This work is analyzing statute as an act which contains legal regulations which control scope or jurisdiction of public institutions. Introduction states what are general acts and what they are important for, as well as the definition of jurisdiction. Second chapter describes the subject of the research paper, also the goal of this paper. Methods of description and comparison have been used, science papers have been analyzed, and five elementary school statutes have been compared. Third chapter deals with institutions and their definition, what exactly are public institutions, their name, headquarters and activities, internal organization, management and assets of the same, ending and public acts of public institutions, as well as analysis of statutes of upbringing and educational institutions. Chapter general acts of public institutions closely describes the relationship between laws and statutes. While writing the paper different scientific and expert literature has been studied, as well as legal acts and statutes.