(1) The educational agency of every private school not being a minority school shall constitute a school committee with the approval of the District Educational Officer concerned:
Provided that in case of a minority school, the educational agency of the school shall perform the functions of the school committee.
(2) The School Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(i) Head Master of the school (Ex-officio) 1
(ii) Seniormost teachers of the school 2
(iii) Seniormost non-teaching staff of the school (if available) 1
(iv) Nominee of the Parent – Teacher Association 1
(v) Representatives of the educational agency, other than a staff of the private school concerned, as nominated by such educational agency 5
(3) The educational agency administering or maintaining more than one private school, may with the prior permission of the competent authority have a common School Committee, consisting of the following members, namely:-
(i) Head Master of the school (Ex-officio)
(ii) Seniormost teachers of all schools, limited to three 3
(iii) Seniormost non teaching staff of all schools, limited to two 2
(iv) Nominees of Parent --Teacher Association of all schools, limited to two: 2
(v) Representatives of the educational agency, other than a staff of the private school concerned, as nominated by such educational agency 7
Explanation I.- In the case of more than one private school of different categories coming under a single educational agency, the authority competent to grant permission to establish the school of the highest category shall be the authority competent to grant prior permission to constitute a common school committee.
Explanation II.- For the purpose of items (iii) of sub-rules (2) and (3) above, non-teaching staff means the staff of the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service belonging to group C and above.
Explanation III.- For the purpose of items (ii) and (iii) of sub-rules (2) and (3) above, the seniority shall be determined with reference to the total service rendered by the teacher or the non-teaching staff, as the case may be, in the private school or schools concerned.
Explanation IV.- For the purpose of item (iv) of sub-rules (2) and (3) above, the nominees shall be from the parents only:
Provided that if any vacancy arises in the category of the senior most teaching or non-teaching staff, the next senior most teaching or non-teaching staff of that school shall be nominated to the school committee. The teaching or the non teaching staff so nominated shall be a member of the committee for the residual period of the tenure of the committee.
(4) The term of office of the members of the school committee shall be three years and the members of the school committee shall be eligible for re-nomination.
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(5) The educational agency shall nominate one of the representatives of the school committee as the President with the approval of the District Educational Officer concerned:
Provided that the educational agency may nominate any other representative as the President within the term of three years.
(6) The following persons are not eligible to become members of the school committee, namely:-
(a) minor;
(b) mentally unsound;
(c) person convicted for criminal offence involvin moral turpitude;
(d) insolvent;
(e) person who has been found guility of any serious irregularity on inquiry.