The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is hereby authorized to administer oaths. Upon proper request, the State Superintendent shall advise school district superintendents and technology center school district superintendents on questions as to the powers, duties and functions of school district officials. The State Superintendent shall have control of and direct the State Department of Education and shall perform any other duties pertaining to the public school system as shall be prescribed by law or the State Board of Education. The State Superintendent may affiliate with the National Council of Chief State School Officers and any other national and state organizations as will be of service and benefit to the public school system of Oklahoma, and dues or assessments for membership therein shall be payable from any appropriation that is available for the payment of current operative expenses of the State Department of Education.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 281, § 3-107, eff. July 2, 1971. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 31, § 6; Laws 2021, c. 315, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.