- (a) The commission is designated the agency responsible for those functions under the Southern Regional Compact for Education (Act 227, HJR 42, 1949; Act 40, HJR 21, 1955) and those functions in Sections 16-3-32 through 16-3-35, heretofore assigned to the State Board of Education with funds that may be appropriated to it by the Legislature for that purpose.
- (b) In addition to the function of the commission pursuant to subsection (a) and supplemental thereto, the commission may designate a portion of funds available for chiropractic scholarships for advanced education in health-related advanced education courses at the postdoctoral level at public or private nonprofit colleges and universities within this state.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §11; Act 2010-724, p. 1800, §1.)