Section 4-316 - Powers and duties of Board of School Commissioners. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-316. Powers and duties of Board of School Commissioners.
 

(a)  Powers.- Notwithstanding any provision of local law and subject to the applicable provisions of this article, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners may: 

(1) Examine, appoint, and remove teachers; 

(2) Set teacher qualifications; 

(3) Set teacher salaries; and 

(4) Select textbooks for the public schools in Baltimore City, except that the textbooks may not contain anything of a sectarian or partisan character. 

(b)  Duties.-  

(1) The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners shall report annually to the State Board on the condition of the schools under its jurisdiction. 

(2) The report shall include a statement of: 

(i) Expenditures; 

(ii) The number of children taught; and 

(iii) Any other statistical information the State Board requires. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 77, § 143; 1978, ch. 22, § 2; 1997, ch. 105, § 1; 2002, ch. 545.]