Section 1 Independent agricultural and technical institutes; public high schools; board of education; trustees - Massachusetts Statutes

[Text of section effective until Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District is certified by the commissioner as the successor agency to the Essex agricultural and technical high school and the North Shore Vocational Regional School, which shall occur by July 1, 2009. Repealed by 2004, 463, Sec. 1. See 2004, 463, Sec. 18.]

Section 1. Independent agricultural and technical institutes shall be public high schools operated pursuant to this chapter. The schools shall not be subject to section 89 of chapter 71. The schools shall operate under the general supervision of the department of education and operate independently of any municipality or school committee, and shall be managed by a board of trustees. Each school shall be a body politic and corporate with all powers and duties conferred by law upon regional school districts to the extent that such powers and duties are not inconsistent with this chapter.