2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes Article 26 - State Education Commission.

Article 26.

State Education Commission.

§ 143‑261.� Appointment and membership; duties.

The Governor of North Carolina is hereby authorized to appoint a commission to be known as the State Education Commission, consisting of 18 members, six of whom shall be selected from educational groups within the State, and 12 of whom shall be selected from the agricultural, business, industrial, and professional life of the State. It shall be the duty of this Commission to study all educational problems to the end that a sound overall educational program may be developed in North Carolina, and to report their findings and make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly of 1949. (1947, c. 724, s. 1.)

 

§ 143‑262.� Organization meeting; election of officers; status of members.

After their appointment, the Commission shall meet in the office of the Governor of North Carolina not later than the fifteenth of May, 1947, and upon the recommendation of the Governor, elect a chairman and a full‑time executive secretary. The secretary may or may not be a member of the Commission. Membership on the Commission herein authorized shall not constitute public office but shall be considered as a commissioner for a special purpose; and the Governor may appoint as ex officio member, or members, on said Commission any public official without violating the provisions of Article XIV, Sec. 7, of the State Constitution. (1947, c. 724, s. 2.)

 

§ 143‑263.� Comprehensive study of education problems.

This Commission shall make a comprehensive study of organization, administration, finance, teacher education, supervision, curriculum, standardization, consolidation, transportation, buildings, personnel, a merit rating system for teachers, vocational education, and any other problems related to the overall educational program of the State. (1947, c. 724, s. 3.)

 

§ 143‑264.� Per diem and travel allowances.

Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to per diem and travel the same as is paid to the State Board of Education, when attending any meeting of the Commission or while engaged in the performance of any duties of the Commission. (1947, c. 724, s. 4.)

 

§ 143‑265.� Salary of executive secretary.

The Commission is authorized to set the salary of a full‑ time executive secretary, with the approval of the Director of the Budget. (1947, c. 724, s. 5.)

 

§ 143‑266.� Powers of executive secretary.

The executive secretary of the Commission shall have the authority and power to subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance to testify and/or produce records at any hearing before the Commission, or any committee thereof, under the same provisions of the law as now apply to attendance of witnesses before legislative committees. (1947, c. 724, s. 6.)