§ 15561 Agency Officer Departmental Authority

• •The boss of the agency and some other workers can do the same things as the head of a big department.
• •They get this power because the boss says so in writing.
• •This rule started in 2003.

If the boss of a school district writes a note saying the assistant principal can make big decisions like hiring teachers.

The assistant principal can now do things only the boss could do before, because the boss gave them permission in writing.