Ala. Code § 41-29-282: Operation; Supervision and Oversight.

(a) AIDT shall operate as a division of the Department of Commerce. All of the powers, authority, duties, functions, policies, funds of, and appropriations to AIDT previously conferred upon or granted to AIDT reporting to the State Board of Education through the Division of Vocational-Technical Education or by Alabama Executive Order No. 2012-31 are confirmed, ratified, continued, transferred to, and vested in AIDT.

(b) All contracts, leases, grants, and agreements previously entered by AIDT shall continue in full force and effect without modification or interruption by this restructuring. AIDT may enter into new contracts, agreements, and other instruments necessary to procure goods, services, training, and related resources in furtherance of its purpose, as set forth in Section 41-29-280, and shall be exempt from Chapter 2 of Title 29, relating to Permanent Legislative Committees, including the Contract Review Legislative Oversight Committee.

(c) All property currently owned by AIDT shall continue to be the property of AIDT. If AIDT plans to construct any new building, retrofit or renovate any of its existing buildings, or request or receive any state or federal funding to construct, retrofit, or renovate any of its buildings, the AIDT director shall first certify to the Governor that the proposal is consistent with the Strategic Workforce Plan.

(d) AIDT shall continue to be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and shall serve at his or her pleasure. The powers, duties, and qualifications required of the director shall be as set forth in the AIDT Policy Manual, as amended from time to time and approved by the Secretary of Commerce.