Code of Alabama
Chapter 13A - School Fiscal Accountability.
Section 16-13A-8 - Authority to Expend Funds.

Each local board of education shall adopt procedures relating to the expenditure of funds which do not require express board approval prior to the expenditure. A local superintendent of education, subject to these policies and board-approved budget limitations, may expend funds without prior approval of the board. All such expenditures shall be included in the monthly report to the board of expenditures required pursuant to this chapter.