115C-442. Fidelity bonds.
(a) The finance officer shall give a true accounting and faithful performance bond with sufficient sureties in an amount to be fixed by the board of education, not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). This bond shall cover the faithful performance of all duties placed on the finance officer by or pursuant to law and the faithful accounting for all funds in his custody except State funds placed to the credit of the local school administrative unit by the State Treasurer. The premium on the bond shall be paid by the local school administrative unit.
(b) The State Board of Education shall provide for adequate and appropriate bonding of school finance officers and such other employees as it deems appropriate with respect to the disbursement of State funds. When it requires such bonds, the State Board of Education is authorized to place the bonds and pay the premiums thereon.
(c) The treasurer of each individual school and all other officers, employees and agents of each local school administrative unit who have custody of public school money in the normal course of their employment or agency shall give a true accounting bond with sufficient sureties in an amount to be fixed by the board of education. The premiums on these bonds shall be paid by the local school administrative unit. Instead of individual bonds, a local school administrative unit may provide for a blanket bond to cover all officers, employees, and agents of the local school administrative unit required to be bonded, except the finance officer. The finance officer may be included within the blanket bond if the blanket bond protects against risks not protected against by the individual bond. (1975, c. 437, s. 1; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 2007-85, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education
Article 31 - The School Budget and Fiscal Control Act.
§ 115C-424 - Uniform system; conflicting laws and local acts superseded.
§ 115C-425 - Annual balanced budget resolution.
§ 115C-426 - Uniform budget format.
§ 115C-426.1 - Vending facilities.
§ 115C-426.2 - Joint planning.
§ 115C-427 - Preparation and submission of budget and budget message.
§ 115C-428 - Filing and publication of the budget; budget hearing.
§ 115C-430 - Apportionment of county appropriations among local school administrative units.
§ 115C-432 - The budget resolution; adoption; limitations; tax levy; filing.
§ 115C-433 - Amendments to the budget resolution; budget transfers.
§ 115C-435 - School finance officer.
§ 115C-436 - Duties of school finance officer.
§ 115C-437 - Allocation of revenues to the local school administrative unit by the county.
§ 115C-438 - Provision for disbursement of State money.
§ 115C-439 - Facsimile signatures.
§ 115C-440 - Accounting system.
§ 115C-440.1 - Report on county spending on public capital outlay.
§ 115C-441 - Budgetary accounting for appropriations.
§ 115C-441.1 - Dependent care assistance program.
§ 115C-443 - Investment of idle cash.
§ 115C-444 - Selection of depository; deposits to be secured.
§ 115C-446 - Semiannual reports on status of deposits and investments.
§ 115C-447 - Annual independent audit.
§ 115C-448 - Special funds of individual schools.
§ 115C-449 - Proceeds of insurance claims.
§ 115C-450 - School food services.
§ 115C-451 - Reports to State Board of Education; failure to comply with School Budget Act.