Clarify the duties the superintendent of public instruction and the board of public education.

House Bill 138 aimed to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Board of Public Education in Montana. The bill specified that the Superintendent is required to carry out directives issued by the Board of Public Education, particularly those related to the board's constitutional authority to supervise the public school system. It also reaffirmed a comprehensive list of other duties performed by the Superintendent, such as teacher certification, school budgeting oversight, and administering various educational programs. This bill sought to define the hierarchical relationship and operational duties between these two key state education offices.