OFFICIAL OPINION NO. 23

OFFICIAL OPINION NO. 23 Schools and school directors-Intermediate units-Contracts for instructional materials services program. 1. Section 914-A (7) of Act No. 102, 24 P. S. § 9-964 (7) clearly establishes a legislative intent to transfer to the intermediate units all rights and obliga- tions of the present county boards under existing contracts regarding in- structional material programs. 42 OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Harrisburg, Pa., April 7, 1971 Dr. David H. Kurtzman Secretary of Education Department of Education Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Dear Dr. Kurtzman: This is in response to your inquiry of March 1, 1971, regarding instructional materials services program of intermediate units. The specific question is what happens to the present contracts between the school districts and the county school boards on July 1, 1971 when the county boards are replaced for the purpose of the instructional materials program by the intermediate units. Section 914-A(7) of Act No. 102, approved May 4, 1970, 24 P. S. § 9-964(7) provides: "(7) To provide for and conduct programs of services autho- rized by the State Board of Education, including services performed under contract with competent school districts. Except as otherwise provided by law, all powers and duties of county boards of school directors in regard to classes and schools for exceptional children, educational broadcasting, audio-visual libraries, instructional materials centers, area technical schools and area vocational-technical schools are hereby transferred to and conferred upon intermediate unit boards of directors. An intermediate unit may contract with school districts to provide services on behalf of the inter- mediate unit." It is clear from the language of the above Act that the Legislative intent was to transfer to the intermediate units all rights and obligations of the present county boards under existing contracts regarding instructional materials programs. Very truly yours, J. SHANE CREAMER, Attorney General. OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 43