277. Every school board shall prepare its operating, investment and debt service budget for the following school year and submit it to the Minister for approval before such date and in such form as he determines.
The budget of every school board shall indicate the financial resources allocated to its committees and the financial resources allotted to services for handicapped students and students with social maladjustments or learning disabilities.
In the case of a confessional school board or a dissentient school board, the budget shall be transmitted to the Minister before the date and in the form he determines, but the approval of the Minister is not required.