Sec. 13a.01.02.01. General Powers and Duties

A. Outside Committee Assignments. The State Superintendent should serve in his or her official capacity only on committees directly concerned with education.

B. Power to Stay Action of County Boards. The State Superintendent of Schools shall have the authority, either at the request of the President of the State Board of Education, or on his or her own motion, to order a stay, not to exceed 60 days in duration, of any action taken by any local board of education, whether the local board's action is taken by way of rule, regulation, resolution, bylaw, or other order; provided, however, that the stay be issued within 5 days of the date notice of the action is received by the State Board of Education from the local board, that the stay may be dissolved at any time by the State Board of Education.