0131.1 - BYLAWS AND POLICIES

The Board shall adopt bylaws and policies for the organization and operation of this Board and the Corporation.

The bylaws and policies may be adopted, amended, and repealed at any meeting of the Board, provided the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal shall have been proposed at a previous Board meeting and, once proposed, shall have remained on the agenda of each succeeding Board meeting until approved or rejected.

These bylaws and policies may be adopted or amended by resolution at a single meeting of the Board in an emergency. An emergency shall be defined for purposes of this rule as any situation or set of circumstances which the Board has reason to believe will close the schools or jeopardize the safety or welfare of the students or employees of the Corporation.

Any resolution adopted under emergency conditions shall expire automatically at the first public meeting of the Board following the abatement of the emergency unless the Board moves to adopt said resolution as a bylaw or a policy.

Bylaws shall be adopted, amended, repealed, or suspended by a 2/3 vote of the full Board (in a manner authorized by law). Policies shall be adopted, amended, or repealed by a majority vote of the full Board (present in a manner authorized by law). (Two-thirds (2/3's) of a five (5) member Board is four (4) members.)

The adoption, modification, repeal, or suspension of a Board bylaw or policy shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board. All bylaws and policies shall be published in the Board policy manual.

Any policy or part of a policy that is superseded by a term in a negotiated agreement shall no longer be in force and effect as a policy.

Further, any policy or part of a policy that is inconsistent with the law or with a decision rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction shall no longer be in force and effect as a policy.

Revised 3/14/16

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