Ala. Code § 16-1-52 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-52
Section 16-1-52 Participation in Athletic Events to Be Based on Biological Sex of Athletes
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1) Physical differences between biological males and biological females have long made separate and sex-specific sports teams important so that female athletes can have equal opportunities to compete in sports.

(2) Physical advantages for biological males relevant to sports include, on average, a larger body size with more skeletal muscle mass, a lower percentage of body fat, and greater maximal delivery of anaerobic and aerobic energy than biological females.

(3) Even at young ages, biological males typically score higher than biological females on cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and speed and agility. These differences become more pronounced during and after puberty as biological males produce higher levels of testosterone. On average, biological male athletes are bigger, faster, stronger, and more physically powerful than their biological female counterparts. This results in a significant sports performance gap between the sexes.

(4) Studies have shown that the benefits that natural testosterone provides to biological male athletes is not significantly diminished through the use of testosterone suppression. Testosterone suppression in biological males does not result in a level playing field between biological male and biological female athletes.

(5) Because of the physical differences between biological males and biological females, having separate athletic teams based on the athletes’ biological sex reduces the chance of injury to biological female athletes and promotes sex equality. It provides opportunities for biological female athletes to compete against their peers rather than against biological male athletes, and allows biological female athletes to compete on a fair playing field for scholarships and other athletic accomplishments.

(b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), a public K-12 school may not participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic athletic events within this state that are either scheduled by or conducted under the authority of any athletic association of the state that permits or allows participation in athletic events within the state conducted exclusively for males by any individual who is not a biological male or participation in athletic events within the state conducted exclusively for females by any individual who is not a biological female.

(2) A public K-12 school may not allow a biological female to participate on a male team if there is a female team in a sport. A public K-12 school may not allow a biological male to participate on a female team.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to athletic events at which both biological males and biological females are permitted or allowed to participate.

(d)(1) An intercollegiate athletic team or sport sponsored by a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education that is designated for females, women, or girls shall not be open to a biological male.

(2) An intercollegiate athletic team or sport sponsored by a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education that is designated for males, men, or boys shall not be open to a biological female.

(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the eligibility of any student to participate on any intercollegiate or intramural athletic team or sport designated as coed or mixed.

(e) A governmental entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association or organization may not do either of the following:

(1) File a complaint, open an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a public K-12 school or public two-year or four-year institution of higher education for maintaining separate athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex or male sex.

(2) Retaliate or take any adverse action against a student who reports an alleged violation of this section to an employee or representative of the public K-12 school, public two-year or four-year institution of higher education, athletic association or organization, or to any state or federal agency with oversight of public K-12 schools or public two-year or four-year institutions of higher education in the state.

(f) Any student who is directly deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct harm as a result of a violation of this section shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, attorney fees, and any other relief available under the law. All civil actions under this section shall be initiated within two years from the date the harm occurred.

(g) Except as provided in Section 36-1-12, no cause of action may be maintained against any employee, officer, agent, trustee, director, or board member of a public K-12 school, public two-year or four-year institution of higher education, athletic association, or organization whose actions were in compliance with subdivisions (d)(1) and (d)(2).

(h) It is the intent of the Legislature that constitutionally created boards of trustees comply with the requirements of this section.
Ala. Code § 16-18A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 18A / Section 16-18A-6
Section 16-18A-6 Revenue Bonds - Contracts to Secure Payment
Status: in_force

As security for payment of the principal and interest on bonds issued or obligations assumed by it, the authority may enter into a contract or contracts binding itself for the proper application of the proceeds of bonds and other funds, for the continued operation and maintenance of any property and facilities, owned or controlled and operated by it or under its authority or any part or parts thereof, for the imposition and collection of reasonable rates and rentals for and the promulgation of reasonable regulations respecting the use of property and facilities of the authority and any service furnished therefrom, for the disposition and application of its gross revenues or any part thereof and for any other act or series of acts not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter for the protection of the bonds and other obligations being secured and the assurance that revenues from such property and facilities will be sufficient to cover the cost of all direct operation of such property and facilities by the authority and the maintenance in good condition of such property and facilities, owned and controlled by the authority, the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds payable from such revenues and the maintenance of such reserves as may be deemed appropriate for the protection of the bonds, the efficient operation of such property and facilities, and the making of replacements thereof and capital improvements thereto. Any contract pursuant to the provisions of this section may be set forth in any resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance of bonds or the assumption of obligations or in any mortgage and deed of trust and trust indenture made by the authority under this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-6J-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6J / Section 16-6J-1
Section 16-6J-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education Act of 2024, or the CHOOSE Act.
Ala. Code § 16-51-15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 51 / Section 16-51-15
Section 16-51-15 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 the School of Nursing of the University of North 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. 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 the 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.
Ala. Code § 16-39A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 39A / Section 16-39A-2
Section 16-39A-2 Establishment of Program; Agencies to Provide Free Appropriate Public Education for Eligible Children in Accordance with Act
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a preschool special education program for children with disabilities, ages three through five years, inclusive. All county and city local education agencies are required to provide free appropriate public education for all eligible children with disabilities, ages three through five years, inclusive, in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, previously known as the “Education of the Handicapped Act,” Public Law 91-230, and all amendments thereto.
Ala. Code § 16-47-123.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-123.1
Section 16-47-123.1 Annual Administration Expenses
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards Fund is created in the State Treasury. All monies received by the board pursuant to Section 16-47-125 or Section 16-47-127 and from fees, gifts, donations, grants, and bequests shall be deposited in the fund and are continuously appropriated for granting scholarships or making loans to medical students.

(b) The board shall establish the fiscal requirements for its annual administration expenses, which may be paid from funds from any source which are available to the board.
Ala. Code § 16-22-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-10
Section 16-22-10 Salary Increases for Certain Public Education Employees; Two-Year Colleges Salary Schedule Upgrade; Miscellaneous Pay Provisions
Status: in_force

(a) The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services Department District, the Alabama School of Math and Science, and the Alabama School of Fine Arts for disbursement to the employees thereof funds based on the following criteria. It is the intent of the Legislature that this section does not make appropriations.

(1) KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 (K-12). A six and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each teacher employed in all public school programs for the fiscal year 1993-94 over and above the salary received during the 1992-93 fiscal year. A six and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each public education support worker employed for the fiscal year 1993-94 over and above the total salary received during the 1992-93 fiscal year regardless of number of positions held, excepting employees covered under the state’s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services.

(2) ALABAMA INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND. A six and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each person employed by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind for the fiscal year 1993-94 over and above the salary received during the 1992-93 fiscal year.

(3) POSTSECONDARY. All salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions shall be revised by the State Board of Education to reflect a salary increase of six and one-half percent. The six and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each person employed for the fiscal year in addition to any step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The Postsecondary Education Department shall take proper steps to ensure that employees on all salary schedules are given full credit for prior work experience in the public schools and colleges in Alabama, and shall take care to ensure proper placements on said salary schedules. Those employees entitled to credit for prior work experience in the public schools and colleges of Alabama as previously required by Acts 88-691 and 85-796 and 90-325 who have not been granted such credit on the salary schedules shall be provided backpay if such credit has not been provided.

(b) All of the salary increases which are established by the Legislature or authorized by the State Board of Education shall be paid in full to each person employed before the end of the applicable fiscal year as defined in this Code.

(c) Salary increases mandated by the Legislature or authorized by the State Board of Education for county and city boards of education shall be understood to apply to employees with contracts of up to 180 days. Additional pro rata salary increments shall be granted to those employees whose contracts extend beyond 180 days.

(d) The salary increases contained throughout any pay raise act as passed by the Legislature or authorized by the State Board of Education shall be exclusive of all local increments due.

(e) No employee shall be dismissed or have his work hours or salary reduced due to the provisions of any pay raise act mandated by the Legislature or authorized by the State Board of Education.

(f) Each city and county board of education shall establish and maintain a written salary schedule for each class and type of employee.

(g) Any person employed by any city or county board of education, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Youth Services Department School District, the Alabama School of Math and Science, or the Alabama School of Fine Arts who holds an earned doctorate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning shall be entitled to a pay provision of $1,000 per fiscal year for the earned doctorate degree. This provision shall remain in effect from year to year for those employees who from time to time receive earned doctorate degrees from accredited institutions of higher learning.
Ala. Code § 16-5-70 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-70
Section 16-5-70 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Students’ Right to Know Act of 2023.
Ala. Code § 16-1-42 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-42
Section 16-1-42 High School Fast Track to College Program
Status: in_force

(a) The State Superintendent of Education, the Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education, and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall develop a plan for a high school fast track to college program that offers qualified individuals an opportunity to earn a high school diploma while earning credits for a certificate program or an associate’s degree.

(b) To be eligible to earn a high school diploma pursuant to this section, an individual shall be either:

(1) Eighteen years of age and not currently enrolled in school.

(2) Between 16 and 18 years of age with consent from an administrator of the high school in which the individual is currently enrolled.

(c) To complete the requirements for a high school diploma pursuant to this section, the individual shall satisfy all graduation requirements as required by law.

(d) The department, in collaboration with the Department of Postsecondary Education and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall report to the Legislature on the feasibility of establishing the fast track to college program.
Ala. Code § 16-22-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-13
Section 16-22-13 Cost-of-Living Adjustment for Certain Public Education Employees; Miscellaneous Pay Provisions
Status: in_force

(a) The state Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the boards of trustees of the public universities, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science for disbursement to the employees thereof funds based on the criteria established in this section. It is not the intent of this section to make appropriations, but the appropriations required by this section shall be made in the annual budget act for the public schools and colleges.

(1) CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1998, and each year thereafter, each cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be increased by eight and one-half percent (8.5%) in addition to the amounts contained in the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the 1997-98 annual budget act for the public schools as required and provided by Sections 16-6B-8 and 16-13-231. Each certificated employee, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees, shall be guaranteed a pay increase in the amount of eight and one-half percent (8.5%) and such pay increase shall be reflected in the appropriate local salary schedule and paid to each certificated employee. The provisions and requirements of this section shall be in addition to the provisions of Section 16-13-231.1, relating to the State Minimum Salary Schedule. Each certificated employee shall be properly placed on the state salary matrix according to degree earned and years of public education service (either in-state or out-of-state). The employee shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The pay increases shall be given to each person employed for the 1998-99 fiscal year in addition to any step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The local board of education shall transmit to the State Department of Education the appropriate notice of the earned advanced degree for each employee in a timely fashion; thereafter, the employee shall be paid for the advanced degree as soon as the degree is certified to the State Department of Education as being earned. Each teacher who successfully passes or has passed the test offered by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) shall be entitled to an additional $1,500 per year and given to the teacher for each year thereafter. Payment for passing the NBPTS test shall be appropriated from the Education Trust Fund and shall be given to the qualified teacher in a lump sum payment during the month of October each year after the teacher passes the test. Those teachers who passed the NBPTS exam in previous years shall also be entitled to the annual $1,500 pay per year beginning October 1, 1998.

(2) EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL (K-12). An eight and one-half percent (8.5%) salary increase shall be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus driver employed for the 1998-99 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 1997-98 fiscal year, except employees covered under the state’s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services District. Each governing board of authority shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule shall be increased to reflect an eight and one-half percent (8.5%) pay increase which shall be given to the person employed for the 1998-99 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. No state-provided fringe benefits for any lunchroom worker shall be paid from lunchroom sales or from any other aspect of the Child Nutrition Program. Salary increases provided herein and state-provided fringe benefits are funded from the annual budget act for the public schools and shall not be taken from the Child Nutrition Program.

(3) AIDB. An eight and one-half percent (8.5%) salary increase shall be given to each person employed by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind for the 1998-99 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 1997-98 fiscal year. The board shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule shall be increased to reflect an eight and one-half percent (8.5%) pay increase which shall be given to each person employed for the 1998-99 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter.

(4) TWO-YEAR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. The State Board of Education shall revise all salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to reflect an increase of eight and one-half percent (8.5%) for 1998-99 fiscal year. The pay increases shall be given to each person employed in addition to any step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The State Board of Education shall add a new step to all salary schedules. The new step shall be “Step 20.” The number of increments between Steps 15 and 20 shall be the same as existed in fiscal year 1997-98 which separated Steps 10 and 15. In addition, employees who have reached the maximum salary on the C-3 salary schedule and who have 20 or more years of service shall be given a 6.5% increase in salary. The Postsecondary Education Department shall take proper steps to ensure that employees on all salary schedules are given full credit for prior work experience in the public schools and colleges, and shall take care to ensure proper placements on the salary schedules. Placement on the revised salary schedules shall be in accordance with the employee’s length of service in public education. No pay increase shall be given to any two-year postsecondary employee in excess of eight and one-half percent (8.5%), except as specifically provided in this section.

(5) PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES. It is the intent of the Legislature that the colleges and universities listed below shall utilize a. the savings realized from the reduction in the Teachers’ Retirement System employer rate and b. the respective increases in the state appropriations, for cost-of-living increases/pay raises for their personnel. This subdivision shall apply to the following colleges and universities: 1. Alabama A and M University; 2. Alabama State University; 3. University of Alabama System; 4. Auburn University System; 5. Jacksonville State University; 6. University of Montevallo; 7. University of North Alabama; 8. University of South Alabama; 9. Troy State University System; and 10. University of West Alabama.

(b) The following provisions are hereby established:

(1) FISCAL YEAR. All salaries and salary increases which are established by the Legislature or authorized by the State Board of Education shall be paid in full to each person employed before the end of the applicable fiscal year as defined in Section 16-1-1.

(2) EXTENDED WORK. Public school employees on contracts which extend beyond 180 days shall be given a pro rata salary increment for each day or partial day of work extending beyond 180 days.

(3) LOCAL INCREMENT. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or increase on the State Minimum Salary Schedule for teachers as provided in this section shall be exclusive of any local pay increase granted or due to teachers under provisions of the local salary schedule. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or pay increase required by this section for public school support personnel shall be in addition to any local pay increase granted or due to the employees under provisions of the local salary schedules.

(4) REDUCED PAY. No employee shall be dismissed or have his or her work hours reduced or extended or have his or her salary reduced due to the provisions of any pay raise enacted by the Legislature or required by the State Board of Education.

(5) COMMUNITY EDUCATION. Each county and city board of education shall have the option to exclude from the provisions of this section any community education or school-sponsored child care or child enrichment program which is supplemental to the state-required educational program.

(6) LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. The pay raise provisions of this section shall not apply to superintendents of education or the chief executive officers of any school system. Any pay increase given to the superintendent shall be by recorded vote of the governing board of authority.
Ala. Code § 16-1-57 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-57
Section 16-1-57 Posting of Classroom Curricula on School Website; Examination of Instructional Materials; Complaints
Status: in_force

(a) At the beginning of each school year, and no later than 30 calendar days after a new or revised curriculum is adopted, the local superintendent of education and local board of education shall verify that each school under the jurisdiction of the board has posted current adopted curricula for each class on the website of the school. Access to the online curricula shall be made available to students, parents, or guardians of enrolled students through the school website. If a school has no accessible website, the curricula shall be posted on the website of the local board of education or the State Department of Education.

(b) Each classroom teacher shall comply with the request of any parent or guardian by providing a detailed summary, by email, telephone, or other electronic means, of instructional materials adopted by the local board of education, supplementary instructional materials in the classroom that were not adopted by the local board of education, and books in the classroom that are available for students to read, subject to all of the following:

(1) Only the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the class may make a request pursuant to this subsection.

(2) If a parent or guardian would like further information regarding how the instructional materials relate to the content standards adopted by the State Board of Education or to physically examine any instructional materials used in the classroom, the parent or guardian may request that the local board of educational allow that examination at the next work session of the board. The board shall notify the parent or guardian and the teacher of the issues involved and the date and time of the next work session.

(c) For any class in which reading books is required, the classroom teacher shall include the titles of the books on a class syllabus. Upon the request of the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the class, the classroom teacher shall make the syllabus available to the parent or guardian.

(d) If a classroom teacher fails to comply with this section, the parent or guardian may file a complaint with the local superintendent of education on a form developed and provided by the local superintendent of education. If the complaint is not resolved by the local superintendent of education within 10 school days, the parent or guardian may file a complaint with the State Superintendent of Education, or his or her designee. The State Superintendent of Education shall make a form available for parents or guardians to file a complaint pursuant to this subsection.

(e)(1) On or before September 1 annually, each local superintendent of education shall report the number of complaints filed with him or her during the previous school year to the State Superintendent of Education. On or before October 1 annually, the State Superintendent of Education shall report the total number of complaints filed during the previous school year, statewide and by county, to the Chairs of the Senate Education Policy Committee and the House of Representatives Education Policy Committee.

(2) Any complaint filed by a parent or guardian pursuant to this section is an educational record of the student on whose behalf the complaint was filed and shall not be released or viewed, except as provided in this section and where the release or viewing is otherwise consistent with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and state law.
Ala. Code § 16-26C-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26C / Section 16-26C-13
Section 16-26C-13 Dissolution of the Foundation
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2014-372, §2, effective April 9, 2014.
Ala. Code § 16-60-132 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-132
Section 16-60-132 Advisory Board
Status: in_force

There shall be established a Southern Union College Advisory Board, to consist of not more than nine citizens who are members of the college community, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education, upon nomination and recommendation of the president of the college. The advisory board shall promote and serve the best interests of the institution in every way not inconsistent with the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act, Sections 16-60-80 through 16-60-96.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-8.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-8.1
Section 16-25A-8.1 Retiree Contribution Based on Years of Service
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall set forth the employer contribution to the health insurance premium for each retiree class.

(b)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), for employees who retire after September 30, 2005, but before January 1, 2012, the employer contribution of the health insurance premium set forth by the board for each retiree class shall be reduced by two percent for each year of service less than 25 and increased by two percent for each year of service over 25 subject to adjustment by the board for changes in Medicare premium costs required to be paid by a retiree. In no case shall the employer contribution of the health insurance premium exceed 100 percent of the total health insurance premium cost for the retiree.

(2) Employees who retire on disability and apply for Social Security Disability shall be exempt from this subsection for a period of two years and thereafter if the employee is approved for Social Security Disability.

(c)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), for employees who retire after December 31, 2011, the employer contribution to the health insurance premium set forth by the board for each retiree class shall be reduced by four percent for each year of service less than 25 and increased by two percent for each year of service over 25, subject to adjustment by the board for changes in Medicare premium costs required to be paid by a retiree. In no case shall the employer contribution of the health insurance premium exceed 100 percent of the total health insurance premium cost for the retiree.

(2) Employees who retire on disability and apply for Social Security Disability shall be exempt from this subsection for a period of two years and thereafter if the employee is approved for Social Security Disability.

(d) For employees who retire after December 31, 2011, who are not covered by Medicare, regardless of years of service, the employer contribution to the health insurance premium set forth by the board for each retiree class shall be reduced by a percentage equal to one percent multiplied by the difference between the Medicare entitlement age and the age of the employee at the time of retirement as determined by the board. This reduction in the employer contribution shall cease upon notification to the board of the attainment of Medicare coverage.

(e) No later than October 1, 2016, the net employer contribution to the health insurance premium for employees who retire after December 31, 2011, shall not exceed the amount of the employer contribution to cover the cost of an active employee.

(f) For an employee who has elected to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), as defined under Section 16-25-150 and 36-27-170, the date the participant entered DROP is considered his or her retirement date for the purposes of Act 2011-704 only, provided that the DROP participant: (1) Does not voluntarily terminate participation in DROP within the first three years; and (2) withdraws from service at the end of the DROP participation period.
Ala. Code § 16-33C-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33C / Section 16-33C-13
Section 16-33C-13 Dissolution of Aces Program
Status: in_force

In the event of dissolution of the ACES Program by the Alabama Legislature, any balances which remain in the ACES Trust Fund and in the ACES Administrative Fund after all costs and liabilities of the ACES Program have been paid, shall be returned to contributors according to savings agreements. Any unclaimed assets remaining in the ACES Program thereafter shall be administered in accordance with the Alabama Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 35.
Ala. Code § 16-4-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-5
Section 16-4-5 Apportionment of School Funds
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall make the annual apportionment of school funds to the local boards of education of the state as provided in this title.
Ala. Code § 16-66-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 66 / Section 16-66-6
Section 16-66-6 Annual Report
Status: in_force

This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-295.
Ala. Code § 16-50-29 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 50 / Section 16-50-29
Section 16-50-29 Conflicts of Interest
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any member of the board to be financially interested in any contract or transaction affecting the interests of the university; to procure, or be a party in any way to procuring the appointment of any relative to any position of financial trust or profit; or to influence the appointment, nonreappointment, retention, dismissal or compensation of any employee of the university except through the prescribed procedures for such purposes, and the violation of this provision shall subject the member so offending to removal by the Governor or the board.
Ala. Code § 16-13-305 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-305
Section 16-13-305 Approval of Issue
Status: in_force

(a) A board shall obtain the prior written approval of the State Superintendent for the issuance of any warrants under this article. Before entering into any agreement or contract for the issuance and sale, and before the issuance and sale, of any warrants under this article, the board by which such warrants are proposed to be issued shall cause an application for approval of such warrants to be filed with the State Superintendent. Such application shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the State Superintendent may prescribe, and the State Superintendent may require such further information he or she may deem necessary relating to the proposed warrants or other financial or educational matters under the control of such board. The State Superintendent shall not approve the issuance of any warrants hereunder (i) if it would jeopardize the state’s Foundation Program of education, as prescribed by law and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education or (ii) when the principal of or interest on any other notes or warrants previously issued by such board are overdue and unpaid, except to refund the same. The written approval of the State Superintendent of the amount, terms, and general purpose of the warrants shall be a sufficient approval thereof.

(b) The written approval of the State Superintendent of the issuance of any warrants hereunder shall be a conclusive and final determination that all necessary evidence has been presented to the State Superintendent and a conclusive and final determination in favor of the validity of such warrants that all the requirements of this article have been complied with. The State Superintendent may also determine conclusively and finally for all purposes relating to the validity of any warrants issued hereunder whether any other warrants constitute a preferred claim against the tax proceeds or revenues out of which the proposed warrants are payable. In all matters connected with his or her approval of warrants, the State Superintendent shall comply with any regulations or instructions of the State Board of Education, but failure to do so shall not affect the validity of the warrants approved by the State Superintendent.
Ala. Code § 16-48-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 48 / Section 16-48-4
Section 16-48-4 Organization and Conduct
Status: in_force

The board of trustees has the power to organize the institute by appointing a corps of instructors, who shall be styled the faculty of the university and such other instructors and officers as the interest of the university may require; and to remove any such instructors or other officers, and to fix their salaries or compensation, and increase or reduce the same at its discretion, to regulate, alter, or modify the government of the university as it may deem advisable; to prescribe courses of instruction, rates of tuition and fees; to confer such academic and honorary degrees as are usually conferred by institutions of similar character; and to do whatever else it may deem best for promoting the interest of the university.
Ala. Code § 16-36-25 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-25
Section 16-36-25 Department of Education and Purchasing Agent to Furnish Contracts from Which State-Owned Textbooks Can Be Purchased - Schools Operated Under Department of Youth Services
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-24-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-24-1
Section 16-24-1 “Teacher” Defined
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011.
Ala. Code § 16-13-95 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-95
Section 16-13-95 Interest Rate
Status: in_force

All warrants issued hereunder shall bear interest at not exceeding eight percent per annum payable semiannually; provided, that the first interest payment date may be at any time not later than nine months after the date of issue. If the principal of or interest on any warrant at any time issued hereunder shall not be paid when due, the same shall bear interest after maturity until paid at the rate of eight percent per annum until paid; provided, that at any time after such principal or interest shall have become past due, the board of education may give notice of its intention to pay the same in whole or in part with interest at a specified time and place by publication at least once at least 10 days before the date fixed for such payment in a newspaper published or circulated in the county and also in a daily newspaper published in Montgomery or Birmingham. If such notice shall be duly given and if money to make such payment shall be duly provided, interest on such overdue principal or interest (or the part thereof for payment of which money is so provided) shall cease to accrue on the date fixed for such payment.
Ala. Code § 16-35-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 35 / Section 16-35-4
Section 16-35-4 Minimum Course Content; Maximum Number of Courses
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education, on the recommendations of the State Superintendent of Education, shall prescribe the minimum contents of courses of study for all public, elementary and high schools in the state, and shall fix the maximum number of courses which are compulsory in each grade of the elementary schools.
Ala. Code § 16-1-2.3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-2.3
Section 16-1-2.3 Requirements for Restroom Facilities at Public or Private High School Sports Stadiums
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to all of the following:

(1) Any existing public or private high school sports stadium for which otherwise applicable state or local building or plumbing codes or state or local laws or regulations would require a change in the amount of plumbing fixtures on or after June 6, 2019.

(2) Public or private high school sports stadiums constructed on or after June 6, 2019.

(b) Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable state or local building or plumbing codes or state or local laws or regulations that specifically pertain to the number of required plumbing fixtures in a stadium, stadiums described in subsection (a) shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Men’s restrooms shall be equipped with all the following:

a. One plumbing fixture per 200 seats for the first 1,500 seats of total stadium occupancy.

b. One plumbing fixture per 250 seats for the next 1,500 seats of total stadium occupancy.

c. One plumbing fixture per 500 seats for any remainder of total stadium occupancy.

d. One lavatory per 300 seats.

(2) Women’s restrooms shall be equipped with all the following:

a. One plumbing fixture per 75 seats for the first 1,520 seats of total stadium occupancy.

b. One plumbing fixture per 125 seats for the next 1,520 seats of total stadium occupancy.

c. One plumbing fixture per 175 seats for any remainder of total stadium occupancy.

d. One lavatory per 300 seats.

(c) In men’s restrooms, urinals may be installed or substituted for plumbing fixtures according to the ratios provided in the currently applicable state building code or state plumbing code.

(d) The calculation of total occupant load for each sex shall be done in accordance with the requirements of the currently applicable state building code and state plumbing code.

(e) Any entity that is entitled to an exemption from or an exception to the application of federal or state requirements relating to renovation of existing restroom facilities, replacement of existing restroom fixtures, addition of new restroom fixtures, or to construction of new restroom facilities in existing public or private high school sports stadiums may also claim an exemption from or an exception to the requirements of this section under the same criteria where applicable.

(f) This section shall not be construed as supplanting or superseding any requirements pertaining to the availability of accessible restroom facilities and fixtures pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, or other related or otherwise applicable federal laws or regulations.

(g) This section shall not be construed as supplanting or superseding any requirements of otherwise applicable state or local building or plumbing codes or state or local laws or regulations other than those that specifically pertain to the number of required restroom fixtures for each sex based on total stadium occupancy.
Ala. Code § 16-37-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 37 / Section 16-37-7
Section 16-37-7 County May Make Appropriation for Smith-Hughes Type of Vocational Training
Status: in_force

(a) County commissions of counties of Alabama are hereby authorized to make appropriations to county boards of education to be used in providing classrooms, laboratories and shops for use in teaching vocational subjects and for maintaining such vocational departments after they have been established; provided, that such appropriations may only be made for use in any school or schools duly recognized by the State Board of Education as centers for vocational instruction of the Smith-Hughes type, and on account of which reimbursement is being made or is to be made during the next fiscal school year following the first payment of county funds appropriated for such purposes.

(b) Funds so appropriated shall be paid to the county custodian of public school funds by the county treasurer on authorization of the county commission. The county custodian of public school funds shall pay out such funds on authorization of the county board of education.
Ala. Code § 16-60-280 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-280
Section 16-60-280 Physical Therapist Program; Funding
Status: in_force

There shall be established a physical therapist assistant program at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama. Funding for the program shall be allotted to the college based on distribution of appropriations of the Education Trust Fund in the same manner being distributed to all colleges of the Alabama college system and in accordance with funding for all major allied health courses.
Ala. Code § 16-36-73 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-73
Section 16-36-73 Instructional Materials Review Committees; Approval and Procurement of Instructional Materials; Compensation; Guidelines
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the use of textbook materials review committees as provided in subsection (h) of Section 16-36-60, the State Superintendent of Education may convene educators and other experts for instructional materials review committees for the purpose of reviewing and rating evidence on the quality and alignment of other specific materials and publishing their findings for educators. The superintendent may also utilize other methods to conduct reviews, such as contracting or consulting with experts. The superintendent and State Board of Education, as necessary, may develop guidelines for the review of other specific instructional materials pursuant to this section, to support districts and ensure the utilization of state funds for the purchase of high quality materials. The process shall include, but not be limited to, publishing statewide lists of vetted and approved instructional materials.

(b) Instructional materials approved by the State Department of Education pursuant to this section, based on a review completed by an instructional materials review committee, may qualify for the department to enter a statewide master service agreement designed to streamline the procurement process for schools and school districts that adopt those instructional materials.

(c) Subject to appropriations, members appointed to other instructional materials review committees may be paid per diem and travel expenses in the same manner as State Textbook Committee members under subsection (g) of Section 16-36-60. Nothing in this section shall limit payment for reviews under department contracts or other consulting methods.

(d) Guidelines developed for the review of other specific instructional materials by instructional materials review committees pursuant to this section, shall be separate from the State Textbook Committee process provided by this article.
Ala. Code § 16-13-93 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-93
Section 16-13-93 Form
Status: in_force

The following form of warrant shall be valid and sufficient for warrants issued hereunder, but any other appropriate form may be used:

“No. ___ $ ____ State of Alabama county (city) board of education of the County (City) of ____. County, (City, District No. _____) capital outlay (refunding) school warrant. The county (city) board of education of the County (City) of ____, Alabama, is indebted to bearer in the sum of ____ dollars and hereby directs the custodian (treasurer) of the public school funds of the county (city) to pay to bearer the said sum on ____, 2__, with interest meanwhile at the rate of ____. percent per annum payable semiannually to the bearer of the respective coupons therefor hereto attached, both principal and interest being payable at ____ from the proceeds of a special tax of $.30 on each $100.00 of taxable property in the said county (in the said city, in School District No. ____ of the said county) duly authorized to be levied and collected each year until the maturity thereof. This warrant is issued pursuant to Act No. ____, approved ____, 2__, and is a preferred claim against the proceeds of the said tax as therein provided. It is hereby certified that every requirement of the Constitution or laws of the State of Alabama relating to the issue hereof or to the authorization of the said tax has been duly complied with and that this warrant is within every limit prescribed thereby. In witness whereof the said county (city) board of education has caused this warrant to be signed in its name by its president and its seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its secretary, and the attached coupons to be executed with the facsimile (manual) signature of the said president. Dated ____, 2__, county (city) board of education of ___ by: ___ president, seal attest: ___ secretary (coupon) no. ___ $ ___. On ___, 2__, the county (city) board of education of the County (City) of ____, Alabama, will be indebted to bearer in the sum of ____ dollars and hereby directs the custodian of the public school funds of the county (city treasurer) to pay to bearer at ___, the said sum at that time from the proceeds of a certain special tax as provided in and as interest on its county (city, District No. ___ ) capital outlay (refunding) warrant no. ___, dated ___, 2__, county (city) board of education of ___ by: ___ president.”

If such warrants are subject to the call for payment before maturity the words “unless the said warrants shall have been duly called for earlier payment and payment duly provided therefor” may be added to the coupons and the following paragraph inserted in the warrants:

“The said county (city) board of education reserves the right to call this warrant for payment at ____ and accrued interest upon any interest payment date (or any other appropriate statement as to the time of redemption as prescribed by the issuing board). Notice of such call shall be published at least once at least 30 days before such payment date in a newspaper published or circulated in the county and also in a daily newspaper published in Montgomery or Birmingham. Such notice having been given and such payment having been duly provided, this warrant shall cease to bear interest upon such payment date.”
Ala. Code § 16-60-196 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-196
Section 16-60-196 County Appropriations for Support of Vocational Trade Schools
Status: in_force

The county commission of any county in the state may make appropriations of county funds to support any vocational trade school or similar institution of this state in which residents of the county or dependents of such residents are enrolled as students or are entitled to be so enrolled.
Ala. Code § 16-46C-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46C / Section 16-46C-1
Section 16-46C-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Extended Learning Opportunities Act.
Ala. Code § 16-65-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 65 / Section 16-65-8
Section 16-65-8 Dedicated Source of Revenue as Security for the Repayment of Equipment Loans
Status: in_force

In order to provide for the funding of an equipment loan by the authority to an educational institution, such educational institution shall establish a dedicated source of revenue to secure the repayment of moneys received from the authority. Such educational institution is hereby authorized and empowered, any existing statute to the contrary notwithstanding, to do and perform any one or more of the following:

(1) To obligate itself to pay to the authority at periodic intervals a sum sufficient to provide for the payment of debt service with respect to the bonds of the authority issued to fund the equipment loan made to such educational institution and to pay over such debt service to the authority for the account of such educational institution.

(2) To levy, collect, and pay over to the authority and to obligate itself to continue to levy, collect, and pay over to the authority the proceeds of any revenues dedicated for the purposes provided herein including, but not limited to, all of the following:

a. Any ad valorem tax voted under the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, for school purposes generally.

b. Any privilege, license, or excise tax or taxes that may be paid, apportioned, or allocated to or for the benefit of such educational institution.

c. Fees from students levied or to be levied by or for such educational institution.

d. Any other moneys or revenues received by such educational institution not appropriated by the state to such institution.

(3) To pledge as security for the payment of its contractual obligation to the authority hereunder the proceeds of any one or more of the sources specified in subdivision (2).

(4) To enter into such agreements, to perform such acts, and to delegate such functions and duties as its governing body shall determine to be necessary or desirable to enable the authority to fund an equipment loan to such educational institution.

(5) All bonds issued by the authority shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the authority, payable solely from the sources pledged to the payment thereof. No bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a debt or liability of the state or any political subdivision thereof other than the authority or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the sources pledged or available for such payment as authorized in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-21-30 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-30
Section 16-21-30 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Virtual Library Act.
Ala. Code § 16-50-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 50 / Section 16-50-2
Section 16-50-2 Existing Policies, Procedures, Etc., Relative to Faculty, Students, Etc
Status: in_force

The personnel policies and procedures and statement of academic freedom and tenure for the faculty, other officers and professional and operating staffs of the university, and the statement of rights and responsibilities of students of the university in force on October 6, 1975, shall be read, construed and have effect as if they were prescribed by the board of trustees herein created; provided, that the board shall prescribe such amendments as it deems necessary and proper and that no person shall be deprived of any right or benefit earned prior to October 6, 1975.
Ala. Code § 16-8-22 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-22
Section 16-8-22 Annexing to City Territory Embracing Schools - Hearing by Board of Arbitration
Status: in_force

The Board of Arbitration shall secure all facts available relative to the matter, hold a public hearing for the purpose of giving an opportunity for every contention to be presented by both evidence and argument and determine all matters relative to the transfer of the control, existing indebtedness and use of such school. The findings of a majority of said Board of Arbitration shall be binding on all concerned.
Ala. Code § 16-24B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24B / Section 16-24B-2
Section 16-24B-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The chief administrative officer of the employing board, including the superintendent of any public county or city school system, the President of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District.

(2) CONTRACT PRINCIPAL. Includes only those persons hired on or after July 1, 2000, and certified for the position of principal as prescribed by the State Board of Education and who are employed by an employing board as the chief administrator of a school, including a vocational center.

(3) CONTRACT YEAR. Period of contract principal’s employment up to 12 months mutually agreed upon by the contract principal and employing board.

(4) DAY. A calendar day. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, the day of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included, and the last day of the period shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which case the period shall run until the end of the next day, which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than 11 days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation. A legal holiday includes all days so designated by the Governor, all days so designated pursuant to Rule 6(a) of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, and all days on which the central office of the employing board is closed for business.

(5) EMPLOYING BOARD. Includes all local boards of education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and the Alabama Youth Services Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Department of Youth Services School District.

(6) MEDIATOR. A person who is experienced in the field of alternative dispute resolution, and/or a person who has completed a course of training in alternative dispute resolution, and/or has been recognized as an arbitrator by an entity regularly engaged in providing arbitration services.

(7) PRINCIPAL. Includes only those persons hired before July 1, 2000, and certified for the position of principal as prescribed by the State Board of Education and who are employed by an employing board as the chief administrator of a school, including a vocational center.

(8) PROBATIONARY PRINCIPAL. Any principal hired for the first time in any local school system as a principal on or after July 1, 2000.
Ala. Code § 16-4-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-4
Section 16-4-4 Duties Generally
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall explain the true intent and meaning of the school laws and of the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall decide, without expense to the parties concerned, all controversies and disputes involving the proper administration of the public school system. The State Superintendent of Education shall enforce all the provisions of this title and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall file charges with the State Board of Education or other controlling authority and shall recommend for removal or institute proceedings for the removal of any person appointed under the provisions of this title for immorality, misconduct in office, insubordination, incompetency or willful neglect of duty.
Ala. Code § 16-60-24 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-24
Section 16-60-24 Donations; Sale of Property of College
Status: in_force

The board of trustees is hereby invested with full and ample authority to receive and accept for the use and benefit of the college all gifts, donations, devises and bequests of any and all money and real and personal property necessary and useful in carrying into effect the objectives and purposes of this article. The board of trustees, in the name of such corporation, may sell and dispose of any such property when, in the judgment of such board, such sale or other disposition thereof may aid in carrying into effect the objectives of this article and the building up and sustaining of the college.
Ala. Code § 16-21-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-1
Section 16-21-1 County May Appropriate Funds for School Libraries
Status: in_force

The county commission or board of education in any county is hereby authorized to appropriate funds to any public school under the control of the county board of education and to any county high school for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, enlarging or improving public libraries in such schools.
Ala. Code § 16-9-27 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-27
Section 16-9-27 Report Forms
Status: in_force

The county superintendent of education, subject to the provisions of this title, shall prepare forms and blanks on which school trustees, supervisors, attendance officers, principals, teachers, janitors and other regular employees shall make such reports as shall be required by the county board of education and shall submit the same for approval and adoption by the county board of education.
Ala. Code § 16-46-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46 / Section 16-46-7
Section 16-46-7 Adoption of Rules and Regulations; Advisory Committee
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education may adopt rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and shall require the Chancellor to establish an advisory committee of owners or operators of private postsecondary institutions, to which this chapter applies, and of other persons with knowledge in the field to which this chapter applies to advise the Chancellor in the administration of this chapter relating to private postsecondary institutions. The advisory committee may review any action taken or policy established by the Department of Postsecondary Education in the administration of this chapter and may offer recommendations to the Chancellor or State Board of Education. Reimbursement for per diem and travel to advisory committee meetings shall be authorized under this chapter and shall be expended by voucher as required by the Department of Postsecondary Education.
Ala. Code § 16-18B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 18B / Section 16-18B-4
Section 16-18B-4 Certificate of Incorporation
Status: in_force

When the application has been made, filed and recorded, as herein provided, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name proposed in the application and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this article, under the Great Seal of the State, and shall record the same with the application. There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any work in connection with the incorporation or dissolution of the corporation so organized (which, for convenience, is herein referred to as “the corporation”).
Ala. Code § 16-8-28 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-28
Section 16-8-28 Courses of Study
Status: in_force

The county board of education shall prescribe, on the written recommendation of the county superintendent of education, courses of study for the schools under its jurisdiction, and a printed copy of these courses of study shall be supplied to every teacher and to every interested citizen of the county, subject to the provisions of this title.
Ala. Code § 16-25D-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25D / Section 16-25D-5
Section 16-25D-5 Liability, Immunity, and Indemnification of Trustees
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee may not be any of the following:

(1) Personally liable for any liability, loss, or expense suffered by the trust fund, unless the liability, loss, or expense arises out of, or results from, conduct described in Section 36-1-12.

(2) Responsible for the adequacy of the trust fund to meet and discharge any obligation under the relevant pension plan.

(3) Required to take action to enforce the payment of any contribution or appropriation to the trust fund.

(b) A trustee is immune from suit to the same extent as the state, its agencies, officers, and employees.

(c) A trustee may be indemnified by the trust fund and from funds of the trust fund against costs, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees, as may be more fully provided in a respective trust fund agreement, unless the cost, liability, loss, damage, or expense arises out of, or results from, the willful misconduct or intentional wrongdoing of the trustee.
Ala. Code § 16-60-241 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-241
Section 16-60-241 Chancellor to Establish Multipurpose Programs to Provide Services
Status: in_force

The Chancellor of Postsecondary Education is hereby authorized to establish multipurpose programs at designated two-year institutions to provide the necessary training, counseling and services to enable displaced homemakers to experience economic security vital to productive lives.
Ala. Code § 16-47-200 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-200
Section 16-47-200 Disposition of Fines for Violations of Rules
Status: in_force

All money arising from fines and forfeitures from violations of the rules and regulations as provided for in this article shall be forwarded by the court having jurisdiction over such violations to the University of Alabama to be deposited into the University Museum Fund.
Ala. Code § 16-47-123 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-123
Section 16-47-123 Board of Medical Scholarship Awards - Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant, and award scholarships and loans according to the judgment of the board. Preference in granting loans shall be given to applicants who sign agreements to practice in those areas in greatest need of medical service for periods of time to be stipulated by the board.

(b) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall make reasonable rules and regulations for implementing and administering this division.
Ala. Code § 16-16B-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16B / Section 16-16B-11
Section 16-16B-11 (Implementation Conditioned on Separate Legislative Enactment.) Tax Exemption
Status: in_force

The Authority shall have the power to make such payments to the United States of America as the board of directors of the Authority deems necessary to cause the interest on any bonds of the Authority, including the Bonds, to be and remain exempt from, or excludible from gross income for purposes of, federal income taxation. The Authority shall have the power to make such agreements respecting the investment of funds of the Authority as the Authority shall deem necessary in order that the interest income on bonds of the Authority be and remain exempt from, or excludible from gross income for purposes of, federal income taxation.
Ala. Code § 16-26C-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26C / Section 16-26C-12
Section 16-26C-12 Nonprofit and Public Nature of the Foundation
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2014-372, §2, effective April 9, 2014.
Ala. Code § 16-3-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-2
Section 16-3-2 Officers
Status: in_force

The Governor shall be the President of the State Board of Education, and the board shall elect a vice-president from its members annually. The State Superintendent of Education shall be secretary and executive officer of the board.
Ala. Code § 16-20-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 20 / Section 16-20-6
Section 16-20-6 When Title Acquired by Adverse Possession
Status: in_force

When a person is in possession of any sixteenth section lands under color of title, and has been in such possession for more than 20 years prior to the first day of May, 1908, and neither the state, nor any department thereof, holds any note, bond, obligation or other contract of anyone for the purchase money of such land, and the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Director of Finance shall so certify, and the Attorney General shall certify that proof of adverse possession, by the person now in possession, or coupled with his predecessor in possession, for 20 years prior to May 1, 1908, under color of title, has been made, which proof is satisfactory to the Attorney General. The Governor must cause a patent to issue to said land under the seal of the state to the person entitled thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, if the Attorney General is satisfied with the proof of color of title for 20 years prior to 1908 by the person now in possession or coupled with his predecessors in said color of title, the Attorney General shall not require affidavits of adverse possession for the period prior to 1908, except in cases of boundary line disputes, to establish said adverse possession.
Ala. Code § 16-60-353 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-353
Section 16-60-353 Reports
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner of Revenue shall annually report the total amount of tax credits claimed and authorized pursuant to this article, on or before the fifteenth day of each regular session, to the Director of Finance, the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, and the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee.

(b) The Department of Postsecondary Education shall include in its regular quarterly report amounts expended for qualifying educational expenses pursuant to this article to the Director of Finance, the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, and the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee.
Ala. Code § 16-31-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 31 / Section 16-31-1
Section 16-31-1 Established; Amount; Use
Status: in_force

Whenever the American Legion or the American Legion Auxiliary of the State of Alabama shall donate to the State of Alabama, and actually pay in cash to the Treasurer of said state, a sum of money amounting to $1,250.00, there shall be considered as established a free scholarship of the value of $750.00 per year in board and such fees or other charges as that amount would cover or include over and above board for the benefit of the student receiving the benefit of the same or appointed to such scholarship at any public institutions of higher learning, that such scholarship shall be and is hereby established for each sum of $1,250.00 so donated to the state.
Ala. Code § 16-13B-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13B / Section 16-13B-9
Section 16-13B-9 Assignment of Contract
Status: in_force

No contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder shall be assignable by the successful bidder without written consent of the awarding authority, and in no event shall a contract be assigned to an unsuccessful bidder whose bid was rejected because he or she was not a responsible bidder.
Ala. Code § 16-5-32 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-32
Section 16-5-32 Postsecondary Education Communication Center Created; Center to Operate Statewide Computer Network, Develop Interactive Communication System, Establish Annual Ninth Graders Data Base, Operate Toll-Free Numbers, and Research Factors Affecting Educational Choices
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall enter into a contract with a state educational institution to establish a Postsecondary Education Communication Center to operate a statewide computer network and to perform the functions prescribed in this section. The commission shall supervise the operation of the center. The functions and services of the Postsecondary Education Communication Center shall not duplicate the functions and services provided by the Computer Articulation Program operated by Troy State University.

(b) The center shall assist and support the steering committee and local groups in fulfilling their duties.

(c) The center shall develop and provide an interactive communication system that accomplishes each of the following:

(1) Creates awareness among students and their families of the important role of education in providing a foundation for future well-being.

(2) Provides information services to facilitate educational attainment, participation in postsecondary education, and career development.

(3) Assists students and their families to assess student preparedness for two-year and four-year postsecondary education.

(d) The center shall annually establish a data base of all ninth graders whose parents authorize the steering committee or a local group to include the child in the data base. The center shall develop communications to provide to local groups and the steering committee to distribute to these ninth graders and to other interested persons. These communications may include surveys, newsletters, reports of student preparedness for two-year and four-year postsecondary education, and high school planning books.

(e) The center shall operate a toll-free telephone information number providing students and their parents information regarding two-year and four-year technical, vocational, and academic programs, career planning, financial aid, admission requirements, course of study majors, support services, athletics, and other relevant matters. The center shall implement necessary communication methods to inform the public of the availability of the toll-free telephone service.

(f) The center shall engage in necessary research to better understand the decision-making process and intervention strategies that affect the decision of a student to remain in high school and pursue a two-year or four-year postsecondary education.
Ala. Code § 16-62-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 62 / Section 16-62-1
Section 16-62-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Black Heritage Museum of West Alabama Act.”
Ala. Code § 16-61-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 61 / Section 16-61-7
Section 16-61-7 Establishment of Endowed Chair
Status: in_force

When the sum of the challenge grant and matching funds reaches $1,000,000.00 the foundation and the president of the university may recommend, to the board of trustees of the university for its approval, the establishment of an endowed chair. The board of trustees must approve the recommendation in order for the chair to be established. The chair, which is then the property of the university, may be named in honor of a donor, benefactor, or honoree of the university, at the option of the university.
Ala. Code § 16-54-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 54 / Section 16-54-7
Section 16-54-7 Secretary of Trustees and University
Status: in_force

The trustees of the university shall elect a secretary, who shall hold office for the term and receive such compensation as may be fixed by the trustees and shall perform such services as may be required of him or her. The president of the institution may serve in this position at the pleasure of the trustees.
Ala. Code § 16-47-80 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-80
Section 16-47-80 Contractual Agreement of Recipients; Penalties for Breach
Status: in_force

(a) Each recipient of a loan under this article shall enter into a contract with the Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards whereby he or she agrees to repay the loan in a manner prescribed by the board not inconsistent with any provision of this article. Breach of contract by the recipient shall make the recipient immediately liable for the unpaid balance of the loan and shall constitute a ground for the revocation of the recipient’s certificate or license to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama. In the event of death or total and permanent disability of the recipient to engage in the practice of dentistry, repayment of the loan may be excused by the board.

(b) The contract shall provide that if a breach of contract occurs prior to completion of the repayment obligations set forth in this article, a penalty equal to 100 percent of the remaining principal amount of all loans received by the recipient shall be assessed.

(c) The Attorney General of Alabama, upon request of the Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards, shall institute proceedings in the name of the state for the purpose of recovering any amount due the state under the provisions of this article. All proceedings involving default or dispute of the contract shall be brought in the appropriate court of jurisdiction in Montgomery County, Alabama. The proceedings to have the dentist’s certificate or license revoked shall be commenced upon the written complaint of the Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards to the State Board of Dental Examiners. The proceedings shall be in accordance with the provisions of Alabama law pertaining to the revocation of licenses to practice dentistry. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, applicants and participants in the Alabama Dental Service Program shall repay loans as called for in written contracts outlined in Section 16-47-79.
Ala. Code § 16-8-29 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-29
Section 16-8-29 Schools Graded and Standardized
Status: in_force

The county board of education shall, upon the written recommendation of the county superintendent of education, grade and standardize all the schools under its jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of this title.
Ala. Code § 16-25-10.10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-10.10
Section 16-25-10.10 Officers and Employees of the American Federation of Teachers in Alabama; Contributions; Creditable Service
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of any local union or state organization of the American Federation of 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 officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, become eligible to participate in the Teachers’ Retirement System subject to all rules, regulations, and conditions thereof.

(b) The governing body of any local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers eligible under subsection (a) to participate in the system, and having made an election by resolution to participate, may have its employees and officers participate in, and be entitled to, all benefits of the Teachers’ Retirement System, provided that where contributions are made from salaries paid by a local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers, the local union or state organization shall pay the employer cost in accordance with Section 16-25-21, at the same time as the member’s contributions are paid to the Teachers’ Retirement System.

(c) The governing body of any local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers eligible under subsection (a) to participate in the system, may provide in its resolution to the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System that all service rendered by an eligible employee or officer to the local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers prior to the effective date of the election of the local union or state organization to come under the Teachers’ Retirement System shall be creditable service to the employee or officer, provided that such a provision in the resolution shall apply only to the local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers on the effective date of the election of the local union or state organization to be covered under the Teachers’ Retirement System. The resolution also shall state that the local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers shall assume, and pay as required, all costs necessary to fund the crediting of the prior service, with the costs to be determined by the actuary employed by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System.

(d) The provisions of this section may not apply to any person who is not a teacher.
Ala. Code § 16-40-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 40 / Section 16-40-11
Section 16-40-11 Instruction in Yoga
Status: in_force

(a) Each local board of education may offer instruction in yoga to students in grades K-12, subject to the following:

(1) Instruction in yoga shall be an elective activity. Students shall have the option to opt out in favor of alternative activities, which shall be made available.

(2) Each local board of education may allow or disallow instruction in yoga and shall have the authority to allow or disallow instruction in yoga.

(3) All instruction in yoga shall be limited exclusively to poses, exercises, and stretching techniques.

(4) All poses shall be limited exclusively to sitting, standing, reclining, twisting, and balancing.

(5) All poses, exercises, and stretching techniques shall have exclusively English descriptive names.

(6) Chanting, mantras, mudras, use of mandalas, induction of hypnotic states, guided imagery, and namaste greetings shall be expressly prohibited.

(7) School personnel may not use any techniques that involve hypnosis, the induction of a dissociative mental state, guided imagery, meditation, or any aspect of Eastern philosophy and religious training in which meditation and contemplation are joined with physical exercises to facilitate the development of body-mind-spirit. For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the following meanings:

a. DISSOCIATIVE MENTAL STATE. A separation or isolation of mental processes in such a way that they become split off from the main personality or lose their normal thought-effect relationship whereby the boundary between the real and fantasy or illusion becomes blurred.

b. GUIDED IMAGERY. Visualization, visual imagery, guided imagery, or guided fantasy used as an induction or deepening technique of hypnosis or meditation involving communication or suggestion, describing a scene in which the subject is encouraged to experientially participate, normally following a progressive relaxation technique.

c. HYPNOSIS. A dissociative or altered state of consciousness, usually artificially induced, characterized by a heightened responsiveness to suggestions and commands, suspension of disbelief with lowering of critical judgment, and the potential of alteration of perceptions.

d. MEDITATION. An altered or dissociative state of consciousness, often synonymous with hypnosis, associated with or derived from mystical traditions of the East, sometimes referred to as transcendental meditation, normally induced by progressive relaxation, focusing on deep breaths and a mantra of a repeated word or phrase. Meditation does not refer to secular meditation which involves alert, reflective, and cognitive contemplation.

(b) The parent or legal guardian of a student who elects to participate in yoga instruction as provided in this section shall be provided with a written statement on school letterhead, to be signed and dated by the parent or legal guardian and returned to the school to be retained in the school file of the student. The statement shall read as follows:

“I am informed that my child (name of child) will participate in yoga instruction at the school named above. I understand that yoga is part of the Hinduism religion. I give my child permission to participate in yoga instruction in school.

“Signed: _______________________________

“Dated: ________________________________”
Ala. Code § 16-26C-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26C / Section 16-26C-2
Section 16-26C-2 Incorporation Authorized
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2014-372, §2, effective April 9, 2014.
Ala. Code § 16-8-25 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-25
Section 16-8-25 Vacations and Leaves of Absence
Status: in_force

The county board of education shall have the authority, under the rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by the State Board of Education, to provide for leaves of absence and vacations by the employees of the boards and for the payment from public funds to the employees of the boards for leaves of absence or vacations, or both. The boards may provide leaves of absence during the times the schools are not in session for the teachers and employees on full pay when the teacher or employee devotes the leave of absence to instructing in or attending schools for teacher training or in the manner approved by the State Board of Education as beneficial to the educational work of the county and may also provide for the payment of any full-time teachers for absences during the time schools are in session where the absence results from sickness or some other unavoidable cause which prevents the teacher from discharging his or her duties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any teacher not utilizing or being paid for the sick leave accrued in any one year pursuant to regulations of the State Department of Education may accumulate days at the rate of one day per month for the months employed and carry over the unutilized days to the next consecutive year or years of employment for the same school system, or for any other school system in which the educator may later be employed, until he or she shall accumulate the maximum number of days as provided in subsection (b) of Section 16-1-18.1. Pay for the absences resulting from unavoidable causes other than sickness shall not be allowed for a longer time than one week during any one year. The allowance of such pay shall at all times be in the discretion of the county board of education.
Ala. Code § 16-9-23 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-23
Section 16-9-23 Nomination, Assignment, Removal, Etc., of Teachers, Employees, Etc
Status: in_force

The county superintendent of education shall nominate in writing for appointment by the county board of education all principals, teachers and all other regular employees of the board. He shall assign them to their positions, transfer them as the needs of the schools require, recommend them for promotion, suspend them for cause and recommend them for dismissal, subject to the provisions of Chapter 24 of this title.
Ala. Code § 16-16-16 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-16-16
Section 16-16-16 Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall hire or contract with businesses or individuals which reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the state.

(b) The authority shall hire or contract with attorneys, fiscal advisors, trustees, paying agents, investment bankers, banks, and underwriters which reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the state.
Ala. Code § 16-25-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-2
Section 16-25-2 Name and Date of Establishment; Powers, Duties, Etc., of Boards of Control; Immunity of Officers, Employees, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be a retirement system which shall constitute a body corporate and shall be under the management of the Board of Control for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this chapter for teachers of the State of Alabama. The retirement system shall be established as of October 1, 1940, or as soon thereafter as the Governor by proclamation declares the funds accruing to the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama are sufficient to meet the obligations of the “normal contribution” on October 1, of a year following 1940. It shall have the power and privileges of a corporation and shall be known as the “Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama,” and by such name all of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested and all of its cash and securities and other property held in trust for the purpose for which received.

(b) Any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Boards of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama and the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama shall have vested in them all powers necessary to fulfill their fiduciary duty as trustees to members of each respective system including the power to sue and be sued, complain and defend in their own names; provided, however, that as instrumentalities of the state funded by the state, the retirement systems, their officers, and employees shall be immune from suit to the same extent as the state, its agencies, officers, and employees.
Ala. Code § 16-13-122 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-122
Section 16-13-122 Provisions of Article Cumulative
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article are cumulative and shall not be deemed to restrict or abridge any power which any board of education had prior to the adoption of said sections.
Ala. Code § 16-13-263 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-263
Section 16-13-263 Application
Status: in_force

This article shall apply with respect to any special school tax heretofore or hereafter authorized by the Legislature that is subject to a termination provision of the type described herein and shall be given effect if related refunding obligations are issued either before or after April 21, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-28-42 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-42
Section 16-28-42 Adoption of Regulations
Status: in_force

The Department of Education and the Department of Public Safety shall jointly adopt regulations to implement this article, including a hearing and appeal process.
Ala. Code § 16-30C-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30C / Section 16-30C-3
Section 16-30C-3 Administration of Seizure Disorder Medication by Unlicensed Medication Assistant
Status: in_force

With consent of the parent or guardian, a local board of education may provide for an unlicensed medication assistant, who is a school employee trained in accordance with this chapter, but not required to be a health care professional, to administer to a student seizure disorder medication provided for in the student’s individual health plan.
Ala. Code § 16-46A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46A / Section 16-46A-1
Section 16-46A-1 Adoption of Policy Governing Virtual School Program
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Before the 2016-2017 school year, each local board of education shall adopt a policy providing, at a minimum, a virtual education option for eligible students in grades nine to 12, inclusive, beginning with that school year.

(2) Any virtual school operating in this state that provides educational services to public school students shall comply with this article.

(b) The policy adopted by the local board of education pursuant to this article shall govern the virtual school program offered by the local board of education. The policy shall offer students in grades nine to 12, inclusive, an online pathway for earning a high school diploma and, at a minimum, shall include all of the following:

(1) The scope and delivery of virtual options.

(2) Student eligibility criteria for initial and continuing participation in the virtual program.

(3) Specific requirements for monitoring performance and testing protocol consistent with this article.

(4) Attendance requirements, if any.

(c) A local board of education shall not be required to utilize a state program or vendor for the provision of virtual school options.

(d) For the purposes of this article , a dependent of a member of the United States Armed Forces who has received orders to relocate to this state shall be considered a resident of this state and the applicable local school system.
Ala. Code § 16-22-16.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-16.1
Section 16-22-16.1 Hiring of Registered Nurses or Licensed Practical Nurses
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall ensure that a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse shall be hired in every public K-12 school from funds appropriated for that purpose.
Ala. Code § 16-13-339 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-339
Section 16-13-339 Model Participating Teacher Contracts
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The department may develop a model participating teacher contract for use pursuant to this article.

(2) Each model preliminary contract shall include a provision to ensure a participating teacher’s adequate progress toward advanced contract qualification, to include benchmark advancement during the participating teacher’s three- or six-year maximum preliminary contract period.

(b) The department may appoint a hearing officer to consider any petition filed under this article.
Ala. Code § 16-22B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22B / Section 16-22B-5
Section 16-22B-5 District Safety Coordinators
Status: in_force

(a) Each local board of education shall designate an employee in the school district’s central office as the district safety coordinator. Each district safety coordinator must have direct access to the local superintendent of education and must have prior experience in crisis response.

(b) Within one year of designating an employee as the district safety coordinator, each local superintendent of education shall ensure that the district safety coordinator completes training related to:

(1) Emergency operation plan implementation;

(2) Lockdown best practices;

(3) Relocation, evacuation, and reunification;

(4) Weather and sheltering;

(5) Behavioral threat assessment; and

(6) Facility security.

(c) Each district safety coordinator shall:

(1) Annually attend at least four safety training sessions, with no more than one credit granted for attending a vendor-based training session. Acceptable training includes programming by the department, the Alabama Homeland Security Office, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, the National Incident Management System, the Partnership Alliance for Safe Schools, the Alabama School Resource Officer Association, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National School Resource Officer Association, or other governmental agency or nonprofit organization focusing on relevant school safety best practices.

(2) Organize, administer, and attend at least one school-based lockdown drill and one other safety drill per semester and review the implementation of those drills with the building-level administrator.

(3) Annually organize and oversee a meeting with school administrators and local public safety officials at each school in the local school district in order to familiarize the local officials with each school, its respective school emergency operating plan, and its school mapping data. The district safety coordinator shall ensure that each of the following local public safety officials attend the meeting:

a. At least one local law enforcement officer.

b. At least one local firefighter.

c. At least one representative of the local emergency management agency office.

d. The school mental health coordinator.

e. Any other local public safety officials, as determined by the district safety coordinator.

(4) Collaborate with the local board of education to adopt policies relating to the sharing of camera data and remote access control with appropriate local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

(d)(1) Each district safety coordinator shall annually review the school emergency operation plan of each school in his or her local school district.

(2) No later than September 1 of each year, each district safety coordinator shall notify his or her superintendent of education of any building-level administrator or school that fails to have a current, up-to-date school emergency operation plan.

(3) Upon receiving a notice under subdivision (2), a local superintendent of education shall ensure that the school emergency operation plan is updated within 30 days of his or her receipt of notice.

(e) The board shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section, including rules relating to the qualification of district safety coordinators and training requirements for district safety coordinators.
Ala. Code § 16-13-109 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-109
Section 16-13-109 Investment of Unused Proceeds in Government Securities
Status: in_force

If any county or city board of education has issued and sold school warrants under the provisions of this article for school building purposes and if the proceeds of such warrants cannot now be used for school building construction due to priority regulations of the government of the United States, such board shall have the authority to invest the proceeds of such warrant sale in securities issued by the government of the United States of America having a fixed redemption value at the option of the holder of not less than the amount originally invested. County and city boards of education shall have the authority to use for debt service purposes any interest received on securities issued by the United States government in which the proceeds of school warrant sales are invested. When it becomes practicable for such boards of education to construct the school buildings for which said school warrants were originally issued, said boards of education shall have the authority to liquidate the securities in which the proceeds of warrant sales are invested and apply the same to the purposes for which the school warrants were originally sold.
Ala. Code § 16-28-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-5
Section 16-28-5 Private Tutor
Status: in_force

Instruction by a private tutor means and includes only instruction by a person who holds a certificate issued by the State Superintendent of Education and who offers instruction in the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools of this state, for at least three hours a day for 140 days each calendar year, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., and who uses the English language in giving instruction. Such private tutor shall, prior to beginning the instruction of any child, file with the county superintendent of education, where his place of instruction is in territory under the control and supervision of the county board of education, or the city superintendent of schools, where his place of instruction is in territory under the control and supervision of a city board of education, a statement showing the child or children to be instructed, the subjects to be taught and the period of time such instruction is proposed to be given. Such tutor shall keep a register of work, showing daily the hours used for instruction and the presence or absence of any child being instructed and shall make such reports as the State Board of Education may require.
Ala. Code § 16-23-25 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Section 16-23-25
Section 16-23-25 Experience Credit for Certain Certified Teachers Who Previously Worked as a Paraprofessional or Classroom Teacher’s Aide
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher with at least four years of full-time experience as a paraprofessional or classroom teacher’s aide in a public school who is: (i) issued a teacher certificate pursuant to this chapter; and (ii) hired into a position requiring such certification, shall receive one year of experience credit on the local teacher salary schedule established pursuant to Section 16-13-231.1 for every two years of full-time experience that he or she earned in a public school as a paraprofessional or classroom teacher’s aide prior to being hired as a certified teacher.

(b) This section shall only apply to teachers hired into a position requiring teacher certification on or after June 1, 2024.
Ala. Code § 16-17A-21 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17A / Section 16-17A-21
Section 16-17A-21 Reincorporation
Status: in_force

(a) Any public corporation that meets the criteria specified in subsection (b) may reincorporate as an authority under this chapter, and become subject to and governed by this chapter, as provided in this section.

(b) A public corporation may reincorporate under this section if it satisfies both of the following:

(1) The public corporation is a health care authority incorporated or reincorporated under Title 22, Chapter 21, Articles 11 and 11A.

(2) The public corporation was incorporated with the approval of a university.

(c) In order to reincorporate a qualifying public corporation as an authority, the following steps shall be completed:

(1) The board of directors of the qualifying public corporation shall first adopt a resolution proposing articles of reincorporation.

(2) After the adoption by the board of a resolution approving articles of reincorporation, the qualifying public corporation shall file with the sponsoring university a written request for adoption of a resolution approving the proposed reincorporation.

(3) As promptly as may be practicable after the receipt of the application from the qualifying public corporation, the university that formed the qualifying public corporation shall review the application and shall adopt a resolution either approving or denying the articles of reincorporation as proposed by the authority.

(d) Within 30 days following the approval of the articles of reincorporation by the university that formed the qualifying public corporation, the president or vice president of the authority shall sign and file for record in the office of the Secretary of State all of the following items:

(1) The original articles of reincorporation.

(2) A certified copy of each resolution approving the articles of reincorporation.

(3) A certificate of the Secretary of State confirming that the name proposed for the authority is not identical to that of any other corporation organized under state law or so nearly similar thereto as to lead to confusion and uncertainty.

(e) Upon the filing for record of the articles of reincorporation and the documents required by subsection (d), the articles of reincorporation shall become effective and the authority shall immediately be vested with all powers and privileges of this chapter. The Secretary of State shall thereupon record the articles of reincorporation in an appropriate book in his or her office.

(f) A university may not reincorporate a public corporation without the consent of the board of directors of the public corporation.

(g) The articles of reincorporation of an authority may amend and restate the articles of incorporation of the qualifying public corporation if approved in accordance with this section.

(h) Reincorporation of a qualifying public corporation as an authority shall not impair the rights of creditors nor impair the provisions of any contract of a reincorporated public corporation. Upon reincorporation, all assets, liabilities, certificates of need, permits, licenses, or governmental approvals shall immediately transfer from the reincorporated public corporation and vest in the authority. Upon notice of reincorporation, all state regulatory bodies shall cooperate with the authority in order to transfer all certificates of need, permits, licenses, or governmental approvals from the reincorporated public corporation to the authority.
Ala. Code § 16-24C-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24C / Section 16-24C-13
Section 16-24C-13 Leaves of Absence
Status: in_force

(a) Leave of absence for a period of one year for good cause may be granted to an employee by an employer without impairing the tenured or nonprobationary status of the employee. For valid reason, the employer may extend the leave of absence for one additional year.

(b) Leave of absence for military service shall be as provided in Section 31-2-13.
Ala. Code § 16-4-18 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-18
Section 16-4-18 Reports
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual report of the State Board of Education 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 shall also prepare, or cause to be prepared, all other reports which are or may be required of the board.
Ala. Code § 16-60-111.12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-111.12
Section 16-60-111.12 Annual Report
Status: in_force

The board shall submit each year on or before the first day of December, or as early thereafter as practicable, to the Governor an annual report covering all operations of the Alabama Community College System and the support, conditions, progress, and needs of education throughout the state. The annual report shall be printed in sufficient quantities for general distribution throughout the state and for the usual exchange courtesies between state educational authorities.
Ala. Code § 16-66-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 66 / Section 16-66-1
Section 16-66-1 Creation; Purpose
Status: in_force

This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-290.
Ala. Code § 16-1-11.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-11.1
Section 16-1-11.1 Autonomy of Nonpublic Schools - Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) That a parent or guardian in Alabama has a constitutional right to choose the type of K-12 education that is best for his or her child, whether public or nonpublic, religious or nonreligious, and including home-based education.

(2) That many parents choose to home school or enroll their children in elementary and secondary nonpublic schools, including private, church, parochial, or religious schools, that are not subject to state regulation and do not receive state or federal funds.

(3) That other than reporting on the enrollment of students, these nonpublic K-12 schools have been primarily exempt from state regulation and have only been required by state law to report the enrollment of students.

(4) That there is no national or state constitutional mandate that the government provide, license, or regulate nonpublic education, including private, church, parochial, and religious schools, or home-schooled students.

(5) That regulation by the state, including the State Department of Education, the State Board of Education, or the State Superintendent of Education, of any school with a religious affiliation would be an unconstitutional burden on religious activities in direct violation of the Alabama Religious Freedom Amendment and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution; and further that the State of Alabama has no compelling interest to burden by license or regulation nonpublic schools, which include private, church, parochial, and religious schools offering educational instruction in grades K-12, as well as home-based schools and home-schooled students.
Ala. Code § 16-16A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16A / Section 16-16A-2
Section 16-16A-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) AUTHORITY. The Public School and College Authority.

(2) BASELINE DATE. January 1, 2006.

(3) 2005 BRAC. a. Closure actions according to the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report of the U.S. Department of Defense as they relate to Redstone Arsenal.

b. Subsequent BRAC Actions are closure actions according to any Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report of the U.S. Department of Defense subsequent to the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report of the U.S. Department of Defense or administrative actions by a United States government agency, department, or organization which positively impact the number of Redstone Arsenal jobs.

(4) BRAC DISTRIBUTIONS. Bond proceeds to be distributed to the local school districts for purposes of and as allocated by this chapter.

(5) BRAC IMPACTED AREA. The geographic area within Madison County and the City of Huntsville described by a closed perimeter boundary consisting of Cummings Research Park, East and West, Thornton Research Park, Redstone Gateway EUL Area, and Redstone Arsenal.

(6) DETERMINATION DATE. September 30 of the fiscal year in which the Authority obtains certification that the jobs requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.

(7) GARRISON. The Garrison located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and any successor thereto.

(8) PERMITTED INVESTMENTS. (i) Government Securities; (ii) bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued by any of the following agencies: Bank for Cooperatives; Federal Intermediate Credit Banks; Federal Financing Bank; Federal Home Loan Banks; Federal Farm Credit Bank; Export-Import Bank of the United States; Federal Land Banks; or Farmers Home Administration or any other agency or corporation which has been or may hereafter be created by or pursuant to an act of Congress of the United States as an agency or instrumentality thereof; (iii) bonds, notes, pass through securities or other evidences of indebtedness of Government National Mortgage Association and participation certificates of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; (iv) full faith and credit obligations of any state, provided that at the time of purchase such obligations are rated at least “AA” by Standard & Poor’s Rating Group and at least “Aa” by Moody’s Investors Service; (v) public housing bonds issued by public agencies or municipalities and fully secured as to the payment of both principal and interest by contracts with the United States of America, or temporary notes, preliminary notes or project notes issued by public agencies or municipalities, in each case fully secured as to the payment to both principal and interest by a requisition or payment agreement with the United States of America; (vi) time deposits evidenced by certificates of deposit issued by banks or savings and loan associations which are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, provided that, to the extent such time deposits are not covered by federal deposit insurance, such time deposits (including interest thereon) are fully secured by a pledge of obligations described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (v) above, which at all times have a market value not less than the amount of such bank time deposits required to be so secured and which meet the greater of 100% collateralization or the “AA” collateral levels established by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group for structured financings; (vii) repurchase agreements for obligations of the type specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (v) above, provided such repurchase agreements are fully collateralized and secured by such obligations which have a market value at least equal to the purchase price of such repurchase agreements which are held by a depository satisfactory to the State Treasurer in such manner as may be required to provide a perfected security interest in such obligations, and which meet the greater of 100% collateralization or the “AA” collateral levels established by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group for structured financings; and (viii) uncollateralized investment agreements with, or certificates of deposit issued by, banks or bank holding companies, the senior long-term securities of which are rated at least “AA” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group and at least “Aa” by Moody’s Investors Service.
Ala. Code § 16-47-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-8
Section 16-47-8 Code and Reports Furnished Law Department
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall supply to such law department 10 copies of the Code of Alabama and one copy of the quarterly reports of the opinions of the Attorney General, as the same may from time to time be published.
Ala. Code § 16-25-81.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-81.1
Section 16-25-81.1 Adjustment of Survivor Allowance
Status: in_force

The survivor allowance shall be adjusted as provided in Sections 16-25-80 and 16-25-81 for those eligible retirees who have selected a monthly survivor allowance payable to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the retiree.
Ala. Code § 16-1-25.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-25.1
Section 16-1-25.1 Access by Professional Educators’ Associations
Status: in_force

(a) A public school district or any employee of a public school district shall grant all professional educators’ associations the same level of access to employees of the public school district. No professional educators’ association shall have a level of access to employees of the public school district that is greater than or less than any other professional educators’ association.

(b) For purposes of this section, access shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Setting up informational tables at inservice or other similar meetings.

(2) Speaking at inservice or other similar meetings.

(3) Distributing information in a school’s mail boxes or through a school’s email system.

(4) Utilizing a school’s meeting rooms during nonworking hours.

(5) Representing employees in employment matters, when requested by the employee.

(6) Posting information on school bulletin boards.
Ala. Code § 16-10-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-10-3
Section 16-10-3 Secretary of Board
Status: in_force

The principal teacher of the school shall be the secretary of the board of school trustees and shall attend all meetings of the board except when the board is in executive session. The principal teacher shall, with the consent of the majority of the members of the board, have the right to speak upon all questions, but shall have no right to vote, shall prepare for adoption all reports required by the county board of education, shall keep all records of accounts of incidental funds, shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the board in the record book provided by the county board of education and shall conduct the correspondence of the board of school trustees.
Ala. Code § 16-53-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 53 / Section 16-53-2
Section 16-53-2 Corporate Powers
Status: in_force

Such corporation shall have all the rights, privileges, and franchises necessary to the promotion of the ends of its creation, and shall be charged with all corresponding duties, liabilities, and responsibilities. Such corporation may hold and may lease, sell, or, in any other manner not inconsistent with the object or terms of the grant or grants under which it holds, dispose of any property, real or personal, or any estate or interest therein remaining, of any grant by any governmental unit or by any person, or accruing to the corporation from any source, as it may deem best for the purposes of the university. The president with the approval of the board shall be authorized to execute any lease, deed, or other instrument of conveyance on behalf of the corporation, without additional approval.

The board of trustees shall have the exclusive authority over and jurisdiction of land, buildings, and other capital improvements now existing on or hereinafter provided for such campus. No contract for capital improvements, alterations, remodeling, and changing of capital improvements shall be made without the authorization and approval of the board of trustees, and which approval shall be granted by appropriate resolutions of the body. Any contract, agreement, or other act relating to capital improvements, except for maintenance, repairs, and maintaining existing facilities, shall be void and of no effect unless authorized by resolutions of the board.

All acts of The University of West Alabama lawfully done prior to July 1, 2006, by the board of trustees or by the executive officer, are hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed.
Ala. Code § 16-47-198 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-198
Section 16-47-198 Employees for Museum; Teaching at Museum
Status: in_force

The University of Alabama shall, subject to the provisions of the State Employees’ Retirement System, determine the number of employees needed for the efficient and economical performance of the functions and duties of the said University of Alabama Museum and shall hire such employees to operate, manage and maintain the same. The study and teaching of archeology, history and related subjects at said University of Alabama Museum shall be under the jurisdiction of the University of Alabama, and the same shall be achieved and performed in a manner similar to other studies and teachings at the said university.
Ala. Code § 16-25-62 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-62
Section 16-25-62 Appropriation; Funding for Benefits
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby appropriated from the Education Trust Fund to the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama $13,878,629.00 for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1990. In addition to the appropriation provided herein any available amounts from the existing funds of the Teachers’ Retirement System which may be expended without increasing the unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers’ Retirement System, as determined by the system’s actuary, or any other appropriation to the Teachers’ Retirement System for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1990, may be allocated and expended by the Secretary-Treasurer to partially fund the benefits provided herein for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1990. In the event that funding from the Teachers’ Retirement System is utilized to fund a portion of the benefits provided herein for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1990 and in the further event that unencumbered funds shall be available in the Education Trust Fund at the end of such fiscal year such amount as shall have been expended from the funds of the Teachers’ Retirement System not included in any appropriations for special pensions to the Teachers’ Retirement System shall be repaid to the Teachers’ Retirement System from such unencumbered funds as soon as possible after the close of said fiscal year.

(b) There is hereby appropriated from the Education Trust Fund to the Employees’ Retirement System $130,753.00 for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1990, to partially defray the costs of this section as they relate to retired employees of local boards of education and state institutions of higher education who are retired under the Employees’ Retirement System.

(c) The Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall determine annually the amount to pay the cost of the benefits provided in this article and shall notify the chief fiscal officer of each employer the percentum rate of earnable compensation of the members required to be paid to the retirement system. Each employer of members of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama shall pay on account of the increase provided in this article 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 cost of providing the increases provided in this article shall be distributed from all funds in proportion to the salaries paid therefrom for active members.
Ala. Code § 16-3-23 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-23
Section 16-3-23 Seal
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education may adopt a seal for the authentication of its official acts.
Ala. Code § 16-13-230 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-230
Section 16-13-230 Establishment of Fund
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a fund for the public schools of the state which shall be known as the Foundation Program Fund and which shall be used for providing a minimum school term and for providing educational opportunities. This fund shall comprise all appropriations made by the Legislature to the credit of the Foundation Program Fund and any other funds set aside for that purpose.
Ala. Code § 16-25B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25B / Section 16-25B-2
Section 16-25B-2 Participants Not Eligible for State Plans
Status: in_force

A football coach who elects to participate in the said trust will be ineligible to contribute to either the state’s deferred compensation or profit sharing plans administered on behalf of state employees during any calendar year in which such football coach makes contributions to the trust.
Ala. Code § 16-33C-17 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33C / Section 16-33C-17
Section 16-33C-17 Charge of Mandatory Fees or Tuition Per Credit Hour
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2012-198, §3, effective April 12, 2012.
Ala. Code § 16-26C-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26C / Section 16-26C-5
Section 16-26C-5 Board of Trustees and Officers
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-319, p. 535, § 13, effective October 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-13-146 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-146
Section 16-13-146 Interest Rate on Current Loans
Status: in_force

County and city boards of education shall have authority to pay interest at a rate not exceeding eight percent per annum on current loans secured in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-13-145. County and city boards of education shall have the right to call upon the State Superintendent of Education for assistance in securing loans at as low an interest rate as possible.
Ala. Code § 16-1-26 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-26
Section 16-1-26 Compensation of School Board Members
Status: in_force

(a) Members of local boards of education may receive reasonable compensation for their services, not to exceed nine hundred dollars ($900) per month, unless set at a higher figure by a local act, upon approval by a majority vote of the members at the board’s annual meeting. Compensation shall be in addition to actual traveling and other necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings and transacting business of the board.

(b) The compensation, actual traveling expenses , and other necessary expenses incurred shall be paid as other ordinary and necessary expenses of the board.

(c) Any individual member of a local board of education may refuse to accept all or any portion of the approved compensation.

(d) The compensation of any member of a local board of education who is not in compliance with the continuing education and training requirements developed pursuant to Section 16-1-41.1 shall be held in escrow by the local board of education until the member becomes compliant. If a member vacates, resigns from, or otherwise leaves his or her position as a member of the local board of education with any compensation remaining in escrow, those remaining funds shall then revert back to the local board of education.
Ala. Code § 16-47-196 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-196
Section 16-47-196 Geological Survey Authorized to Transfer Property to and Make Collections for Museum
Status: in_force

The Geological Survey of Alabama is hereby empowered and authorized to convey to the University of Alabama by gift or otherwise any of its property as it may deem proper, for use, exchange or display in the University of Alabama Museum, and upon such conveyance said property shall become the property of the University of Alabama to be used, exchanged or displayed by it in the operation or development of the said University of Alabama Museum. The geological survey of Alabama is further authorized to make such collections from time to time in the future which it may deem to be of value to the University of Alabama Museum and to convey such collections or parts thereof to the University of Alabama for any purpose specified in this article.
Ala. Code § 16-6-5.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-6-5.1
Section 16-6-5.1 Alabama Education Study Commission Designated as Standards of Excellence Commission; Responsibilities of Commission
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-60-111 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-111
Section 16-60-111 Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System. The board shall be composed of the following members:

(1) The Governor, who shall be ex officio president of the board.

(2) Seven members appointed by the Governor so that one member of the board is a resident of each of the seven congressional districts in the state as the districts are constituted on May 12, 2015. The member appointed by the Governor pursuant to this subdivision, representing the congressional district in which the main campus of Athens State University is located, shall serve as the member of the Board of Trustees of Athens State University pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of Section 16-47A-4.

(3) One ex officio, nonvoting member appointed by the Governor who is actively serving on the State Board of Education.

(4) One member appointed by the Governor from the state at large.

(b) All members appointed by the Governor shall be free from any contractual, employment, personal, or familial financial interest in the Alabama Community College System.

(c) If a member appointed from a congressional district ceases to be a resident of the district from which appointed, the member shall vacate his or her office. Members appointed by the Governor from Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 shall be appointed for an initial term of two years, and every four years thereafter. Members appointed by the Governor from Districts 2, 4, and 6, and from the state at large, shall be appointed for an initial term of four years, and every four years thereafter.

(d) All appointees to the board shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate and shall be confirmed before beginning a term of office. As vacancies occur on the board for any cause, they shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term, subject to confirmation by the Senate before beginning service. An appointment made when the Legislature is in regular session shall be submitted to the Senate not later than the third legislative day following the date of appointment. An appointment made when the Legislature is not in regular session shall be submitted to the Senate not later than the third legislative day following the reconvening of the Legislature after the appointment.

(e) The members of the board shall be qualified electors of the State of Alabama, and the membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. In making appointments to the board, the Governor shall give special consideration to those persons who have attended a community or technical college and who are familiar with the two-year college system, or who have business leadership experience. No employee of the state may serve as an appointed member of the board. No appointed member of the board may serve more than two consecutive terms of office. Other than the ex officio members of the board, no person currently serving in any elected office may concurrently serve as a member of the board.

(f) Upon appointment, and after confirmation, of the initial members of the board, the board shall meet to organize itself, to elect officers, other than the president, as the board deems appropriate, and to transact any necessary business. The board may adopt bylaws to govern operations and create committees as deemed necessary. This organizational meeting of the board is not considered a regular meeting of the board.

(g) The board shall meet not less than quarterly on dates to be set by the board in official session, by the president, or by the Chancellor on written request of a majority of the board members. One meeting of the board each year shall be held with the members of the State Board of Education. The rules generally adopted by deliberative bodies for their government shall be observed and a quorum of five shall be present. Members of the board or any committee of the board may participate in meetings of the board or committees by telephone conference or similar communications equipment through which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time, and participation by the members shall constitute presence at a meeting for all purposes. The Chancellor shall give notice of any meeting as required by law.

(h) The members of the board shall receive no compensation for service on the board. Members shall be reimbursed for actual traveling and other necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings and transacting the business of the board. Reimbursement shall be paid out of the Education Trust Fund in the same manner as other expenses of the board are paid.

(i) If not otherwise required by law, each member of the board shall file a completed statement of economic interests, pursuant to Section 36-25-24, for the previous calendar year with the State Ethics Commission no later than April 30th of each year, and shall be covered by all aspects and requirements of the State Ethics Law, Chapter 25 of Title 36. Members of the board shall be indemnified for any loss incurred as a result of damage done in the performance of their duties as a member of the board and for which the member is personally liable. Members shall be covered under the General Liability Trust Fund in accordance with Section 36-1-6.1.

(j) Before exercising any authority or performing any duty, each member of the board shall qualify as such by taking and subscribing to the oath of office prescribed by the state constitution, the certificate of which shall be filed with the records of the board. The Governor may remove any appointed member of the board for immorality, misconduct in office, incompetency, or willful neglect of duty, giving the member a copy of the charges against him or her and, upon not less than 10 days’ notice, an opportunity of being heard publicly in person or by counsel in his or her own defense. If any member shall be removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges against the member, any findings, and a complete record of the proceedings.
Ala. Code § 16-44A-15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44A / Section 16-44A-15
Section 16-44A-15 Remuneration of Board of Directors Members
Status: in_force

The members of the board shall not be compensated for their services, but shall be entitled to the same expense and per diem as authorized to state employees, for official board business as approved by the chair of the board.
Ala. Code § 16-54-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 54 / Section 16-54-1
Section 16-54-1 Name; Powers Generally
Status: in_force

The school heretofore established at Montevallo as the Alabama Girls’ Industrial School, subsequently known as and called the Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute, later known as and called the Alabama Technical Institute and College for Women and still later known as and called Alabama College is and shall remain a body corporate under the corporate name of University of Montevallo, and by that name may sue and contract, acquire and hold real and personal property and have and exercise all the powers of a corporation established to be a state educational institution of higher learning and shall succeed to all the rights, privileges, emoluments, benefits, interests and titles heretofore at any time vested in said institution in its respective names. None of the powers, authority or functions of the corporation provided for in this chapter shall be abated or impaired by this section. Only the name of the institution shall be changed by this section. Whenever such institution is referred to in the constitution and in the laws of Alabama by any one of the respective names by which it has been known, the same shall be considered to refer to University of Montevallo.
Ala. Code § 16-16A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16A / Section 16-16A-8
Section 16-16A-8 Counties Authorized to Participate
Status: in_force

In addition to the counties participating under Section 16-16A-7, Jackson County and Marshall County may also participate in the funding benefits of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-8-40 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-40
Section 16-8-40 Acquisition of Property; Right to Sue and Contract; Execution of Process
Status: in_force

(a) The county board of education shall have the right to acquire, purchase by the institution of condemnation proceedings if necessary, lease, receive, hold, transmit and convey the title to real and personal property for school purposes.

(b) It may sue and contract. All contracts shall be made after resolutions have been adopted by the board and spread upon its minutes.

(c) All processes shall be executed by service on the executive officer of the board.
Ala. Code § 16-33-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33 / Section 16-33-6
Section 16-33-6 Application to Be Made to State Department of Education; Determination of Eligibility
Status: in_force

All applications for benefits accruing under this chapter must be made to the State Department of Education. The State Superintendent of Education, or any official of the department designated by him, is hereby charged with the responsibility and duty of determining the eligibility of each applicant for the benefits under this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-13-213 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-213
Section 16-13-213 Refunding, Renewing or Extending Notes
Status: in_force

Any notes issued pursuant to this article may be refunded or renewed or extended for two additional periods of not more than 18 months from the date of maturity of such notes being refunded or renewed or extended, but otherwise pursuant to all of the terms and conditions of this article, whether or not the capital improvements with respect to which such outstanding notes were issued have been completed, if the state superintendent shall approve such refunding, renewal or extension.
Ala. Code § 16-25-190 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-190
Section 16-25-190 Increase in Benefits to Members and Beneficiaries
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing October 1, 2005, there is provided an increase in benefits to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2004, for purposes of receiving benefits, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retiree or deceased member was prior to October 1, 2004, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of four percent of the current gross benefit, but not less than fifteen dollars ($15) per month.

(b) Any future survivor allowance shall be adjusted as provided in the members’ original option selection for those eligible retirees who have selected a monthly survivor allowance payable to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the retiree, or otherwise provided by law in the case of a qualifying member who dies prior to May 16, 2005.

(c) Any person who receives benefits under the Medicaid program and whose eligibility for the benefits would be impaired by the cost-of-living increase provided by this article shall not be entitled to receive the increase. Any person who shall subsequently apply for benefits under the Medicaid program and who would have his or her eligibility to receive benefits impaired by the cost-of-living increase provided by this article, shall not be entitled to receive the increase after the date that the member files application for benefits under the Medicaid program.

(d) The Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall determine annually the amount required to pay the cost of the increased allowance provided under this article, and shall notify the chief financial officer of each employer of the per centum rates of earnable compensation of the members required to be paid to the retirement system. Each employer of members of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall pay on account of the increases provided in this article in the same manner and from the same sources of funds as provided in Section 16-25-21, it being the intent of the Legislature that the cost of providing the increase in this article shall be distributed from all funds in proportion to the salaries paid therefrom for active members.
Ala. Code § 16-49-52 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 49 / Section 16-49-52
Section 16-49-52 Purpose
Status: in_force

The general purposes of this article are to provide for the obtaining, preserving and holding for circulation in a repository at the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University source materials on Afro-American history and culture which shall be used for research and other educational and cultural purposes, and which shall thereby encourage the development of inspiration and positive self-concepts on the part of black Americans and provide a basis for whites to gain greater respect for the black race.
Ala. Code § 16-15-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-15-1
Section 16-15-1 Definitions
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-11-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-11-3
Section 16-11-3 Election; Terms of Office; Vacancies
Status: in_force

Annually at the regular meetings of the city council or commission in April the council or commission shall elect a member or members of the board of education to succeed those whose term or terms of office expire that year. Members of the city board of education shall assume office at the next regular meeting of the city board of education in June following their appointment. The terms of office of members of the city board of education shall be five years, and the term of one member shall expire annually. A member shall serve on the board until his or her successor assumes office. In the event of a vacancy in the membership of the city board of education by resignation or otherwise, the fact shall be reported to the city council or commission by the board, and the council or commission shall elect a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Ala. Code § 16-34-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 34 / Section 16-34-1
Section 16-34-1 Removal of Illiteracy Duty of State Board of Education
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall be charged with the responsibility for the removal of illiteracy in Alabama. It shall have the power to make research and to collect data and shall endeavor to enlist the services of any and all community agencies of the state for the removal of illiteracy. The State Board of Education is authorized to receive and expend any funds which may be given to it from time to time from public, private or other sources and shall adopt such rules and regulations as may seem to it most satisfactory for carrying on the work outlined in this section.
Ala. Code § 16-6E-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6E / Section 16-6E-7
Section 16-6E-7 Application on Boards of Education Operating Under Intervention
Status: reserved

Any city or county board of education which, on May 24, 2013, is operating under any form of intervention by virtue of a statute that is repealed or superseded by this chapter shall remain subject to the terms and provisions of the statute and the authority conferred thereby on the State Board of Education, State Superintendent of Education, and their designees until the city or county board of education is released from intervention.
Ala. Code § 16-5-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-1
Section 16-5-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following terms shall have the meanings respectively prescribed for them, except when the context otherwise requires:

(1) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Those public educational institutions in Alabama which have been authorized by the Legislature or by the constitution to provide formal education, including vocational, technical, collegiate, professional or any other form of education, above the secondary school level.

(2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education created by this article.

(3) INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. A series of courses at any one location which culminates in a degree, certificate or other formal recognition of academic credit.

(4) UNIT. A school, college, division or institute and includes the establishment of any new branch or campus. The term does not include reasonable extension or alterations of existing curricula or programs which have a direct relationship to existing programs previously approved by the commission; the commission may, under its rule-making authority, define the character of such reasonable extension and alterations.

(5) OFF-CAMPUS OFFERING. Any credit course, instructional unit or instructional program conducted off the main campus of any postsecondary institution in existence and separately accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, at the time of the passage of this article, or of any new campus previously or hereafter approved by the commission.
Ala. Code § 16-10-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-10-1
Section 16-10-1 Qualification and Selection of Trustees
Status: in_force

The county board of education may appoint for every school in the county, from a list of six discreet, competent and reliable persons of mature years nominated by the patrons of the said schools, which list shall be kept on file by the board, three persons residing near the schoolhouse and having the respect and confidence of the community to serve for a term of four years as trustees of the school, to care for the property, to look after the general interest of the school and to make to the county board of education, through the county superintendent of education, from time to time, report of the progress and needs of the school and of the will of the people in regard to the school. The board of education, should it decide to appoint school trustees, shall fill all vacancies occurring in the office of trustee for the unexpired term from the list of nominees on file until the names on such list are exhausted. The term “patrons” as used herein shall be construed to mean the parents and guardians of children in attendance at the school.
Ala. Code § 16-60-50 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-50
Section 16-60-50 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 of which Jackson County is a part and the member of the State Senate representing the senatorial district of which DeKalb County is a part, the members of the House of Representatives of the Alabama Legislature from Jackson and DeKalb Counties, the chairman of the county commission 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 districts containing these counties and nine members appointed by the Governor from the two counties at large, making the overall representation of the two counties equal on the board, 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 § 16-63-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 63 / Section 16-63-3
Section 16-63-3 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. A committee of citizens organized to advise community school coordinators, administrators, and local boards of education in the involvement of citizens in the educational process and in the use of public school facilities.

(2) COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COORDINATOR. An employee of a local board of education whose responsibility it is to promote and direct maximum use of the public schools and public school facilities as centers for community education.

(3) PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITY. Any education facility under the jurisdiction of a local board of education, whether termed an elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or high school.

(4) BUSINESS/INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS. A closely knit partnership consisting of a business and a selected Alabama public school. It is sharing of time, talent, expertise, and resources.
Ala. Code § 16-13-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-5
Section 16-13-5 Federal Grants, Appropriations, Etc. - Acceptance
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to accept from the federal government or any instrumentality thereof, in the name of and for the State of Alabama, any grant from the federal government or any appropriation made by the Congress of the United States or any allocation of federal funds appropriated by the Congress of the United States to the State of Alabama for the purpose of assisting the state in financing a minimum foundation program of public elementary and secondary schools, and in reducing inequalities of educational opportunities through public elementary and secondary schools, and for the general welfare and other purposes. The Treasurer is hereby required to make the necessary reports; provided, that any or all such acceptances or conditions shall not be contrary to the Constitution of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-13-165 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-165
Section 16-13-165 Levy and Assessment of Tax
Status: in_force

If three fifths of those voting at said election have voted for the proposed taxation, the county commission shall levy said special tax and cause the tax assessor to assess the same on the taxable property in said county, which shall not exceed $.10 on each $100.00 of taxable property in said county; but the rate of such special tax shall not increase the rate of taxation, state and county combined, in any one year to more than $1.25 on each $100.00 of taxable property in said county, but all special county taxes for public buildings, roads, bridges and the payment of debts existing at the ratification of the Constitution of 1875 shall not be included in the aforesaid $1.25 on the $100.00 of taxable property.
Ala. Code § 16-33C-15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33C / Section 16-33C-15
Section 16-33C-15 Appropriations from the Education Trust Fund to the Pact Trust Fund; Purpose
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-538, 2nd Sp. Sess., §2, effective September 17, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-46 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-46
Section 16-25A-46 Liability Under Article
Status: in_force

The board and the head of each department, agency, board of education, or other employer with employees as defined by Sections 16-25A-1 and 16-25A-11 and their employees shall not incur any liability to any employee for errors or omissions in the performance of any agreement authorized by this article.
Ala. Code § 16-1-20.4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-20.4
Section 16-1-20.4 Period of Quiet Reflection
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature of Alabama finds that in the hectic society of today all too few citizens are able to experience even a moment of quiet reflection before plunging headlong into the activities of daily life. Young citizens are particularly affected by the absence of an opportunity for a moment of quiet reflection. The Legislature finds that our young, and society as a whole, would be well served if students in the public schools were afforded a moment of quiet reflection at the beginning of each school day and at the opening of school athletic events and graduation ceremonies.

(b) At the opening of school every day in each public school classroom, the teacher in charge shall conduct a brief period of quiet reflection for 60 seconds with the participation of every pupil in the classroom.

(c) At the beginning of every school athletic event and graduation ceremony, the principal of the school, or his or her designee, shall conduct a brief period of quiet reflection for 60 seconds.

(d) The moment of quiet reflection authorized by subsection (b) and subsection (c) is not intended to be and shall not be conducted as a religious service or exercise, but shall be considered an opportunity for a moment of silent reflection on the anticipated activities of the day or event.
Ala. Code § 16-15-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-15-3
Section 16-15-3 Incorporation Authorized
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-25-112 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-112
Section 16-25-112 Funding for Benefits
Status: in_force

The cost-of-living increase granted to certain retired persons under the Teachers’ Retirement System by this article may be financed, if possible, from existing funds of the Teachers’ Retirement System subject to the following provisions and conditions:

(1) If the actuary for the Teachers’ Retirement System finds that the cost-of-living increase can be paid for the 1996-97 fiscal year without appropriation of additional funds to the system without having an adverse actuarial impact on the system, beginning October 1, 1996, the Board of Control of the system may provide the cost-of-living increase authorized by this section. It is the intent of this section as pertains to funding similar increases in the future, that the funding thereof shall be in accordance with the requirements of Section 16-25-21. If the actuarial certification of the cost involved in funding the cost-of-living increase provided by this article, as required by Section 16-25-28, is not received by October 1, 1996, but satisfies the above condition when it is received during the 1996-97 fiscal year, then the cost-of-living increase shall be paid retroactively to October 1, 1996.

(2) If the conditions in subdivision (1) are not met, the cost-of-living increase shall be paid beginning October 1, 1997, and the cost of this benefit shall be included in the amount certified by the Board of Control to be contributed by the state under Section 16-25-21 or any other applicable law. The provisions of this subdivision shall govern and override any seeming or actual conflicts with other provisions of this section.
Ala. Code § 16-65-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 65 / Section 16-65-5
Section 16-65-5 Powers of Authority
Status: in_force

The authority shall have all of the following powers:

(1) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure.

(2) To sue and be sued in contract and in tort and to complain and defend in all courts of law and equity.

(3) To maintain an office at such place or places as it may designate.

(4) To borrow money and to issue bonds for the purpose of making equipment loans to educational institutions to finance equipment costs, and to provide for the rights of the purchasers, holders, or owners of such bonds.

(5) To make equipment loans to any public educational institution in order to finance equipment costs, which equipment loans may be evidenced or secured by loan agreements, promissory notes, security agreements, trust indentures, or such other instruments, and upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors of the authority shall determine to be reasonable.

(6) To arrange for various forms of security or credit enhancement for its bonds, including letters of credit, guaranties, policies of insurance, and the like.

(7) As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any equipment loan made to a public educational institution, to take a pledge of and security interest in a. the proceeds of any ad valorem tax voted under the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, for school purposes generally, and paid, apportioned, or allocated to or for the benefit of such educational institution, b. the proceeds of any privilege, license, or excise tax or taxes that may be paid, apportioned, or allocated to or for the benefit of such educational institution, c. the fees from students levied or to be levied by or for such educational institution, or d. any other moneys or revenues received by such educational institution not appropriated by the state to such institution.

(8) As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on its bonds, to pledge the revenues, receipts, funds, and other property out of which the equipment loans made with the proceeds of its bonds are payable and to pledge, transfer, and assign any repayment obligations of equipment loan recipients.

(9) To invest proceeds of the bonds of the authority not required for immediate use in such manner as the board of directors shall determine.

(10) To establish accounts in one or more depositories.

(11) To make, enter into, and execute such financing agreements, loan agreements, contracts, or other instruments and to take such other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose for which the authority was organized or to exercise any power granted to it.

(12) To charge to and apportion among participating educational institutions the administrative costs and expenses incurred by the authority in the exercise of the powers and duties conferred upon it by this chapter.

(13) To pledge or mortgage all or any portion of any equipment conveyed to the authority for such purpose, whether presently owned or subsequently acquired, for the benefit of the holders of the bonds of the authority issued to finance such equipment or any portion thereof or issued to refund or refinance outstanding indebtedness of an educational institution permitted by this chapter.

(14) To issue bonds for the purpose of refunding or refinancing outstanding bonds issued pursuant to this chapter or outstanding obligations incurred by educational institutions for the purpose of financing the acquisition or leasing of equipment, whether or not such bonds or other obligations are outstanding prior to or after May 12, 1997, provided that such indebtedness was originally incurred for the purpose of acquiring or leasing equipment as defined in this chapter.

(15) To exercise any power granted by the laws of the state to public or private corporations which is not in conflict with the purpose of this chapter.

(16) To adopt and promulgate administrative regulations necessary or appropriate to effectuate its purpose and to designate the Alabama Commission on Higher Education as administrator of the program authorized herein.

(17) To maintain and prepare an annual report on the program for review by the Legislature and the Governor.
Ala. Code § 16-6B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6B / Section 16-6B-5
Section 16-6B-5 School Safety and Discipline Accountability
Status: in_force

In addition to providing quality instruction in classrooms and fiscal soundness, all local boards of education shall be accountable for compliance with statutes and regulations regarding school safety and discipline. The State Department of Education shall send to all local boards of education and all local superintendents of education, on or before August 1 of each year, a manual containing all acts of the Legislature and all regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education which pertain to school safety and discipline. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of this manual, each local board of education shall provide to the State Board of Education a report, in the form prescribed by the State Department of Education, describing its compliance with these acts and regulations. If a local board of education is determined by the State Board of Education to have failed to comply in any material respect with these acts and regulations, the State Department of Education shall provide assistance to obtain compliance. If after one year, the State Board of Education determines that a local board of education refuses or fails to come into compliance with these acts and regulations, the State Superintendent of Education shall intervene in and assume the direct management and day-to-day operation of the local board of education for such period of time as the State Board of Education deems necessary to bring that local board of education into compliance with these acts and regulations.
Ala. Code § 16-54-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 54 / Section 16-54-12
Section 16-54-12 Property Exempt from Taxes; Employees Exempt from Town License Taxes
Status: in_force

The property of the university, of every kind and description, shall forever be exempt from all taxes, municipal, county or state, and from all local assessments. All employees are exempt from the payment of town licenses for their labor while working for this institution.
Ala. Code § 16-1-44 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-44
Section 16-1-44 School Emergency Operations Plans
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Each local board of education shall develop and adopt a comprehensive school emergency operations plan for each school under the authority of the board.

(2) The local board or its agent shall examine the conditions and operations of each school under the authority of the local board to determine hazards to student and staff safety and shall propose changes, if needed to promote the prevention of dangerous problems and circumstances.

(3) In developing the plan for each school, the local board or its agent shall involve community law enforcement and safety officials, including community fire and emergency management assigned to the school.

(b)(1) The board shall incorporate into each comprehensive school emergency operations plan the following:

a. Protocols for addressing each type of serious threats to the safety of school property, students, employees, or administrators which shall include, but not be limited to: Security-related threats addressed within a school lockdown plan, fire-related threats addressed within a fire safety plan, and severe weather-related threats addressed within a severe weather safety plan.

b. A protocol for responding to emergency events that compromise the safety of school property, students, and employees.

(2) Each protocol shall include procedures for notification and responding to threats and emergency events, respectively, including such action as notification of appropriate law enforcement and emergency response personnel for assistance, and informing parents of affected students.

(3) Each comprehensive school emergency operations plan shall include and use the following four alert levels, along with set plans of notification, action, and procedures for school personnel to follow in each circumstance:

1. Heightened Awareness. This means a potential may exist for an unusual situation and all parties should have heightened awareness to react as needed.

2. Secure Your Area of Responsibility. This means a specific incident has occurred, such as a medical emergency or a threat to one’s self, and school personnel shall secure their area of responsibility in order to decrease risk of further incidents.

3. Secure Perimeter. A potential threat or danger does exist or has occurred within the community or neighborhood, and all parties should be aware to react as needed.

4. Lockdown. Recognition of potential immediate danger. Take immediate action using the safest and best option for survival.

(c)(1) The board shall update the emergency operations plan whenever a major modification to the building requires changes in the procedures outlined in the plan and at other necessary times. The school emergency operations safety plan shall be reviewed and revised annually, as needed, by the local board of education in consultation with the principal, administrative staff, faculty, and employees of the school.

(2) Upon request of law enforcement or safety officials, or both, the local board shall provide a copy of the current school emergency operations plan, which shall be kept in a secure place and not considered public record.

(d) The local board shall grant access to each school under its control to law enforcement and fire department personnel to enable them to prepare for responding to threats and emergency events affecting the school.

(e) The principal or his or her designee shall instruct and train students concerning procedures to be used for emergency drills and evacuations. The principal or his or her designee shall ensure that all safety and security drills and procedures are conducted and performed no less than what is required by state or federal law, or both. The doors and exits of each school may be locked from the outside but shall allow for immediate egress by those inside the building during school hours and at all school functions. An emergency drill shall include, but not be limited to, safety, security, severe weather, fire, and school lockdown drills.

(f) In conjunction with drills or evacuations required by subsection (e), a principal or his or her designee shall instruct students in safety precautions to be taken in case of a severe weather watch, alert, or warning. A principal or his or her designee shall designate, in accordance with standards prescribed by the local superintendent of education in conjunction with local public safety officials and the fire marshal, or appropriate local fire safety official in counties that do not have a fire marshal, appropriate locations to be used to shelter students in case of a severe weather watch, alert, or warning.

(g) In the event of an immediate threat to a school involving acts of violence, such as terrorism, a person possessing a firearm or a deadly weapon, or any other threat of violence, any person who perceives the threat, or his or her designee, may institute a lockdown alert level for the school. In addition to the requirements of subsection (e), the principal or his or her designee shall conduct a school lockdown drill during the first six weeks of the fall and spring semesters of each school year to provide students with instruction in the procedures to follow in the case of a school lockdown. The principal or his or her designee shall hold an annual training session for employees of the school regarding the school lockdown plan, drills, and procedures to be conducted during a school year. The annual training session shall include mental health awareness.

(h) Appropriate disciplinary action shall be taken against any principal or his or her designee who knowingly neglects or refuses to comply with the requirements of this section.

(i) This section shall be read in pari materia with other laws relating to school safety and emergency planning.
Ala. Code § 16-8-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-8
Section 16-8-8 Administration and Supervision of Schools Generally
Status: in_force

The general administration and supervision of the public schools of the educational interests of each county, with the exception of cities having a city board of education, shall be vested in the county board of education; provided, that such general administration and supervision of any city having a city board of education may be consolidated with the administration and control of educational matters affecting the county and vested in the county board of education.
Ala. Code § 16-54-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 54 / Section 16-54-3
Section 16-54-3 Purpose; Mission
Status: in_force

The University of Montevallo is established generally for the purpose of giving therein instructions in the liberal arts and sciences and in technical and professional subjects suitable for both men and women. To that end, departments or subjects of instruction may be established from time to time by the trustees upon the recommendation of the president in accord with the provisions of Section 16-5-6.

The overriding mission of the University of Montevallo, unique in Alabama higher education, is to provide to students from throughout the state an affordable, geographically accessible, “small college” public higher educational experience of high quality with a strong emphasis on undergraduate liberal studies and with professional programs supported by a broad base of arts and sciences, designed for their intellectual and personal growth in pursuit of meaningful employment and responsible, informed citizenship.

Growing out of that mission and inherent in it are a number of on-going goals which the trustees from time to time may affirm on the basis of recommendations of the president.

The annual objectives of the institution, determined by the president, shall be consistent with the on-going goals and mission of the institution.
Ala. Code § 16-23-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Section 16-23-4
Section 16-23-4 Fee of Applicant for Certificate
Status: in_force

(a) An application fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall be paid by an applicant.

(b) The fees paid by the applicants shall be deposited to a special account for the State Department of Education into the State Treasury at least monthly and used for the operation of the teacher education and certification program.
Ala. Code § 16-7A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7A / Section 16-7A-2
Section 16-7A-2 Appointment of Members
Status: in_force

Members of the authority shall be appointed for four-year terms. Commencing on August 1, 2009, members appointed to the authority who are also members of the Alabama Educational Television Commission shall be appointed to a term on the authority that is concurrent in duration with the term of the member on the commission.

The membership of the authority and the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
Ala. Code § 16-33C-18 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33C / Section 16-33C-18
Section 16-33C-18 Limits on Increase in Mandatory Fees and Tuition
Status: in_force

On behalf of all current and future postsecondary students, the Legislature strongly encourages all public institutions of higher education to limit any annual percentage increases in mandatory fees and tuition to the average percentage amount such fees and tuition were annually increased over the previous 10-year period, to the extent such limitation is possible.
Ala. Code § 16-30A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30A / Section 16-30A-3
Section 16-30A-3 Training of School Employees for Care of Students with Diabetic Medical Needs
Status: in_force

(a) No later than the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Alabama Board of Nursing, shall develop guidelines for the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetic medical needs according to the student’s Individual Health Plan, the medical authorizations of which are limited to permitting the administration of injectable medications specific to his or her diabetes. No other delegation of injectable medications shall be allowed under this chapter. These guidelines shall be developed in consideration of the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Diabetes Education Program, and any other appropriate published medical guidelines. Each local board of education shall ensure that diabetes training programs are provided for all school nurses and unlicensed medication assistants at schools under its jurisdiction.

(b) Each local school system shall ensure that the training outlined in subsection (a) is provided to unlicensed medication assistants. In consultation with the local school superintendent and in consideration of a student’s Individual Health Plan related to his or her diabetic condition, the lead nurse of the school system may recommend the placement of a school nurse based on the overall health needs of that student.

(c) School employees shall not be required to serve as unlicensed medication assistants, nor be subject to any penalty or disciplinary action for refusing to serve as an unlicensed medication assistant. It shall be unlawful to consider a school employee’s decision to serve or not to serve as an unlicensed medication assistant in any employment decision, including, but not limited to, termination, non-renewal of contract, reduction-in-force, or transfer. Furthermore, no school administrator or supervisor shall threaten, harass, or otherwise coerce a school employee into serving as an unlicensed medication assistant.

(d) The medical authorization allowed under this chapter shall be limited to permitting the use of injectable medications specific to diabetes.
Ala. Code § 16-24-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-24-4
Section 16-24-4 Change of Compensation for Succeeding Year
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011.
Ala. Code § 16-25-63 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-63
Section 16-25-63 Effect of Medicaid
Status: in_force

Any person who receives benefits under the Medicaid program and whose eligibility for such benefits would be impaired by the cost of living increase provided herein shall not be entitled to receive said increase. Any person who shall subsequently apply for benefits under the Medicaid program and such person’s eligibility to receive benefits is impaired by the cost of living increase provided herein, shall not be entitled to receive said increase subsequent to the date that the member files application for benefits under the Medicaid program.
Ala. Code § 16-27A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 27A / Section 16-27A-1
Section 16-27A-1 Short Title; Civil Enforcement of School Bus Violations Authorized
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama School Bus Safety Act.

(b) Any board may authorize a process of civil enforcement of a school bus violation pursuant to the procedures set out in this chapter.

(c) The provisions of this chapter shall not compel a governing body or board to participate in the safety program created herein.
Ala. Code § 16-39-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 39 / Section 16-39-1
Section 16-39-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be referred to as the “Alabama Exceptional Child Education Act.”
Ala. Code § 16-24-65 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-24-65
Section 16-24-65 Validity of Prior Contracts
Status: in_force

Any contract entered into between a public school teacher and a local board of education prior to April 27, 2004, meeting the aforementioned criteria, shall be deemed valid ab initio.
Ala. Code § 16-65A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 65A / Section 16-65A-6
Section 16-65A-6 Powers of State Treasurer
Status: reserved

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-444, EFFECTIVE MAY 17, 2024.
Ala. Code § 16-58-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 58 / Section 16-58-1
Section 16-58-1 Scholarships - Established; Distribution
Status: in_force

There shall be awarded each year 30 scholarships to the Sylacauga Nurses Training School at Sylacauga, Alabama for nursing education. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants, as practicable, throughout the state.
Ala. Code § 16-26-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26 / Section 16-26-2
Section 16-26-2 High School System
Status: in_force

All high schools which have been or may hereafter be established by county boards of education shall constitute a system of high schools for the county. Such high school system shall make provision for the secondary education of all children of the county residing in the territory under the control of the county board of education; provided, that by agreement between county boards of education and city boards of education high schools located in cities or towns of 2,500 or more inhabitants according to the last or any succeeding federal census may be utilized as a part of the high school system of the county, the financial support, administration and supervision of such high schools to be determined by the boards of education involved; and provided further, that in order that the most satisfactory and economic plan of administration may be secured, high schools may, at the discretion of the county board, be designated as a unit in the high school system of the county, with a defined territory or district for patronage, in just the same manner as other public schools under the supervision of county boards of education. Boards of education in cities having a city board of education shall provide a system of high school education which shall meet the minimum standards for high schools authorized and prescribed by the State Board of Education; provided, that any town or city board of education may cooperate with the county board of education in the establishment, support and maintenance of a county system of high schools which shall include the said town or city.
Ala. Code § 16-13-121 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-121
Section 16-13-121 Approval of Issue by State Superintendent of Education
Status: in_force

Before issuing any warrants under Section 16-13-120, the county board of education or the city board of education, as the case may be, shall cause an application for approval of such issue to be filed with the State Superintendent of Education. Such application shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the State Superintendent of Education may prescribe, and he may require such further information as may be necessary relating to the proposed warrants or other financial or educational matters under the control of such board of education. He shall not approve the issue of any warrants which would jeopardize the state’s Foundation Program of education as prescribed by law and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall not approve the issue of any warrants hereunder when the principal or interest of any other warrants constituting a preferred claim against the same tax proceeds is overdue and unpaid, except warrants to refund the same. The written approval of the State Superintendent of Education of the amount and general purpose of the warrants shall be a sufficient approval of the issue, but he may at his discretion approve any of the terms and provisions of the warrants which in such event shall not be issued otherwise. He shall not approve the issuance of any refunding warrants unless evidence presented to him in his judgment shows:

(1) That an interest saving will thereby be affected without extending the date of payment of the warrants desired to be refunded; or

(2) That payment of warrants desired to be refunded will prevent the issuing board of education from operating schools the customary term in their jurisdiction; or

(3) That an extension of the time of payment of the warrants desired to be refunded is necessary to prevent the state’s Foundation Program from being jeopardized; or

(4) That the proceeds of the tax pledged for payment of the warrants to be refunded are not or will not be sufficient for the payment of the principal of and the interest on such warrants.

The state superintendent’s approval of the issue of any warrants hereunder shall be a conclusive determination that all necessary evidence has been presented to him. The written approval of the State Superintendent of Education of the issue of any warrants hereunder shall be a conclusive determination in favor of the validity of such warrants that all of the requirements of this article have been complied with. The State Superintendent of Education may also determine conclusively for all purposes relating to the validity of any warrants issued hereunder whether any other warrants constitute a preferred claim against the same tax. In all matters connected with his approval of warrants the State Superintendent of Education shall comply with any regulations or instructions of the State Board of Education, but his failure to do so shall not affect the validity of warrants approved by him.
Ala. Code § 16-13-309 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-309
Section 16-13-309 Powers Authorized
Status: in_force

Any county may, with respect to the county board of education within its jurisdiction and any city board of education within, in whole or in part, its jurisdiction, and any municipality may, with respect to the city board of education (if any) within its jurisdiction and with respect to the county board of education for each county within the jurisdiction of which all or any part of such municipality is located, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine:

(1) Lend or donate money to, guarantee all or any part of the indebtedness or operating expense of, or perform services for the benefit of, such board.

(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to such board, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, including, without limitation, any project, any interest in any thereof, and any franchise.

(3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with such board in the planning, undertaking, acquisition, construction, financing, or operation of any of its public school facilities.

(4) Pay, or provide for the payment of, the principal of or interest on any then outstanding notes, warrants, or other obligations of such board.

(5) Issue its notes, warrants, bonds, and other forms or types of indebtedness in order to provide moneys to make any loan, donation, or payment authorized in this section.
Ala. Code § 16-25-47 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-47
Section 16-25-47 Provisions of Article Are Supplemental; Construed in Pari Materia with Other Law
Status: reserved

The provisions of this article are supplemental. It shall be construed in pari materia with other laws regulating and providing for the payment of retirement benefits to the retired members of the Teachers’ Retirement System and certain members of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama; however, those laws or parts of laws which are in direct conflict or inconsistent therewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Ala. Code § 16-11-19 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-11-19
Section 16-11-19 Bond Issues
Status: in_force

If for any reason the current income of the city board of education is inadequate to provide ample, appropriate and suitable grounds, buildings and equipment for all the needed schools of the city, the city board of education, on the recommendation of the city superintendent of schools, shall petition the city council or commission to call an election for the issuance of bonds on the credit of the city in an amount sufficient to provide ample, appropriate and suitable grounds, buildings and equipment for all the needed schools of the city, subject to the limitations set out in the constitution of the state, and the city council or commission shall call the election at the time requested in said petition.
Ala. Code § 16-13-96 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-96
Section 16-13-96 Sale - Generally
Status: in_force

All warrants issued hereunder shall be sold to the highest bidder at public sale unless sold at a better price within 30 days after failure to receive any acceptable bid at a duly advertised public sale in accordance with this section. A public sale shall be either on sealed bids or at auction. Bidders may be invited to name the rate or rates of interest which the warrants are to bear or the board of education may name a rate or rates of interest and invite bids thereon. The notice of a public sale shall state whether the sale is to be on sealed bids or at auction and shall also state the amount of the warrants to be sold, the maturities thereof, whether county or district tax is to be pledged, the amount payable at each maturity and either the rate or rates of interest which the warrants are to bear or that the bidders are invited to name the rate or rates of interest and shall also state the time and place of the meeting of the board of education at which bids are to be received and the amount of the good faith check required to be deposited. Such notice shall be published once in each of two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county within which the warrants are being issued, and if there should be no such newspaper the notice shall be published in a daily newspaper published in Montgomery or Birmingham. The first of such two publications shall be not less than 10 days before the date of sale. The board of education shall have the right to reject all bids. In the marketing of the said warrants the said board shall be entitled to have such assistance as can be rendered by the Governor, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, the State Superintendent of Education or any other appropriate state officer or agency. If the warrants are offered for sale at public auction, the highest bidder shall be that bidder whose bid names the lowest net interest cost to the board of education as shown in standard bond tables; if the warrants are offered for sale on sealed bids, the highest bidder shall be that bidder whose bid names the lowest total net interest cost to the board of education determined by ascertaining the total amount of interest that would be payable by the board, computed at the applicable rate or rates of interest stated in the bid from the date of the warrants to their respective absolute maturities, and deducting from the total so ascertained the amount of any premium stated in the bid in excess of the face value of the warrants or adding to the total so ascertained the amount of any discount stated in the bid below the face value of the warrants; provided, that the determination by the board of education as to the highest bidder shall be final. Bidders shall be required to submit a good faith check, drawn on a member bank of the Federal Reserve System, in the form of a certified check or a bank cashier’s check or a bank treasurer’s check, in an amount not less than two percent of the principal amount of the warrants offered for sale.
Ala. Code § 16-29-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 29 / Section 16-29-5
Section 16-29-5 Tests
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-44A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44A / Section 16-44A-1
Section 16-44A-1 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds that the 1986 and 1992 Commissions on the Future of the South, under the auspices of the Southern Growth Policies Board, called for youth and community leadership development and support as critical to southern economic development and progress. The Legislature further finds that citizenship and leadership programs are vital to the well-being of our American system of self-government, and to the civic well-being, economic development, and quality of life in Alabama, the South, and the nation.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to work to achieve these southern leadership goals by creating a voluntary compact of public, non-profit, and private sectors to enhance and expand leadership and citizenship education in Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-65A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 65A / Section 16-65A-2
Section 16-65A-2 Application by Eligible Institution; Investigation; Approval and Award of Loan; Contract
Status: reserved

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-444, EFFECTIVE MAY 17, 2024.
Ala. Code § 16-6H-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6H / Section 16-6H-1
Section 16-6H-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Numeracy Act.
Ala. Code § 16-54-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 54 / Section 16-54-9
Section 16-54-9 Treasurer - Removal
Status: in_force

Whenever the funds in the hands of the treasurer or funds about to be received by the office are in danger of being lost, the trustees or president may remove the treasurer from office and take all funds and choses in action belonging to the university or any student therein, and may, in that event, appoint a temporary custodian with bond or security to hold such funds.
Ala. Code § 16-5-54 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-54
Section 16-5-54 Applicant Requirements. (Amended by 2026-303)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-303, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) To be eligible for the base program of three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) per semester for math and science teachers and one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per semester for computer science teachers, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following:

(1) Be a graduate of a State Board of Education approved program in math, science, or computer science, at the baccalaureate or master’s level after the 2018 spring semester term from an approved Alabama institution and hold an initial middle level or secondary professional educator certificate endorsed in math, science, or computer science that was issued based upon completion of the approved program in math, science, or computer science. A teacher who only earns a passing score on the Praxis test in math, science, or computer science to add a certificate endorsement for math, science, or computer science, and who has not completed an entire approved program, does not satisfy this requirement.

(2) Holds a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in middle level or secondary math, science, or computer science, or any combination of the three.

(3) Teaches a schedule in which at least three-fourths of the full-time teaching load is comprised of math, science, or computer science in an Alabama public school system.

(4) Is a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States.

(5) Is a resident of Alabama and provides documentation proving a permanent connection to the State of Alabama. The commission shall accept any one of the following as proof of residency:

a. A current valid Alabama driver license.

b. A current valid Alabama vehicle registration.

c. A current valid Alabama voter registration card.

(6) Has outstanding federal student loans, subsidized or unsubsidized.

(7) Satisfies additional continuing eligibility criteria established by the commission.

(b) In order to receive an additional supplement pursuant to this article, in addition to the criteria listed in subsection (a), a recipient shall also teach math, science, or computer science, or any combination of the three, in a public school system within the state with an acute teacher shortage in math, science, or computer science, or any combination of the three, for which the teacher is properly certified, as identified by the commission in consultation with the Alabama State Department of Education or in a school that has been designated as a failing school, or any other term adopted to identify an underperforming school, by the Alabama State Board of Education or the Legislature.
Ala. Code § 16-25-31 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-31
Section 16-25-31 Effective Date of Benefits; Additional Costs of Benefits; Employer Agreeing to Come Under Provisions
Status: in_force

The benefits provided by Sections 16-25-14(a), 16-25-14(g), 36-27-16(a), 36-27-16(c) and 36-27B-3, as amended by amendment of May 5, 1988, shall become effective to the Teachers’ and Employees’ Retirement System the first day of the month next following certification by the systems’ actuary, which shall be adopted by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ and Employees’ Retirement System, that the system can absorb the additional costs of the benefits herein provided for the upcoming fiscal year without increasing the employer contribution as set forth in subdivisions (3) and (5) of Section 16-25-21 and subsections (d) and (f) of Section 36-27-24, provided further in the case of an employer participating pursuant to Section 36-27-6, the provisions of said sections relating to the Employees’ Retirement System as amended by said amendment of May 5, 1988, with respect to the employees of such employer, shall become effective the first of the month next following adoption of a resolution by the employer agreeing to come under the provisions of said amendment and further agreeing to assume the cost of benefits provided therein with regards to its employees. It is further provided and expressly understood with respect to the foregoing conditions that any increase in the employer cost rate which is appropriated in a special cost-of-living increase for retired employees shall not be considered when determining the employer cost rate for purposes of this section.
Ala. Code § 16-3-31 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-31
Section 16-3-31 Gifts May Be Accepted on Conditions
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education may accept the administration of property, money or other thing of value donated in trust for the benefit of any public school of the state upon such conditions as may be acceptable to the donor and the State Board of Education, but no undertaking entered into by the State Board of Education with such donor shall bind the state to pay any public moneys to anyone. Nothing hereunder shall prevent the State Board of Education from undertaking payments to persons out of the proceeds derived from such trust funds as a condition of the acceptance of a donation for the benefit of such school or schools. All trust funds administered under the provisions of this chapter may be required by the State Board of Education to pay the expenses of administering the same.
Ala. Code § 16-36-35 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-35
Section 16-36-35 Sale of Textbooks to Pupils; Liability for Loss, Etc., of Books
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-44A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44A / Section 16-44A-5
Section 16-44A-5 Non-profit Public Corporation
Status: in_force

This voluntary educational compact shall be deemed and constitute a non-profit public corporation in Alabama, and none of the net proceeds of funds shall inure to the benefit of any individual.
Ala. Code § 16-18B-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 18B / Section 16-18B-1
Section 16-18B-1 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is necessary, desirable, and in the public interest that the state provide adequate forensic sciences laboratories and educational facilities for the provision of instruction and research in the field of forensic sciences. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the purposes of providing for the acquisition, provision, construction, improvement, renovation, equipping, and maintenance of such facilities and to authorize the corporation to provide for payment of the costs of accomplishing the stated purposes by implementing that certain constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance by the state of up to $17,500,000 principal amount of its general obligation bonds, which amendment was proposed by Act 98-337, and by issuing and selling for the state, subject to the approval of the Governor, interest bearing general obligation bonds of the state not in excess of $17,500,000 in principal amount, as authorized by said constitutional amendment.
Ala. Code § 16-25C-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25C / Section 16-25C-3
Section 16-25C-3 Fund; Creation; Board of Control
Status: in_force

The Public Education Employees’ Defined Contribution Savings Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by a board of control of seven individuals appointed by the Alabama Education Association.
Ala. Code § 16-6B-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6B / Section 16-6B-8
Section 16-6B-8 Participation in Foundation Program
Status: in_force

(a) In order for a local board of education to participate in the state Foundation Program certain conditions shall be met. The teacher salary schedule of the local board of education shall be at least 100 percent of the amount specified within the State Minimum Salary Schedule delineated by cell for the type of degree and years of experience of each teacher. All funds allocated to a local board of education for teacher salaries shall be spent for salaries in the instructional program.

(b) In order for a local board of education to participate in the state Vocational/Technical Education Program certain conditions shall be met. The teacher salary schedule of the local board of education shall be at least 100 percent of the amount specified within the State Minimum Salary Schedule adjusted for extended contracts delineated by cell for the type of degree and years of experience of each teacher. All funds allocated to a local board of education for teacher salaries shall be spent for salaries in the instructional program.

(c) Each area vocational center shall earn a principal (director) and shall continue to earn a counselor should it have received a counselor unit in 1994-95. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that area vocational centers that are serving more than one school system continue to do so. Each participating local board shall assume a pro rata share of the cost of personnel and operating cost of the vocational center. However, should any local board choose in the future to withdraw from participation in an area vocational center, such local board shall assume its pro rata share of the cost of personnel and operating expenses occurring as a result of its withdrawal. If no satisfactory financial agreement can be reached between that local board and other participating local boards, the State Superintendent of Education shall conduct an inquiry and shall render a decision which shall be final and binding. Finally, as a result of hold harmless and federal requirements of maintenance of effort, no local board shall be permitted to spend fewer state dollars for vocational/technical education than it did during the 1994-95 school year.
Ala. Code § 16-60-303 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-303
Section 16-60-303 Appointment of Board of Directors
Status: reserved

(a) The Community Outreach Partnership Center shall initially be governed by a five-member board of directors.

(b) The initial Board of Directors of the Community Outreach Partnership Center shall be as follows:

(1) The President of Jefferson State Community College (Place One).

(2) Two members (Place Two and Place Five) initially selected by the State House of Representatives Legislative Delegation of Jefferson County.

(3) Two members (Place Three and Place Four) initially selected by the State Senate Legislative Delegation of Jefferson County.

(c) The terms of the initial board shall be staggered as follows:

(1) Place Two: Five years.

(2) Place Three: Four years.

(3) Place Four: Three years.

(4) Place Five: Two years.

(d) With the exception of Place One and subject to the limitations set out in Section 16-60-304, members succeeding the initial board members in Places Two to Five, inclusive, shall serve a six-year term. Members may serve an unlimited number of consecutive terms.

(e)(1) When the term of any member of the board in Places Two to Five, inclusive, expires, the remaining members of the board shall elect a successor.

(2) When the term of a board member holding an expanded board position, as provided in subsection (f) expires, the board may appoint another person to that position for such term as the board designates, but not to exceed six years.

(f) After the initial board is selected and functioning for a period of one year, the board may expand its membership to as many as 15 members. These additional members shall be appointed by the board and may serve terms of up to six years as designated by the board.

(g) Place One shall be reserved for the President of Jefferson State Community College, or the designee of the president, and shall have an indefinite term. A designee shall serve at the pleasure of the president.

(h) The appointment, removal, and designation of terms of office of board members shall be by majority vote of the board by public ballot.
Ala. Code § 16-6F-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6F / Section 16-6F-11
Section 16-6F-11 Public School and College Authority Funding; Local School System Facilities and Land
Status: in_force

(a) Access to Alabama Public School and College Authority (PSCA) funds.

(1) Public charter schools shall have the same rights and access to PSCA funding opportunities as non-charter public schools.

(2) The PSCA and the department shall adopt and maintain a policy to ensure that public charter schools receive access to equitable facilities funding.

(b) Access to local school system facilities and land.

(1) A public charter school shall have a right of first refusal to purchase or lease at or below fair market value a closed or unused public school facility or property located in a school system from which it draws its students if the school system decides to sell or lease the public school facility or property.

(2) Unused facility means a school building or other local board of education owned building that is or could be appropriate for school use, in which more than 60 percent of the building is not being used for direct student instruction or critical administration purposes and for which no offer to purchase has been executed.

(3) The department shall publish the names and addresses of unused facilities on its website in a list that is searchable at least by each facility’s name and address. This list shall be updated at least once a year by May 1.
Ala. Code § 16-16A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16A / Section 16-16A-1
Section 16-16A-1 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

Military installations are a major source of economic stability for Alabama and, particularly, Madison County and North Alabama and are important to our Nation’s defense. The United States Department of Defense was legislatively directed to reorganize its military installation infrastructure through the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (2005 BRAC) process. As a result of the 2005 BRAC and anticipated future base realignment and closure activities, Madison County and North Alabama have and are expected to experience significant growth which demands modernizing and expanding the infrastructure for schools, and school related capital projects, in the areas impacted by the growth at Redstone Arsenal. It is expected that Alabama will gain thousands of high paying jobs because of the 2005 BRAC and anticipated future Base Realignment and Closure processes. It is found and declared to be necessary to foster business growth and job creation and generate tax revenues by rendering aid to the school districts impacted by the growth at Redstone Arsenal.
Ala. Code § 16-25D-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25D / Section 16-25D-10
Section 16-25D-10 Diversity Requirements
Status: in_force

All personnel employed and vendors hired by contract with funds available to the trust fund and trustees under subdivision (b)(4) of Section 36-36-5 shall reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the state.
Ala. Code § 16-9-22 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-22
Section 16-9-22 Grading and Standardizing Schools
Status: in_force

Subject to the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, the county superintendent of education shall prepare rules and regulations for grading and standardizing all public schools of the county and shall submit the same for approval and adoption by the county board of education. He shall grade and standardize all public schools of the county and shall recommend the same for the approval of the county board of education.