Title 16

The Department of Education shall be provided with such clerical and professional assistants as may be necessary for the proper conduct of its affairs. (School Code 1927, §76; Code 1940, T. 52, §51.)

In cooperation with other authorized agencies, the State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education rules and regulations for the protection of the health, physical welfare and physical …

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education rules and regulations for grading and standardizing all public schools of an elementary and high school grade, also for limiting on t…

(a) The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education rules and regulations for the taking of a decennial school census of all children in the state between six and 16 years of age, a…

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education a uniform series of forms and blanks for the use of county boards of education, boards of education of cities, school officials and t…

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit to the State Board of Education plans and rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of the vocational education laws. (School Code 1927, §82; Code 1940, T. 52, §57.)

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual report of the State Board of Education and shall submit on the first day of December, or as early thereafter as practicable, the same to the board for its approval and adoption. He shall also …

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval by the State Board of Education such budget for each quadrennium, or for such other period as may be fixed by the Department of Finance or other duly authorized body. (School Cod…

Before entering upon the duties of the office, the superintendent shall take the oath prescribed in the constitution. (School Code 1927, §66; Code 1940, T. 52, §42.)

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education such legislative measures as are in his opinion needed for the further development and improvement of the free public schools of the …

The State Superintendent of Education shall make an inventory of all school buildings and sites and keep a continuous inventory of the same thereafter, cooperate with county and city boards of education in securing federal grants to assist in school building construction by makin…

Before entering upon the duties of his office, the State Superintendent of Education shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the State Board of Education, for the faithful performance of his duties. (Acts 1943, No.…

The State Superintendent of Education shall explain the true intent and meaning of the school laws and of the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall decide, without expense to the parties concerned, all controversies and disputes involving the proper admi…

The State Superintendent of Education shall make the annual apportionment of school funds to the local boards of education of the state as provided in this title. (School Code 1927, §67; Code 1940, T. 52, §43; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §11.)

The State Superintendent of Education shall execute the educational policy of the State Board of Education. He shall call and conduct conferences of county or city boards of education, county superintendents of education, city superintendents of schools, supervisors, attendance o…

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and publish the school laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and such other pamphlets as will stimulate public interest, promote the work of education and foster in teachers professional…

The State Superintendent of Education, under rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education, shall have the authority to review actions and orders of county and city boards of education and of county superintendents of education and city superintendents of scho…

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, the forms of contracts that shall be executed between the boards of education and all regular employees. (School Code 1927, §72; Code 1940, T. 52, §48.)