Bylaws

G. Duties of Board Officers

1. Board President
   
   The Board president:
   1. Presides at all Board meetings, with full power to discuss and vote on all matters before the Board.
   2. Submits such information and recommendations considered proper concerning the business and interests of the Board.
   3. Signs, in accordance with applicable statutes and Board action, all contracts, minutes, agreements, and other documents approved by the Board, except in those instances wherein the Board, by its procedures, has authorized the Board president to designate or has otherwise designated persons to sign in the name of or on behalf of the Board.
   4. Gives prior approval for any official out-of-state travel of seven (7) days or more by Board members, agency and institution heads, and the executive director.
   5. Subject to action of the Board, gives notice and establishes the dates and locations of all regular Board meetings.
   6. Calls special Board meetings at any time and place designated in such call in accordance with the Open Meeting Law.
   7. Establishes screening and selection committees for all appointments of agency and institutional heads.
   8. Appoints Board members to all standing and interim committees of the Board.
   9. Establishes the Board agenda in consultation with the executive director.
   10. Serves as chief spokesperson for the Board and, with the executive director, carries out its policies between meetings.



2. Vice President
   
   The vice president:
   1. Presides at meetings in the event of absence of the Board president.
   2. Performs the Board president's duties in the event of the Board president's inability to do so.
   3. Becomes the acting Board president in the event of the resignation or permanent inability of the Board president until such time as a new president is elected.



3. Secretary
   
   The secretary:
   1. Presides at meetings in the event of absence of the Board president and vice president.
   2. Signs, in accordance with applicable statutes and Board action, all minutes, contracts, agreements, and other documents approved by the Board except in those instances wherein the Board, by its procedures, has authorized or has otherwise designated persons to sign in the name of or on behalf of the Board secretary.



4. Executive Secretary
   
   The state superintendent of public instruction, when acting as the executive secretary, is responsible for:
   1. Carrying out policies, procedures, and duties prescribed by the Constitution of the State of Idaho and the Idaho Code or established by the Board for all elementary and secondary school matters.
   2. Presenting to the Board recommendations concerning elementary and secondary school matters and the matters of the State Department of Education.



5. Executive Director
   
   The executive director serves as the chief executive officer of the Board, as chief administrative officer of the statutory Office of the State Board of Education, and as chief executive officer of such federal or state programs as are directly vested in the State Board of Education. The position description for the executive director, as approved by the Board, defines the scope of duties for which the executive director is responsible and is accountable to the Board.

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