Ala. Code § 16-4-7

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and publish the school laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and such other pamphlets as will stimulate public interest, promote the work of education and foster in teachers professional insight and efficiency. He shall receive and examine all the reports required under the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and, in person or through his assistants, shall examine the expenditures and accounts of county boards of education and of boards of education of cities under a city board of education, and shall supervise their business methods.