(a) Upon the petition of the county committee on school district organization of a county, or of the county board of education of that county, the State Board of Education may order the county board of education to act as the county committee on school district organization for that county.
(b) The State Board of Education shall approve or reject a petition to transfer the duties and powers of the county committee on school district organization of a county to the county board of education of that county and shall notify the petitioning agency of its action within 90 days after receiving the petition.