Ala. Code § 16-13-362 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-362
Section 16-13-362 Renewing Alabama’s Investment in Student Excellence (Raise) Fund
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a fund in the State Treasury for the public schools of this state which shall be known as the Renewing Alabama’s Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Fund. The fund shall be used to provide additional funding for public schools for the purpose of addressing the educational needs of the student population and improving student outcomes as provided in this article. The fund shall be comprised of all funds appropriated from the Education Trust Fund or allocated by the Legislature from other funds for the purposes of this article. The Legislature shall appropriate or allocate to this fund amounts sufficient to sustain the operation of the RAISE Act. All funds allocated to the RAISE Fund shall remain in the fund and not revert or be expended for any other purpose other than those set out in this article.

(b) The fund shall be administered and distributed in accordance with this article and the provisions of the annual Education Trust Fund appropriations act. The additional funding appropriated pursuant to this article is subject to and shall be allocated only in accordance with funding as provided by the Legislature in the annual Education Trust Fund appropriations act or other legislative act and shall be budgeted and allotted in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 and Chapter 19 of Title 41. Any monetary interest that accrues to the RAISE Fund shall be retained in the fund from year to year and shall be subject only to this article.

(c) Any LEA as defined in this article shall be eligible to receive an allocation from the RAISE Fund, subject to the following conditions:

(1) The LEA provides the data required in Section 16-13-363.

(2) The LEA provides the accountability plan and reports required in Section 16-13-365.

(3) The LEA ensures that all funds received from the RAISE Fund are used to serve the student groups that generated the funds under Section 16-13-364.

(4) The LEA submits the unified application, including data and accountability reports through the unified application for the 2028-2029 school year and thereafter, as required in Section 16-13-368.
Ala. Code § 16-22B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22B / Section 16-22B-4
Section 16-22B-4 School Mapping Data Program
Status: in_force

(a) A School Mapping Data Program is established within ALEA to provide accurate maps of each school in the state for use in the case of an emergency. ALEA shall adopt rules to implement and administer the program pursuant to this chapter.

(b)(1) ALEA shall collaborate with local boards of education to produce accurate mapping data for each school in this state, subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose. School mapping data shall include accurate floor plans of each school overlaid on current, verified aerial imagery of the campus and shall meet all of the following requirements:

a. Be oriented true north.

b. Be verified by the entity producing the data for accuracy by a walk-through of school buildings and grounds.

c. Contain site-specific labeling that matches the structure of school buildings, including room labels, hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers and locations of hazards, critical utility locations, key boxes, automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits.

d. Contain site-specific labeling that matches the school grounds, including parking areas, athletic fields, surrounding roads, and neighboring properties.

e. Be overlaid with gridded x and y coordinates.

(2) Updates to school mapping data shall be completed as deemed necessary by ALEA, in consultation with the board and the applicable local board of education. Any updates to school mapping data shall be accessible within software platforms used by the local, county, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the specific school.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the distribution of school mapping data to anyone other than local, county, state, and federal public safety or education agencies.

(c) School mapping data shall be provided to each local board of education, local law enforcement agency, and public safety agency for use in response to emergencies. For the purposes of this section, emergencies include, but are not limited to, any event in which one or more law enforcement officers, firefighters, rescue squads, emergency medical services providers, public safety telecommunications, or other emergency management provider may respond.

(d)(1) School mapping data shall be compatible with software platforms used by local, county, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the school for which the data is provided. School mapping data shall be compatible with security software platforms in use by the school for which the data is provided.

(2) School mapping data shall be available in a printable format and, if requested by a public safety agency, local law enforcement agency, or local board of education, be in a digital format that may be integrated into interactive mobile platforms in use.

(e) No entity, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement agency, local board of education, or public safety agency, may be required to purchase additional software or pay a fee to view or access school mapping data through the School Mapping Data Program.
Ala. Code § 16-6F-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6F / Section 16-6F-5
Section 16-6F-5 Enrollment; Credits; Student Capacity; Records
Status: in_force

(a) Open enrollment.

(1) A public charter school shall be open to any student residing in the state.

(2) A school system shall not require any student enrolled in the school system to attend a start-up public charter school.

(3) A public charter school shall not limit admission based on ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, income level, disability, proficiency in the English language, or academic or athletic ability.

(4) A public charter school may limit admission to students within a given age group or grade level and may be organized around a special emphasis, theme, or concept as stated in the school’s charter application, but fluency or competence in the theme may not be used as a standard for enrollment.

(5) A public charter school shall enroll all students who wish to attend the school, unless the number of students exceeds the capacity of the facility identified for the public charter school.

(6) If facility capacity is insufficient to enroll all students who wish to attend a start-up public charter school, the school shall select students through a random selection process. The school shall first enroll students who reside within the school system in which the public charter school is located. If the number of local students wanting to enroll exceeds the facility’s capacity, then the school shall conduct a random selection process to enroll students who reside in the local school system. If the school has additional capacity after admitting students from the local school system, then the school shall admit any students without regard to their residency by a random selection process. The selection shall take place in a public meeting, called by the governing body of the public charter school, and following all posting and notice requirements prescribed by the Alabama Open Meetings Act.

(7) Any non-charter public school converting partially or entirely to a public charter school shall adopt and maintain a policy giving enrollment preference to students who reside within the former attendance area of that public school.

After all students who reside within the former attendance area of that public school are enrolled, enrollment shall first be opened to students residing within the local school system and then outside the local school system, as set forth in subdivision (6).

(8) A public charter school shall give enrollment preference to students enrolled in the public charter school the previous school year and to siblings of students already enrolled in the public charter school.

(9) A public charter school may give enrollment preference to children of a public charter school’s founders, governing board members, and full-time employees, so long as they constitute no more than 10 percent of the school’s total student population.

(10) A public charter school may give enrollment preference to children living within a certain geographical boundary, so long as the overall enrollment of the public charter school includes a majority of at-risk students. The proposed boundary shall be approved by the authorizer.

(11) This subsection does not preclude the formation of a public charter school whose mission is focused on serving special education students, students of the same gender, students who pose such severe disciplinary problems that they warrant a specific educational program, or students who are at risk of academic failure. Notwithstanding the stated mission of the public charter school, any student may attend.

(12) This subsection does not preclude the formation of a public charter school, that is located on or within one mile of a military installation, whose mission is focused on serving students who are dependents of military members or Department of Defense civilian employees that are permanently assigned to that military installation. If the number of dependent students wanting to enroll exceeds the facility’s capacity, then the school shall conduct a random selection process to enroll those students. If the school has additional capacity after admitting those dependent students of parents assigned to the military installation, then the school shall admit students first from the local school system by a random selection process and then without regard to their residency by a random selection process, as capacity permits. The selection shall take place in a public meeting, called by the governing body of the public charter school, and following all posting and notice requirements prescribed by the Alabama Open Meetings Act. Once the total number of students enrolled in the school reaches 400, all additional admitted students shall be dependents of military members or Department of Defense civilian employees who are permanently assigned to that military installation.

(b) Credit transferability. If a student who was previously enrolled in a public charter school enrolls in another public school in Alabama, the student’s new school shall accept credits earned by the student in courses or instructional programs at the public charter school in a uniform and consistent manner and according to the same criteria that are used to accept academic credits from other public schools. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent local school systems from administering placement tests for newly enrolled students who were previously enrolled in a public charter school.

(c) Determination of student capacity of public charter schools. The capacity of the public charter school shall be determined annually by the governing board of the public charter school in conjunction with the authorizer and in consideration of the public charter school’s ability to facilitate the academic success of its students, to achieve the other objectives specified in the charter contract, and to ensure that its student enrollment does not exceed the capacity of its facility or site.

(d) Student information. A public charter school shall maintain records on all enrolled students utilizing the state adopted Alabama Student Information System (ASIM).
Ala. Code § 16-30D-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30D / Section 16-30D-7
Section 16-30D-7 Applicability to Sponsors of Recreational Youth Athletic Activities
Status: in_force

The sponsors of recreational youth athletic activities are encouraged, but not required, to follow the guidelines provided in this article.
Ala. Code § 16-27A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 27A / Section 16-27A-3
Section 16-27A-3 Adoption of Automated School Bus Enforcement Program; Fines
Status: in_force

(a) A board may approve the use of automated devices to detect school bus violations by voting at a meeting of the board to approve the adoption of an automated school bus enforcement program.

The school board may elect to operate the program authorized in this chapter without the involvement of the governing body or sheriff through the utilization of a trained technician. In such case, all references in this chapter to governing body, county, or city shall apply to the school board.

(b) In the alternative, if approved by a board and authorized by ordinance or resolution enacted by the governing body, the board may enter into an agreement with a contractor for the installation, operation, notice processing, administration, and maintenance of school bus automated devices on buses within the school system’s fleet whether owned or leased. Prior to entering into a contract for the installation, operation, notice processing, administration, and maintenance of school bus automated devices, the board shall have entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the appropriate law enforcement agencies, municipal police department, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, and/or county sheriff, and the local governing body providing that the appropriate law enforcement agency is willing to review any violation occurring in its respective jurisdiction.

(c) A civil fine of three hundred dollars ($300) for each offense shall be imposed for a school bus violation for which a notice of violation is issued pursuant to this chapter. All such fines shall be paid, after deducting costs to administer, operate, and maintain the program, as follows: 40 percent to the county or municipal governing body which contracted for the operation of a school bus violation program through an intergovernmental agreement with the board pursuant to subsection (b); 40 percent to the school system where the offense was committed; 10 percent to the State Department of Education for school bus safety initiatives; and 10 percent to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency for highway safety enforcement.
Ala. Code § 16-9-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-10
Section 16-9-10 Certificate of Administration and Supervision
Status: in_force

Any person possessing the qualifications prescribed by law for a certificate of administration and supervision required as a qualification of a county superintendent of education shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by the State Superintendent of Education showing such qualifications upon application in writing on blanks prescribed by the State Board of Education and the submission of satisfactory proof showing that he is entitled to the same. It shall be the duty of the State Superintendent of Education, where a person is qualified to receive such certificate and has complied with the provision of law relative to securing same, to forthwith issue the same. In the event the State Superintendent of Education when it is his duty to do so fails to issue such certificate within two weeks and there is no good reason for such failure, he shall be subject to a penalty of $250.00 to be recovered for the benefit of the person entitled to such certificate in a suit by such person in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County.
Ala. Code § 16-44A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44A / Section 16-44A-9
Section 16-44A-9 Authority, Duties, and Responsibilities of Executive Director; Board of Directors as Nominating Committee
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall be the ex officio, non-voting secretary of the compact and of the board, and shall keep all records and minutes, and shall have authority and responsibility for the administrative functions and duties of the compact and of the board.

(b) The board of directors shall serve as a nominating committee to nominate individuals for the officers and members of the board of directors. Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the annual compact membership meeting.
Ala. Code § 16-13-191 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-191
Section 16-13-191 School Tax District - Boundaries Fixed by County Board
Status: in_force

In order to make it possible to work out a system of local tax units adapted to the needs of the whole county, the county board of education of its own initiative shall fix the boundaries of any school tax district within its jurisdiction in which it is proposed to levy a local school tax. In making application for a special election in any such district, the county board of education shall submit a map made by the county surveyor, or other competent person, showing the boundaries of the school tax district for which a special tax levy is proposed, indicating the section or sections and ranges, together with the correct description of the boundaries of the said district for which a special tax levy is proposed. These maps shall also show the location of public utilities, such as power plants, railroad and telegraph lines, if any, in such districts, and the railroad mileage for each and every corporation having property therein. The county superintendent shall include a full and correct description of such boundaries in the minutes of the county board of education and shall also furnish a full and correct description of such boundaries, including a map, to the probate judge, who shall record the same in a book to be kept by him for that purpose also to the Department of Education and to the Department of Revenue or other board exercising corresponding powers, including as many copies of such map as there are public utilities.
Ala. Code § 16-28-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-9
Section 16-28-9 List of Children Who Should Attend School - Required
Status: in_force

In order that the provisions of this article may more definitely be enforced, the county superintendent of education and the city superintendent of schools shall, before the opening of the public schools, make a list for each school under his or her control or supervision of all children of mandatory school attendance age who should attend such school or schools under his or her charge or control. Such list must give the name, date of birth, age, sex, race, and the name and address of the parent, guardian, or other person in parental relationship. In case of pupils living in cities, the street and house number shall be given, and in case of all other pupils, the estimated distance from the schoolhouse by the nearest traveled road shall be given.
Ala. Code § 16-11-23 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-11-23
Section 16-11-23 Libraries and Special Schools Established and Maintained
Status: in_force

The city board of education shall have the right to establish and maintain, or aid in establishing and maintaining, public libraries, either separately or in connection with the public schools, and also special schools for backward, defective, truant or incorrigible children, day or night schools for adult illiterates and for the Americanization of foreigners and part-time continuation classes.
Ala. Code § 16-13B-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13B / Section 16-13B-3
Section 16-13B-3 Emergency Action
Status: in_force

In case of emergency affecting public health, safety, or convenience, so declared in writing by the awarding authority, setting forth the nature of the danger to public health, safety, or convenience involved in delay, contracts may be let to the extent necessary to meet the emergency without public advertisement. Such action and the reasons therefor shall immediately be made public by the awarding authority.
Ala. Code § 16-5A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5A / Section 16-5A-1
Section 16-5A-1 Annual Reporting by Institutions of Higher Education as to Funding Received from Certain Foreign Countries, Entities, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN. The People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the State of Qatar, and any other country determined to be a country of concern by the United States Department of State.

(2) FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN. Any political party, organization, institution of higher education, association, corporation, other entity, or subsidiary of any such entity organized under the laws of, or having its principal place of business in, a foreign country of concern.

(3) FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL OF CONCERN. Any official of a foreign country of concern or any individual who is domiciled in a foreign country of concern and who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States of America.

(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. A public institution of higher education, as defined by Section 16-5-1, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education that maintains its primary headquarters in Alabama.

(b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (e), each institution of higher education that is required to submit a summary document disclosing foreign financial support to the National Science Foundation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 19040 shall report the same information to the Governor, the Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Education Policy, and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education Policy.

(2) An institution of higher education required to provide a report pursuant to subdivision (1) may submit the same report provided to the National Science Foundation in order to meet the requirements of this subsection.

(c)(1) Except as provided in subsection (e), each institution of higher education that is required to submit a disclosure report to the United States Department of Education pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1011f shall report the same information to the Governor, the Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Education Policy, and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education Policy, provided that the institution of higher education is only required to report gifts from or contracts with a foreign country of concern, foreign entity of concern, or foreign individual of concern.

(2) An institution of higher education required to provide a report pursuant to subdivision (1) may submit the same report provided to the United States Department of Education in order to meet the requirements of this subsection, or may prepare a separate report including only that information disclosed to the United States Department of Education relating to gifts from or contracts with a foreign country of concern, foreign entity of concern, or foreign individual of concern.

(d) Each report required by this section shall be submitted no later than July 31, 2025, and each July 31 thereafter, and shall include financial support received by the institution of higher education during the preceding period of July 1 through June 30.

(e)(1) If an institution of higher education did not receive funding from a foreign country of concern, a foreign entity of concern, or a foreign individual of concern during the prior fiscal year, that institution of higher education is not required to submit any report required by this section.

(2) This section shall not be construed as requiring the reporting of funding provided by an individual or a family as a payment for tuition, related fees, or campus housing expenses for a student attending, enrolled in, or otherwise affiliated with a program, class, or course of study at an institution of higher education, unless that funding is required to be reported by 42 U.S.C. § 19040 or 20 U.S.C. § 1011f.
Ala. Code § 16-13B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13B / Section 16-13B-2
Section 16-13B-2 Exceptions to Competitive Bidding Requirements
Status: in_force

(a) Competitive bids shall not be required for utility services for county or city boards of education, the rates for which are fixed by law, regulation, or ordinance, and the competitive bidding requirements of this chapter shall not apply to:

(1) The purchase of insurance.

(2) Contracts for securing services of attorneys, physicians, architects, teachers, superintendents of construction, artists, appraisers, engineers, consultants, certified public accountants, public accountants, or other individuals possessing a high degree of professional skill where the personality of the individual plays a decisive part.

(3) Contracts of employment in the regular civil service.

(4) Contracts for fiscal or financial advice or services.

(5) Purchases of products made or manufactured by blind or visually impaired individuals under the direction or supervision of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind in accordance with Sections 21-2-1 to 21-2-4, inclusive.

(6) Purchases of maps or photographs from any federal agency.

(7) Purchases of manuscripts, books, instructional materials, maps, pamphlets, or periodicals, or the electronic version thereof. The exemption for the purchase of instructional materials shall only include those purchases from a current vetted and approved list published by the State Department of Education.

(8) The selection of paying agents and trustees for any security issued by a public body.

(9) Existing contracts up for renewal for sanitation or solid waste collection, recycling, or disposal and those providing the service.

(10) Purchases of computer and word processing hardware when the hardware is the only type that is compatible with hardware already owned by the entity taking bids and custom software.

(11) Contractual services and purchases of commodities for which there is only one vendor or supplier and contractual services and purchases of personal property which by their very nature are impossible to award by competitive bidding.

(12) Contractual services and purchases of products related to, or having an impact upon, security plans, procedures, assessments, measures, or systems, or the security or safety of persons, structures, facilities, or infrastructures.

(13) Purchases, leases, or lease/purchases of goods or services, other than voice or data wireless communication services, made as a part of any purchasing cooperative sponsored by the National Association of Counties, its successor organization, or any other national or regional governmental cooperative purchasing program. The purchases, leases, or lease/purchases may only be made if all of the following occur:

a. The goods or services being purchased, including those purchased through a lease/purchase agreement, or leased are available as a result of a competitive bid process approved by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts for each bid.

b. The goods or services are either not at the time available to local boards of education on the state purchasing program or are available at a price equal to or less than that on the state purchasing program.

c. The purchase, lease, or lease/purchase is made through a participating Alabama vendor holding an Alabama business license if such a vendor exists.

(14) Purchases of unprocessed agricultural products as defined in subsection (b) of Section 16-1-46 and the cost of the food purchased is equal to or less than the federal simplified acquisition threshold set in 2 C.F.R. § 200.88.

(15) Purchase of goods or services, other than voice or data wireless communication services, from vendors that have been awarded a current and valid general services administration contract. Prices paid for the goods or services may not exceed the lowest competitively bid price for these goods or services, other than voice or data wireless communication services, and may not exceed the price on an existing state purchasing program.

(b) This chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Any purchases of products where the price of the products is already regulated and established by state law.

(2) Purchases made by individual schools of the county or municipal public school systems from monies other than those raised by taxation or received through appropriations from state or county sources.

(c) The city and county boards of education shall establish and maintain the purchasing facilities and procedures as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter by complying with the requirements for competitive bidding in the operation and management of each city and county board of education.

(d) Contracts entered into in violation of this chapter shall be void, and any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
Ala. Code § 16-13-304 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-304
Section 16-13-304 Terms and Conditions; Sale; Use of Proceeds
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Warrants issued pursuant to this article may be in the denomination or denominations; shall have a maturity or maturities not exceeding 30 years from their date; may bear interest from their date at the rate or rates payable in the manner and at the times; may be payable at the place or places within or without the State of Alabama; may be sold for such price and in the manner as provided in this article; and may contain the terms not in conflict with the provisions of this article; all as the board may provide in the proceedings pursuant to which the warrants are authorized to be issued.

(2)(i) The board may provide that the warrants shall bear interest at a rate or rates fixed at the time of the issuance thereof.

(ii) With the prior, specific approval of the State Superintendent, given as provided in this article, the board may provide that the warrants shall bear interest at rates which may be changed from time to time during the term of the warrants in accordance with an objective procedure determined by the board at the time of the issuance of the warrants, or at a rate or rates which may change from time to time in connection with published interest rates or indices that reflect an objective response to market changes in interest rates by banks, governmental agencies, or other generally recognized public or private sources of information concerning interest rates.

(3)(i) A board may retain in the proceedings of such board authorizing the issuance of warrants under this article an option to redeem all or any part thereof as may be specified in such proceedings at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and as may be briefly recited in the face of such warrants.

(ii) A board which may issue warrants having a stated maturity more than 10 years after the date thereof shall retain in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such warrants an option to redeem at the expiration of the tenth year following the date of such warrants and on any date subsequent thereto all or any part of such warrants having stated maturities subsequent to the expiration of the tenth year after their date at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and briefly recited in the face of such warrants.

(b) All warrants issued hereunder shall be executed in the name of the issuing board by the president of such board, shall be sealed with the seal of such board, and attested by the secretary of such board. All warrants issued hereunder bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations notwithstanding that before the delivery and payment thereof, such officers whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to be officers of such board.

(c) All warrants issued under the authority of this article shall be sold at public or private sale as the board may determine and at such price or prices as the board may deem advantageous.

(d)(1) The proceeds of warrants issued under this article shall be used solely for the purpose for which the warrants are authorized to be issued.

(2) The board may apply proceeds of warrants issued under this article to the payment of the costs of issuing and selling such warrants, including, without limitation, underwriters’ commissions and discounts, printing costs, fees of rating services, fees and disbursements of attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, and other consultants, fees and disbursements of trustees and paying agents, and other incidental expenses, the costs of municipal bond insurance policies or standby letters of credit or similar instruments or credit facilities which provide for payment of the principal of, premium (if any) on, and interest on, such warrants when due and payable.

(3) Any proceeds of refunding warrants issued under this article, together with investment income therefrom, and moneys in any sinking fund for the refundable debt to be refunded, together with investment income therefrom, may be deposited in trust, on such terms as the board shall approve, with one or more trustees or escrow agents, which trustees or escrow agents shall be trust companies or national or state banks having trust powers within or without the State of Alabama. The proceeds of refunding warrants, together with the investment income therefrom, shall be available for the payment of all or any part of the principal of and the interest on any of the refunding warrants or for the payment of all or any part of the principal of and the interest and redemption premium, if any, on the refundable debt to be refunded, as the board, in its discretion, shall prescribe. Proceeds of refunding warrants shall be so invested and applied as to assure that the principal of and the interest and redemption premium, if any, on the refundable debt to be refunded shall be paid in full on the respective due dates of such principal, interest, and premium.

(e) The proceeds of warrants issued under this article may be invested in any debt obligation or other investment in which a county or municipality in the State of Alabama is authorized to invest public funds at the time of investment by a board.
Ala. Code § 16-8-27 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-27
Section 16-8-27 Transportation of Employees
Status: in_force

County boards of education may at their discretion provide for the transportation of employees of such boards of education to and from schools along with pupils on established pupil transportation route schedules where such transportation can be provided without extra mileage or the overcrowding of school buses; provided, that the county board of education shall not be liable for any damage which may occur to such employee of the school board so transported.
Ala. Code § 16-16-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-16-1
Section 16-16-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings:

(1) THE AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(2) BONDS. The bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter.

(3) STATE. The State of Alabama.

Pronouns when used in this chapter shall include all applicable genders.
Ala. Code § 16-47-37 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-37
Section 16-47-37 Executive Committee of Trustees
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama may create an executive committee consisting of three or more of the trustees composing the said board upon which committee it may confer full power and authority to lease, sell and convey such lands or any part thereof, or any interest therein, as fully as said Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama could itself do.
Ala. Code § 16-7A-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7A / Section 16-7A-7
Section 16-7A-7 Alabama Educational Television Commission to Continue as Governing Body
Status: in_force

It is the express intent of the Alabama Legislature that the Alabama Educational Television Commission shall continue as the governing body of the Alabama public network.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-44 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-44
Section 16-25A-44 Participation of Employees; Purchase of Benefits
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the provisions of the flexible employee benefit plan or any long-term care plan, or both, the head of each department, agency, board of education, or other employer with employees as defined by Section 16-25A-1 shall provide, at no local administrative cost to the employee, the flexible employee benefit plan as provided for in this article to every employee and is authorized on behalf of the state to deduct or reduce from salary or wages amounts voluntarily designated by the employees pursuant to salary reduction agreements or benefit deduction agreements for purchasing benefits offered under the plan and such reduction from salary and wages shall be remitted to the board for administration of the program. Employers with employees as defined by Section 16-25A-11 must offer such benefits as required by and under such conditions as established by the board.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-4
Section 16-25A-4 Relationship Between Benefits and Expenses; Reasonable Controls on Utilization and for Stability
Status: in_force

The health insurance plan provided for in this article shall be designed by the board to provide a reasonable relationship between the hospital, surgical, and medical benefits to be included and the expected hospital, surgical, and medical expenses to be incurred by the affected employee and retiree and dependents and to include reasonable controls, which may include, but are not limited to, deductible, copayment, coinsurance, and other cost containment measures to prevent unnecessary utilization of the various hospital, surgical, and medical services available and to provide reasonable assurance of stability in future years for the plan.
Ala. Code § 16-6J-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6J / Section 16-6J-7
Section 16-6J-7 Fraud or Misuse of Program Funds; Appeals
Status: in_force

(a) To identify fraud or other potential misuse of program funds, the department shall do both of the following:

(1) Conduct random financial audits of ESAs and education service providers, including participating schools. The random financial audits shall be conducted with sufficient frequency to adequately deter misuse of program funds.

(2) Establish and publicize means for citizens to report fraud or other potential misuse of program funds, including websites and a toll-free phone number.

(b) To address instances of suspected fraud or other misuse of program funds, the department may do any of the following:

(1) Refer a case to local or state law enforcement agencies for further investigation. The program established by this chapter shall constitute a matter arising under the state revenue laws, and an application to participate in the program or a payment of qualifying expenses shall constitute a claim or other document, for purposes of the criminal prohibition against tax fraud in Section 40-29-115.

(2) Stop making advance credit payments into the ESA or otherwise reduce the amount of money in an ESA of a parent of a participating student, either temporarily or permanently.

(3) Suspend or disqualify an education service provider. If an education service provider is suspended or disqualified, the department shall notify participating students and their parents of the decision as soon as practicable. The department shall coordinate the suspension or disqualification to coincide with the end of the academic school year.

(4) Recapture misused program funds from a parent, education service provider, or other person responsible for the misuse of program funds.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, misuse of program funds includes any of the following:

(1) Violation of the agreements made by a parent pursuant to Section 16-6J-4(a), by an education service provider pursuant to Section 16-6J-5(a), or by a participating school pursuant to Section 16-6J-5(b).

(2) The misrepresentation of information provided to the department in the course of implementing this chapter.

(3) The failure to return any misspent program funds upon request of the department.

(4) The repeated and substantial failure to provide a participating student with educational services promised in exchange for program funds.

(d) A parent, participating student, education service provider, or other recipient of a CHOOSE Act tax credit may ask the department to reconsider its decision and appeal any final decision of the department to the Alabama Tax Tribunal under Chapter 2B of Title 40.
Ala. Code § 16-16A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16A / Section 16-16A-9
Section 16-16A-9 Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds derived from each sale of the Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be carried in a separate fund therein for the account of the Authority, which shall pay the expenses of issuance therefrom. The expenses of issuance of the Bonds shall be prorated among the recipients of the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds in proportions they receive allocations of the proceeds thereunder. The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds remaining after payment of the expenses of issuance thereof shall be retained in said fund and, until they are paid out, shall be invested by the State Treasurer at the direction of the Authority in Permitted Investments maturing at such time or times as the Authority shall direct.

(b) Proceeds from the sale of the Bonds and the earnings thereon shall be paid out from time to time on orders or warrants issued by or at the direction of the Authority for any one or more of the purposes specified in this chapter, and for reimbursement to the Alabama Building Commission for its reasonable direct cost in reviewing plans, specifications and contract documents prepared and in supervising and inspecting the work.
Ala. Code § 16-25-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-9
Section 16-25-9 Certain School Bus Drivers, Mechanics and Maintenance Workers - Generally
Status: in_force

(a) All fully budgeted school bus drivers (excluding students), mechanics and maintenance workers not now covered by the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama or Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, who are employed by any county or city board of education or the governing board of any public school in Alabama regardless of the source from which and the manner in which their salaries are paid, may become members of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama; provided, that such persons elect within six months after October 2, 1971, to accept the benefits of this chapter. Such persons may signify their desire to become members of the Teachers’ Retirement System by enrolling through their employer and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers’ Retirement System within said six months’ period. Any person hereafter employed in these positions shall be deemed to be a “teacher” within the meaning of such word in the Teachers’ Retirement System law and shall be entitled to the benefits thereof; except, that those employees who become members under this section shall not be entitled to $72.00 multiplied by the number of years of creditable service for service retirement nor $54.00 multiplied by the number of years for disability retirement.

(b) Any person presently employed in the capacity as set out in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive credit for all service in such capacity rendered by him prior to October 2, 1971; provided, that such person pays to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers’ Retirement System within six months from October 2, 1971, a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of such employment from September 1, 1941 to October 2, 1971.

(c) The several county and city boards of education and other governing bodies of any public schools employing school bus drivers, mechanics, and maintenance workers in the public schools under their separate jurisdiction are hereby authorized and directed to provide for the deductions from the salaries of such persons or for the collection in some other manner of each of such employee contributions to the Teachers’ Retirement System as prescribed by law or regulations of the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-60-212 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-212
Section 16-60-212 Corporate Seal
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-40A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 40A / Section 16-40A-5
Section 16-40A-5 Classroom Instruction Regarding Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity to Be Provided in a Manner That Is Age Appropriate or Developmentally Appropriate
Status: in_force

(a) An individual or group of individuals providing classroom instruction to students in kindergarten through the fifth grade at a public K-12 school shall not engage in classroom discussion or provide classroom instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.

(b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the implementation and enforcement of this section.
Ala. Code § 16-5-75 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-75
Section 16-5-75 Student Graduate Horizon Scorecard
Status: in_force

On or before October 31, 2024, and each October thereafter, the commission shall publish and make available to high school students a Student Graduate Horizon Scorecard that shall contain all of the following data, collected and aggregated pursuant to this article:

(1) The 50 highest paying four-year degrees.

(2) The 20 highest paying career and technical education and certificate programs.

(3) The 25 most in-demand jobs in the state and their corresponding starting salaries and education requirements.

(4) The base pay, benefits, and average signing bonus for enlistment in the military, along with the necessary Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score by the military branch.
Ala. Code § 16-5-14 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-14
Section 16-5-14 Acceptance and Expenditure of Gifts, Grants, Etc
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to accept gifts, devises, grants or bequests and expend the same to carry out the provisions of this article or to promote the purposes for which it has been established.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-11
Section 16-25A-11 Employees in Teachers’ Retirement System May Vote to Be Covered by Article; Election Irrevocable; Contribution by Employer
Status: in_force

Any board, agency, organization, or association which participates in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama, but whose employees are not included in the definition of employee in Section 16-25A-1 may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to rules prescribed by the board and upon a majority vote of its employees, elect to have its employees and under certain conditions its retired employees covered by the provisions of this article, provided such board, agency, organization, or association shall contract to pay the full cost of coverage for each such employee in the amounts set forth by the board and as defined in Section 16-25A-1 for a full-time employee; participation, once elected, is irrevocable. Each retired employee shall be given the option to participate under the provisions of Section 16-25A-8(c) provided any employer electing to have its employees covered by this section, shall contribute on account of each of its retired employees an amount equal to any amount appropriated by the state to fund benefits for retired employees. The board shall develop rules and regulations governing the operation of this section which shall contain but not be limited to entry and withdrawal from the plan.
Ala. Code § 16-26B-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26B / Section 16-26B-3
Section 16-26B-3 Funded; Board of Trustees; Exemptions from Required Curriculum
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Alabama School of Fine Arts, which shall be a residential and commuter institution located in the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school shall be funded by legislative appropriations and by grants, donations, and funds from other sources, including the public and private sector.

(b) The school shall be governed by a board of trustees as provided in Section 16-26B-4.

(c) The administration and faculty of the school may identify certain talented and gifted students whose career interests lie in the arts and with appropriate counseling may enter into a contract with the student, his or her parents, or his or her guardian to allow the student to be exempted from up to three Carnegie units of study from the state’s required curriculum for high school graduation. Upon approval of the exemption by the school, notice of the exemption shall be filed with the State Department of Education. The exemption shall not apply to the obligation of the student to pass the Alabama High School Graduation Exam before graduation from the school.
Ala. Code § 16-60-20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-20
Section 16-60-20 Board of Trustees - Establishment; Composition; Appointment
Status: in_force

The Governor, the State Superintendent of Education, the member of the State Senate representing the senatorial district composed of Franklin and Marion Counties, the member of the State Senate representing the senatorial district of which Winston County is a part, the members of the House of Representatives of the Alabama Legislature from Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties, the chairmen of the county commissions of each of these counties, the county superintendent of education of each of these counties, the representative in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress from the congressional district containing these counties and 10 members appointed by the Governor from among the mayors and other officers of the incorporated municipalities within these three counties are hereby constituted a board of trustees for a junior college to be established, maintained and operated in one of the above named counties.
Ala. Code § 16-9-33 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-33
Section 16-9-33 Payrolls - Approval
Status: in_force

No money shall be paid on any payroll unless the county superintendent of education certifies thereto in writing that the same in every respect is correct and that the amounts contained thereon are due the parties as shown thereby and that the same should be paid and unless the chairman of the county board of education endorses on said payroll an order that the same be paid.
Ala. Code § 16-39-34 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 39 / Section 16-39-34
Section 16-39-34 Annual Report on Status of Fund
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall provide an annual report on the status of the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education to the State Board of Education, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the chairman of the Senate and House Education Committee. The report shall be submitted no later than the tenth legislative day of each regular session of the Alabama Legislature.
Ala. Code § 16-13-142 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-142
Section 16-13-142 County and City Treasurer to Certify Estimated Funds Available
Status: in_force

On or before the first day of September, the county treasurer of each county and the city treasurer of each city, the county tax assessor, or the official or officials in each county and city who are charged by law with the responsibility of determining or estimating revenues to be available for the operation of government in that county or city, shall certify in writing through the county or city superintendent of education in charge of schools in that county or city to the county or city board of education the assessed valuation of property on which taxes are to be collected during the next fiscal year and the amount of school taxes which may reasonably be expected to be derived from assessed valuations during that year. This official or these officials shall also certify in writing through the county or city superintendent of education to the county or city board of education the amount which may be expected to be available from any other fund or funds set aside by law or ordinance or in any other manner for school purposes in that county or city.
Ala. Code § 16-46-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46 / Section 16-46-6
Section 16-46-6 Permit for Solicitation of Students
Status: in_force

(a) No person representing any private postsecondary institution or other individual or organization offering courses in this state, or from a place of business in this state, whether located within or outside this state, shall sell any course or solicit students therefor in this state for a consideration or remuneration unless a permit is first secured from the Department of Postsecondary Education, with the exception of agents representing schools exempted under Section 16-46-3. If the agent represents more than one school not exempted under Section 16-46-3, a separate permit shall be obtained for each school represented. The application for a permit shall be made on forms to be furnished by the Department of Postsecondary Education and shall be renewed every two years.

(b) Upon satisfactory review of an agent, the Department of Postsecondary Education shall issue a pocket card displaying the signature of the person, facial photo, name and address, the name and address of the employing private postsecondary institution or virtual school, and certifying that the person is an authorized agent of the entity. A permit shall be valid for two years from the date on which it was issued. This permit shall be carried on person when representing the institution or entity as an agent.

(c) Entities utilizing agents shall provide indemnification to any student suffering loss as a result of any fraud or misrepresentation used by the agents in procuring enrollment. This subsection only applies to entities subject to this section and not exempted under Section 16-46-3.

(d) One complimentary agent’s permit may be issued to a designated owner, director, or managerial person of each private postsecondary institution or other entity subject to this section not exempted under Section 16-46-3, that is identified as a principal base of operation.

(e) No person shall be issued a permit to represent any private postsecondary institution or other entity subject to this section and not exempted under Section 16-46-3, whether located within or outside this state, until it has been determined by the Department of Postsecondary Education that the private postsecondary institution or other entity has qualified under the requirements of Section 16-46-5.

(f) Any permit applied for pursuant to this section shall be granted, deferred, or denied within 30 days of the receipt of the application therefor by the Department of Postsecondary Education.

(g) The Department of Postsecondary Education may invoke negative actions against any permit issued pursuant to this section if the holder of the permit solicits or enrolls students through fraud, deception, or misrepresentation or upon a finding that the license to operate the private postsecondary institution or entity represented is revoked or it is determined by the Department of Postsecondary Education that the private postsecondary institution or entity located outside of the state which the holder of the permit represents does not meet the requirements of Section 16-46-5. Negative actions shall include probation, suspension, and/or revocation.

(h) The fact that a surety is in force shall not limit or impair any right of recovery otherwise available under law, nor shall the amount of such bond be relevant in determining the amount of damages or other relief to which any plaintiff may be entitled.

(i) No recovery shall be had on any contract for or in connection with a course by any person selling or administering such course if the representative soliciting the students or selling the course was not the holder of a permit as required by this section at the time that such representative negotiated the contract for or sold such course.

(j) No recovery shall be had on any contract for or in connection with a course by any person or institution holding such a contract who is legally a third party or holding agent for one of the other parties where the selling of the course or the conduct or operation of the entity subject to this section or the administering of the course is carried on by use of fraud, deception, or other misrepresentation or if the person or persons operating the entity subject to this chapter, administering the course, or soliciting students is without a license provided by this chapter.

(k) The issuance of a permit pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to constitute endorsement of any course, person, or institution offering, conducting, or otherwise administering the same. Any representation contrary to this subsection or tending to imply that a permit issued pursuant to this section constitutes such endorsement shall be a misrepresentation within the meaning of this chapter. Permits to sell courses, solicit students, or otherwise represent an entity subject to this section that is located within this state may not be issued unless the entity first obtained a license to operate under Section 16-46-5, nor may permits be issued to represent entities subject to this section that are located outside of the state until it has been determined by the Department of Postsecondary Education that the private postsecondary institution qualifies under the requirements of Section 16-46-5.
Ala. Code § 16-66-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 66 / Section 16-66-5
Section 16-66-5 Terms of Members; Vacancies
Status: in_force

This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-294.
Ala. Code § 16-36-21 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-21
Section 16-36-21 Failure of Contractor to Furnish Books; Dropping of Textbook
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-8-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-3
Section 16-8-3 Special Annual Public Meeting; Notice
Status: in_force

The county board of education shall hold a meeting each year for the purpose of giving the public an opportunity of presenting to the board matters relating to the allotment of public school funds or any other matter relating to the administration of the public schools of the county. The time and location of such meeting shall be determined by each local board of education and shall be given public notice.
Ala. Code § 16-1-2.5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-2.5
Section 16-1-2.5 Contracts
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education; an educational institution or a state educational institution, as defined in Section 41-4-400(d); a K-12 school; or a four-year public institution of higher education may contract with the Division of Construction Management within the Department of Finance for any purpose.
Ala. Code § 16-39A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 39A / Section 16-39A-3
Section 16-39A-3 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the following interpretations:

(1) PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. Those children with disabilities, ages three through five, inclusive, determined eligible for special education services under existing federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and policies governing special education.

(2) SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. Services relating to instruction of preschool children with disabilities.

(3) LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY. A county or city school system in the State of Alabama.

(4) FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. That program as defined by federal statute under Public Law 91-230, and all regulations and amendments thereto.
Ala. Code § 16-13-232 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-232
Section 16-13-232 Determining Number of Teacher Units and Instructional Support Units; Grade Level Divisors
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the number of teacher units for the purpose of apportioning the state Foundation Program, one teacher unit or fraction thereof shall be allowed for the specified number of pupils in average daily membership as provided for in subsection (b), during the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day of the preceding school year in the public schools. In extreme circumstances involving natural occurrences, health-related occurrences, or other extenuating circumstances as determined and approved by the State Superintendent of Education, average daily membership for local boards of education may be calculated using alternative days to the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day. Such alternative calculation shall be determined by the State Department of Education on a case by case basis. If a request from a local board is made to the State Superintendent, the superintendent shall submit a report detailing the decision of the superintendent to the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education and the House Education Appropriations Committees and to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts within 30 days following the end of the average daily membership reporting period. Average daily membership is defined as the average number of students enrolled on a daily basis. Each school, at a minimum, shall earn instructional support units based on the accreditation standards of the commissions which comprise the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or as otherwise required by an accreditation system adopted by the State Board of Education. Instructional support units shall be earned for principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians, and shall be added to a school’s teacher units to determine total units earned for each school. Notwithstanding the accreditation standards referenced above, every school shall earn one full-time principal unit beginning with the fiscal year 2008-2009. An instructional support unit earned for a principal shall be increased by a factor of .7 for high schools, unit schools, and area vocational centers; .6 for middle schools; and .5 for elementary schools. An instructional support unit earned for an assistant principal shall be increased by .3; and an instructional support unit earned for a high school guidance counselor shall be increased by .1. Each area vocational center shall earn only one instructional support unit which shall be a principal (director) and shall continue to earn a counselor should it have received a counselor unit in 1994-95. Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, the salary supplement factors for instructional support units, including principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians, shall be recommended to the Governor and the Legislature annually by the State Board of Education, but shall not be less than the factors established above. Those local boards of education which show an increase in average daily membership during the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day of the current year may be allowed one additional teacher unit or fraction thereof for each specified number of pupils in subsection (b) in such increase in average daily membership for such current year. Fractional teacher and instructional support units shall be combined to create whole units. Assignment of whole and fractional teacher and instructional support units shall be made by the local superintendent of education and submitted for approval of the local board of education. Any funds remaining from a fractional teacher and instructional support units that are not combined with and used to make a whole teacher or instructional support unit may be used by the local board of education for salaries and benefits.

(b) The grade level divisors for each fiscal year shall be weighted for each grade to provide funding for special education and vocational education. For the 1995-96 school year the grade level divisors include for special education 5 percent full time equivalent across all grades weighted 2.5 times the regular student weight. For the 1995-96 school year the grade level divisors include for vocational/technical education 7.4 percent full time equivalent in grades 7-8 weighted 1.4 times the regular student weight, and 16.5 percent full time equivalent in grades 9-12 weighted 2.0 times the regular student weight. The weights for special education and vocational education shall be recommended to the Governor and the Legislature annually by the State Board of Education. For the 1995-1996 school year, one teacher unit shall be allowed for each 16 pupils in average daily membership in kindergarten through third grade; one teacher unit shall be allowed for each 24 pupils in average daily membership in grade four through grade six; one teacher unit shall be allowed for each 23 pupils in average daily membership in grade seven through grade eight; and one teacher unit shall be allowed for each 20 pupils in average daily membership in grade nine through grade twelve. Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the teacher unit divisors shall be recommended to the Governor and the Legislature annually by the State Board of Education, but shall not be higher than the divisors established for the 1995-1996 school year.
Ala. Code § 16-33B-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33B / Section 16-33B-1
Section 16-33B-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) ACHE. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education.

(2) APPROVED LENDER. Any eligible institution, or any bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, pension fund, or insurance company, whose primary consumer credit function is not the making of insured student loans and which is examined and supervised by the appropriate state or federal regulatory agency or any other institution or agency defined as an eligible lender in accordance with the Federal Student Loan Law.

(3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION. Any postsecondary educational institution which is approved by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for the purposes of this program. However, an institution offering exclusively correspondence, independent study, or home study courses is not an eligible institution.

(4) FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN LAW. Title IV of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (enacted by the Congress of the United States of America as Public Law 89-239) providing for a student loan insurance or guaranty program, as said Title IV (presently codified as 20 U.S.C. &sect;1071, as amended, et seq.) may at any time be amended and supplemented, together with all federal regulations at the time applicable thereto, and any other or future federal student loan insurance or loan guaranty program or loan subsidy program which may be enacted by the Congress of the United States as a supplement thereto or replacement thereof.

(5) FULL-TIME STUDENT. A student who is carrying the normal full-time academic workload and is maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by the educational institution in which that student is enrolled.

(6) HALF-TIME STUDENT. A student who is carrying at least one half of the normal full-time academic workload as determined by the educational institution in which that student is enrolled.

(7) RESIDENT OF ALABAMA. For purposes of this chapter, a resident is a person who attends an eligible institution within the State of Alabama, or who lives in Alabama and attends an eligible institution outside the state, or who obtains a guaranteed student loan from an approved lender.

(8) STUDENT LOAN. A loan or extension of credit to an eligible borrower (including without limitation a parent of an eligible borrower) including the promissory note or other written agreement or instrument evidencing such loan or extension of credit in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Federal Student Loan Law.
Ala. Code § 16-24B-57 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24B / Section 16-24B-57
Section 16-24B-57 Opposition to Employment Action
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for an employing board or participating employing board to cancel or reduce the contract of a teacher, assistant administrative officer, or contract assistant administrative officer or to transfer, reprimand, or discipline a teacher because the teacher opposed any employment action under this article or this title.
Ala. Code § 16-22-15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-15
Section 16-22-15 Notice of Personnel Vacancy; Board Policies; Emergency Situations. (Amended by Act 2026-400)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-400, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) BOARD OF EDUCATION or BOARD. All public county and city boards of education; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Department School Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services School District; the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science; and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System as applied to two-year postsecondary education institutions.

(2) EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county or city school system; the President of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the president of any two-year school or college under the auspices of the State Board of Education; the Executive Director of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District; and the Executive Director of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science.

(3) EMPLOYEES. Employees or personnel of the board except for the following:

a. Those employees covered under the Alabama state Merit System.

b. Those employees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind who work for the Alabama Industries for the Blind and those satellite employees at its regional centers.

(b) Each board of education, through its executive officer, shall post a notice of vacancy for each vacant personnel position. The notice shall be posted on the board website, at a minimum, or in a conspicuous place at each school campus and worksite, at least seven calendar days before the position is to be filled. In addition, any person or organization, upon request, shall receive electronic notification of personnel vacancies from the executive officer. The notice shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Job description and title.

(2) Required qualifications.

(3) Salary schedule and amount.

(4) Information on where to submit an application.

(5) Information on any deadlines for applying.

(6) Any other relevant information.

(c) If a personnel vacancy occurs during the time when the schools are in session, the vacancy notice shall be posted not less than seven calendar days before the position is to be filled. All vacancies involving jobs which are supervisory, managerial, or otherwise newly created positions shall nevertheless require posting notices of at least 14 calendar days.

(d) The board may adopt or continue policies which are not inconsistent with this section. The board may adopt policies to ensure the safety and welfare of its students during dire emergency situations, but the posting of a vacancy notice as required in this section shall not be abridged or delayed except in dire emergency circumstances and then delayed only temporarily in order to reasonably meet the conditions of the emergency. The adoption of additional policies shall comply with the requirements and procedures of Section 16-1-30 by all boards defined in this section.
Ala. Code § 16-25-11.6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-11.6
Section 16-25-11.6 Purchase of Credit for Employment with School Operated by Department of Defense
Status: in_force

(a) Any active and contributing member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama who was a regular employee of a school operated by the Department of Defense of the United States of America and is now covered by the Teachers’ Retirement System shall be eligible to receive credit for such service provided that the member of the Teachers’ Retirement System claiming such credit shall have attained not less than 10 years of contributing membership service credit exclusive of military service credit under the Teachers’ Retirement System, and provided further that such member performs and complies with the conditions prescribed in subsection (b).

(b) A member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama eligible under subsection (a) may receive credit for employment rendered to a school operated by the Department of Defense of the United States of America as provided in subsection (a), provided that as a condition precedent to the receipt of such credit (i) such member shall contribute prior to the date of his or her retirement to the Teachers’ Retirement System for each year of employment with a school operated by the Department of Defense of the United States of America the full actuarially determined cost for each year of service purchased as determined by the system’s actuary; (ii) the employer for which such member was employed shall certify in writing to the Teachers’ Retirement System the dates of the member’s employment together with a statement certifying that such member was a regular employee of a school operated by the Department of Defense of the United States of America during such period of claimed service; (iii) the member shall claim, purchase, and receive credit for eligible service in increments of not less than one year unless such member’s total balance of such service is less than one year in which event he or she shall claim and purchase credit for the entire period.

(c) Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall not receive credit for such service where at the time of retirement he or she has credit or is entitled to any benefits whatsoever for the same service under any retirement or pension plan which is wholly or partly funded from public funds, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to apply to participation in the federal Social Security program. In the event of disqualification of such service credit contributions made under this section by the member shall be refunded to him or her.

(d) Any year of service purchased under this section shall not be considered in determining the out-of-pocket premium amount charged to retirees under Section 16-25A-8.1. Also, any service purchased under this section shall not entitle a member to be eligible for benefits under the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan any sooner than the member could have reached eligibility under the plan without the service purchased under this section.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-20
Section 16-25A-20 Submitting False Information
Status: in_force

Any employee or retiree knowingly and willfully submitting materially false information to the board or engaging in fraudulent activity that causes financial harm to the plan may, upon a determination by the board: (1) repay all claims and other expenses, including an interest charge based on the applicable interest rate paid by the state under Section 40-1-44, incurred by the health insurance plan related to the intentional failure to comply with the rules and procedures of the board or the intentional submission of false or misleading information or fraudulent activity, and (2) may be subject to being disqualified from coverage under the plan.
Ala. Code § 16-38-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 38 / Section 16-38-4
Section 16-38-4 Treasurer Custodian of Federal Funds for Rehabilitation
Status: in_force

The Treasurer is hereby designated and appointed custodian of all moneys received by the state from the appropriations made by the act of Congress referred to in Section 16-38-1, and he is authorized to receive and to provide for the proper custody of the same and to make disbursements thereof in the manner provided in the act and for the purposes therein specified. He shall pay out any moneys appropriated by the State of Alabama for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter upon the order of the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-60-117.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-117.1
Section 16-60-117.1 Training on Recognition, Prevention, and Reporting of Human Trafficking
Status: in_force

(a) Any trade school or junior college, as defined in Section 16-60-81, offering instruction in the operation of commercial motor vehicles as part of the driver training school shall offer, as part of the commercial motor vehicle driving course curriculum, industry specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking.

(b) The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System shall be responsible for ensuring the instruction requirements in subsection (a) are met. The board, in conjunction with organizations that specialize in the recognition and prevention of human trafficking, shall annually review and update the training to include changes and trends in human trafficking.

(c) Private driver training schools shall use best efforts to incorporate in the course curriculum the specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking.
Ala. Code § 16-26C-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26C / Section 16-26C-1
Section 16-26C-1 Legislative Findings and Intent
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2014-372, §2, effective April 9, 2014.
Ala. Code § 16-44C-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44C / Section 16-44C-4
Section 16-44C-4 Licensure Not Under the Compact
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 16-44C-3, nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit or inhibit the power of a member state to regulate licensure or endorsements overseen by the member state’s licensing authority.

(b) When a teacher is required to renew a license received pursuant to this compact, the state granting the license may require the teacher to complete state specific requirements as a condition of licensure renewal or advancement in that state.

(c) For the purposes of determining compensation, a receiving state may require additional information from teachers receiving a license under this compact.

(d) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit the power of a member state to control and maintain ownership of its information pertaining to teachers, or limit the application of a member state’s laws or regulations governing the ownership, use, or dissemination of information pertaining to teachers.

(e) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or alter any existing agreement or other cooperative arrangement which a member state may already be a party to, or limit the ability of a member state to participate in any future agreement or other cooperative arrangement to do any of the following:

(1) Award teaching licenses or other benefits based on additional professional credentials including, but not limited to, national board certification.

(2) Participate in the exchange of names of teachers whose license has been subject to an adverse action by a member state.

(3) Participate in any agreement or cooperative arrangement with a nonmember state.
Ala. Code § 16-60-67 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-67
Section 16-60-67 Annual Reports and Reports to Legislature
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made an annual report to the State Board of Education, to the boards of education and county commissions of Jackson and DeKalb Counties, to the governing bodies of each municipality within said counties and to the city board of education of any municipality having a board of education within said counties, such report to contain a full statement of the transactions of the board and of the condition of the college, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the college by those charged with the administration of its finances. It shall also be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made a full report to the Legislature at each session thereof containing the same information as hereinabove required.
Ala. Code § 16-8-23 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-23
Section 16-8-23 Appointment and Removal of Teachers
Status: in_force

The county board of education shall appoint, upon the written recommendation of the county superintendent, all principals, teachers, clerical and professional assistants authorized by the board. The county board may suspend or dismiss for immorality, misconduct in office, insubordination, incompetency or willful neglect of duty, or whenever, in the opinion of the board, the best interests of the school require it, superintendents, principals, teachers or any other employees or appointees of the board, subject to the provisions of Chapter 24 of this title.
Ala. Code § 16-40-44 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 40 / Section 16-40-44
Section 16-40-44 No Student Fee Required for Participation
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that no fee be charged to a student to participate in the State Seal of Biliteracy pursuant to this article.
Ala. Code § 16-53-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 53 / Section 16-53-12
Section 16-53-12 Police Officers
Status: in_force

(a) The President of The University of West Alabama may appoint and employ suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds of the university. Such persons shall be charged with all the duties and invested with all the powers of police officers and may eject trespassers from the university buildings and grounds, and may, without a warrant, arrest any person guilty of disorderly conduct or of trespass upon the property of the university or of any public offense committed in their presence, and carry them before the nearest district court, before which, upon proper affidavit charging the offense, any person so arrested may be tried and convicted as in cases of persons brought before him or her on his or her warrant; and such officers shall have authority to summon a posse comitatus and may, with a warrant, arrest any persons found upon or near the premises of the university charged with any public offense and take them before any proper officer.

(b) The police officers provided for in this section shall cooperate with and, when requested, furnish assistance to the regularly constituted authorities of the City of Livingston and Sumter County and their jurisdictions and authority shall be coextensive within the corporate limits of each municipality or county.
Ala. Code § 16-23-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Section 16-23-12
Section 16-23-12 Teachers’ Conferences
Status: in_force

As a further means of improving teachers in service, the county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of schools shall arrange for and conduct conferences in convenient centers upon the courses of study or on problems of instruction, supervision and administration.
Ala. Code § 16-60-93 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-93
Section 16-60-93 Deposit of and Disbursements from Proceeds of Bonds
Status: in_force

The proceeds of all bonds, other than refunding bonds, issued by the authority remaining after paying expenses of their issuance shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be carried in the State Treasury in a special or separate account. Such funds shall be subject to be drawn upon by the authority and shall be used solely for the purposes for which the bonds were issued as authorized in this article.
Ala. Code § 16-17A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17A / Section 16-17A-3
Section 16-17A-3 Incorporation of Authority
Status: in_force

(a) In order to incorporate an authority, the sponsoring university shall adopt a resolution containing at least the following provisions:

(1) A finding that it is necessary, desirable, and in the best interests of the sponsoring university that the proposed authority be incorporated.

(2) Approval of the form of articles of incorporation, which shall comply with the provisions of Section 16-17A-4.

(3) Authorization to proceed to form the proposed authority by executing the articles of incorporation approved by the sponsoring university and filing the same with the Secretary of State.

(b) A university may incorporate more than one authority if it determines that each authority promotes the public health mission of the university.
Ala. Code § 16-49-54 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 49 / Section 16-49-54
Section 16-49-54 Duties and Services of Repository
Status: in_force

The repository shall serve the state by collecting and preserving source materials on the contributions, achievements and general experiences of Afro-Americans, and shall endeavor to reproduce and secure copies of all materials on or about black Americans from the earliest beginnings to the present. It shall provide bibliographic and copy services, whenever practical, to state agencies, the university system, state officials, researchers and scholars of Afro-American history and culture, and encourage the use of Afro-American instructional materials in state educational services to all groups without regard to racial, religious, or ethnic membership.
Ala. Code § 16-57-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 57 / Section 16-57-4
Section 16-57-4 Scholarships to School of Nursing - Amount and Conditions; Selection of Recipients
Status: in_force

Each scholarship provided for by this chapter shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year, payable from funds appropriated to Tuskegee Institute for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the School of Nursing of Tuskegee Institute for the same student or awarded to another applicant for the scholarship. Appropriate competitive examinations of aptitude and ability shall be administered to the applicants by the School of Nursing of Tuskegee Institute. The results of the examination shall be used as guides in the selection of the recipients of the scholarships from the various geographical areas of the state. In case a scholarship student fails to complete the course prescribed for the baccalaureate degree in nursing, that student must repay the amount of the scholarship funds used. Any funds thus collected may be used as scholarship assistance for other nursing students. A scholarship student must agree to practice professional nursing in the State of Alabama for at least one year after completing the course at Tuskegee Institute.
Ala. Code § 16-12-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-12-6
Section 16-12-6 Building Program for City Schools
Status: in_force

The city superintendent of schools, subject to the regulations from time to time of the city board of education and in accordance with the provisions of this title, shall outline a building program adequate to meet the needs of the schools in the city and shall submit the same for approval and adoption by the city board of education.
Ala. Code § 16-33A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33A / Section 16-33A-8
Section 16-33A-8 Audits of Educational Institutions; Annual Reports to Legislature by Educational Institutions
Status: in_force

The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and empowered to audit the records of any said institution of postsecondary education which receives any such grants as a result of this chapter to the same extent, degree and scope as its audits of other public educational institutions, and said institution of postsecondary education shall submit to the Legislature each year, before any subsequent grants may be applied for or considered, a full accounting of its receipts, disbursements, assets, liabilities and other resources as of the date of the close of its immediately preceding academic year.
Ala. Code § 16-33-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33 / Section 16-33-11
Section 16-33-11 Benefits Not Payable If Equal Benefits Available from Federal or State Government
Status: in_force

No child may obtain any benefits under this chapter if the federal or state government through any legislation provides for payment to any person, institution or organization on behalf of such child for the purpose of providing opportunity for educational training; provided, that such benefits are of equal or greater value than those provided by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-47-129 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-129
Section 16-47-129 Localities in Need of Physicians
Status: in_force

Any incorporated or unincorporated municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 15,000, desiring additional physicians and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional physicians, may apply to the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards to be placed on a list of localities in need of additional physicians, which shall be maintained by the board. Such applications may be made either by the municipal governing body or by a petition signed by at least one twentieth of the qualified electors of the municipality or locality. If the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards determines that such locality is in need of physicians, it shall place the locality on the list of localities in need of physicians from which recipients of scholarships may, upon graduation, select an area in which to practice. In compiling and maintaining the list, the board may place any locality thereon which, in its opinion, needs additional physicians.
Ala. Code § 16-19-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-19-4
Section 16-19-4 Pledge of Revenues for Payment of Warrants
Status: in_force

As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any warrants issued under the provisions of this chapter, the local subdivision issuing such warrants may, in the discretion of its governing body, specially pledge for payment of such principal and interest at their respective maturities the proceeds of any ad valorem, privilege, license, excise or other tax the proceeds of which are subject to the control of such local subdivision and are not required by law to be devoted to some other purpose.
Ala. Code § 16-28-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-3
Section 16-28-3 Ages of Children Required to Attend School; Exemption for Church School Students; Transfer Students
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), every child between the ages of six and 17 years shall be required to attend a public school, private school, church school, or be instructed by a competent private tutor for the entire length of the school term in every scholastic year except that, prior to attaining his or her 16th birthday every child attending a church school as defined in Section 16-28-1 is exempt from the requirements of this section, provided the child complies with enrollment and reporting procedures specified in Section 16-28-7. Admission to public school shall be on an individual basis on the application of the parents, legal custodian, or guardian of the child to the local board of education at the beginning of each school year, under the rules as the board may prescribe; provided, a person who is under 19 years of age and on track to graduate from public school may not be denied admission to public school solely on account of his or her age. The parent, legal custodian, or guardian of a child who is six years of age, may opt out of enrolling his or her child in school at the age of six years by notifying the local school board of education, in writing, that the child will not be enrolled in school until he or she is seven years of age.

(b)(1) If a child withdraws from a public school, upon verification of enrollment in a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or any entity with accreditation status as determined by one of the agencies identified on the United States Department of Education’s list of Recognized National and Regional Accrediting Agencies or their affiliates accredited and recognized online school which has been authorized by the Alabama State Department of Education to provide instruction in lieu of in-person instruction, the child shall be counted as a transfer student.

(2) If a child returns to a public school, semester exams shall be given to the child to determine grade placement.

(3) This subsection does not and should not be interpreted to create online schools. However, if a student chooses to attend an accredited, state authorized online school, that student’s former school should not be penalized by the student being classified as a dropout.
Ala. Code § 16-50-23 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 50 / Section 16-50-23
Section 16-50-23 President of University; Authority of Board of Trustees
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall appoint a president who shall serve as the chief executive officer of the university and as secretary to the board and shall perform all services as may be required by the board. The compensation of the president, including the emoluments and prerequisites necessary to carry out the functions of the office, shall be fixed by the board.

(b) The board of trustees may act as a body, or may delegate by resolution or bylaw to a committee of the board or to the president, the authority to do any of the following:

(1) Institute, regulate, alter, or modify the organization of the university, subject to the review and approval of the board.

(2) Appoint a corps of instructors who shall be styled the faculty of the university.

(3) Appoint other instructors, officers, and professionals as the interest of the university may require.

(4) Hire personnel, establish and implement personnel rules, and establish policies and practices for hiring, promoting, demoting, and terminating instructors, other personnel, and employees, or for taking any other action consistent with this section.

(5) Fix, increase, or decrease the salaries or compensation of individual instructors and other personnel.

(6) Remove any instructors or other personnel.

(7) Prescribe courses of instruction, rates of tuition, and fees, subject to the review and approval of the board.

(8) Confer academic and honorary degrees as are usually conferred by institutions of similar character.
Ala. Code § 16-65-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 65 / Section 16-65-1
Section 16-65-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority Act.”
Ala. Code § 16-50-27 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 50 / Section 16-50-27
Section 16-50-27 Quorum
Status: in_force

Eight members, exclusive of the Governor, of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present.
Ala. Code § 16-25-11.9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-11.9
Section 16-25-11.9 Purchase of Credit for Employment as Court Reporters, School Support Personnel, or Local Mental Health Authority Workers
Status: in_force

(a) Any active and contributing member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama who, prior to October 1, 1993, was a regular full-time employee as an official court reporter with a circuit court in the state or a full-time employee of a local mental health authority or school support personnel, shall be eligible to receive credit for such employment provided that the member claiming the credit shall have worked not less than 10 consecutive years as an official court reporter, and complies with the conditions prescribed in subsection (b).

(b) A member eligible under subsection (a) may receive credit for regular, full-time employment rendered as an official court reporter with a circuit court in the state or service rendered to a local mental health authority provided that as conditions precedent to the receipt of credit:

(1) The member contributes, within one year of October 1, 1993, to the Teachers’ Retirement System for each year of claimed credit a percentage of his or her annual earnable compensation or final average salary, whichever is greater; the applicable percentage of the annual earnable compensation, or final average salary, whichever is greater, shall be the prevailing percentage rates of the employer and member contributions, as required by the most recent actuarial valuation.

(2) The presiding judge of the judicial circuit by which the member was employed shall certify in writing to the Teachers’ Retirement System, the dates of the member’s employment together with certification that the member was a regular full-time employee as an official court reporter with a circuit court in the state.

(3) The local mental health authority, or successor organization, for which the member was employed shall certify in writing to the Teachers’ Retirement System, the dates of the member’s employment together with certification that the member was a regular full-time employee of a local mental health authority in the State of Alabama.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing subsections (a) and (b), a member of the system shall not receive credit for any service where at the time of retirement he or she has credit or is entitled to receive any benefits whatsoever for the same service under any other retirement or pension plan which is wholly or partially funded from public funds; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to apply to participation in the federal Social Security program. In the event of disqualification of certain service, contributions made under this section shall be refunded to the member.

(d) Any active and contributing member of the Teachers’ Retirement System, who was employed by an employer whose employees were participating in the Teachers’ Retirement System at any time between March 21, 1983 and November 1, 1988, shall be entitled to receive credit for all prior service rendered for the eligible employer, regardless of the manner in which the salary of the member was paid, the entity that actually employed the member, or the source of funds for the salary of the member. The foregoing entitlement shall not apply to any person who at the same time of the prior service was also a student at the school or institution where he or she was employed. The member shall receive credit for the prior service when the eligible employer to whom the prior service was rendered remits to the Teachers’ Retirement System the contributions required by subsection (e). Notwithstanding the foregoing language, no member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama shall be eligible to receive credit for any service that the member is already credited with in the system or in any other public retirement plan, with the exception of the federal Social Security program.

(e) Any member who rendered prior service as prescribed in subsection (d), shall be entitled to receive credit for all prior service as a teacher rendered by him or her. The eligible employer to whom the prior service was rendered shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer, within one year from October 1, 1993, for each year of claimed service, a sum equal to a percentage of his or her average final compensation or current annual earnable compensation, whichever is greater, the applicable percentage shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions, as required by the most recent actuarial valuations, for each year of prior service credit purchased. In the event the employer is unable to verify the employment of any person covered in subsection (d), upon certification of the employer that records are not available, the member may submit affidavits from two disinterested parties with personal knowledge attesting to the employment of the member.
Ala. Code § 16-4-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-8
Section 16-4-8 Review of Action of County and City Boards
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education, under rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education, shall have the authority to review actions and orders of county and city boards of education and of county superintendents of education and city superintendents of schools in matters relating to finance and other matters seriously affecting the educational interest. Upon such review the State Superintendent of Education shall have the power to determine from the facts the just and proper disposition of the matter. The order of the state superintendent shall be binding.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-10
Section 16-25A-10 Payment to Physician, Hospital, Etc., Furnishing Service or to Insured
Status: in_force

Any benefits payable under the plan adopted may be paid either directly to the attending physician, hospital, medical group or other furnishing the service upon which the claim is based or to the insured employee upon presentation of valid bills for such services; subject to such provisions designed to facilitate payment as may be made by the board.
Ala. Code § 16-38A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 38A / Section 16-38A-3
Section 16-38A-3 Filling Vacancies, Length of Terms, and Quorum of Members of Advisory Board
Status: in_force

(a) The first appointees shall be appointed by the fifth legislative day of the 1993 Regular Session of the Legislature and shall serve until their successors are appointed on the fifth day of the 1995 Regular Session of the Legislature. In the event of death or resignation of any member of the advisory board, a successor shall be appointed by the person or entity that made the original appointment and the successor appointed to the vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Subsequent appointments to the board shall be for full four-year legislative terms. The board shall elect from its membership a chair and a vice chair at an organizational meeting held no later than 30 days after appointments to the board are finalized. Thereafter, the board shall meet at the call of the chair, vice chair, or upon the request of five or more members, with notice and procedure as prescribed by the rules of the board. The body may adopt administrative rules for transacting business that are consistent with this chapter.

(b) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for transacting business or performing any duties.
Ala. Code § 16-13-231.3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-231.3
Section 16-13-231.3 Funds for Classroom Supplies
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be annually appropriated from the Education Trust Fund to each public state earned classroom teacher in public school grades K to 12 the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) for classroom supplies.

(b) Classroom supplies may include, but are not limited to, paper goods, cleaning supplies, hand soap and cleaner, pencils, pens, paper, and similar general supplies utilized on a regular basis in the classroom.

(c) The State Superintendent of Education may promulgate rules in conformity with this section regarding implementation of the requirements of this section. Such rules shall include, but are not limited to, a simple and minimal paper work method for teachers to account for the expenditure of such funds.
Ala. Code § 16-60-111.5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-111.5
Section 16-60-111.5 Chancellor - Powers and Duties as Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama Community College System
Status: in_force

The Chancellor shall act as Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama Community College System and shall direct all matters involving the community and technical colleges within the policies of the board. The Chancellor shall:

(1) Execute and enforce the rules and regulations of the board governing the community and technical colleges.

(2) Interpret the rules and regulations of the board concerning the community and technical colleges.

(3) Administer the office of the Chancellor and appoint to positions of employment such professional, clerical, and other assistants, including specialists and consultants, on a full- or part-time basis as may be needed to assist the Chancellor in performing the duties of the office of the Chancellor. The number of employees, their compensation, and all other expenditures of the office of the Chancellor shall be within the limits of a budget for the office of the Chancellor which shall be approved by the board. The Chancellor and all employees of the office of the Chancellor shall not be subject to or governed by the provisions of the state Merit System law but shall be entitled to all benefits accruing to Merit System employees including the right to accumulate leave and participate in the Teachers’ Retirement System.

(4) Have the authority to take any and all actions necessary and proper to administer policies, rules, and regulations of the board in carrying out its responsibility for the management and operation of the community and technical colleges.

(5) Prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual report of the board on the activities of the Alabama Community College System and shall submit on the first day of December, or as early thereafter as practicable, the same to the board for its approval and adoption. He or she shall also prepare, or cause to be prepared, all other reports which are or may be required of the board.

(6) Prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval by the board such budget for each quadrennium, or for such other period as may be fixed by the Department of Finance or other duly authorized body.

(7) Prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the board such legislative measures as are in his or her opinion needed for the further development and improvement of the community and technical colleges.
Ala. Code § 16-1-18.2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-18.2
Section 16-1-18.2 Payment for Unused Sick Leave Upon Death of Employee
Status: in_force

(a) Payment to beneficiary or estate for unused sick leave. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, when an active and contributing member of the Teachers’ Retirement System dies while in service, the beneficiary or estate of the deceased member shall receive a monetary payment of 100 percent of the member’s accrued and unused sick leave, not to exceed the maximum days provided in Section 16-1-18.1. The amount of reimbursement per day for earned and unused sick leave shall be computed on the basis of the member’s daily rate of pay and multiplied by the number of unused sick leave days and partial sick leave days in the deceased member’s account at the time of death, not to exceed the maximum days allowed in Section 16-1-18.1. The beneficiary shall be the designated beneficiary for Teachers’ Retirement System benefits. The State Comptroller shall develop and disseminate certification of death forms to the chief executive officer of all boards, agencies, organizations, and associations participating in the Teachers’ Retirement System. The certification of death forms shall contain the number of accumulated and unused sick leave days for the deceased member as well as any other information needed by the State Comptroller to calculate the amount of the benefit. The State Comptroller shall pay the calculated amount of sick leave to the deceased member’s designated beneficiary or estate if the designated beneficiary is deceased.

(b) Appropriation and disbursement. There is appropriated from the Education Trust Fund such amounts as may be necessary to fulfill the requirements of this section. The State Comptroller shall make the disbursements to the designated beneficiary or estate within 30 days after receiving the appropriate documentation.
Ala. Code § 16-6G-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6G / Section 16-6G-6
Section 16-6G-6 Dyslexia Therapist Certification Endoresement; Accreditation of Teacher Preparation Programs; Licensure and Certification of Teachers; Professional Learning
Status: in_force

(a) The State Superintendent of Education shall develop, and the State Board of Education shall approve, a dyslexia therapist certification endorsement on or before December 31, 2019.

(1) K-12 and early childhood teachers who have completed an International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council endorsed training course and have received a passing score on the Academic Language Therapy Association’s Certified Academic Language Therapy assessment, or the International Dyslexia Association’s Knowledge and Practice Examination of Effective Reading Instruction, and who hold a valid Professional Educator Certificate shall be eligible for a dyslexia therapist endorsement.

(2) Teacher preparation programs at public colleges and universities in the state shall offer dyslexia therapy teacher preparation courses that are approved by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council or the International Dyslexia Association. Multi-institutional consortia or affiliations to assure access to these courses is acceptable.

(3) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, the State Superintendent of Education and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall develop and approve a dyslexia therapist endorsement incentive, which shall be available to teachers who attain the dyslexia therapist endorsement. The State Superintendent of Education shall construct parameters for earning the dyslexia therapist endorsement incentive.

(b) All teacher preparation programs authorized to prepare students for state licensure shall seek accreditation by the council or association for the accreditation of educator preparation on or before December 31, 2020.

(c) The State Department of Education shall provide to public and private universities, on an annual basis, the information required for those institutions to comply with council for the accreditation of educator preparation standard four requirements for accreditation. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall convene the public university deans of education to facilitate the development of a format for the data needed for accreditation compliance, and work with the State Superintendent of Education to establish effective and timely reporting processes.

(d) As a requirement of initial licensure, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, candidates for initial elementary certification shall receive a passing score, as determined by the State Board of Education, which shall base its determination on the national score average during the preceding academic year, on a foundational reading assessment for entry level teachers of reading. Beginning with the graduating class of 2021, teachers seeking an initial elementary certification who have passed the edTPA and a foundational reading assessment may no longer be required to pass an additional reading assessment.

(e) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, public teacher preparation programs leading to the attainment of an initial elementary teaching certification shall require no less than nine credit hours of reading or literacy coursework, or both, based on the science of learning to read, including multisensory strategies in foundation reading skills. The nine credit hours of reading or literacy coursework shall be incorporated within the current credit hours currently approved for the degree program and not require additional credit hours for graduation.

(f) The standing task force created by Section 16-6G-3, state public teacher preparation programs, and regional professional development inservice centers shall work together in establishing a state continuum of teacher development for approved science of reading that will reflect levels of literacy teacher development from preservice, reading specialist, to instructional leadership. The State Superintendent of Education and the regional inservice centers shall provide preservice and inservice elementary teachers with all of the following professional learning activities:

(1) Mentoring and shadowing with master teachers selected by Alabama Reading Initiative regional literacy specialists and local reading specialists.

(2) Job embedded, classroom-based coaching in the teaching of reading for the first five years of a teacher’s career.

(3) Curricula and resources in all of the following reading content areas:

a. Oral language development.

b. Phonemic awareness.

c. Phonics.

d. Fluency.

e. Vocabulary.

f. Writing.

g. Comprehension.
Ala. Code § 16-49-27 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 49 / Section 16-49-27
Section 16-49-27 Quorum
Status: in_force

Seven members, exclusive of the Governor, of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present.
Ala. Code § 16-25B-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25B / Section 16-25B-8
Section 16-25B-8 Authority to Participate In, Suspend or Withdraw from Trust
Status: in_force

The State Finance Director, the Senate Chairman of the Finance and Taxation Committee, the House Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama Retirement Systems shall be responsible for authorizing the participation in the trust as conferred by this chapter, for suspending participation in the trust at any time, or withdrawing from participation in the trust at any time.
Ala. Code § 16-8-41 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-41
Section 16-8-41 Establishment and Maintenance of Kindergartens and Playgrounds; Age Limits of Children Admitted to Kindergarten
Status: in_force

The county boards of education shall have power to establish and maintain within their systems of public schools kindergartens and playgrounds for the children who are bona fide residents of and living within their respective jurisdictions. If kindergartens are established and maintained, children from five to eight years of age may be admitted on such terms and conditions which county boards of education may prescribe.
Ala. Code § 16-46B-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46B / Section 16-46B-3
Section 16-46B-3 Funding for Teacher Professional Learning Programs
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to appropriation from the Legislature, funds shall be appropriated to the department and the department shall allocate those funds to eligible entities to develop and implement teacher professional learning programs for the required computer science courses and content.

(b) For the purposes of this section, eligible entities shall include high quality computer science professional learning providers, including institutions of higher education physically located in the state, nonprofits dedicated to providing high quality computer science professional learning as determined by the superintendent, and private entities.

(c) For the purposes of this section, eligible entities do not include a local education agency or a consortium of local education agencies.

(d) Eligible uses of funds appropriated for computer science professional learning are as follows:

(1) High quality professional learning for K-12 computer science content, stipends for attending professional learning, traveling to professional learning activities, and participating in mentoring and coaching.

(2) Credentialing for K-12 computer science teachers, including course-specific permits and computer science endorsements pursuant to Section 16-46B-6.

(3) Creation of resources to support implementing computer science activities in the classroom. These resources may be developed during computer science professional learning workshops or at other times outside of the teacher instructional day.

(4) Recruiting students to enroll in high quality computer science coursework.

(5) Software. Funding may not be used for hardware and equipment.

(e) As a condition of receiving computer science professional learning funds, eligible entities shall submit an application to the department. The application, at a minimum, shall address how the entity plans to do all of the following:

(1) Reach inservice or preservice, or both, teachers with little to no computer science background who are presently teaching, or interested in teaching, high quality computer science courses in a public school.

(2) Use research-based or evidence-based practices for high quality professional learning.

(3) Focus professional learning on the conceptual foundations of computer science.

(4) Reach and support teachers who serve students who are underrepresented in computer science.

(5) Provide teachers experience with hands-on, inquiry-based practices for teaching computer science.

(6) Accommodate students with special needs in each district and school.

(7) Ensure that participating schools begin offering the courses or content, or both, within the same or no later than the next school year following the teacher receiving the professional learning.

(8) Confirm that the proposed curriculum is available on multiple platforms, so that teachers and students may access and use the curriculum on multiple devices.

(f) The department shall prioritize the following applications, in no specific order of preference:

(1) Institutions of higher education that are physically located in the state that are working with providers of high quality computer science professional learning.

(2) Proposals that describe strategies to enroll teachers in high quality computer science professional learning activities that will lead to more females and underrepresented minorities, students with significant economic barriers to academic success, students with disabilities, and English language learners enrolling in high quality computer science courses in public schools.

(3) Proposals from rural or urban areas with a low concentration of K-12 computer science offerings.

(4) Nonprofits dedicated to providing high quality computer science professional learning or private entities working in partnership with local education agencies.

(g) Any monies appropriated to the department not disbursed by the end of the fiscal year shall not revert and shall not be used for purposes not described in this section.

(h) Metrics.

(1) Not later than September 30 of each year, eligible entities receiving funds appropriated for computer science professional learning shall submit a computer science expansion data report to the department. The report, at a minimum, shall include all of the following information:

a. The number of teachers trained.

b. The grade levels for which those teachers were trained.

c. The schools in which those teachers were trained.

(2) Not later than September 30 of each year, each school that has received computer science professional learning shall submit a computer science expansion data report to the department. The report, at a minimum, shall include all of the following information:

a. The number of students enrolled in high quality computer science courses taught by a teacher trained in a high quality professional activity conducted during that year.

b. The number of students offered a computer science course through a virtual or distance learning course option and assurances that these settings shall continue to work towards in-person course options where students are taught by a trained teacher. A rationale for using the virtual or distance learning option shall be included in the annual report.

c. The aggregate gender, racial, and socioeconomic diversity of the students described in paragraph a.

d. The number of and diversity of students with a score of three or above on advanced placement examinations for high school advanced placement computer science courses, and the number of diverse students who earn postsecondary graduate credit for completing a dual enrollment course provided by an institution of higher education physically located in the state while that student is enrolled in high school. This student data shall be provided annually in the report in the year following the academic year of course completion.

e. The number of teachers that began implementing computer science as a result of attending a high quality computer science professional learning activity that year versus the number of teachers attending a high quality computer science professional learning activity who were already teaching high quality computer science courses at the middle or high school level.

(3) On or before December 1 of each year, the department shall post all computer science expansion data reports received on the website of the department.

(4) On or before June 30, 2020, the department shall establish the position of state computer science specialist and shall designate an individual to serve in that position. Among other duties, the specialist shall review the reports to ensure the requirements delineated in subdivisions (1) and (2) are satisfied.
Ala. Code § 16-61D-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 61D / Section 16-61D-5
Section 16-61D-5 Information Technology Council
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2013-68, §9, effective March 19, 2013.
Ala. Code § 16-5-104 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-104
Section 16-5-104 Accountability and Evaluation Plan
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop an accountability and evaluation plan for the program which does all of the following:

(1) Identifies the goals, objectives, and expected outputs and outcomes of the program.

(2) Describes the specific activities of the program and how those activities will achieve expected outcomes.

(3) Defines the expected metrics of success and provides a monitoring plan to regularly assess performance.

(4) Provides an evaluation plan to assess the impact of expected outcomes.

(b) The commission shall consult with the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services in the development of the accountability and evaluation plan.
Ala. Code § 16-3-14 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-14
Section 16-3-14 Grading and Standardizing Schools
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall prescribe rules and regulations for the grading and standardizing of public schools.
Ala. Code § 16-30D-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30D / Section 16-30D-1
Section 16-30D-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Tyrell Spencer Act.
Ala. Code § 16-55-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 55 / Section 16-55-9
Section 16-55-9 Scholarships to School of Nursing - Amount and Conditions; Selection of Recipients
Status: in_force

Each scholarship provided for by this article shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year, payable from funds appropriated to the School of Nursing of the University of South Alabama for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the said school of nursing for the same student or awarded to another applicant for the scholarship. Appropriate competitive examinations of aptitude and ability shall be administered to the applicants by the School of Nursing of the University of South Alabama. The results of the examinations shall be used as guides in the selection of the recipients of the scholarships from the various geographical areas of the state. In case a scholarship student fails to complete the course prescribed for the baccalaureate degree in nursing, that student must repay the amount of scholarship funds used. Any funds thus collected may be used as scholarship assistance for other nursing students. In the event of the scholarship recipient’s death, the funds disbursed and not repaid shall be cancelled. In the event the scholarship recipient becomes mentally or physically impaired and is unable to complete the baccalaureate degree in nursing, or has graduated but is unable to complete one year of service as a nurse due to such disability, the funds disbursed and not repaid shall be cancelled. A scholarship student must agree to practice professional nursing in the State of Alabama for at least one year after completing the course at the School of Nursing of the University of South Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-60-65 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-65
Section 16-60-65 Exemption of College Property from Taxation; Exemption of Officers, Teachers and Employees from Jury Duty and Town Licenses
Status: in_force

The property of the college, of every kind and description, shall forever be exempt from all taxes, municipal, county or state and from all local assessments. The president, other officers, professors, teachers and employees of the college are exempted from jury duty, and all employees are further exempted from payment of town licenses for their labor while working for the college.
Ala. Code § 16-49-26 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 49 / Section 16-49-26
Section 16-49-26 Meetings
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Trustees of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University shall hold three regular meetings at the university on the fourth Thursday in February, June, and October, unless the board or Governor as ex officio president, shall determine to hold its meetings at another time. Special meetings of the board may be assembled by either one of the two methods outlined as follows:

(1) Special meetings of the board may be called by the Governor. In calling special meetings, the Governor shall mail a written notice to each trustee naming the time and place at least 10 days in advance of the date of the meeting.

(2) Upon the application in writing of any four members of the board, the Governor shall call a special meeting, naming the time and place and issuing notices in writing to the several members of the board. The meeting shall not be held on a date less than 10 days subsequent to the notices from the Governor. In the event of an emergency, the Governor, as ex officio president, may call an emergency meeting.

(b) The board of trustees may ask the Governor to replace a member who has been absent from three consecutive regular meetings of the board.
Ala. Code § 16-30A-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30A / Section 16-30A-10
Section 16-30A-10 Liability of Physicians
Status: in_force

A physician has no supervisory authority over the school’s execution of the Individual Health Plan, and therefore shall be immune from civil liability for any orders, acts or omissions directly related to this chapter, including any vicarious liability for the acts and omissions of school employees and officials in carrying out the Individual Health Plan.
Ala. Code § 16-25-11.11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-11.11
Section 16-25-11.11 Purchase of Credit for Prior Service with Alabama State Council on the Arts
Status: in_force

(a) Any active and contributing member of the Teachers’ Retirement System may purchase credit in the Teachers’ Retirement System for prior service with the Alabama State Council on the Arts if the member has not received credit in the system for the same prior service and has not vested or otherwise become eligible to receive a retirement benefit by using the same prior service credit in another pension plan offered by the council.

(b) A member of the Teachers’ Retirement System who is eligible to purchase any prior service credit under subsection (a) shall receive the credit if he or she pays into the system on or before his or her date of retirement, an amount equal to the full actuarially determined cost for each year of prior service purchased as determined by the system’s actuary. Prior service may be purchased only in yearly increments of at least two years at a time.
Ala. Code § 16-8-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-2
Section 16-8-2 When Members Elected; Terms of Office; Oath of Office
Status: in_force

At the general election of state and county officers, a member or members shall be elected for terms of six years to succeed the member or members whose term or terms of office expire at that time. The members of the county board of education shall hold office until their successors have been elected and qualified. Before exercising any authority or performing any duties as a member of the county board of education, each member thereof shall qualify by taking and subscribing to the oath of office prescribed by Article XVI of the state constitution, the certificate whereof shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county.
Ala. Code § 16-48-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 48 / Section 16-48-9
Section 16-48-9 Expenses of Trustees
Status: in_force

The certificate of the president of the board or, in his absence, of the president pro tempore, countersigned by the secretary, shall entitle the several trustees to the payment of their actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as such trustees.
Ala. Code § 16-26C-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26C / Section 16-26C-8
Section 16-26C-8 Acceptance of Appropriations, Gifts, and Grants
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2014-372, §2, effective April 9, 2014.
Ala. Code § 16-18-20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 18 / Section 16-18-20
Section 16-18-20 Notice of Bond Resolution
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption by the board of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the authority may, in its discretion, cause to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published in the determining municipality, or if there is no newspaper published in the determining municipality then in a newspaper published in the county in which the determining municipality or any part thereof is located, a notice in substantially the following form (the blanks being properly filled in) at the end of which shall be printed the name and title of either the chairman or secretary of the authority:

“____, a public corporation and a political subdivision of the State of Alabama, on the ____ day of ____, authorized the issuance of $____ principal amount of revenue bonds of the said public corporation for purposes authorized in the act of the Legislature of Alabama under which the said public corporation was organized. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of the said bonds, or the pledge and the indenture to secure the same, or the proceedings authorizing the same, must be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of this notice.”

Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside or question the proceedings for the issuance of the bonds referred to in said notice or to contest the validity of any such bonds, or the validity of the pledge and indenture made therefor, must be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of such notice. After the expiration of the said period, no right of action or defense questioning or attacking the validity of the said proceedings or of the said bonds or the said pledge or indenture shall be asserted, nor shall the validity of the said proceedings, bonds, pledge or indenture be open to question in any court on any ground whatsoever except in an action commenced within such period.
Ala. Code § 16-49-25 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 49 / Section 16-49-25
Section 16-49-25 Vacancies in Office
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2011-657, p. 1744, §2, effective June 9, 2011.
Ala. Code § 16-44A-51 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44A / Section 16-44A-51
Section 16-44A-51 Designation and Dedication
Status: in_force

Section 16-44A-35(b) previously designated the American Village administered by the Citizenship Trust, herein the Trust, as a Veterans Living Legacy, and it is hereby redesignated and rededicated as the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy.
Ala. Code § 16-1-48 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-48
Section 16-1-48 Anaphylaxis Preparedness Program. (Amended by Act 2026-561)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-561, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) The State Department of Education shall develop an anaphylaxis preparedness program to be adopted by each local board of education and implemented in each K-12 public school commencing with the 2015-2016 scholastic year. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy shall provide guidance, direction, and advice to the State Department of Education in developing and administering the anaphylaxis preparedness program.

(b) The anaphylaxis preparedness program shall incorporate the following three levels of prevention initiated by licensed public school nurses as a part of the health services program:

(1) Level I, primary prevention: Education programs that address food allergies and anaphylaxis through both classroom and individual instruction for staff and students.

(2) Level II, secondary prevention: Identification and management of chronic illness.

(3) Level III, tertiary prevention: The development of a planned response to anaphylaxis-related emergencies in the school setting.

(c) Each local board of education may collaborate with a physician to develop and maintain a protocol for emergency response that shall include a supply of premeasured, single dose autoinjectable epinephrine on each public school campus to treat potentially life threatening allergic reactions. Single dose autoinjectable epinephrine consists of a single use device used for automatic injection of a premeasured dose of epinephrine into the human body or another epinephrine system approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for public use. Single dose autoinjectable epinephrine may be self-administered at school by a student pursuant to Section 16-1-39 or may be administered or provided to school children by the school nurse, or unlicensed school personnel who have completed an anaphylaxis training program conducted by a nationally recognized organization experienced in training laypersons in emergency health treatment or other medication administration program approved by the State Department of Education and State Board of Nursing. Training may be conducted online or in person and, at a minimum, shall cover each of the following:

(1) Techniques on how to recognize symptoms of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis.

(2) Standards and procedures for the storage and administration of single dose autoinjectable epinephrine.

(3) Emergency follow-up procedures.

(d) A school that possesses and makes available single dose autoinjectable epinephrine and its employees, agents, and other trained personnel, and any person who conducts the training described in subsection (c), shall be immune from suit and not liable for any civil damages resulting from any acts or omissions in the supervision or rendering of services, care, or assistance to a student under this section, nor for any civil damages resulting from any act, or failure to act, to provide or arrange for further treatment, care, or assistance. No information or protocols produced related to this section shall be construed to establish a standard of care for physicians or otherwise modify, amend, or supersede any provision of the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996, commencing with Section 6-5-540, or any amendment thereto, or any judicial interpretation thereof. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, a physician who is consulted or participates in regard to anaphylaxis-related emergencies, or develops, maintains, or is otherwise associated with, a protocol under this section, or takes any other action associated with, or related to, this section, is immune from all civil and criminal liability for any such acts.

(e) The requirement that a supply of premeasured, single dose autoinjectable epinephrine be secured and maintained on each public school campus shall only be enforced if funding is provided by the state.
Ala. Code § 16-23-14 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Section 16-23-14
Section 16-23-14 Standards and Minimum Requirements for Training
Status: in_force

For the purpose of setting up standards for the preparation of teachers, supervisors and administrative employees for service in the public schools, the State Board of Education shall, subject to other provisions of this chapter, authorize and prescribe minimum requirements on courses of study, organization, qualifications of instructors, buildings and equipment and sanitary conditions, and it shall be the duty of the State Superintendent of Education or his professional assistants to visit institutions engaged in teacher-training, hold conferences with the teachers and officials of such institutions, explain the requirements of the State Board of Education relating to the preparation of teachers, look into the character of work being done and perform such other services as may be deemed advisable for the improvement of the training provided for prospective teachers of the public schools of the state.
Ala. Code § 16-33C-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33C / Section 16-33C-7
Section 16-33C-7 Pact Contracts
Status: in_force

(a) Each PACT contract shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following terms:

(1) The amount and the number of contract payments required from a purchaser on behalf of a designated beneficiary.

(2) The terms and conditions under which purchasers shall remit contract payments, including, but not limited to, the date or dates upon which each contract payment shall be due.

(3) Provisions for late payment charges and for default.

(4) Provisions for withdrawal from the PACT Program, including refunds and any penalty therefor.

(5) The name and date of birth of the designated beneficiary on whose behalf a contract is drawn.

(6) Terms and conditions under which another person may be subsequently substituted for the designated beneficiary originally named.

(7) The name of the person entitled to terminate the PACT contract, the terms and conditions under which a PACT contract may be terminated, and the name of the person entitled to any refund due as a result of termination of a PACT contract.

(8) The period of time during which the designated beneficiary must claim benefits through the PACT Program.

(9) The number of credit hours contracted for by the purchaser.

(10) All other rights and obligations of the purchaser and the PACT Program.

(11) Such other terms, conditions, and provisions as the board considers in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate.

(b) In the event a designated beneficiary is accepted by and elects to attend a college or university outside the State of Alabama, the PACT board shall, upon receipt of evidence of admission to said college or university, remit contract benefits pursuant to the terms of the PACT contract.

(c) A PACT contract shall also specifically provide that, if after ten years following the designated beneficiary’s college entrance date or the actual entrance date of a designated beneficiary who is an accelerated student, neither the PACT contract has been terminated nor the designated beneficiary’s rights under the contract exercised, the PACT board, after making reasonable effort to locate the purchaser, shall presume the contract purchase amount unclaimed and abandoned property, and thereafter administered in accordance with the Alabama Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 35.

(d) Nothing in this chapter, nor in a PACT contract entered into pursuant to this chapter, shall be construed as a promise or guarantee by the PACT board or the state that: A person shall be admitted to a particular college or university; or that a person shall be allowed to continue to attend a college or university after having been admitted; or that a person shall be graduated from a college or university; or that Alabama resident status shall be conferred. Each state college or university shall establish its own residency requirements for matriculation.

(e) The state or any state agency, or any county, or municipality, or any other employer in the state is hereby authorized, by contract, or otherwise, to agree with any employee to remit contract payments through payroll deduction made by the appropriate official of the state, state agency, political subdivision, or other employer under the terms of an accepted PACT contract.
Ala. Code § 16-52-14 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 52 / Section 16-52-14
Section 16-52-14 Scholarships to School of Nursing - Who Eligible
Status: in_force

To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this chapter, a person must have been a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application and must be a person of good character, and shall have been accepted for matriculation by the authorities of Jacksonville State University and shall have met the requirements for professional nursing education as determined by the Lurleen B. Wallace School of Nursing of Jacksonville State University. Applications for scholarships shall be made to the Lurleen B. Wallace School of Nursing of Jacksonville State University.
Ala. Code § 16-25-15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-15
Section 16-25-15 Increase in Benefits - Ten Percent
Status: in_force

(a) On or after October 1, 1969, there is hereby provided to any teacher who was receiving a retirement allowance from the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama and who was retired prior to October 1, 1969, an increase in his or her maximum retirement allowance in the amount of 10 percent, excluding those whose monthly retirement allowance is as much as $400.00 and that such increase shall be limited so as to provide not to exceed a maximum retirement allowance of $400.00 per month.

(b) The Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall administer all the benefits provided by this section under such rules and regulations as the said Board of Control may adopt not inconsistent herewith.

(c) The Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall determine annually the amount required to pay the cost of the benefits provided in this section and shall notify the chief fiscal officer of each employer the percentum rate of earnable compensation of the members required to be paid the retirement system. Each employer of members of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama shall pay on account of the increases provided in this section in the same manner and from the same source of funds as is provided in Section 16-25-21, it being the intent of the Legislature that the costs of providing the increases provided in this section shall be distributed from all funds in proportion to the salaries paid therefrom for active members.
Ala. Code § 16-66-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 66 / Section 16-66-2
Section 16-66-2 Composition
Status: in_force

This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-291.
Ala. Code § 16-46B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46B / Section 16-46B-2
Section 16-46B-2 Computer Science Course or Instruction Requirements. (Amended by Act 2026-507)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-507, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a)(1) Beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, each public high school shall offer at least one authentic computer science course from a department-approved list.

(2) Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, each public middle school shall offer instruction in middle school computer science courses approved by the department.

(3) Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each public elementary school shall offer instruction on the basics of computer science and computational thinking.

(b) A computer science course or instruction in computer science offered by a public school shall satisfy all of the following:

(1) Be of high quality, as defined by the department.

(2) Meet or exceed the standards and curriculum requirements, as they relate to authentic computer science, established by the board in the state course of study for digital literacy and computer science pursuant to Section 16-35-4 and be on the approved list of computer science courses.

(c) A computer science course offered by a public high school should be offered through an in-person setting and shall be offered as a virtual or distance learning course option only when an in-person classroom setting is not practicable. A rationale for using the virtual or distance learning option shall be included in the annual report.

(d) The enforcement of this section shall comply with Section 16-1-11.1.
Ala. Code § 16-3-40 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-40
Section 16-3-40 Public High School Graduation Examination Available to Nonpublic High School Students
Status: in_force

(a) If the State Board of Education requires public high school students to take a high school graduation examination prior to graduation, the board shall make the examination available to nonpublic high school students in the state.

(b) This section shall not be construed as requiring nonpublic high schools to give the graduation examination. The examination shall be made available to nonpublic high school students so that those students may use the results of the examination to satisfy admission requirements of institutions of higher education.

(c) The board may establish and charge each nonpublic high school student taking the examination a reasonable fee to cover costs of providing the examination.

(d) The board may promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement this section.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-21 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-21
Section 16-25A-21 Flexible Employees’ Benefits Programs
Status: in_force

Employee premium contributions shall be deducted, by all employers, from payroll on a pretax basis as permitted under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. The board is authorized to transfer the necessary funds from the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan to the fund established by the Public Education Flexible Employees Benefit Board for the administration of the Public Education Flexible Employees Benefits Program. All public education employees shall be offered flexible spending accounts by employers for pretax deductions for medical and childcare expenses.
Ala. Code § 16-60-330 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-330
Section 16-60-330 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to establish the Marion Military Institute under the supervision of the Alabama State Board of Education and the Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education.
Ala. Code § 16-1-32 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-32
Section 16-1-32 Debit Cards; Authorized Uses; Transaction Fees
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees or any other governing body of a public institution of higher education as defined in Section 16-5-1 may establish a program which provides students enrolled at the institution with debit cards issued by the institution. This specific authority shall exist in addition to any pre-existing authority to establish such a program conferred elsewhere by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, or statute.

(b) A student issued a debit card under the program may use the card to purchase merchandise or services available through the institution or at the institution through a person authorized to sell merchandise or services at the institution, or at any other location or through any other person as determined by the board of trustees or the governing body.

(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing subsection, the debit card program shall at a minimum allow a person who operates an off-campus college bookstore which sells merchandise or services of the same kind as the merchandise or services that a student may purchase at a bookstore operated on the campus of the institution under subsection (b), to participate in the program under the same or equivalent terms applicable to a person authorized to sell merchandise or services under subsection (b), and to accept a debit card payment from a student to whom a debit card has been issued under the program for purchase of that merchandise or service.

(d) A per transaction fee, not to exceed 3.25 percent of the total purchase price may be charged the off-campus bookstore by the institution administering the debit card program. Other merchants may participate in the program under the terms and conditions established by the institution. The transaction fee for all other merchants or vendors, irrespective of type of business, shall not exceed five percent of the total purchase price.

(e) The amendments to this section specified in Act 2006-405 shall be implemented and be operative by July 1, 2006.
Ala. Code § 16-19-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-19-1
Section 16-19-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings:

(1) LOCAL SUBDIVISION. Any county or municipality in the State of Alabama.

(2) STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Any institution of higher learning above the secondary school classification, whether under the control of a separate board of trustees or under the control of the State Board of Education.

(3) EDUCATIONAL FACILITY. Any educational building, educational center, or other structure designed for use by any state educational institution for any educational purpose.
Ala. Code § 16-6D-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6D / Section 16-6D-1
Section 16-6D-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013.
Ala. Code § 16-24-66 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-24-66
Section 16-24-66 Continuing Service Status Requirements
Status: in_force

Any teacher employed in the public schools under this article shall meet the same requirements for attaining continuing service status as defined in Section 16-24-2.
Ala. Code § 16-26D-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26D / Section 16-26D-5
Section 16-26D-5 Board of Trustees - Functions
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may perform the following functions:

(1) Accept donations, bequests, or other forms of financial assistance for educational purposes from any public or private person or agency and comply with rules and regulations governing grants from the federal government or from any other person or agency, which are not in contravention of the constitution and laws.

(2) Purchase or lease real estate and equipment and make improvements to facilities necessary for the use of the school, in accordance with applicable law.

(3) Lease land or other property belonging to the board of trustees or to the school.

(4) Sell or exchange land or other real property not needed for school purposes, but only when specifically authorized by law and then only in accordance with the procedures provided for the sale of unused school lands. The sale shall be authorized by resolution adopted by the board of trustees, and the act of sale shall be signed by the president of the board of trustees or such other person to whom the signing may be delegated by the board of trustees in the authorizing resolution.

(5) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, regulations, and policies necessary or proper for the conduct of the business of the board of trustees.

(6) Award certificates and issue diplomas for successful completion of programs of study. All certificates and diplomas shall be in addition to a regular high school diploma which shall be issued by the state board in accordance with state law to any student who successfully completes the program of study adopted by the board of trustees.

(7) Enter into contracts and agreements which have been recommended by the director, in accordance with applicable law, and to the extent that funds are specifically appropriated therefor, with other public agencies with respect to cooperative enterprises and undertakings related to or associated with an educational purpose or program affecting education in the school. This shall not preclude the board of trustees from entering into other contracts and agreements that the board of trustees may deem necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the board of trustees.

(8) Perform such other functions as are necessary to the supervision and control of those phases of education under the board of trustees.

(b) The board of trustees shall delegate to the executive director those powers and duties the board of trustees deems appropriate to aid the director in the efficient administration of his or her responsibility for the implementation of the policies of the board of trustees.

(c) In addition to the authorities granted in this chapter and any powers, duties, and responsibilities vested by any other applicable laws, the board of trustees shall perform all of the following duties:

(1) Adopt rules, regulations, and policies necessary for the efficient operation of the school.

(2) Establish criteria to be used in determining eligibility of applicants for enrollment.

(3) Determine subjects and extracurricular activities to be offered. Subjects shall initially be subject to approval by the state board, and thereafter, changes in the subjects shall be subject to approval by the state board.

(4) Select a director who shall be the chief administrative officer of the school and who shall administer the rules, regulations, and policies adopted by the board of trustees pursuant to this chapter. The director shall also be the chief administrative officer of the board of trustees and shall be responsible for all the administrative functions, duties, and needs of the board of trustees. Until such time as the board of trustees selects a director, the superintendent shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the board of trustees and shall be responsible for the duties of the director as they relate to the board of trustees. The superintendent shall relinquish administrative duties to the director when the director officially assumes his or her duties with the board of trustees.

(5) Determine faculty and staff positions necessary for the efficient operation of the school and select personnel for those positions.

(6) Prepare and adopt an annual budget necessary for the continued operation of the school.

(7) Pay the expenses, per diem, and travel expenses of the board of trustees and its members, which shall be the same as allowed state employees when the board member is traveling on board business. The board shall also pay the salaries and expenses including, but not limited to, facilities, equipment, and supplies of the faculty and staff of the school out of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the operating and administrative expenses of the board of trustees and the school.

(8) Exercise budgetary responsibility and allocate for expenditure by the school and programs under its jurisdiction all monies appropriated or otherwise made available for purposes of the board of trustees and of the school and programs.

(9) Prescribe and select for use in the school free textbooks and other materials of instruction for students enrolled in the school and programs under its jurisdiction for which the Legislature provides funds. Wherever practical, the board of trustees shall select the same textbooks and other materials of instruction as are adopted by the state board.

(10) Prepare and adopt or approve programs of study and rules, bylaws, and regulations for the discipline of students and for the government of the school and programs under its jurisdiction, which may not be inconsistent with law and which shall be enforced by the staff and faculty of the school. Programs of study shall initially be subject to approval by the state board, and thereafter, any changes in programs of study shall be subject to approval by the state board.

(11) Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, prescribe the qualifications of teachers at the school, provided that any teacher employed at the school, who does not hold certification, shall hold an advanced degree, or be acknowledged by the board of trustees as an expert, in his or her field of instruction.

(12) Develop and adopt a formula or system under which students shall be admitted. The formula or system shall be sufficient to insure that at least one qualified applicant for admission from within the geographical boundaries of each city and county public school system in the state shall be eligible for admission to the school each year. If no qualified applicant from a city or county public school system applies for admission, then the slots available to that school system shall be lost to that system for that school year and shall be reallocated by the board of trustees to provide for the admission of qualified applicants from other public school systems. Any provision of this subdivision to the contrary notwithstanding, the board of trustees shall admit additional students, utilizing admission criteria provided by the adopted formula or system and as resources and facilities allow, by also taking into consideration the enrollment size of the city or county public school system of the student applicant.

(13) Assist teachers, administrators, and superintendents across the state in replicating cyber technology and engineering best practices in their own schools. Assistance shall include, but not be limited to, classroom observations, workshops, and fostering communities of practice in the areas of cyber technology and engineering.

(14) Adopt rules and regulations to provide for the evaluation of any applicant who has not been evaluated but who satisfies all other criteria for participation in the program.

(d) Nine members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official action of the board of trustees shall require the favorable vote of a majority of those members present and voting.

(e) Members of the board of trustees shall be compensated for all actual vouchered expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and functions as required by this chapter. Expenses shall be paid by the director from funds appropriated therefor by the Legislature and upon the warrant of the board of trustees.

(f) The board of trustees shall serve as the local educational agency for the school.
Ala. Code § 16-4-14 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-14
Section 16-4-14 Grading and Standardizing Schools
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education rules and regulations for grading and standardizing all public schools of an elementary and high school grade, also for limiting on the basis of equipment and number of teachers employed, the years and grades of instructions that may be offered in such schools, but such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this title or any other statute of this state. He shall also prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education the minimum requirements for issuing all certificates and diplomas in such schools.
Ala. Code § 16-6F-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6F / Section 16-6F-3
Section 16-6F-3 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) It is in the best interests of the people of Alabama to provide all children with access to high quality public schools.

(2) It is necessary to continue to search for ways to strengthen the academic performance of elementary and secondary public school students.

(3) Different students learn differently and public schools should have the ability to customize programs to fit the needs of individual students.

(4) Those who know students best, parents and educators, make the best education-related decisions regarding their students.

(5) Parents and local educators have a right and responsibility to actively participate in the educational institutions that serve the children of Alabama.

(6) Public school programs, whenever possible, should be customized to fit the needs of individual children.

(7) Students of all backgrounds are entitled to access to a high quality education.

(8) Therefore, with this chapter, the Legislature intends to accomplish all of the following:

a. Provide school systems and communities with additional tools that may be used to better meet the educational needs of a diverse student population.

b. Encourage innovative educational ideas that improve student learning for students at all academic levels.

c. Empower educators to be nimble and strategic in their decisions on behalf of students.

d. Provide additional high quality educational options for all students, especially students in low performing schools.

e. Create public schools with freedom and flexibility in exchange for exceptional results.

f. Foster tools and strategies to close achievement gaps between high-performing and low-performing groups of public school students.
Ala. Code § 16-3-16.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-16.1
Section 16-3-16.1 Board to Review Requirements for Teacher Education; Nationally Normed Teacher Examination
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds a compelling interest in adequately preparing teachers to teach. The two basic components of teaching consist of knowing what to teach (content) and knowing how to teach (methodology). To assure that teachers entering Alabama’s classrooms have been thoroughly prepared, the Legislature directs the State Board of Education to review the requirements of programs for teacher education and preparation and select a nationally normed teacher examination to be used. The nationally normed teacher examination may include the National Teacher Exam or any other national equivalent exam. Colleges and universities shall require each teacher candidate to pass the nationally normed examination as a condition of graduation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, a person can, at any time, elect to not be a teacher candidate. The State Board of Education shall prescribe the manner in which the examination is to be administered and shall further determine the standard to be used for passing the examination.

(b) Graduates of teacher education programs who apply for certification who have attended out-of-state colleges and universities must also pass the same nationally normed teacher examination as required of students attending teacher preparation programs in Alabama. The examination shall be administered in a manner prescribed by the State Board of Education. The same standard used for passing the examination for students enrolled in teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities in Alabama shall be applicable.

(c) This section shall become effective for teacher education candidates who enter their program effective August 1, 1995.
Ala. Code § 16-22A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22A / Section 16-22A-1
Section 16-22A-1 Short Title; Purpose
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999. Article 1 provides the procedure for conducting criminal history background information checks on all applicants for certification, public and nonpublic applicants for employment, nonpublic current employees, and current employees under review. Article 2 provides the procedure for conducting criminal history background information checks on current public certified and noncertified employees.
Ala. Code § 16-66-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 66 / Section 16-66-7
Section 16-66-7 Reimbursement for Expenses
Status: in_force

This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-296.
Ala. Code § 16-5-100 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-100
Section 16-5-100 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) APPROVED DEGREE. A completed master’s degree recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education for an athletic training program through which students become eligible for an approved degree. (2) APPROVED INSTITUTION. A public or private nonprofit institution of higher education that satisfies both of the following: a. Is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges or by a nationally recognized accrediting agency that provides the institution with eligibility to receive Title IV federal student aid. b. Is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education for an athletic training program through which students become eligible for national certification upon successfully completing the Board of Certification, Inc. examination. (3) ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES. Services provided by a licensed athletic trainer within the scope of athletic training practice pursuant to Chapter 40 of Title 34. (4) CERTIFICATION. National recognition by successfully completing the Board of Certification, Inc. examination for athletic training. (5) CHARTER SCHOOL. A public K-12 school established pursuant to Chapter 6F. (6) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education. (7) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT. An individual who satisfies the criteria set out in this article and is eligible under rules adopted by the commission in consultation with the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers. (8) LICENSED ATHLETIC TRAINER. A health care professional who is legally authorized to perform athletic training services within this state upon satisfying all of the following requirements: a. Graduated from an approved athletic training program at the master’s degree level from an approved institution. b. Passed the Board of Certification, Inc. examination. c. Holds a valid license from the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers which verifies the individual meets state-specific requirements, including continuing education. (9) LOAN ASSISTANCE SUPPORT. Financial assistance provided to a licensed athletic trainer who provides athletic training services at a qualifying institution and has an outstanding federal student loan balance. (10) PROGRAM. The Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), or any successor program, administered by the commission in consultation with the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers. (11) QUALIFYING INSTITUTION. A public K-12 school or school system in this state which requires athletic training services for sanctioned activities governed by an organization, including the Alabama High School Athletic Association or the Alabama Independent School Association. (12) YEAR. The fall, spring, and summer semesters of an academic year of a qualifying institution.

(1) APPROVED DEGREE. A completed master’s degree recognized by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education for an athletic training program through which students become eligible for an approved degree.

(2) APPROVED INSTITUTION. A public or private nonprofit institution of higher education that satisfies both of the following:

a. Is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges or by a nationally recognized accrediting agency that provides the institution with eligibility to receive Title IV federal student aid.

b. Is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education for an athletic training program through which students become eligible for national certification upon successfully completing the Board of Certification, Inc. examination.

(3) ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES. Services provided by a licensed athletic trainer within the scope of athletic training practice pursuant to Chapter 40 of Title 34.

(4) CERTIFICATION. National recognition by successfully completing the Board of Certification, Inc. examination for athletic training.

(5) CHARTER SCHOOL. A public K-12 school established pursuant to Chapter 6F.

(6) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education.

(7) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT. An individual who satisfies the criteria set out in this article and is eligible under rules adopted by the commission in consultation with the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.

(8) LICENSED ATHLETIC TRAINER. A health care professional who is legally authorized to perform athletic training services within this state upon satisfying all of the following requirements:

a. Graduated from an approved athletic training program at the master’s degree level from an approved institution.

b. Passed the Board of Certification, Inc. examination.

c. Holds a valid license from the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers which verifies the individual meets state-specific requirements, including continuing education.

(9) LOAN ASSISTANCE SUPPORT. Financial assistance provided to a licensed athletic trainer who provides athletic training services at a qualifying institution and has an outstanding federal student loan balance.

(10) PROGRAM. The Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), or any successor program, administered by the commission in consultation with the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.

(11) QUALIFYING INSTITUTION. A public K-12 school or school system in this state which requires athletic training services for sanctioned activities governed by an organization, including the Alabama High School Athletic Association or the Alabama Independent School Association.
Ala. Code § 16-20-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 20 / Section 16-20-3
Section 16-20-3 When Secretary of State Issues Patent
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State must issue patents, upon satisfactory evidence furnished him of full payment of purchase money to any person, agent or other officer legally authorized to receive such payment; and, upon proof of a mistake in the issue of any patent, he must correct the same or issue a new patent on the return of the original to his office.
Ala. Code § 16-28-20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-20
Section 16-28-20 Compensation of Attendance Officers
Status: in_force

The attendance officers who are employed by the county or city board of education shall be paid by the respective boards of education such salaries as may be required to secure efficient service. Said attendance officer shall be paid as other employees of the county or city boards of education are paid, but no attendance officer shall receive any compensation under the provisions of this title until he shall have filed such reports as are required by the State Board of Education and by the board of education of the county or city employing him.
Ala. Code § 16-36-66 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-66
Section 16-36-66 Required Affidavits for the State Board of Education and Local Boards of Education
Status: in_force

(a) The State Superintendent of Education, members of the State Board of Education, local superintendents of education, and members of local boards of education shall not do any of the following:

(1) Possess an interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract that might be made pursuant to this article for the purchase of textbooks by the state or local boards of education.

(2) Possess any interest as an author, an associate author, a publisher, a representative or agent of an author or of a publisher of any textbook.

(3) Possess any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in the business or profits of any person, firm or corporation engaged in manufacturing, publishing, or selling of textbooks.

(4) Accept any emolument, promise of future reward or consideration of value of any kind from any publisher of textbooks or his or her agent.

(b) Each member of the State Board of Education and each member of all local boards of education shall prepare an affidavit as required by Section 16-36-62 in the case of members of local textbook committees.

(c) Any violation of this section shall be unlawful. Upon conviction of such a violation, the person shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or five years in the state penitentiary, or both, and his or her office as a superintendent, or as a member of the State Board of Education or member of a local board of education shall be forfeited.
Ala. Code § 16-30B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30B / Section 16-30B-5
Section 16-30B-5 Liability of Attending Physician
Status: in_force

An attending physician, as defined in Section 22-8A-3, has no supervisory authority over the school’s execution of the Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan and shall be immune from civil liability for any orders, acts, or omissions directly related to this chapter, including any vicarious liability for the acts and omissions of school employees and officials in carrying out the Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan.
Ala. Code § 16-8-35 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-35
Section 16-8-35 Conditions of Promotion of Pupils
Status: in_force

The county board of education, upon the recommendation of the county superintendent of education, shall prescribe the conditions on which pupils in the elementary schools, limited to the first six grades of elementary instruction, may be admitted to junior high schools, and also the conditions upon which pupils in junior high schools may be admitted to senior high schools.
Ala. Code § 16-13-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-9
Section 16-13-9 Bonding of Persons Handling Public School Funds Generally - Payment of Premiums
Status: in_force

County and city boards of education are hereby authorized to expend public school funds in order to pay the necessary premiums on the surety bonds authorized in Section 16-13-8 and to pay for audits of such funds.
Ala. Code § 16-25-151 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-151
Section 16-25-151 Withdrawal from Service; Death of Participant
Status: in_force

(a) On withdrawing from service pursuant to Section 16-25-14, a member who participated in DROP:

(1) Who fulfilled his or her contractual obligation pursuant to DROP shall receive a lump-sum payment from his or her DROP account equal to the payments made to that account on his or her behalf plus interest. Further, the member shall receive his or her accumulated contribution made during participation in DROP, together with interest for the period of DROP participation as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of Section 16-25-14. In lieu of a lump-sum payment from the DROP account, to the extent eligible under applicable tax laws, the member’s total accrued benefit may be “rolled over” directly to the custodian of an eligible retirement plan. The member shall also begin receiving his or her monthly benefit which had been paid directly into the DROP account during his or her participation in DROP. However, the monthly benefit shall be recalculated prospectively to reflect any accrued sick leave as credit for retirement purposes. Conversion of sick leave is limited to the applicable laws pertaining to conversion of sick leave into retirement credit. In no event can the number of days converted be greater than the number of days the participant had on the date he or she entered DROP. The member is not allowed to change the option allowance chosen at the beginning of DROP participation.

(2) Who did not fulfill his or her obligation under DROP due to involuntary termination, disability, or involuntary transfer of his or her spouse, shall receive a lump-sum payment from his or her DROP account equal to the payments made to that account on his or her behalf plus interest. Further, the member shall receive his or her accumulated contribution made during participation in DROP, together with interest for the period of DROP participation as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of Section 16-25-14. In lieu of a lump-sum payment from the DROP account, to the extent eligible under applicable tax laws, the member’s total accrued benefit may be “rolled over” directly to the custodian of an eligible retirement plan. The member shall also begin receiving his or her monthly benefit which had been paid directly into the DROP account during his or her participation in DROP. However, the monthly benefit shall be recalculated prospectively to reflect any accrued sick leave as credit for retirement purposes. Conversion of sick leave is limited to the applicable laws pertaining to conversion of sick leave into retirement credit. In no event can the number of days converted be greater than the number of days the participant had on the date he or she entered DROP. The member is not allowed to change the option allowance chosen at the beginning of DROP participation.

(3) Who did not fulfill his or her obligation under DROP due to voluntary termination within the first three years of participation shall forfeit a portion of his or her DROP account that constitutes the retirement allowance. The member shall be entitled to a return of his or her member contribution made during his or her participation in DROP as well as any interest attributable to the retirement allowance. However, following termination of employment, the member shall begin receiving his or her monthly benefit which had been paid directly into the DROP account during his or her participation in DROP. However, the monthly benefit shall be recalculated prospectively to reflect any accrued sick leave as credit for retirement purposes. Conversion of sick leave is limited to the applicable laws pertaining to conversion of sick leave into retirement credit. In no event can the number of days converted be greater than the number of days the participant had on the date he or she entered DROP. The member is not allowed to change the option allowance chosen at the beginning of DROP participation.

(b) If a participant dies during the period of participation in DROP, a lump-sum payment equal to the payments made to the DROP account on his or her behalf plus interest shall be paid to his or her named beneficiary or, if none, to his or her estate. Further, the beneficiary of the estate shall be entitled to a return of the member’s contribution made during his or her participation in DROP together with interest for the period of DROP participation as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of Section 16-25-14. However, death benefits payable pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 16-25-14 or Section 36-27B-3 shall not be applicable. Where there is a beneficiary that would be entitled to an ongoing monthly benefit, if applicable laws allow, the monthly benefit may be recalculated prospectively to reflect accrued sick leave as credit for retirement purposes. If applicable laws allow, the beneficiary may elect to be paid for the deceased member’s sick leave as would any other member upon retirement. In no event can the number of sick leave days used for either calculation be greater than the number of days the participant had on entry into DROP. The member is not allowed to change the option allowance chosen at the beginning of DROP participation.

(c) At the end of the specified period for DROP:

(1) Payments into the DROP account made on behalf of the member shall cease.

(2) Payment from the DROP account shall not be made to the member until he or she withdraws from service, nor shall the monthly retirement allowance being paid into the DROP account during the period of participation be payable to the member until he or she withdraws from service pursuant to Section 16-25-14.

(3) If the member does not withdraw from service after the period specified for participation in DROP, he or she shall resume active contributing membership in the system for the purpose of earning creditable service. Under no circumstance will any time spent participating in DROP be eligible to constitute service credit in any Alabama public supported retirement system.

(d)(1) Upon a future withdrawal from service, the member shall receive a lump-sum payment from his or her DROP account equal to the payments made to that account on his or her behalf plus interest. Further, the member shall receive his or her accumulated contribution made during participation in DROP together with interest for the period of DROP participation as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of Section 16-25-14. In lieu of a lump-sum payment from the DROP account, to the extent eligible under applicable tax laws, the member’s total accrued benefit may be “rolled over” directly to the custodian of an eligible retirement plan.

(2) Upon withdrawal from service, the monthly retirement allowance that was being originally paid into the DROP account shall begin to be paid to the member. However, the monthly benefit shall be recalculated prospectively to reflect any accrued sick leave as credit for retirement purposes. Conversion of sick leave is limited to the applicable laws pertaining to conversion of sick leave into retirement credit. In no event can the number of days converted be greater than the number of days the participant had on the date he or she entered DROP. The member is not allowed to change the option allowance chosen at the beginning of DROP participation.

(3) Upon withdrawal from service, the member shall receive an additional retirement benefit based on his or her additional service rendered to the system since termination of participating in DROP, using the normal method of computation of benefit for that period only. This additional service shall not be added to any service prior to his or her participation in DROP. The member’s average compensation for that time worked after the participation in DROP shall be multiplied by the appropriate benefit factor multiplied by the amount of time worked after the participation in DROP. Under no circumstances is this service to be combined with service prior to participation in DROP.

(4) The option used for retirement purposes shall be that applicable to the original benefit.

(5) If the member dies or becomes disabled during the period of additional service, he or she shall be considered as having retired on the date of death or commencement of disability. However, no death benefits pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 16-25-14 or Section 36-27B-3 will be applicable.
Ala. Code § 16-13-261 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-261
Section 16-13-261 Authority for Special School Tax to Continue until Payments of Refunding Obligations
Status: in_force

In any instance in which the Legislature, by general or local act, has provided for or authorized the levy and collection within any county or municipality of a tax, other than an ad valorem tax, for school purposes, herein called a “special school tax,” and has specified that the authority for the levy of such special school tax shall terminate upon the payment in full of certain generally or specifically described bonds, warrants, or other obligations, herein called “original obligations,” if other bonds, warrants, or other obligations, herein called “refunding obligations,” are issued to provide for the payment or redemption of some or all of the original obligations or any previously issued refunding obligations, the authority for the levy and collection of the special school tax shall continue until the payment in full of all refunding obligations. As used herein, the term “refunding obligations” includes bonds, warrants, or other obligations issued for multiple purposes, so long as one of those purposes is to provide for the payment or redemption of some or all of the original obligations or any previously issued refunding obligations.
Ala. Code § 16-6G-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6G / Section 16-6G-3
Section 16-6G-3 Literacy Task Force; Membership; Meetings; Approved Assessment Systems
Status: in_force

(a) The State Superintendent of Education shall convene a standing Literacy Task Force by December 1, 2019, to provide recommendations for comprehensive core reading and reading intervention programs, a state continuum of teacher development for approved science of reading pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 16-6G-6, and an annual list of vetted assessments that are valid and reliable reading screening, formative, and diagnostic assessment systems for selection and use by local education agencies. In future reviews, the task force shall add an element to the core reading and intervention program rubrics to review content for age appropriateness. The list finalized by the State Superintendent of Education for the 2021-2022 school year shall be valid for a period of five years, beginning with the date of approval. The vetted and approved list of assessments by the task force shall be valid for a period of three years, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. Assessments may be added during that time period, but not removed. Any changes must be approved by the task force. The task force shall endeavor to include multiple vendors in each approved list. The task force shall make public all rubrics and measurements used to determine eligibility and compliance for all assessments that applied for consideration. All appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state. The State Department of Education shall verify that each appointee satisfies the credentials under which he or she was appointed. The membership of the task force shall include all of the following appointees, each of whom shall have at least three years of experience with scientifically based reading instruction:

(1) The Director of the Alabama Reading Initiative.

(2) Two public K-12 teachers appointed by the Executive Director of the Alabama Education Association.

(3) One public K-12 special education teacher appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

(4) Three Certified Academic Dyslexia Therapists, who have been certified for a minimum of three years, appointed by the Alabama Branch of the International Dyslexia Association.

(5) Two public school principals appointed by the Executive Director of the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools.

(6) One local superintendent of education appointed by the Executive Director of the School Superintendents of Alabama.

(7) One local board of education member appointed by the Alabama Association of School Boards.

(8) One national expert in literacy member appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

(9) One early childhood educator appointed by the Secretary of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education.

(10) One dean of a college of education appointed by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.

(11) Seven additional members, including two public K-12 teachers, four of whom shall be appointed by the Governor and three by the State Superintendent of Education.

(12) Two at-large members: One member shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to serve as chair for a two-year term and subsequently as vice chair for a two-year term, and one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve as vice chair for a two-year term and subsequently as chair for a two-year term.

(b) Members appointed to the task force shall be appointed to serve a four-year term and may be reappointed to serve one additional two-year term.

(c) The members of the task force shall be reimbursed through the department for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties for the task force in the same manner and at the same rate as is provided for state employees. Subject to appropriations, nothing in this chapter shall limit payment for their service.

(d) The task force shall meet at least twice a year. The task force shall set meeting dates and times, set agendas, vote, and develop recommendations for the State Superintendent of Education. All task force meetings and subcommittee meetings shall be publicly posted along with a complete listing of all task force members.

(e) Each approved assessment system shall do all of the following:

(1) Provide screening and diagnostic capabilities for monitoring student progress.

(2) Measure, at a minimum, phonological awareness, oral language, the alphabetic principle, including letter naming, letter sound, and sound letter correspondences, decoding, encoding, accuracy, vocabulary, and comprehension.

(3) Identify students who have a reading deficiency, including identifying students with characteristics of dyslexia.

(4) Provide predictive validity with regard to the state summative assessment.

(f) In determining which assessment systems to approve for use by local education agencies, the task force, at a minimum, shall also consider all of the following factors:

(1) The time required to conduct the assessments, with the intention of minimizing the impact on instructional time.

(2) The level of integration of assessment results with instructional support for teachers and students.

(3) The timeliness in reporting assessment results to teachers, administrators, and parents.
Ala. Code § 16-47-190 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-190
Section 16-47-190 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section:

(1) UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama.

(2) UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA MUSEUM. Mound State Monument, the archeological shrine, the historical museum and the recreational area located near the town of Moundville, Alabama and situated partially in Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama, and the museum, shell collection, beetle collection, coin collection and other museum properties owned by the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Incorporated, which are in the custody or under the control of the Geological Survey of Alabama.

(3) MUSEUM FUND. The fund created in this article for the depository of money by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama to be used for expenditure upon operation, development, protection, expansion, planning and maintaining the land, facilities and equipment in Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama as a state monument, archeological shrine, historical museum, recreational area or University of Alabama Museum.
Ala. Code § 16-52-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 52 / Section 16-52-10
Section 16-52-10 Board of Trustees - Reports to Legislature
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made to the Legislature, at each session thereof, a full report of its transactions and of the condition of the university, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the university by those charged with the administration of its finances.
Ala. Code § 16-23-3.2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Section 16-23-3.2
Section 16-23-3.2
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education shall establish a Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate. A Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate shall be available for a teaching field for which the state board otherwise requires a bachelor’s degree. The State Department of Education may issue a temporary certificate pursuant to this section to any applicant who:

(1) Documents 48 months of active duty military service with an honorable discharge or a medical separation;

(2) Submits to the department the required application forms and fees and satisfactorily completes a criminal history background information check pursuant to the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999;

(3) Is recommended for certification by a local superintendent of education or private K-12 school administrator; and

(4) Verifies compliance with all of the following admission criteria:

a. Completion of 60 college credits with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, as evidenced by one or more accredited institutions of higher education.

b. A passing score on the appropriate Praxis content test of the Alabama Educator Certification Assessment Program (AECAP).

c. Any other admission criteria established by the State Board of Education.

(b) After receiving temporary certification, the individual shall be assigned a mentor by the employing superintendent for a minimum of two school years after commencing employment, or participate in the Alabama Teacher Mentor Program if hired by a local board of education that participates in the program.

(c) A temporary certificate issued pursuant to this section is valid for five school years, is limited to a one-time issuance, and is nonrenewable.

(d) Time served as a teacher pursuant to a temporary certificate under this section shall not be counted in determining continued service status.

(e) Individuals who receive a temporary certificate under this section shall not be available to receive an emergency certificate pursuant to Section 16-23-3(f).

(f) When notifying the individual of his or her temporary certificate approval, the department shall also inform the individual of the certificate’s expiration date and provide a list of methods to complete the qualifications for a professional certificate.

(g) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Ala. Code § 16-8-37 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-37
Section 16-8-37 Annual Report Published
Status: in_force

The county board of education shall publish annually in the month of October in the county newspaper at the county seat of each county a full and complete statement of the receipts by source and disbursements by function of the county for the 12 months’ period ending September 30 in such form as is required by the State Superintendent of Education at the same time it forwards said statement to the State Superintendent of Education. The county board of education shall also publish annually in the county newspaper at the county seat of each county in the month of October, a statement of the outstanding indebtedness of the board of education on September 30, which statement must show the schedule by years for retiring said indebtedness and shall separate funded indebtedness from unfunded indebtedness, and the statement shall show the resources available to pay such unfunded indebtedness. The county board of education may also cause to be prepared and published annually in sufficient quantities for distribution among the citizens of the county a report covering the condition, current accomplishments and needs for the improvement of the schools. The refusal or negligent failure of any member of the county board of education to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor, and the State Superintendent of Education shall withhold the payment of public school funds until the provisions of this section have been complied with.
Ala. Code § 16-12-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-12-2
Section 16-12-2 Qualifications
Status: in_force

The superintendent of city schools shall be chosen for his general fitness and character, but shall not be eligible for appointment unless he shall offer proof to the board that he holds a degree from a recognized four-year college or university and is knowledgeable in school administration. Such person need not be a resident or qualified elector of the city or county in which he offers to serve.
Ala. Code § 16-25-10.4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-10.4
Section 16-25-10.4 Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers; Contributions; Creditable Service
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System, elect to have its executive officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, become eligible to participate in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama, subject to all rules, regulations and conditions thereof.

(b) The governing body of the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers, having made an election through a resolution as provided in subsection (a), its employees and executive officers may participate in and be entitled to all benefits of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama, provided that where contributions are made from salaries paid by the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers, the association shall pay the employer costs calculated as a percentage of the salaries of those employees, to be contributed as employer costs in accordance with subdivisions (3) and (5) of Section 16-25-21. Such amounts shall be paid monthly and at the same time as the members’ contributions are made to the Teachers’ Retirement System.

(c) The governing body of the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers may provide in its resolution to the Teachers’ Retirement System’s Board of Control that all service rendered, by an eligible employee or executive officer, to said association, previous to the effective date of said association’s election to come under the Teachers’ Retirement System, shall be creditable service to such employee or executive officer; provided that any such provision shall apply only to those employees and officers who were in the active service of the association on the effective date of said association’s election to be covered under the Teachers’ Retirement System; and provided further that the said resolution also states that the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers, shall assume and pay, as required, all costs necessary to fund the crediting of such previous service, such costs to be determined by the actuary employed by the Teachers’ Retirement System’s Board of Control.