Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
For sub-section (1) substituted [sub-section (1) and (1A)] by Act No.4 of 2007. Constitution, powers and functions of the School Committee. 6 [Act No.13 of 1998] (a) manage the School Education fund for School Development; (b) assist the teachers in ensuring the attendance of the children; (c) ensure enrolment and retention of all the children; (d) hire the services of local persons as teachers or instructors or preraks, as the case may be, where there is a felt need on voluntary basis or on payment of fixed honorarium meeting the cost from the school education fund: Provided that no regular post is filled on a permanent basis in this manner. (e) hold meetings of parents who fail to send their children to the school; (f) review and monitor the school health programmes; (g) ensure excellence in the overall performance of the school and the children; (h) shall conduct parent day celebrations periodically to involve all parents in the management of the school and to motivate them to send their children regularly to schools; (i) to raise, maintain and manage school nurseries for the purpose of afforestation and ensure clean, healthy environment around the school; (j) help, augment infrastructure facilities needed by the school; [Act No.13 of 1998] 7 (k) ensure effective use of educational equipment in the school; (l) collect membership fee and Corpus Fund for the development of the Institution from all the Parent-Teacher Association members and donors; (m) distribute incentives such as text books, mid-day meals etc. and wherever felt required to provide uniforms and scholarships; and (n) co-ordinate with the Panchayat Education Committee for assistance as and when required. 12[(4) The term of the office of the members of the School Management Committee shall be three years: Provided that the Government, may either extend the term of office of the members of the Committee for a period of not exceeding one year at a time or nominate a person as person in charge of the Committee for a period of one year or till constitution of the School Management Committee whichever is earlier.]