Section 16-33-6
Application to be made to State Department of Education; determination of eligibility.
All applications for benefits accruing under this chapter must be made to the State Department of Education. The State Superintendent of Education, or any official of the department designated by him, is hereby charged with the responsibility and duty of determining the eligibility of each applicant for the benefits under this chapter.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 422, §4.)