Relationship of board of youth services and superintendent to state board of education; powers and duties of board and superintendent; functioning of district.

The board of youth services and the superintendent of education of the special school district shall stand in the same relationship to the state board of education as do local boards of education and local superintendents of education. The powers, duties and responsibilities of the board of youth services, the superintendent, and the functioning of the district shall be the same as provided for in sections 16-8-10 and 16-11-18.

(Acts 1982, No. 82-485, §7.)