North Carolina § 143A-44 - 3. Superintendent of Public Instruction; creation; transfer of powers and duties.
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§ 143A-44. 3. Superintendent of Public Instruction; creation; transfer of powers and duties.
The office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, as provided for by Article III, Section 7 of the Constitution, and the Department of Public Instruction are transferred to the Department of Public Instruction. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be the Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer of the State Board of Education, and shall have all powers and duties conferred by this Chapter and the Constitution, delegated to him or her by the Governor and by the State Board of Education, and conferred by Chapter 115C of the General Statutes and the laws of this State. History (1995, c. 72, s. 3; 2016-126, 4th Ex. Sess., s. 12.) Editor's Note. - The number of this section was assigned by the Revisor of Statutes, the number in Session Laws 1995, c. 72, s. 3 having been G.S. 143A-42. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2016-126, 4th Ex. Sess., s. 12, effective January 1, 2017, substituted "this Chapter and the Constitution, delegated to him or her by the Governor and by the State Board of Education, and conferred by Chapter 115C " for "the Constitution, by the State Board of Education, Chapter 115C " in the last sentence.
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