SECTION 210:1-1-1. Purpose

(a)   This chapter outlines the context of the agency responsible for public education by describing the State Board of Education, their powers and duties, rules of practice, due process policies and procedures, the general principles by which the State Department of Education operates and the structural organization of the Department.

(b)   The contents of this Chapter shall in no way be construed as the basis of, or as instituting any contractual rights between the State Board of Education and any person or employee. Of necessity, it cannot be complete in all detail and cannot, through error or omission, restrict the lawful powers of the State Board of Education. If it in any way conflicts with State Statutes, the law will take precedence and prevail. Any previous policies of the Board inconsistent with policies included here are hereby rescinded.