Section 16-13-143

When budget official; approval of funds for teachers' salaries; changes in budget; approval prerequisite to receipt of funds.

(a) A budget shall become official and shall be followed in the matter relating to the financial operation of the schools of any school system when it has been prepared by the superintendent of education and approved by the county or city board of education, as the case may be, in accordance with the conditions prescribed above, and when a copy has been filed with and approved by the State Superintendent of Education.

(b) The State Superintendent of Education shall not approve the expenditure of public funds for the salaries of teachers unless said teachers hold valid teaching certificates and have been nominated in writing by the county or city superintendent of education and appointed by the county or city board of education, as the case may be.

(c) A county or city superintendent of education with the approval of his board shall have authority during the fiscal year to make such changes within the budget as are deemed desirable; provided, that schools are operated for the state minimum term according to rules and regulations of the State Board of Education; and provided, that a deficit is not incurred by such change or changes.

(d) No school board shall be entitled to receive any school funds apportioned by the State Board of Education for any fiscal year until that school board has filed a budget for that fiscal year with the State Superintendent of Education, which budget has been approved in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(Acts 1939, No. 454, p. 610, § 6; Code 1940, T. 52, §241.)