Alabama legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Alabama HB498: State Superintendent of Education, authorized to issue subpoenas and summon witnesses on behalf of department; authorized to app
Status: In committee, April 1, 2025
State Superintendent of Education, authorized to issue subpoenas and summon witnesses on behalf of department; authorized to appoint special investigators
What the bill says
An act Relating to the State Superintendent of Education; to amend Section 16-4-4, Code of Alabama, to authorize the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HB498 INTRODUCED Page 2 amend Section 16-4-4, Code of Alabama, to authorize the superintendent to issue subpoenas and summon witnesses to testify relating to matters which the State Department of Education has authority to administer or regulate; and to authorize the superintendent to appoint special investigators within the Office of General Counsel as necessary.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the State Superintendent of Education; to amend Section 16-4-4, Code of Alabama, to authorize the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HB498 INTRODUCED Page 2 amend Section 16-4-4, Code of Alabama, to authorize the superintendent to issue subpoenas and summon witnesses to testify relating to matters which the State Department of Education has authority to administer or regulate; and to authorize the superintendent to appoint special investigators within the Office of General Counsel as necessary. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section 16-4-4 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: "§16-4-4 (a) The State Superintendent of Education shall explain the true intent and meaning of the school laws and of the rules and regulations policies of the State Board of Education. He or she shall decide, without expense to the parties concerned, all controversies and disputes involving the proper administration of the public school system. The State Superintendent of Education shall enforce all the provisions of this title and the rules and regulations policies of the State Board of Education. He or she shall file charges with the State Board …