Ala. Code § 45-22-100.04

The general administration and supervision of the public schools of Cullman County, with the exception of the schools of the City of Cullman, shall be vested in the Cullman County Commission on Education. The commission shall determine the educational policy of the county, and shall prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct and management of the county schools. All the powers, rights, privileges, prerogatives, jurisdiction, and duties vested in or imposed on county boards of education are hereby vested in or imposed on the Cullman County Commission on Education.