SASA – Chapter 4 (FUNDING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS) Regulation 36 – Responsibility of governing body

36. Responsibility of governing body

(1) A governing body of a public school must take all reasonable measures within its means to supplement the resources supplied by the State in order to improve the quality of education provided by the school to all learners at the school.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a governing body may not enter into any loan or overdraft agreement so as to supplement the school fund, without the written approval of the Member of the Executive Council. [Sub-s. (2) added by s. 5 of Act No. 57 of 2001.]

(3) If a person lends money or grants an overdraft to a public school without the written approval of the Member of the Executive Council, the State and the public school will not be bound by the contract of lending money or an overdraft agreement. [S. 36 amended by s. 5 of Act No. 57 of 2001. Sub-s. (3) added by s. 5 of Act No. 57 of 2001.] Wording of Sections