1. (a) The board shall do the following:

   1. (1) Establish policies and accountability measures for the school.
   2. (2) Implement this article.
   3. (3) Perform the duties required by IC 5-22-4-8 .
   4. (4) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish criteria for the admission of children with a visual disability, including children with multiple disabilities, at the school.
   5. (5) Hire the executive, who serves at the pleasure of the board.
   6. (6) Determine the salary and benefits of the executive.
   7. (7) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 required by this article.

2. (b) The board shall submit the school's biennial budget to the department, which shall review the proposed budget. As part of its review, the department may request and shall receive from the board, in a form as may reasonably be required by the department, all information used by the board to develop the proposed budget. If, upon review, the department determines that any part of the budget request is not supported by the information provided, the department shall meet with the board at the earliest date possible in order to reconcile the budget request. The department shall submit the reconciled budget to the budget agency and the budget committee.

   [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-15-3-10.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.59; P.L.99-2007, SEC.164.