Alabama § 16-2-1 - Creation; Direction; Duties of Assistant State Superintendents.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 16-2-1 — Creation; Direction; Duties of Assistant State Superintendents., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-2-1. Creation; Direction; Duties of Assistant State Superintendents.
(a) There shall be a Department of Education, which shall be under the direction of the State Superintendent of Education with the advice and counsel of the State Board of Education.
(b) The assistant state superintendents of education, when they are provided by the State Board of Education, shall perform the duties of the state superintendent when so directed by the State Superintendent of Education and such other duties as required by the State Superintendent of Education.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-2-1 ("Creation; Direction; Duties of Assistant State Superintendents.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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