requirements. |
D.C. Code Ann. § 38-2652 |
| Delaware | The state board of education provides the secretary of education with advice and guidance with respect to policy development and where rule and regulation-making authority is jointly entrusted to the secretary and the state board. The board provides advice and guidance to the secretary on the department's annual operating budget. Additionally, the board provides the secretary of education with guidance concerning the implementation of the student achievement and statewide assessment program. |
Del. Code Ann. tit. 14, § 104 |
| Connecticut | The state board of education is responsible for the general supervision and control of education in Connecticut. Supervision includes promoting the improvement of education, adopting content standards, keeping informed on the condition of education within the state, and develop evaluation and assessment programs, among others. The board is also required to prepare a comprehensive state education plan every five years and must include a policy statement and long-term and short-term objectives. |
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 10-4 |
| Colorado | The state board of education provides general supervision over public schools in Colorado. The state board has the power to: Perform duties delegated by law. Promulgate and adopt policies, rules, and regulations. Maintain administrative organization for personnel of the department. Duties include: Aligning graduation requirements with postsecondary and workforce readiness. Recognize and address multiple and diverse pathways to diplomas offered by school districts in the state. Appoint a commissioner of education and annually evaluate the job performance of the commissioner. Approve the annual budget request for the department prior to submission. |
Colo. Const. art. IX, § 1 Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22-2-106 Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22-2-107 |
| California | The state board of education determines all questions of policy within its powers. The board is required to adopt policies for its own government, for the government of its appointees and employees, for the government of elementary and secondary schools, and for the government of any other schools except for state colleges and universities. The board must also study the educational conditions and needs of the state, and make plans for the improvement of the administration and efficiency of the public schools. |
Cal. Educ. Code § 33030 Cal. Educ. Code § 33031 Cal. Educ. Code § 33032 |
| Arkansas | The state board of education provides general supervision of the public schools in Arkansas including recommending courses of study, issue licenses based on credentials, prescribe requirements of accrediting and grading public schools, supervise the operation of school district budgets, and take action necessary to promote the physical welfare of school children, and the organization and efficiency of public schools. | Ark. Code Ann. § 6-11-105 |
| Arizona | The general supervision of the public education system is vested in the state board and other executive administrators. The board may adopt rules and policies it deems necessary to accomplish this purpose. The board will prepare, publish and distribute reports concerning the educational welfare of the state, and prepare a budget for expenditures. The board will also prescribe a minimum course of study, minimum competency requirements for the promotion of pupils from the third grade, the eighth grade, and graduation from high school. |
Ariz. Const. art. XI, § 2 Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 15-203 |
| Alaska | The board may adopt bylaws for the management of the department. The board must adopt statewide goals for the public education system and require each governing body to adopt written goals that are consistent with local needs. The board must also adopt regulations for the application and award of grants from the fund for the improvement of school performance, as well as regulations implementing the bond reimbursement and grant review committee. The board must adopt regulations requiring approval by the board before a charter school, state boarding school, or a public school may provide domiciliary services. Every five years, the board will review the mathematics and English and language arts curricula. Additionally, the board will annually submit a report to the legislature that describes the efforts of the board to develop, maintain, and continuously improve a comprehensive quality public education system. |
Alaska Stat. Ann. § 14.07.160 Alaska Stat. Ann. § 14.07.165 Alaska Stat. Ann. § 14.07.168 |
| Alabama | The state board of education provides general supervision of the public schools in Alabama. | Ala. Const. , § 262 |