The Treasurer is hereby designated and appointed custodian of all moneys received by the state from the appropriations made by the act of Congress accepted in Section 16-37-1, and he is authorized to receive and to provide for the proper custody of the same and to make disbursements thereof in the manner provided in the act and for the purpose therein specified. He shall also pay out any moneys appropriated by the State of Alabama for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter upon the order of the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-37-2 (1975)