CHAPTER 60

An Act to amend and reenact § 22-72, as amended, of the Code of Virginia,
relating to the powers and duties of the county school boards, and to
amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered
22-72.1, authorizing county school boards to provide for transporta-
tion of pupils. (H 6]

Approved September 29, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22-72, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
reenacted, and that the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a new
section numbered 22-72.1, the amended and new sections being as follows:

§ 22-72. Powers and duties.—The school board shall have the follow-
ing powers and duties:

(1) Enforcement of school laws.—To see that the school laws are
properly explained, enforced and observed.

(2) Rules for conduct and discipline——To make local regulations for
the conduct of the schools and for the proper discipline of the students,
which shall include their conduct going to and returning from school, but
such local rules and regulations shall be in harmony with the general rules
of the State Board and the statutes of this State.

(3) Information as to conduct.—To secure, by visitation or otherwise,
as full information as possible about the conduct of the schools.

(4) Conducting according to law.—To take care that they are con-
ducted according to law and with the utmost efficiency.

(5) Payment of teachers and officers.—To provide for the payment of
teachers and other officers on the first of each month, or as soon thereafter
as possible.

(6) School buildings and equipment.—To provide for the erecting,
furnishing, and equipping of necessary school buildings and appurtenances
and the maintenance thereof.

(6a) Insurance.—To provide for the necessary insurance on school
properties against loss by fire or against such other losses as deemed

ecessary.

(7) Drinking water.—To provide for all public schools an adequate
and safe supply of drinking water and see that the same is periodically
tested and approved by or under the direction of the State Board of Health,
either on the premises or from specimens sent to such board.

(8) Textbooks for indigent children.—To provide such textbooks as
may be necessary for indigent children attending public schools.

(9) Costs and expenses.—In general, to incur costs and expenses, but
only the costs and expenses of such items as are provided for in its budget
without the consent of the tax levying body.
(10) Consolidation of schools *.—To provide for the consolidation of
schools * whenever such procedure will contribute to the efficiency of the
school system.

(11) Other duties——To perform such other duties as shall be pre-
scribed by the State Board or as are imposed by law.

§ 22-72.1. County school boards may provide for the transportation
of pupils; but nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring
such transportation.