The position of Education Secretary was created by means of Agreement no. 002 of January 10, 1946, reconstructed by means of Agreement 002 of February 3, 1989 and regulated by Decree no. 0249 of February 15, 1989. Duties of the position include guarding the construction of educative establishments, by its dowry and maintenance, like sport facilities of physical education and recreation and to guard the provision of necessary teaching staff for the urban part as well as the rural one. Other responsibilities are dictating standards related to the education system and maintaining a strict control of schools and everything according to Law 60. Within its jurisdiction it must guard at all costs the eradication of the scholastic marginality. Their functions in general can be synthesized thus: