(a) The Baldwin County Board of Education is hereby authorized to expend public school funds for supplies and equipment to be used in the office of the county superintendent of education over and beyond the supplies and equipment furnished by the Baldwin County Commission.
(b) This authorization for the Baldwin County Board of Education to expend public school funds for supplies and equipment for the superintendent’s office shall in no way relieve the Baldwin County Commission of its responsibility to continue furnishing suitable office quarters, forms, and supplies to the Baldwin County Superintendent of Education.