Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the authority, powers, and duties prescribed in Sections 16-60-80 to 16-60-96, inclusive, relating to the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act, are hereby transferred to the Chancellor and expressly removed from the State Superintendent of Education. Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, this article shall be construed to require that all actions of the State Board of Education concerning the community and technical colleges which previously have required the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education shall now require only the recommendation of the Chancellor. This article may not be construed as removing the State Superintendent of Education from membership on any board, commission, authority or other agency on which the State Superintendent of Education now serves except as otherwise provided herein.
Ala. Code § 16-60-114 (1975)