(a) The State Superintendent of Schools has authority to establish in the state Department of Education a Division of Technical and Adult Education Services, and to provide for suitable coordination and supervision of the educational programs established in sections nineteen-a and nineteen-b of this article. All programs established under those sections are under rules of the state Board of Education.
(b) The Legislature finds that:
(1) The General Educational Development (GED) exam is an implement for success that can transform the future of a graduate;