Ala. Code § 16-4-10: Rules for Construction of Buildings; Condemnation of Buildings.

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval to the State Board of Education rules and regulations for the hygienic, sanitary and protective construction of school buildings. He is empowered and directed to recommend for condemnation for school use by the State Board of Education all buildings used for school purposes that violate these rules and regulations.