by the state board of education or the duly authorized agent of said board, and upon the approval of the bill by the board of control. He shall furnish one copy of a cost-finding report showing items of work and the materials and the exact cost of each item for each of said lot of books, to the state board of education and one copy to the board of control. The superintendent of state printing shall on the first day of each month furnish to the state board of education a detailed statement showing the name and number of books published by him during the preceding month, and the number then in course of publication. Board of education to fix cost price of text-books. Eleventh-On receiving a copy of the cost-finding report and estimated cost of the publishing of any book, the state board of education thereupon shall determine and fix the cost price of such books by adding to the cost of manufacture, the contract price to be paid as royalty or for the use of plates, maps, or engravings or copyrighted matter, and said price, to which has been added ten per cent of such price to cover overhead expense, shall be deemed to be the whole cost of publication of such book at Sacramento. The state board of education may provide for the sale at not less than cost price of state text-books to private schools, individuals, or dealers under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by said board of education; provided, that such books be not sold by dealers for more than the cost price at Sacramento, plus the postage, packing and cartage on such books, which price shall be established by said board of education. Orders for text-books. Twelfth-All orders for text-books shall be forwarded to the superintendent of public instruction on blanks furnished by him. He shall investigate such orders and make necessary changes and forward the same to the person in charge of the warehouse and shipment of books with definite orders for shipment. He shall keep an accurate account of the amount of money received from the sale of textbooks for each month and report to the controller on or before the fifth of the succeeding month, the number of books sold, or distributed, and the amount of money collected therefor, and shall pay such money into the treasury to the credit of the "school text-book fund." The amount fixed for royalty and costs of plates of copyright matter in favor of any company, or individual, shall be presented by the superintendent of public instruction to the state board of education for its approval. Said claim shall be paid quarterly, in the same manner as other claims upon the state treasury, on the approval of the board of control. Estimate of text-books needed. Thirteenth-Upon closing a term of school, each teacher or principal shall prepare, upon requisition blanks furnished by the superintendent of public instruction, an order for the number of state text-books estimated to be required for use in the school under his charge at the opening of the ensuing term. Such order shall be a part of the annual report required by subdivision six of section 1696 of the Political Code. The superintendent of schools shall in no case draw a requisition for the salary of any teacher for the last month of the school term until the order required by this subdivision has been filed and by him approved. Orders for additional books may be forwarded at any time on the approval of the county superintendent of schools. In ordering free text-books, any teacher may order one copy of any series of books for use on the teacher's desk, if not supplied with such book, which copy shall be sent by the superintendent of public instruction free of cost with other school books. Forwarding books ordered. Fourteenth-On receiving orders from the superintendent of public instruction for text-books, the person in charge of the warehouse and shipment of books shall forward by freight, express or mail, as directed by the superintendent of public instruction, to the nearest freight depot, express or post-office, in the name of the clerk of the school district or the city superintendent of schools in cities, the number of books called for in said order. Draft on "text-book appropriation." Fifteenth-The appropriation heretofore made, known as the "text-book appropriation," shall be subject to the draft of the state board of education for necessary expenses incurred by it or office supplies, the hiring of expert assistants, and for other necessary expenses; provided, that all claims shall be presented to the board of control for its approval. State school book fund. Sixteenth-All moneys that have been received or may hereafter be received from the sale of said series of state text-books to private schools or to dealers or persons or that may be appropriated by the legislature for publishing said series of state text-books, shall be kept by the state treasurer in a fund known as the "state school book fund." This fund shall be subject to the order of the state board of education for all expenses incurred by the superintendent of printing for all material, labor, and other expenses necessary for publishing state school text-books, and for all books purchased, for the cost of shipping free text-books, and for necessary employees in connection with such shipment as may be determined by the state board of education. All claims to be drawn, after being certified by the elaimant and the items approved by the secretary of the state board of education shall be presented to the board of control for its approval, and upon the approval of said board of control, the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the state treasurer, who is hereby directed to pay the same. [Amendment approved 1915; Stats. 1915, p. 752. Legislation § 1519. 1. Enacted March 12, 1872. 2. Amended by Stats. 1913, p. 660. 3. By Stats. 1915, p. 752. The present § 1519 relates to matters formerly contained in the old § 1521. The old § 1519 provided that the concurrence of a majority of all members was necessary to the validity of acts. § 1519a. Free text-books for state institutions. The president or prineipal of any state institution, in which instruction is given in the elementary branches, may order such state text-books, as may be used to advantage, for use in said institution, on blanks supplied by the superintendent of public instruction; provided, such orders shall be subject to revision by said superintendent of public instruction. Such books shall be delivered free of cost to such institution on the order of the superintendent of public instruction, in the usual method of shipment. Legislation § 1519a. Added by Stats. 1915, p. 184. § 1520. Visits to elmentary, secondary and industrial schools. The commissioner of elementary schools shall visit the elementary day and evening schools of the several counties of the state, and investigate the course of study adopted in such schools. He shall enforce the use of the state text-books and shall report to the state board of education his findings, and shall make such recommendations to the state board of education as he may deem best, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the superintendent of public instruction, under the direction of the state board of education. The commissioner of secondary schools shall visit and investigate the secondary day and evening schools of the several counties of the state. He may recommend changes in the courses of study and shall investigate all contracts with text-book companies and see that they comply with the law, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the superintendent of public instruction under the direction of the state board of education. The commissioner of industrial and vocational education shall visit all the schools receiving financial support, in whole or in part, from the state, in which industrial and vocational education is given or contemplated. He shall have power to recommend changes to the various boards governing such schools, and shall present the state board of education a report of the work in such schools, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the superintendent of public-instruction under the direction of the state board of education. [. [Amendment approved 1913; Stats. 1913, p. 666.] Legislation § 1520. 1. Enacted March 12, 1872. 2. Amended by Stats. 1889, p. 178. 3. By Stats. 1893, p. 237. 4. By Stats. 1913, p. 666. § 1521. Compensation. First-The members of the state board of education shall receive as compensation fifteen dollars ($15) per day when the board is in session. They shall receive their actual and necessary traveling expenses. Salary of assistants. Second-Each assistant superintendent of public instruction provided for by section 1519 of the Political Code shall receive a salary of four thousand dollars ($4,000) per annum, payable at the same time and in the same maner as the salary of state officers is paid. They shall also receive their actual and necessary traveling expenses while on official business. Clerical help. Third-Within their appropriation, the state board of education may appoint such clerical and other help as may from time to time be necessary. [Amendment approved 1913; Stats. 1913, p. 666.] Adoption of text-books: Compare with post, § 1874. Acts relating to state school books: See Gen. Laws, tit. "Schools." Legislation § 1521. 1. Enacted March 12, 1872. 2. Amended by Code Amdts. 1873-74, p. 79. 3. By Code Amdts. 1880, p. 29. 4. By Stats. 1889, p. 178. 5. By Stats. 1891, p. 150. 6. By Stats. 1893, p. 237. 7. By Stats. 1901, p. 668. 8. By Stats. 1909, p. 393. 9. By Stats. 1913, p. 666. The subject matter of the old § 1521 is now incorporated in the present § 1519. § 1522. Traveling expenses of. [Repealed 1913; Stats. 1913, p. 660.] Legislation § 1522. 1. Enacted March 12, 1872. 2. Repealed by Stats. 1913, p. 660. § 1527. Preference given text-books written, etc., in California. It shall be the duty of any board of education, school board, board of trustees, official, officer or any other person elected or appointed to carry out the provisions of the laws of the state of California relating to the public schools of said state and vested with the power of designating text-books to be used in the said public schools, in so designating such text-books, unless otherwise provided by general law, to give preference to any text-book on any given subject of public instruction which is entirely written, compiled, printed and published in the state of California, to the exclusion of any such text-book entirely or partly written, compiled, printed and published outside of the state of California; provided, it shall appear to them that such text-book so as aforesaid produced in the state of California, shall be of superior or equal educational merit to, and can be procured at the same or less cost than any such textbook, so as aforesaid, entirely or partly written, compiled, printed and published outside of the state of California. § 1527. Added by Stats. 1913, p. 777. ARTICLE II. Superintendent of Public Instruction. § 1532. Duties of superintendent of public instruction. § 1533. Superintendents' convention. Expenses of superintendents. § 1532. Duties of superintendent of public instruction. It is the duty of the superintendent of public instruction: First-To superintend the schools of this state. Report to governor. Second-To report to the governor, on or before the fifteenth day of September preceding each regular session, of the legislature, a statement of the conditions of the state normal schools and other educational institutions supported by the state and of the public schools. Tabular statements accompanying report. Third-To accompany his report with tabular statements, showing the number attending public schools, and the average attendance; the amount of state school fund apportioned, and the sources from which derived; the amount raised by county, city and county and district taxes, or from other sources of revenue, for school purposes; and the amount expended for salaries of teachers, for building schoolhouses, for district school libraries, and for incidental expenses. Apportion school funds. Fourth-To apportion the state school fund; and to furnish an abstract of such apportionment to the state controller, the state board of examiners, and to the county and city and county auditors, county and city and county treasurers and to the county and city and county school superintendents of the several counties of the state. In apportioning said fund he shall apportion to every county and to every city and county two hundred fifty dollars for every teacher determined and assigned to it on average daily attendance by the county or city and county school superintendent for the next preceding school year, as required of the county or city and county school superintendent by the provisions of section 1858 of this code, and after thus apportioning two hundred fifty dollars on teacher basis, he shall apportion the balance of the state school fund to the several counties or cities and counties according to their average daily attendance as shown by the reports of the county or city and county school superintendents for the next preceding school year. Drawing orders for school moneys. Fifth. To draw his order on the controller in favor of each county or city and county treasurer for school moneys apportioned to the county or city and county. Prepare blanks. Sixth-To prepare, have printed, and furnish all officers charged with the administration of the laws relating to the public schools, and to teachers, such blank forms and books as may be necessary to the discharge of their duties, including blank teachers' certificates to be used by county and city and county boards of education. Compile school laws. Seventh-To have the laws relating to the public schools printed in pamphlet form, and to supply school officers and school libraries with one copy each. Visit asylums. Eighth-To visit the several orphan asylums to which state appropriations are made, and examine into the course of instruction therein. Visit schools. Ninth To visit the schools in the different counties, and inquire into their condition; and the actual traveling expenses thus incurred, provided, that they do not exceed eighteen hundred dollars per annum, shall be allowed, audited and paid out of the general fund in the same manner as other claims are audited and paid. Authenticate orders. Tenth-To authenticate with his official seal all drafts or orders drawn by him, and all papers and writings issued from his office. Bind documents. Eleventh-To have bound, at the state bindery, all valuable school reports, journals, and documents in his office or hereafter received by him. Report daily attendance. Twelfth-To report to the controller, on or before the tenth day of September of each year, the total average daily attendance in the elementary day and evening schools and the average daily attendance of the day and evening high schools, as shown by the annual reports of the county superintendents of the several counties on file in his office for the school year immediately preceding. Deliver records to successor. Thirteenth-To deliver over, at the expiration of his term of office, on demand to his successor, all property, books, documents, maps, records, reports, and other papers belonging to his office or which may have been received by him for the use of his office. [Amendment approved 1913; Stats. 1913, p. 774.] Election of superintendent: See Const., art. IX, § 2. Subd. 4. Apportionment of school funds: See post, § 1858. |