Alabama § 16-9-13 - Powers and Duties as Executive Officer of Board.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 16-9-13 — Powers and Duties as Executive Officer of Board., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-9-13. Powers and Duties as Executive Officer of Board.
The county superintendent of education, as the executive officer of the county board of education, shall see that the laws relating to the schools, the rules and regulations of the state and county boards of education are carried into effect. The county superintendent of education shall have authority to administer oaths and to examine witnesses, under oath, in any part of the county on any matter pertaining to the public schools of the county, and to cause the examination to be reduced to writing.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-9-13 ("Powers and Duties as Executive Officer of Board.") 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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