Establishment and constitution of Board

(1) With effect from such date as the State Government may by notification appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for carrying out the purposes of this Act a Board to be known as "the Board of School Education, Haryana", with headquarters at such place as the State Government may by notification specify. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold or dispose of property; and to contract, and may by that name sue and be sued. (3) The Board shall consist of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the following other members :— (a) ex-officio members, namely :— (i) Director of Public Instruction, Haryana ; (ii) Director of Technical Education, Haryana ; (iii) Director, Health Services, Haryana ; (iv) Director of Industrial Training, Haryana ; (v) Director of Agriculture, Haryana ; (vi) Deputy Secretary, Finance Department, Haryana ; (vii) Deputy Director of Schools, Haryana ; and (viii) District Education Officer authorised by the State Government : Provided that in the case of alteration of any designation, the person holding for the time being the altered designation shall be deemed to be the ex-officio member ; (b) elected members, namely :— (i) two persons to be elected by members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from amongst themselves, one of whom shall be a woman ; (ii) two persons to be elected by the heads of recognised High and Higher Secondary Schools from amongst themselves one of whom shall be a woman ; and (iii) one person to be elected by the heads of Teachers Training Colleges from amongst themselves ; (c) nominated members, namely :— (i) one person, being not lower in rank than a Dean or Professor, from amongst the universities situated in the State of Haryana; (ii) two persons who are distinguished educationists residing in the State of Haryana one of whom shall be a woman ; and (iii) one person from amongst the members of the managing committees. (4) The Secretary to Government, Haryana, Education Department, shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Board. (5) The Vice-Chairman of the Board shall be a person appointed by the State Government upon such terms and conditions as it may think fit. (6) The election of members of the Board under clause (b) of sub-section (3) shall be held at such time and place and in such manner as may be prescribed. (7) The members referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3) shall be nominated by the State Government. (8) The Board may co-opt not more than two persons on account of their distinction in the subjects of study included in the prescribed courses as co-opted members for any special purpose, but no such member shall have a right of vote. (9) No person shall be eligible for being elected or nominated as a member unless he is a graduate of any university in India or holds an equivalent qualification from any university outside India. (10) Every election or nomination of a member and every vacancy in the office of such member shall be notified by the State Government in the Official Gazette. (11) A person shall assume office as a member from the date his election or nomination is notified under sub-section (10).