Alabama Administrative Code
Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 290-1-1 - ORGANIZATION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE
Section 290-1-1-.03 - Supervisory Body
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
(1) The general supervision of the public schools in Alabama is vested in the Board, consisting of the Governor as an ex officio member and eight elected members.
(2) The Governor is the president of the Board. The Board elects a vice president and a president pro tem from its members annually, and the Superintendent serves as the secretary and executive officer of the Board. Should the office of the vice president become vacant during the term, the president pro tem shall become vice president and shall serve until the next annual election of officers.
(3) The Board is the chief policy making and coordinating body of public schools in Alabama.
Author: Ed Richardson
Statutory Authority: Alabama Constitutional Amendment 284; Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-3-1 through 2, 16-3-11 through 13.