Ala. Code § 16-47-122 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-122
Section 16-47-122 Board of Medical Scholarship Awards - Composition; Terms of Members; Chairman
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall be composed of three members of the Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, the Executive Officer of the State Board of Health, the dean of each school of medicine in Alabama or his designee, the chairman of the admissions committee of each school of medicine in Alabama and two members appointed by the Governor for four-year terms, one of whom shall be a member of the State of Alabama Senate and the other a member of the State of Alabama House of Representatives. The terms of the legislative members shall be concurrent with their legislative terms.

(b) The Chairman of the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall be a member of the Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-47-126.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-126.1
Section 16-47-126.1 Award Contracts in Force Prior to February 14, 1994 May Continue; Option Available to Re-contract Under New Provisions; Additional Board Powers
Status: in_force

Individuals who have entered into contracts with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards prior to February 14, 1994 shall be entitled to continue to receive the loans or merit scholarship, or both, in the amounts specified in the contract. Repayment shall be in accordance with the terms of the contract. These individuals shall have the option to terminate an existing contract and enter into a new contract under the provisions of this division. The board shall prescribe in regulations the repayment obligations of any individual who receives loans in less than the full amount authorized by the board or who terminates an existing contract and enters into new contracts under this division. The board may, in its discretion, excuse repayment of a loan, in whole or in part, based upon the disability or other extreme hardship not the fault of the loan recipient.
Ala. Code § 16-9-30 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-30
Section 16-9-30 Enforcement of Attendance Laws; Preparation of Reports
Status: in_force

The county superintendent of education shall see to it that the laws requiring school attendance are enforced. The county superintendent of education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit to the county board of education for adoption all reports required of the county board of education by the State Superintendent of Education, and he shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit to the county board of education the annual report as required under this title.
Ala. Code § 16-43-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 43 / Section 16-43-4
Section 16-43-4 Purchase of Flags
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise acquired pursuant to gift, donation, or other means, the flags and flag poles required by this chapter shall be purchased within three years after August 1, 2001, by either the local board of education or the respective educational institution.
Ala. Code § 16-1-54 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-54
Section 16-1-54 Multiple Occupancy Restrooms or Changing Areas Designated for Student Use to Be Used by Individuals Based on Their Biological Sex
Status: in_force

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

(1) BIOLOGICAL SEX. The physical condition of being male or female, as stated on the individual’s original birth certificate.

(2) MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY RESTROOM OR CHANGING AREA. An area in a public K-12 school building designed or designated to be used by more than one individual student at a time, where students may be in various stages of undress in the presence of other students or individuals. The term may include, but is not limited to, a school restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room.

(b) A public K-12 school shall require every multiple occupancy restroom or changing area designated for student use to be used by individuals based on their biological sex.

(c) This section does not apply to individuals entering a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area designated for use by the opposite sex when entering in any of the following circumstances:

(1) For custodial purposes.

(2) For maintenance or inspection purposes.

(3) To render medical assistance.

(4) To accompany a student needing assistance when the assisting individual is an employee of the local board of education or the student’s parent or authorized caregiver.

(5) To receive assistance in using the area.

(6) When the restroom has been temporarily designated for use by that individual’s biological sex.
Ala. Code § 16-28A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28A / Section 16-28A-4
Section 16-28A-4 Immunity for Teachers or Administrators Who Report Suspected Drug Abuse
Status: in_force

A teacher or administrator who, in good faith, reports suspected drug abuse by a student to the appropriate authorities shall be immune from civil or criminal liability.
Ala. Code § 16-60-332 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-332
Section 16-60-332 Confirmation as State College; Transfer of Assets and Liabilities; Governance; Reversion of Assets; Facility Names
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The Marion Military Institute is confirmed as a state college. All lands, facilities, assets, and proceeds from these lands, facilities, and assets, hereafter are property of the state and all liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of the institute become those of the Alabama State Board of Education.

(2) All endowments and historical documents shall remain the property of the board of trustees to be used for educational purposes as determined by the board.

(b) Due to the unique governance inherent in the military structure of the institute, the institute shall operate under the control, management, and direction of the Alabama State Board of Education and the Chancellor. The administration of the institute shall be by the president, who shall report and be responsible to the Chancellor and the Alabama State Board of Education concerning the operation and maintenance of the institute.

(c) Should the Alabama State Board of Education decide to discontinue the institute as a military educational college, all lands, facilities, and assets shall revert to the board of trustees.

(d) Facilities previously named for alumni, donors, former trustees, or administrators shall retain present names unless the board of trustees recommends and the Alabama State Board of Education agrees to change the name of the facility. Facility naming in the future shall be approved in the same manner.
Ala. Code § 16-22-13.7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-13.7
Section 16-22-13.7 Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Adjustments
Status: in_force

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2016-2017. 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 School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science and 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 Education Trust Fund budget act for the designated fiscal year.

(1) CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL EARNING LESS THAN $75,000 (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016, and each year thereafter, each certificated employee at all city and county school systems and the teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District earning less than $75,000 annually shall receive a four percent salary increase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, principals and assistant principals earning $75,000 or more shall also receive the four percent salary increase in the same manner as provided for in this section. Each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule below $75,000 contained in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be increased by the amounts below for fiscal year 2016-2017. The State Minimum Salary Schedule shall reflect the following percentage increase:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 4.0% 2 3 but less than 6 4.0% 3 6 but less than 9 4.0% 4 9 but less than 12 4.0% 5 12 but less than 15 4.0% 6 15 but less than 18 4.0% 7 18 but less than 21 4.0% 8 21 or greater 4.0% 9 24 but less than 27 4.0% 10 27 or more 4.0%

All certificated employees, including the Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees, shall be guaranteed pay increases in the amounts indicated above for their years of experience and degrees earned and the corresponding pay increases shall be reflected in the appropriate local salary schedule and paid to each certificated employee earning less than $75,000 annually. 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 local salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public education service (either in-state or out-of-state), which shall be not less than the amounts appropriated for the State Minimum Salary Schedule. The employee shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed for the 2016-2017 fiscal year in addition to any state or local 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.

(2) CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL EARNING $75,000 OR MORE (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016, and each year thereafter, each certificated employee at all city and county school systems and the teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District earning $75,000 or more shall receive a two percent salary increase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, principals and assistant principals earning $75,000 or more shall receive the four percent salary increase pursuant to and in the manner provided by subdivision (1) of this section. Each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule starting at $75,000 contained in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be increased by the amounts below for fiscal year 2016-2017, the State Minimum Salary Schedule shall reflect the following percentage increase:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 2.0% 2 3 but less than 6 2.0% 3 6 but less than 9 2.0% 4 9 but less than 12 2.0% 5 12 but less than 15 2.0% 6 15 but less than 18 2.0% 7 18 but less than 21 2.0% 8 21 or greater 2.0% 9 24 but less than 27 2.0% 10 27 or more 2.0%

All certificated employees, including the Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees, shall be guaranteed pay increases in the amounts indicated above for their years of experience and degrees earned and the corresponding pay increases shall be reflected in the appropriate local salary schedule and paid to each certificated employee earning $75,000 or more annually. 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 local salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public education service (either in-state or out-of-state), which shall be not less than the amounts appropriated for the State Minimum Salary Schedule. The employee shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed for the 2016-2017 fiscal year in addition to any state or local 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.

(3) EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL EARNING LESS THAN $75,000 (K-12). A four percent pay increase, beginning with the fiscal year 2016-2017, shall be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion personnel, employed for the 2016-2017 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, except employees covered under the state’s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services District. Each governing body or 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 a four percent pay increase beginning with fiscal year 2016-2017, which shall be given to the person employed full-time for the 2016-2017 fiscal year and each year employed full-time thereafter. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by four percent beginning with fiscal year 2016-2017. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed.

(4) EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL EARNING $75,000 OR MORE (K-12). A two percent pay increase, beginning with the fiscal year 2016-2017, shall be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion personnel, employed for the 2016-2017 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, except employees covered under the state’s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services District. Each governing body or 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 a two percent pay increase beginning with fiscal year 2016-2017, which shall be given to the person employed full-time for the 2016-2017 fiscal year and each year employed full-time thereafter. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by two percent beginning with fiscal year 2016-2017. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed.

(5) AIDB. For the fiscal year 2016-2017, employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall receive a pay increase which shall be in excess of their salaries received during the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The increase shall be as follows:

a. Certificated Employees Earning Less than $75,000. The salary schedule for certificated employees earning less than $75,000 shall be revised to reflect at least the following percentage increase beginning with the fiscal year 2016-2017:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 4.0% 2 3 but less than 6 4.0% 3 6 but less than 9 4.0% 4 9 but less than 12 4.0% 5 12 but less than 15 4.0% 6 15 but less than 18 4.0% 7 18 but less than 21 4.0% 8 21 or greater 4.0% 9 24 but less than 27 4.0% 10 27 or more 4.0%

b. Certificated Employes Earning $75,000 or More. The salary schedule for certified employees earning more than $75,000 shall be revised to reflect at least the following percentage increase beginning with the fiscal year 2016-2017:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 2.0% 2 3 but less than 6 2.0% 3 6 but less than 9 2.0% 4 9 but less than 12 2.0% 5 12 but less than 15 2.0% 6 15 but less than 18 2.0% 7 18 but less than 21 2.0% 8 21 or greater 2.0% 9 24 but less than 27 2.0% 10 27 or more 2.0%

c. Education Support Personnel Earning Less than $75,000 (K-12). A four percent pay increase, beginning with the 2016-2017 fiscal year, shall be given to each support worker employed full-time by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed. The pay increase in this section shall be incorporated into the support employees’ salary schedules. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by four percent for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

d. Education Support Personnel Earning $75,000 or More (K-12). A two percent pay increase, beginning with the 2016-2017 fiscal year, shall be given to each support worker employed full-time by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed. The pay increase in this section shall be incorporated into the support employees’ salary schedules. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by two percent for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

e. Miscellaneous Requirements. The AIDB board shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule for fiscal year 2016-2017 shall be increased to reflect the pay increases above to be given to each person employed for the 2016-2017 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. The pay increases contained in this subsection shall be paid to each employee.

(6) TWO-YEAR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS EMPLOYEES. The Board of Trustees of the Community College System shall revise all salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to reflect an increase of four percent for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed 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, 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 four percent, except as specifically provided in this section.

(7) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. The following provisions are hereby established:

a. Fiscal Year. All salaries and salary increases which are established 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.

b. Extended Work. Public K-12 school employees on contracts which extend beyond 187 days, or the hourly equivalent thereof, shall be given a pro rata salary increment for each or partial day of work extending beyond 187 days.

c. 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 any 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 pay increase due or granted to the employee under provisions of any local salary schedules. The pay increase provisions of this section shall not apply to any salary supplements granted by local boards of education, bonuses earned for certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, or the federal portion of the salary paid to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructor employed by a local school board.

d. Community Education. Each county and city board of education shall have the option to exclude from the provisions of this section any part-time employees of community education or school-sponsored child care or child enrichment program which is supplemental to the state-required educational program.

e. Local Chief Executive Officers. The pay increase provisions of this section shall not apply to superintendents of education of any school system or institution. Any pay increase given to the superintendent shall be by majority recorded vote of the governing body or authority.

f. Commencing at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, additional compensation for an advanced degree shall only be provided if the advanced degree is earned in the same field of study as the subject matter the person is teaching, unless: (i) the advanced degree is in education administration or counseling; or (ii) the person teaches a subject that is in critical shortage, as defined by the local school system and approved by the State Department of Education; or (iii) the teacher is required to transfer to another area or subject. A teacher who has made progress toward earning an advanced degree before the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, as determined by parameters established by rule of the department, upon earning that advanced degree, shall be entitled to the additional compensation without regard to the field of study for which the advanced degree was earned. The State Department of Education, by rule, shall establish parameters defining the field of study to which a particular advanced degree correlates for the purposes of this paragraph.

g. Paragraph f. to the contrary notwithstanding, additional compensation for an advanced degree where progress toward the degree is initially commenced after the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year, shall only be provided if the advanced degree is earned at an accredited institution of higher education.

h. The requirement that an advanced degree be earned in the same field of study as the subject matter being taught shall be liberally construed to include self-contained teachers who teach all subjects at a particular grade level.

i. By October 1 of each year, the State Department of Education shall submit a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, and the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee, listing the number of advanced degrees earned by teachers during the preceding school year, the type of advanced degrees earned, and the number of advanced degrees earned in the field of study as the subject matter being taught by teachers earning advanced degrees.

(b) The pay increases granted in Section 1 shall begin in fiscal year 2016-2017 and continue in subsequent years. Nothing in subsection (a) shall authorize additional pay increases in subsequent years.
Ala. Code § 16-60-31 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-31
Section 16-60-31 Treasurer - Election; Duties; Term of Office; Compensation; Bond
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall also elect a treasurer for the college who shall not be a trustee. The treasurer shall receive, hold and pay out all moneys belonging to the college, or that may be paid in for the necessary expenses of any student in the college or for the use and benefit of any such student. The treasurer shall hold office for the term and receive the compensation fixed for such office by the board of trustees. Before entering upon his duties, the treasurer must give bond in such penalty as the trustees prescribe, payable to the college, conditioned that he will faithfully receive, safely keep and lawfully pay out, and promptly, fully and fairly account for all money or choses in action which may come to him by virtue of his office, and the trustees may require a new bond or an additional bond whenever, in their opinion, the interests of the college require it.
Ala. Code § 16-47-121 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-121
Section 16-47-121 Board of Medical Scholarship Awards - Created; Authorization to Issue Scholarships; Agreements with Loan Recipients
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Board of Medical Scholarship Awards, which shall establish scholarships and loans to provide for the medical training of qualified applicants for admission, or students in, the University of Alabama School of Medicine or the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, or any other accredited or provisionally accredited school of medicine in Alabama. The recipients of loan awards shall enter into a valid agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards to practice the profession of medicine in those areas and localities of Alabama as may be determined by the board for a number of years to be stipulated in the agreement.
Ala. Code § 16-9-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-8
Section 16-9-8 Taking Office on January 1 Following Election; Procedure Where Successful Candidate Dies or Resigns Prior to Taking Office
Status: in_force

(a) In counties in which the county superintendent of education is elected by popular vote, the successful candidate shall take office on January 1 following the date of election. In the event the successful candidate dies or resigns prior to January 1 following the date of election, a successor shall be elected at a special election held for that purpose set upon proclamation of the Governor. County party committees may call primary elections to be held in accordance with Chapter 7 of Title 17, to determine party candidates at the special election. In the event one candidate at the election does not receive a majority of all votes cast at the election, there shall be held a run-off election three weeks after the date of the first election between the two candidates who received the highest number of votes. The incumbent shall continue to hold office until a successor is elected and qualified.

(b) An elected county superintendent of education holding office on May 27, 1997, shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If an elected county superintendent of education resigns or dies in office, his or her successor shall serve only until January 1 following the election of a successor. This section shall apply to the term of any county superintendent of education elected after May 27, 1997.
Ala. Code § 16-13-141 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-141
Section 16-13-141 Comptroller and State Superintendent to Estimate Funds
Status: in_force

On or before the first day of September of each year, the Comptroller, or such state official as may be charged by law with the responsibility of estimating the income from the various state revenue measures, shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education the income estimated to be available during the next fiscal year to meet the various appropriations for the public elementary and high schools of the state. The state superintendent shall thereupon estimate the amount of each of these funds to be apportioned to each of the school systems of the state during the next fiscal year.
Ala. Code § 16-56-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 56 / Section 16-56-8
Section 16-56-8 Board of Trustees - Vacancy in Office
Status: in_force

Any vacancy in the office of trustee occurring during the recess of the Legislature shall be filled by appointment of the Governor. The appointee shall hold office until the next session of the Legislature, when the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A trustee appointed to fill a vacancy by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall hold office for and during the unexpired term.
Ala. Code § 16-17-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-17-3
Section 16-17-3 Procedure to Incorporate
Status: in_force

(a) By proceeding in the manner set forth herein, any number of natural persons, not less than three, may incorporate an educational building authority as a public corporation and as a political subdivision of the state. The said natural persons shall first file with the governing body of any municipality the proposed form of the certificate of incorporation of the authority, together with a written application seeking permission to apply for the incorporation of an authority for such municipality. Every such application shall also be accompanied by such supporting documents or evidence as the applicants may consider appropriate to show the need for an authority for the said municipality. The said governing body shall consider the said application and shall find and determine whether it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the authority be formed; if the said governing body finds and determines that it is not wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the authority be formed, it shall deny the application; but, if it finds and determines that it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the authority be formed and if it approved the proposed form of the certificate of incorporation of the authority, the governing body shall adopt a resolution declaring that it has reviewed the application and has found and determined as a matter of fact that it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the authority be formed and declaring that it has approved the proposed form of certificate of incorporation of the authority. No authority shall be formed hereunder unless the application required by this section shall be made and unless the resolution for which provision is made in this section shall be adopted.

(b) Within 40 days following the adoption of a resolution in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the applicants, or not less than three of the applicants, shall proceed to incorporate the authority by filing for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the determining municipality shall be situated (or, if the determining municipality shall be situated in more than one county, then with the judge of probate of any county in which any part of the determining municipality shall be situated) a certificate of incorporation in the form approved by the governing body of the determining municipality, which certificate shall also comply in form and substance with the requirements of this section and shall be executed in the manner herein provided.

(c) The certificate of incorporation of the authority shall state:

(1) The names of the persons forming the authority, together with the residence of each thereof, and that each of them is a resident of and an owner of real property in the determining municipality, and that each of them is a duly qualified elector of the determining municipality;

(2) The name of the authority (which shall include the words “educational building authority” and the name of, or other reference to, the determining municipality);

(3) The period for the duration of the authority (if the duration is to be perpetual, subject to the provisions of Section 16-17-19, that fact shall be stated);

(4) The name of the determining municipality, together with the date on which the governing body thereof adopted the resolution in accordance with this section;

(5) The location of the principal office of the authority, which shall be within the corporate limits of the determining municipality; and

(6) Any other matters relating to the authority that the incorporators may choose to insert and that are not inconsistent with this chapter or with the laws of the state.

(d) The certificate of incorporation shall be signed and acknowledged by the incorporators before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgments to deeds.

(e) When the certificate of incorporation is filed for record, there shall be attached to it:

(1) A certified copy of the resolution adopted by the governing body of the determining municipality in accordance with this section; and

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

(f) The judge of probate shall promptly examine all such documents and shall determine whether they are complete and regular on their face and whether the form and contents of the certificate of incorporation comply with the provisions of this chapter. If the judge of probate shall find that all such documents are complete and regular on their face and that the form and contents of the certificate of incorporation comply with the provisions of this chapter, he shall require all such documents to be recorded in a well-bound book in his office. Upon the filing of the said documents, the authority shall come into existence and shall constitute a public corporation and a political subdivision of the state under the name set forth in the said certificate of incorporation. The judge of probate shall thereupon send a notice to the Secretary of State that the certificate of incorporation of the authority has been filed for record.
Ala. Code § 16-39A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 39A / Section 16-39A-1
Section 16-39A-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Preschool Special Education Act.”
Ala. Code § 16-13-360 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-360
Section 16-13-360 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Renewing Alabama’s Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Act.
Ala. Code § 16-60-96 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-96
Section 16-60-96 Dissolution of Authority
Status: in_force

At any time when no bonds of the authority are outstanding, the authority may be dissolved upon the filing with the Secretary of State of an application for dissolution, which shall be subscribed by each of the members of the authority and sworn to by each member before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds. Upon the filing of such application for dissolution, the authority shall cease to exist. The Secretary of State shall file and record the application for dissolution, in an appropriate book of record in his office, and shall make and issue, under the Great Seal of the State, a certificate that the authority is dissolved and shall record such certificate with the application for dissolution. Title to all property held in the name of the authority shall be vested in the state upon dissolution of the authority.
Ala. Code § 16-13-217 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-217
Section 16-13-217 Legal Investments for Fiduciaries
Status: in_force

The notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be legal investments for executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries.
Ala. Code § 16-5-50 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-50
Section 16-5-50 Program Created. (Amended by 2026-303)
Status: in_force

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

The Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program is created pursuant to this article.
Ala. Code § 16-16B-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16B / Section 16-16B-6
Section 16-16B-6 (Implementation Conditioned on Separate Legislative Enactment.) Appropriation of Revenues to the Authority; Pledge Thereof For
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing for payment of the principal, premium (if any), and interest on the Bonds, and to accomplish the objectives of this chapter, there is hereby irrevocably pledged to those purposes, and hereby appropriated, such amount as may be necessary therefor from the following sources:

(a) The residue of the receipts from the excise tax (“the utility gross receipts tax”) levied by Title 40, Chapter 21, Article 3, as amended (“Article 3″), remaining after payment of the expenses of administration and enforcement of Article 3, being that portion of the tax that is required by Article 3 to be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Trust Fund, after there shall have been taken from the residue the amount necessary to pay at their respective maturities the principal of and interest on those bonds issued by the Authority under the 1965 Act, the 1971 Acts, the 1973 Act, the 1978 Act, the 1985 Act, the 1990 Act, the 1995 Act, the 1998 Act, the 1999 Act, the 2001 Act, the 2002 Act, the 2003 Act, the 2007 Act, or this Act that may be outstanding at the time of the delivery of the respective series of the Bonds authorized herein;

(b) The residue of the receipts from the excise tax (“the utility service use tax”) levied by Title 40, Chapter 21, Article 4, (“Article 4″), remaining after payment of the expenses of administration and enforcement of Article 4, being that portion of the tax that is required by Article 4 to be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Trust Fund, after there shall have been taken from the residue the amount necessary to pay at their respective maturities the principal of and interest on those bonds issued by the Authority under the 1965 Act, the 1971 Acts, the 1973 Act, the 1978 Act, the 1985 Act, the 1990 Act, the 1995 Act, the 1998 Act, the 1999 Act, the 2001 Act, the 2002 Act, the 2003 Act, the 2007 Act, or this Act that may be outstanding at the time of the delivery of the respective series of the Bonds authorized herein;

(c) To the extent and to the extent only that the revenues appropriated in the foregoing subsections (a) and (b) of this Section may not be sufficient to pay at their respective maturities the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, the residue of the receipts from the excise tax (“the sales tax”) levied by Title 40, Chapter 23, Article 1, Division 1, as amended (“Article 1″), after there shall have been taken from the residue the amounts appropriated for other educational purposes in Section 40-23-35, (which residue constitutes that portion of the receipts from the sales tax that is now required by law to be paid into the Trust Fund), and after there shall have been taken from the residue amounts sufficient to meet all prior charges on the residue including such amounts as may be necessary to pay at their respective maturities the principal of and interest on those bonds issued by the Authority under the 1965 Act, the 1971 Acts, the 1973 Act, the 1978 Act, the 1985 Act, the 1990 Act, the 1995 Act, the 1998 Act, the 1999 Act, the 2001 Act, the 2002 Act, the 2003 Act, the 2007 Act, or this Act that may be outstanding at the time of the delivery of the respective series of the Bonds authorized herein; and

(d) To the extent and to the extent only that the revenues appropriated in the foregoing subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this Section may not be sufficient to pay at their respective maturities the principal of, premium, if any, and the interest on the Bonds, the residue of the receipts from the excise tax (“the use tax”) levied by Title 40, Chapter 23, Article 2, as amended (“Article 2″), after there shall have been taken from the residue the amount necessary to meet the expenses of the State Department of Revenue in collecting the use tax (which residue constitutes that portion of the receipts from the use tax that is now required by law to be paid into the Trust Fund), and after there shall have been taken from the residue such amounts as may be necessary to meet all prior charges on the use tax including the amounts sufficient to pay at their respective maturities the principal of and interest on those outstanding bonds referred to in subsection (c) of this Section.

All monies hereby appropriated and pledged shall constitute a sinking fund for the purpose of paying the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds. The State Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay at their respective maturities the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds out of this fund and out of the residues of the tax receipts herein appropriated and pledged for the benefit of the Bonds, and is further authorized and directed to set up and maintain appropriate records pertaining thereto.
Ala. Code § 16-19-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 19 / Section 16-19-3
Section 16-19-3 Issuance of Warrants Authorized
Status: in_force

Each local subdivision shall have the power from time to time to sell and issue interest-bearing warrants of such local subdivision for the purpose of raising funds to pay all or any part of the costs of the acquisition by a state educational institution, by construction or otherwise, of any educational facility. Such warrants shall be in such denomination or denominations, may have such maturity or maturities not exceeding 30 years from their date, may bear interest from their date at such rate or rates not exceeding eight percent per annum payable semiannually and evidenced in such manner, may be payable at such place or places within or without the state, may be sold at such time or times and in such manner, may be executed in such manner and may contain such terms and provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, all as the governing body of such local subdivision may provide in the proceedings under which the warrants are authorized to be issued. Such warrants may be issued, at the option of the governing body of the local subdivision issuing such warrants, either:

(1) As general obligations of the local subdivision by which they are issued, in which event the full faith and credit of such local subdivision shall be irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon; or

(2) As limited obligations of such local subdivision payable solely out of the proceeds of a special tax, in which event they shall not be general obligations of the local subdivision by which they are issued and its full faith and credit shall not be pledged therefor.

The proceeds derived from the sale of any such warrants shall be used solely for the purpose for which they are authorized in said proceedings to be issued.
Ala. Code § 16-26E-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26E / Section 16-26E-1
Section 16-26E-1 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to establish an independent, state-wide, residential school for academically and professionally motivated Alabama students with educational opportunities and experiences in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) and in the healthcare sciences to address the chronic healthcare workforce shortage in Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-13-332 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-332
Section 16-13-332 Administration; Rulemaking Authoritiy
Status: in_force

The department shall administer the program and may establish necessary procedures for the administration of the program. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary to implement this article.
Ala. Code § 16-16B-2.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16B / Section 16-16B-2.1
Section 16-16B-2.1 Wireless Infrastructure and Mobile Digital Computing Devices; Application for Funds; Implementation Plan
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Contingent on funding, during the 2016-2017 school year, local school systems may begin installing sufficient, high-quality standards-based broadband WiFi infrastructure and, where possible, mobile digital devices to enable access to digital instructional materials and, to the extent practicable, textbooks in electronic format.

(2) In order to accomplish subdivision (1), the following priorities are established:

a. Wireless infrastructure: The first priority for the expenditure of Alabama Ahead Act funds is the establishment of a high-quality, standards-based wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure capable of providing all teachers and students with sufficient WiFi broadband access in all classrooms and common areas of schools, where feasible as described in WIRED.

b. Standards: Local school systems shall use applicable funds to install wireless networks or upgrade existing networks to satisfy Alabama Educational Technology Association (AET) standards that include high-quality, enterprise level networking equipment.

Each regular classroom shall be equipped with high-quality wireless access for 30 to 40 devices simultaneously. Each specialty classroom, that routinely serves groups of less than 20 people, may satisfy a lesser standard.

Each cafeteria shall have sufficient wireless access for one-third of the then current enrollment of the school.

Each library media center shall be equipped with high quality wireless access for at minimum one-third of the capacity of the library media center.

Each administrative and noninstructional area of a school shall have coverage, however, high density coverage is not required in these areas.

c. Upon installation and approval of the standards-based wireless infrastructure, or upgrades of existing wireless infrastructure, local school systems may use the remaining funds available to those local school systems for the purposes established pursuant to this section and Sections 16-6B-1 and 16-6B-2. To expend these funds, an application shall be submitted to the Educational Technology Department of the State Department of Education.

d. Other network technology: If the wireless networks of a local school system satisfy the requirements of the Oversight Committee, funds may be spent to further enhance digital learning environments within the schools of that school system and may include technologies such as:

1. Support and warranty services.

2. Optional hardware and software to manage or enhance the digital learning environment.

e. Network debt. Funds may be used for retiring debt for a network brought into compliance with the standards; or, for networks previously installed that satisfy the standards established by the Oversight Committee.

(b) Any application for funds shall be submitted and signed by the technology coordinator, the superintendent, and the chief school financial officer of the local school system. The application shall include a component for the professional development of teachers.

(c) Implementation plan: School systems shall apply for their portion of the Alabama Ahead Act funding through the State Department of Education. Applications for funding shall include all of the following:

(1) Technology plan: An approved technology plan as required of all school systems as part of the Foundation Program.

(2) Infrastructure readiness report: School systems shall provide an infrastructure readiness report describing each school’s WLAN as well as the systems used to manage these networks.

(3) a. Accountability in the use of funds: At least every six months until the project is complete, the State Department of Education shall provide a report to the Oversight Committee detailing the progress of local school systems in meeting the 24-month goal of a statewide implementation.

b. The State Department of Education shall include WLAN infrastructure functionality in its monitoring standards as part of the ongoing accountability of this investment.
Ala. Code § 16-18B-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 18B / Section 16-18B-3
Section 16-18B-3 Authorization and Procedure for Incorporations; Application
Status: in_force

The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the State Treasurer, and the Director of Finance of the state may become a corporation, with the powers and authorities hereinafter provided, by proceeding according to the provisions of this article. To become a corporation, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the State Treasurer, and the Director of Finance shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by them which shall set forth:

(1) The name, official designation and official residence of each of the applicants, together with a certified copy of the commission evidencing each applicant’s right to office;

(2) The date on which each applicant was inducted into office and the term of office of each of the applicants;

(3) The name of the proposed corporation, which shall be the Alabama Forensic Sciences Bond Authority;

(4) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation, which shall be Montgomery, Alabama; and

(5) Any other matter relating to the incorporation which the applicants may choose to insert and which is not inconsistent with this article or the laws of the State of Alabama.

The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of the State of Alabama to take acknowledgments to deeds. The Secretary of State shall examine the application and, if he finds that it substantially complies with the requirements of this section, he shall receive and file it and record it in an appropriate book of records in his office.
Ala. Code § 16-40-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 40 / Section 16-40-9
Section 16-40-9 Instruction for Avoiding Child Sexual Abuse
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The Legislature recognizes that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor and a family member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the silence and shame around sexual abuse. Erin’s Law has been adopted in a number of states to help address the problem of child sexual abuse.

(2) The intent of Erin’s Law is to shatter the silence and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them to recognize and to report abuse.

(3) The Legislature finds that without a specific initiative like Erin’s Law, schools generally fail to give young students adequate awareness and a voice in this issue.

(b) The Governor’s Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children created under subsection (c) shall adopt guidelines for a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program. The guidelines shall:

(1) Educate children in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 in public schools on child sexual abuse prevention through age appropriate curriculum through role plays, discussions, activities, and books.

(2) Give children the knowledge and encouragement to speak up and tell if anyone has ever touched them inappropriately, rather than keep it a secret.

(3) Educate children on safe touch, unsafe touch, safe secrets, and unsafe secrets, and how to get away from an abuser and report an incident immediately.

(c)(1) There is created the Governor’s Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children.

(2) Members of the task force shall include the following:

a. Eight members appointed by the Governor representing the eight regional school board districts and reflecting the racial, ethnic, gender, and age diversity of the state. The appointees shall be actively involved in the fields of child abuse and neglect prevention and child welfare.

b. One member appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.

c. One member appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources.

d. One member appointed by the Executive Director of the Children’s Trust Fund.

e. The House Education Policy Committee Chair, or his or her designee.

f. The Senate Education and Youth Affairs Committee Chair, or his or her designee.

(3) The task force shall make recommendations for decreasing the incidence of sexual abuse of children in this state. In making recommendations, the task force shall do all of the following:

a. Gather information regarding sexual abuse of children throughout the state.

b. Receive related reports and testimony from individuals, state and local agencies, community-based organizations, and other public and private organizations.

c. Create goals for state education policy that would enhance the prevention of sexual abuse of children.

d. Create goals for other areas of state policy that would enhance the prevention of sexual abuse of children.

e. Submit a report with its recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by December 31, 2015.

(4) Recommendations by the task force may include proposals for specific statutory changes and methods to foster cooperation among state agencies and between the state and local governments.

(5) At the call of the Governor, the task force shall convene its first meeting and by majority vote of the members present elect a chair and co-chair. Subsequent meetings shall be at the call of the chair.

(6) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation and shall not receive expense reimbursement.

(d) All K-12 public schools shall establish a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program for students in grades consistent with subsection (b). The content of instruction shall be at the discretion of the local board; provided that, at a minimum, the instruction shall include all of the following:

(1) Techniques to teach children to recognize child sexual abuse, equip them with skills to reduce their vulnerability, and encourage them to report the abuse.

(2) At least four sessions of instruction to reinforce the concepts learned in the program.

(3) Sessions conducted at least annually, building on skills learned in the previous years.

(4) Developmentally appropriate instruction for each grade level.

(5) Involvement of students as active learning participants, including discussions, modeling, and role playing.

(6) The capacity to be delivered by a wide range of personnel and professionals, including teachers, school counselors, and outside agency prevention educators; provided that the personnel and professionals should have a thorough knowledge of child sexual abuse, including how to respond appropriately to child sexual abuse disclosures.

(7) An evaluation component with measurable outcomes.

(8) Instruction that is culturally sensitive and adaptable for use within varying school contexts, including age, race, and special needs.

(9) An evidence-based curriculum, to the extent possible.

(10) A professional training component for administrators, teachers, and other school personnel on talking to students about child sexual abuse prevention, effects of child sexual abuse on children, handling of child sexual abuse disclosures, and mandated reporting.

(11) A component that encourages parental involvement within the child sexual abuse prevention program. This component shall inform parents about child sexual abuse topics, including characteristics of offenders, grooming behaviors, and how to discuss this topic with children.
Ala. Code § 16-13-188 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-188
Section 16-13-188 Election Result; Levy, Amount and Duration of Tax; Limitation on Use of Proceeds
Status: in_force

The county commission shall declare the result of the election; and, where the electors have voted so as to require the levy of a tax, the county commission shall levy said special tax and cause the tax assessor to assess the same on the taxable property in said county or in said rural or city school tax district, as the case may be, which shall not exceed $.30 on each $100.00 worth of taxable property in said county or in said rural or city school tax district, as the case may be. Any special tax levied hereunder shall not be for a shorter term than two years. In all elections hereafter held, if the specific purposes for which said tax, when levied, shall be used is printed on the ballots to be used in said election, it shall be unlawful for the county board of education to apply it to any other purpose.
Ala. Code § 16-24C-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24C / Section 16-24C-1
Section 16-24C-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Students First Act of 2011.
Ala. Code § 16-18-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 18 / Section 16-18-6
Section 16-18-6 Officers of Authority
Status: in_force

The officers of an authority shall consist of a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer and such other officers as its board shall deem necessary or appropriate. The offices of secretary and treasurer may but need not be held by the same person. The chairman and vice-chairman of an authority shall be elected by the board from its membership; the secretary, the treasurer and any other officers of the authority may but need not be members of the board and shall also be elected by the board. The chairman and vice-chairman of the authority shall also be the chairman and vice-chairman of the board, respectively.
Ala. Code § 16-13-75 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-75
Section 16-13-75 Exemption from Taxation
Status: in_force

All warrants and interest coupons issued pursuant to the provisions of this article and all income derived therefrom shall forever be exempt from all state, county, municipal and other taxation under the laws of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-22-13.5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-13.5
Section 16-22-13.5 Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008 Adjustments
Status: in_force

(a) Pay increases, FY 2007-08. 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 School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science and 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 for the designated fiscal years.

(1) CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, each certificated employee at all city and county school systems and the teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District shall receive a seven percent salary increase. Each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be increased by the amounts below for fiscal year 2007-08, the State Minimum Salary Schedule shall reflect the following percentage increases:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 7.0% 2 3 but less than 6 7.0% 3 6 but less than 9 7.0% 4 9 but less than 12 7.0% 5 12 but less than 15 7.0% 6 15 but less than 18 7.0% 7 18 but less than 21 7.0% 8 21 or greater 7.0% 9 24 but less than 27 7.0% 10 27 or more 7.0%

All certificated employees, including the Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees, shall be guaranteed pay increases in the amounts indicated above for their years of experience and degrees earned and the corresponding pay increases 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 local salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public education service, either in-state or out-of-state, which shall be not less than the amounts appropriated for the State Minimum Salary Schedule. The employee shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed for the 2007-08 fiscal year in addition to any state or local 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. The annual budget act for public education shall contain an appropriation of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each teacher who has successfully completed the certification process offered by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Payment for passing the NBPTS test shall be appropriated from the Education Trust Fund and shall be given to the qualified teacher.

(2) EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL (K-12). A seven percent salary increase or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever amount is greater, shall be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion personnel, employed for the 2007-08 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 2007-08 fiscal year, except employees covered under the state’s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services School District. Each governing body or 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 a seven percent pay increase or a minimum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever amount is greater, which shall be given to the person employed full-time for the 2007-08 fiscal year and each year employed full-time thereafter. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by seven percent. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed. Child Nutrition Program workers shall be fully funded from the Foundation Program appropriation in the Education Trust Fund appropriation act, and shall therefore be subsequently fully funded by all local boards of education from funds provided in other current expense and not from funds generated by the Child Nutrition Program unless the local school system’s Child Nutrition Program has in excess of a three-month operating reserve. Before any funds may be utilized by the local board of education to pay for salary or fringe benefits, the State Department of Education Child Nutrition Program Administrator shall conduct an analysis of each local board of education’s Child Nutrition Program, and certify that the program meets the three-month balance as of the end of the previous fiscal year and shall therefore insure that the use of the funds in excess of a three-month balance will not be detrimental to the local Child Nutrition Program. The State Department of Education Child Nutrition Program Administrator shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education that funds utilized in excess of a three-month balance as of the end of the previous fiscal year are in excess of any funds contained in an approved corrective plan submitted by the local school system’s Child Nutrition Program for expenditures at each applicable school site for facilities, equipment, personnel, and/or salary schedule adjustments.

(3) AIDB. For the fiscal year 2007-08, employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall receive pay increases which shall be in excess of their salaries received during the 2006-07 fiscal year. The increases shall be as follows:

a. Certificated. The salary schedule for certificated employees shall be revised to reflect at least the following amount of raises:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 7.0% 2 3 but less than 6 7.0% 3 6 but less than 9 7.0% 4 9 but less than 12 7.0% 5 12 but less than 15 7.0% 6 15 but less than 18 7.0% 7 18 but less than 21 7.0% 8 21 or greater 7.0% 9 24 but less than 27 7.0% 10 27 or more 7.0%

b. Support. A seven percent salary increase or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever amount is greater, shall be given to each support worker employed full-time by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed. The pay increase in this section shall be incorporated into the support employees’ salary schedules. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by seven percent.

c. Miscellaneous Requirements. The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind board shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule for fiscal year 2007-08 shall be increased to reflect the pay increases above to be given to each person employed for the 2007-08 fiscal year and each employed thereafter. The raises contained in this subsection shall be paid to each employee.

(4) TWO-YEAR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION. The State Board of Education shall revise all salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to reflect an increase of seven percent for the 2007-08 fiscal year. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed 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, including the C-3 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 seven percent, except as specifically provided in this section.

(b) Miscellaneous provisions. The following provisions are hereby established:

(1) FISCAL YEAR. All salaries and salary increases which are established 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 K-12 school employees on contracts which extend beyond 187 days shall be given a pro rata salary increment for each or partial day of work extending beyond 187 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 any 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 pay increase due or granted to the employee under provisions of any local salary schedules. The pay raise provisions of this section shall not apply to any salary supplements granted by local boards of education, bonuses earned for certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, or the federal portion of the salary paid to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructor employed by a local school board.

(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 because of 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 part-time employees of 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 of any school system or institution. Any pay increase given to the superintendent shall be by majority recorded vote of the governing body or authority.

(7) CAREER TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. There shall be no cutbacks or decreases in the Career Technical Programs of any board as a result of this or any preceding pay raise act of the Legislature. Neither the salaries nor the number of career technical employee positions are to be reduced or diminished in any manner or method as a result of the passage of this section or any prior act after the 1995 fiscal year granting a pay increase to any employee of the board. It shall be strictly prohibited for any board or chief executive officer to take monies from the Career Technical Program to finance, in whole or in part, the programs or the salaries of the employees in the Career Technical Program of the board, and the State Board of Education shall take care to protect the viability of the Career Technical Programs of each board.
Ala. Code § 16-25-28 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-28
Section 16-25-28 Proposed Legislation Affecting System to Be Accompanied by Actuarial Estimate of Cost
Status: in_force

All proposed legislation affecting the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama shall be accompanied by an actuarial estimate of the cost involved in such proposed legislation.
Ala. Code § 16-25-110 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-110
Section 16-25-110 Cost-of-Living Increase in Pension Benefits to Members and Beneficiaries of Teachers’ Retirement System
Status: in_force

Commencing October 1, 1996, there is provided to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 1996, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System, 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 retirees or deceased member was prior to October 1, 1996, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System, a cost-of-living increase of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) per month and the increase shall be more if determined as follows:

(1) Two percent (2%) of the current gross benefit paid to the retiree and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees.

(2) One dollar ($1) per month for each year of service attained by the retiree for each retiree selecting the maximum retirement allowance or option one.

(3) One dollar ($1) per month for each year of service attained by the retiree reduced by the retiree’s option election factor for each retiree selecting options two, three, or four unless the beneficiary under the option selected is deceased on October 1, 1996, in which case the increase shall not be reduced.

(4) One dollar ($1) per month for each year of service attained by the deceased member or deceased retiree reduced by the survivor’s option factor for each beneficiary receiving monthly benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System.
Ala. Code § 16-9-25 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-25
Section 16-9-25 Institutes Organized by Superintendents
Status: in_force

The county superintendent of education shall organize and attend county and local institutes for teachers and citizens and shall advise teachers as to their further study in professional reading and assist parents and citizens to acquire knowledge of the aims and work of the school.
Ala. Code § 16-48-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 48 / Section 16-48-3
Section 16-48-3 Interest on Federal Fund Paid by State
Status: in_force

For the payment of the interest, at the rate of eight percent per annum, on the fund of $253,500.00 arising from the sale of the script for the land donated in trust to this state by the act of Congress of July 2, 1862, the faith and credit of the state are forever pledged.
Ala. Code § 16-48-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 48 / Section 16-48-7
Section 16-48-7 Meetings of Board of Trustees
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Trustees of Auburn University shall hold its regular annual meeting each year at the institute on the first Monday in June, unless the board shall, in regular session, determine to hold its meeting at some other time and place. Special meetings of the board may be assembled by either one of the two methods outlined as follows:

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

(2) Upon the application in writing of any three members of the board, the Governor shall call a special meeting, naming the time and place thereof and causing notices to be issued in writing to the several members of the board. Such meeting shall not be held on a date less than 10 days subsequent to the notice from the Governor.

(b) The members of the board of trustees may recess at any regular or special meeting from one date to another, and at such adjourned meeting they may transact any business relating to the affairs of the institution.

(c) Members of the board of trustees, the executive committee of the board of trustees, or any other committee established by the board of trustees may participate in a meeting of the board or committee by means of telephone conference, video conference, or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting may hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting for all purposes, including the establishment of a quorum. Notice of such meetings must be given in accordance with the Alabama Open Meetings Act and such telephone or video conference or similar communications equipment shall also allow members of the public the opportunity to simultaneously listen to or observe such meetings.
Ala. Code § 16-61D-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 61D / Section 16-61D-3
Section 16-61D-3 Executive Director; Personnel
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2013-68, §9, effective March 19, 2013.
Ala. Code § 16-36-20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-20
Section 16-36-20 Local Revolving Funds; Local Appropriations
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-60-88 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-88
Section 16-60-88 Determining Location of Trade Schools and Junior Colleges; Site Must Be Donated
Status: in_force

The location of each new trade school or junior college for which the authority provides funds shall be determined by the State Board of Education after consideration of the needs of industry for particular skills in the area under consideration, the convenience and accessibility of the location to labor markets and to potential students or applicants for training, an estimate of the number of potential students or applicants in the area and such other factors as might demonstrate the existence of a need for a trade school or junior college in such area. No funds of the authority shall be expended for the acquisition of sites or existing buildings, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the use of funds of the authority for the purpose of improving sites or reconstructing, altering or improving buildings donated to the authority. No such trade school or junior college shall be built on a site other than one donated to the authority.
Ala. Code § 16-6H-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6H / Section 16-6H-7
Section 16-6H-7 Mathematics Coaches
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Subject to the appropriations of the Legislature, every public K-5 school with a student population of less than 800 K-5 students shall be allocated one mathematics coach and every public K-5 school with a student population of 800 or more K-5 students shall be allocated two mathematics coaches.

(2) If a K-5 school is allocated two mathematics coaches, the local board of education shall attempt to hire and employ those mathematics coaches simultaneously to ensure the effectiveness of the mathematics coaches.

(3) The Director of the Office of Mathematics Improvement shall determine the scope and pace of scaling mathematics coaches, with the goal of allocating all mathematics coaches before the 2027-2028 school year. In determining the allocation of mathematics coaches, full support schools and limited support schools shall be given priority.

(b) A mathematics coach shall be employed by the local education agency with funds appropriated by the Legislature to support this chapter. Mathematics coaches shall be employed as a 10-month employee. The extra days beyond the nine months shall be used to train teachers, develop units of instruction and materials to support instruction, as determined by school data, and receive professional learning. Mathematics coaches shall meet all of the following qualifications:

(1) Hold a valid Alabama professional educator certificate in early childhood education, elementary education, or special education.

(2) Have a minimum of five years of experience as an early childhood, elementary, or special education teacher.

(3) Demonstrate expertise, as attested by a current or former employing county or city superintendent of education, in mathematics instruction and intervention and early numeracy interventions, including dyscalculia interventions.

(4) Hold a master’s degree or have completed professional development recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force, or both.

(c) The duties and responsibilities of a mathematics coach employed pursuant to this chapter shall include all the following:

(1) Supporting the improvement of instruction with an emphasis on Tier 1 instruction to ensure students do not fall behind.

(2) Collaborating with the school principal and faculty to establish and implement a strategic plan for coaching and mathematics instruction to improve student achievement in mathematics.

(3) Facilitating schoolwide mathematics professional learning, including job-embedded assistance using coaching strategies, including joint preplanning, modeling lessons, co-teaching lessons, targeted observation to collect data, and debriefing.

(4) Modeling evidence-based mathematics instructional and intervention strategies for teachers.

(5) Continuously mentoring and coaching teachers.

(6) Assisting teachers in using data to differentiate mathematics instruction and to identify students exhibiting the characteristics of dyscalculia and other exceptionalities.

(7) Monitoring the progress of K-5 students in mathematics through benchmark formative assessments at least three times per year and making recommendations for modifying instruction based on the individual needs of students and trends in student data.

(8) Focusing solely as a mathematics coach for schools with elementary grade students.

(9) Collaborating with teachers and grade-level teams of teachers to foster the use of appropriate instructional materials, including concrete materials, necessary to ensure that students understand mathematical concepts.

(10) Collaborating with grade-level teams to develop rigorous tasks, lessons, and assessments aligned with grade-level mathematics content standards; to facilitate the analysis of student work samples and assessment data; and to work in partnership with teachers to provide real-time feedback and make next-step instructional decisions based on the student evidence.

(11) Assisting teachers in using formative assessments and analyzing student work to identify students with misconceptions, students exhibiting characteristics of dyscalculia, and students needing acceleration.

(12) Assisting teachers in administering early numeracy screeners or diagnostic assessments, or both, in grades K-2. The assistance of a mathematics coach may not exceed two hours per week.

(13) Assisting teachers with administering fractional reasoning screeners or diagnostic assessments, or both, for students in grades four and five, subject to legislative appropriation. The assistance of a mathematics coach may not exceed two hours per week.

(14) Advocating, planning, and coordinating opportunities, in conjunction with the principal, for school-based family and community engagement in mathematics.

(15) Actively and cooperatively participating in any Office of Mathematics Improvement regional coordinator and AMSTI regional mathematics specialist visits and professional learning to meet agreed upon personal outcomes and all school, district, and state established mathematics goals.

(16) Engaging in ongoing learning opportunities to grow in knowledge, skills, and expertise in mathematics.

(17) Facilitating the use of assessment data in all tiers of mathematics instruction to assist in making decisions that will move students to higher levels of performance in mathematics.

(18) Planning or facilitating, or both, professional learning opportunities that will assist teachers in targeting student deficits; facilitate professional conversations; foster student engagement; assess student learning; reflect on professional practice; and identify next learning steps to achieve state, district, and school goals in mathematics.

(19) Recording job duties and time spent with teachers on a state-specified electronic platform.

(20) Supporting teachers in the authentic integration of computer science and computational thinking concepts within the mathematics classroom.

(d) A mathematics coach shall prioritize coaching in mathematics and may not perform administrative duties, serve in administrative roles, serve as a substitute teacher, serve as a testing coordinator, serve as an interventionist, or perform other school duties not focused on coaching or the mathematics improvement of students during the instructional day.

(e) The State Superintendent of Education and each local superintendent of education shall execute a memorandum of understanding that includes a certification by the local superintendent of education that each mathematics coach employed satisfies the minimum qualifications established by this section.

(f) The State Superintendent of Education, in partnership with the Elementary Mathematics Task Force and the Office of Mathematics Improvement, shall develop an evidenced-based accountability system for measuring the effectiveness of mathematics coaches employed pursuant to this chapter for improving teacher professional learning and for increasing student growth and proficiency on formative assessments recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force and the state approved summative assessment.

(g) The State Superintendent of Education shall submit a report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Board of Education, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee, the Chair of the House Education Policy Committee, the Chair of the Senate Education Policy Committee, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate, and shall conspicuously publish the summary on the website of the department, no later than December 31, annually, on the status of teacher professional learning and student growth and proficiency based on formative assessments recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force and the state approved summative assessment.
Ala. Code § 16-24B-50 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24B / Section 16-24B-50
Section 16-24B-50 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Assistant Administrator Accountability Act.
Ala. Code § 16-25-14 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-14
Section 16-25-14 Retirement of Members; Benefits Generally
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Any Tier I plan member who withdraws from service upon or after attainment of age 60 and any Tier II plan member who withdraws from service upon or after attainment of age 62, or in the case of a Tier II plan member who is a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer as defined in Section 36-27-59, who withdraws from service upon or after attainment of age 56 with at least 10 years of creditable service as a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer may retire upon written application to the Board of Control setting forth at what time, not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days subsequent to the execution and filing thereof, he or she desires to be retired; provided, that any such member who became a member on or after October 1, 1963, shall have completed 10 or more years of creditable service.

(2) Any Tier I plan member who has attained age 60 and any Tier II plan member who has attained age 62, or in the case of a Tier II plan member who is a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer as defined in Section 36-27-59, who has attained age 56 with at least 10 years of creditable service as a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer and has previously withdrawn from service may retire upon written application to the Board of Control setting forth at what time, not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days subsequent to the execution and filing thereof, he or she desires to be retired; provided, that the member shall have completed at the time for his or her withdrawal from service the requirements established by the Board of Control for eligibility for deferred benefits pursuant to Section 16-25-3.

(3) Any person who is presently covered or is eligible to be covered under the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama or the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama and who, prior to the coverage or eligibility for coverage, served as head of any Alabama county’s public library service department shall have credited to him or her one year of creditable service for each year served as such head, not to exceed 12 years; provided, that the person shall pay into the retirement system the employee’s part of the cost or contribution based on the salary paid to the person during the time of his or her service in the above capacity, with the cost or contribution to be calculated at the percent or rate in effect on October 1, 1973.

(4) Any Tier I plan member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama who withdraws from service after the completion of at least 25 years of creditable service, or any Tier II plan member who withdraws from service after the completion of at least 30 years of creditable service, may retire upon written application to the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System setting forth at what time, not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days subsequent to the execution and filing thereof, he or she desires to be retired; provided, that any such member who became a Tier I or Tier II plan member on or after October 1, 1963, shall have completed 10 or more years of creditable service.

(b) Upon retirement from service, a Tier I plan member shall receive a service retirement allowance which shall consist of:

(1) An annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his or her accumulated contributions at the time of his or her retirement;

(2) A pension which shall be equal to the annuity allowable at the age of retirement, but not to exceed an annuity allowable at age 65 computed on the basis of contributions made prior to the attainment of age 65; and

(3) If he or she has a prior service certificate in full force and effect, an additional pension which shall be equal to the annuity which would have been provided at age of retirement, but not to exceed an annuity allowable at age 65 by twice the contributions which he or she would have made during the period of prior service with which he or she is credited had the system been in operation and had he or she contributed thereunder. In lieu of a determination of the actual compensation of the members that was received during that prior service, the Board of Control may use for the purposes of this chapter the compensation rates which, if they had progressed with the rates of salary increase shown in the tables as prescribed in subsection (o) of Section 16-25-19, would have resulted in the same average salary of the member for the five years immediately preceding the date of establishment as the records show the member actually received.

(c) The annual service retirement pension payable to a Tier I plan member retiring on or after October 1, 1975, shall not be less than an amount which when added to his or her annuity is equal to the greater of the following two amounts:

(1) Two and one-eightieth percent of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by the number of years of his or her creditable service; or

(2) If he or she became a member before October 1, 1971, seventy-two dollars ($72) multiplied by the number of years of his or her creditable service not in excess of 25 years.

Notwithstanding, a member who retired prior to October 1, 1971, under service retirement shall receive one hundred twenty dollars ($120) multiplied by the number of years of his or her creditable service not in excess of 25 years.

(d) Upon retirement from service, a Tier II plan member shall receive a service retirement allowance which shall consist of an annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of the member’s accumulated contributions at the time of retirement and a pension which, when added to the member’s annuity, shall be equal to one and sixty-five hundredths percent (1.65%) of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by the number of years of creditable service. The service retirement allowance for a member who retires with 30 years of creditable service before reaching the age of 62 shall be reduced by two percent (2%) for each year of the difference between age 62 and the age at retirement of the member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the service retirement allowance shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the member’s average final compensation.

(e) Upon the application of a Tier I plan member in service or of his or her employer, any member who has had 10 or more years of creditable service may be retired by the Board of Control on a disability retirement allowance not less than 30 nor more than 90 days next following the date of filing the application; provided, that the medical board, after a medical examination of the member, shall certify that the member is mentally or physically incapacitated for further performance of duty, that the incapacity is likely to be permanent, and that the member should be retired. Upon the application of a Tier II plan member in service or of his or her employer, any member who has had 10 or more years of creditable service may be retired by the Board of Control on a disability retirement allowance not less than 30 nor more than 90 days next following the date of filing the application; provided, that the medical board, after a medical examination of the member, shall certify that the member is totally and permanently mentally or physically incapacitated from regular and substantial gainful employment, and that the member should be retired.

(f) Upon retirement for disability, a Tier I plan member shall receive a service retirement allowance if he or she has attained age 60 or if any law or part of any law pertaining to retirement under the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama provides for service retirement after the completion of 25 years of creditable service and the member has completed 25 years of creditable service; otherwise, he or she shall receive a disability retirement allowance which shall consist of:

(1) An annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his or her accumulated contributions at the time of retirement; and

(2) A pension which shall be equal to the pension that would have been payable under subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of this section upon service retirement at age 60 had the member continued in service to that age without change in compensation.

The annual disability retirement pension shall not be less than an amount which when added to his or her annuity is equal to the greater of the following amounts:

a. Two and one-eightieth percent of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by the number of years of creditable service.

b. If he or she became a member before October 1, 1971, fifty-four dollars ($54) multiplied by the number of years of his or her creditable service not in excess of 25 years.

Notwithstanding, a member who retired prior to October 1, 1971, for disability shall receive ninety dollars ($90) multiplied by the number of years of his or her creditable service not in excess of 25 years.

(g) Upon retirement for disability, a Tier II plan member shall receive a service retirement allowance if the member has attained age 62, or in the case of a Tier II plan member who is a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer as defined in Section 36-27-59, if the member has attained age 56 with at least 10 years of creditable service as a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer or if the member has completed 30 years of creditable service, otherwise, the member shall receive a disability retirement allowance which shall be equal to one and sixty-five hundredths percent (1.65%) of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by the number of years of creditable service.

(h)(1) Once each year during the first five years following the retirement of a member on a disability retirement allowance and once in every three-year period thereafter, the Board of Control may and upon his or her application shall require any disability beneficiary who has not yet attained age 60 for a Tier I plan member or age 62 for a Tier II plan member to undergo a medical examination, the examination to be made at the place of residence of the beneficiary or other place mutually agreed upon by a physician of or designated by the medical board. Should any disability beneficiary who has not yet attained age 60 for a Tier I plan member or age 62 for a Tier II plan member refuse to submit to the medical examination, his or her pension may be discontinued until his or her withdrawal of the refusal, and should his or her refusal continue for one year, all his or her rights in and to his or her pension may be revoked by the Board of Control; provided, that these requirements relative to the medical examination shall not apply in the case of a Tier II plan member who is a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer as defined in Section 36-27-59 retired for disability and who has attained age 56 with at least 10 years of creditable service as a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer.

(2) Should the medical board report and certify to the Board of Control that a disability beneficiary who is a Tier I plan member is engaged in or is able to engage in a gainful occupation paying more than the difference between his or her retirement allowance and his average final compensation and should the Board of Control concur in the report, then the amount of his or her pension shall be reduced to an amount which, together with his or her annuity and the amount earnable by him or her, shall equal the amount of his or her average final compensation. Should his or her earning capacity be later changed, the amount of his or her pension may be further modified; provided, that the new pension shall not exceed the amount of the pension originally granted nor an amount which, when added to the amount earnable by the beneficiary together with his or her annuity, equals the amount of his or her average final compensation.

(3) Should the medical board report and certify to the Board of Control that a disability beneficiary who is a Tier II plan member has the capacity to engage in regular and substantial gainful employment, the Board of Control shall discontinue the beneficiary’s retirement allowance until the beneficiary is otherwise eligible for service retirement.

(i)(1) Should a member cease to be a teacher, except by death or by retirement under the provisions of this chapter, the contributions standing to the credit of his or her individual account in the Annuity Savings Fund shall be paid to him or her upon demand, and in addition to the payment there shall be paid five-tenths of the interest accumulations standing to the credit of his or her individual account if he or she shall have not less than three but less than 16 years of membership service, six-tenths of the interest accumulations if he or she shall have not less than 16 but less than 21 years of membership service, seven-tenths of the interest accumulations if he or she shall have not less than 21 but less than 26 years of membership service, and eight-tenths of the interest accumulations if he or she shall have not less than 26 years of membership service.

(2) In case of the death of a member eligible for service retirement pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, an allowance shall be paid to the surviving spouse, if designated as the sole beneficiary, in an amount that would have been payable if the member had retired immediately prior to his or her death and had elected Option 2, as set forth in subsection (j), or to such other person who the member shall have designated, in an amount that would have been payable if the member had retired immediately prior to his or her death and had elected Option 3, as set forth in subsection (j). Alternatively, if the surviving spouse or other designee desires, he or she may choose to receive, in lieu of the allowance provided under Option 2 or Option 3, the accumulated contributions of the member plus an amount equal to the accumulated contributions of the member not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or the accumulated contributions of the member plus the benefit provided by Section 36-27B-3 if a benefit is payable under that section. For purposes of this subsection only, hazardous duty time, as set forth in subdivision (b)(1) of Section 36-27-59, may be used in calculating the requisite years of service for firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers even if the member has not otherwise attained 25 years of creditable service.

(3) Upon the death of a member on account of whom no survivor allowance is payable under subdivision (2) of this subsection, the accumulated contributions of the member plus an amount equal to the accumulated contributions not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or the accumulated contributions of the member plus the benefit provided by Section 36-27B-3 if a benefit is payable under that section shall be paid to his or her estate or to such person as he or she shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the Board of Control.

(j) With the provision the election of an option shall be effective on the effective date of retirement, any member may elect prior to retirement to receive, in lieu of his or her retirement allowance payable throughout life, the actuarial equivalent at that time of his or her retirement allowance in a reduced retirement allowance payable throughout life with the provision that:

(1) OPTION 1. If he or she dies before he or she has received in annuity payments the present value of his or her annuity as it was at the time of his or her retirement, the balance shall be paid to his or her legal representatives or to the person as he or she shall nominate by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the Board of Control;

(2) OPTION 2. Upon his or her death, his or her reduced retirement allowance shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to the person as he or she shall nominate by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the Board of Control at the time of his or her retirement;

(3) OPTION 3. Upon his or her death, one half of his or her reduced retirement allowance shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to the person as he or she shall nominate by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the Board of Control at the time of his or her retirement; or

(4) OPTION 4. Some other benefit or benefits shall be paid either to the member or to the person or persons as he or she shall nominate; provided, that the other benefit or benefits, together with the reduced retirement allowance, shall be certified by the actuary to be of equivalent actuarial value to his or her retirement allowance and shall be approved by the Board of Control.

(5) OPTION 5. At the time of retirement, he or she shall receive a partial lump sum distribution as a single payment not to exceed the sum of 24 months of the maximum monthly retirement allowance the member could receive. This option may be elected in addition to the election of another option under this subsection and the further reduced monthly retirement allowance shall be calculated in accordance with the selected option. This option shall not be available to a member who is receiving a disability retirement.

(k) Should any beneficiary be restored to active service, his or her retirement allowance shall be suspended until he or she again withdraws from service and, he or she shall not again become a member, nor shall he or she make contributions; except, that should the beneficiary who has been restored to active service continue in service for a period of two or more years from the date of his or her reentry into active service, he or she may request the Board of Control to allow him or her to again become a member of the retirement system. The Board of Control may grant the request for restoration to membership; provided, that the beneficiary whose retirement allowance has been suspended shall repay to the system all monies received by him or her as benefits during any period subsequent to the date of his or her reentry into active service; provided further, that he or she shall make a contribution equal to the amount he or she would have contributed had he or she been a member during the period of his or her restoration to active service on a suspended allowance basis, together with the interest which would have been credited to the contributions on account of the period of restoration up to the date the contribution is made.

(l)(1) All retirement allowance payments due on or after October 1, 1975, to members who retired prior to October 1, 1975, shall be redetermined as if the provisions of subsections (b) and (e) of this section which became effective on said date were in effect at the time the member retired; provided, that the annual retirement allowance of any member who retired on or before January 1, 1956, shall be not less than one hundred thirty-two dollars ($132) multiplied by the number of years of his or her creditable service not in excess of 30 years in the case of service retirement or ninety-nine dollars ($99) multiplied by the number of years of creditable service not in excess of 30 years in the case of disability retirements. Any increase provided in the retirement allowance payment under this subsection for a member who retired under the provisions of any optional benefit elected pursuant to subsection (j) of this section shall accrue only to the retired member, and no person designated to receive any payments after the death of a retired member under the provisions of any optional benefit shall receive any increase in payments under this subsection.

(2) Any person who served at least 30 years as a teacher in the public schools of Alabama and was never a member of the system and who, prior to October 1, 1963, was in receipt of a benefit for old age assistance pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of Section 1 of Act 116, approved August 24, 1959, shall be entitled to receive an annual retirement allowance of three thousand nine hundred sixty dollars ($3,960) from the system, effective as of October 1, 1973.

(3) Prior to October 31, 1975, any beneficiary may elect to leave on deposit with the system all or a specified part of any increase in his or her monthly retirement allowance payments arising in accordance with subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection. The portion of each monthly payment left in the system in accordance with the election shall be credited, together with regular interest thereon, to the individual account of the beneficiary. Upon the death of the beneficiary, the total amount standing to his or her credit, including regular interest to the date of death, shall be paid in a lump sum to his or her legal representative or to the person as he or she shall have nominated by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the Board of Control.

(m) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, when a designated beneficiary for a member predeceases the member who is receiving a monthly benefit allowance provided under Option 2, 3, or 4, the member may designate a replacement beneficiary for the deceased beneficiary to become effective two years after the date of designation of the replacement beneficiary and an actuarial adjustment in the monthly benefit allowance of the member to cover any cost associated with designating a replacement beneficiary shall be reflected thereafter in the monthly benefit allowance received by the member, commencing with the first benefit allowance check received by the member following the date of designation of the replacement beneficiary.

(n) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, if a retired member who is receiving a monthly benefit allowance provided under Option 2, 3, or 4 divorces his or her designated beneficiary, the member may designate a replacement beneficiary for the beneficiary to become effective two years after the date of designation of the replacement beneficiary and an actuarial adjustment in the monthly benefit allowance of the member to cover any cost associated with designating a replacement beneficiary shall be reflected thereafter in the monthly benefit allowance received by the member, commencing with the first benefit allowance check received by the member following the date of designation of the replacement beneficiary.

(o) Any future act to increase the retirement age for Tier II plan members above the age of 62 shall require a two-thirds vote of the elected membership of each house of the Legislature.
Ala. Code § 16-6J-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6J / Section 16-6J-8
Section 16-6J-8 Choose Act Fund
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The CHOOSE Act Fund is created in the State Treasury for the purpose of providing funding for the tax credits authorized by this chapter. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Legislature shall appropriate not less than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) to the fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

(2) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, the Commissioner of Revenue shall deposit one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) of gross income tax receipts into the CHOOSE Act Fund by June 1, 2026. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and continuing annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Revenue shall deposit an amount of gross income tax receipts into the CHOOSE Act Fund by June 1 of each year for parents of eligible students whose family had an adjustable gross income not exceeding 300 percent of the federal poverty level for the preceding tax year, but not to exceed one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000).

(3) The Legislature shall make additional funds available to the CHOOSE Act Fund if the Commissioner of Revenue certifies that additional funds are necessary to satisfy consumer demand for the program based on prior-year participation in the program as reflected by the obligation of 90 percent or more of the funds available in the CHOOSE Act Fund.

(b) Amounts in the CHOOSE Act Fund shall be budgeted and allotted in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 and Chapter 19 of Title 41; provided that neither the CHOOSE Act Fund nor individual ESAs shall be subject to Section 41-4-90.

(c) All funds received by the CHOOSE Act Fund shall remain in the CHOOSE Act Fund and shall not revert or be expended for any purpose other than the tax credits authorized by this chapter; provided that in no circumstances shall more than five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) in excess, unused, accumulated funds be allowed to carry over in the CHOOSE Act Fund. Before the end of each year, the Commissioner of Revenue shall determine the amount of excess, unused, accumulated money in the CHOOSE Act Fund. If the amount of excess, unused, accumulated money in the CHOOSE Act Fund as determined by the commissioner exceeds five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), the excess shall revert to the Education Trust Fund to become available for appropriation by the Legislature as nonrecurring revenue pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 29.

(d) It is not the intent of this chapter to make appropriations, but any appropriations required by this chapter shall be from revenue sources available for appropriation under the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 notwithstanding any general law to the contrary.
Ala. Code § 16-47-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-13
Section 16-47-13 Cooperation of University with Bureau of Mines
Status: in_force

The Federal Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, has established and located a mining experiment station at the University of Alabama, the continuance of such station being conditioned upon the performance of certain obligations on the part of the University of Alabama prescribed by the federal government. The University of Alabama is authorized to meet and perform said obligations out of any funds appropriated for that purpose or which may hereafter be appropriated for that purpose. Said School of Mines of Alabama is hereby authorized to cooperate and collaborate with said station in the carrying on of its work.
Ala. Code § 16-7A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7A / Section 16-7A-8
Section 16-7A-8 Chapter Cumulative
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws not directly in conflict or inconsistent herewith.
Ala. Code § 16-13-77 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-77
Section 16-13-77 Effect of Article on Existing Powers of Boards of Education
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not be deemed to restrict, abridge or revoke any power which any county or city board of education had prior to the adoption of this article. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is hereby declared that all county and city boards of education shall continue to have, in addition to the powers granted by this article, all the powers granted them by the provisions of Article 5 of this chapter; provided, that the provisions of Section 16-13-107 shall not be applicable to any board of education exercising the powers granted in this article.
Ala. Code § 16-25-16 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-16
Section 16-25-16 Increase in Benefits - Additional Five Percent
Status: in_force

(a) On or after October 1, 1971, there is hereby provided to any teacher who was receiving an increased retirement allowance under the provisions of Section 16-25-15 an increase in his or her retirement allowance by an amount of up to five percent, excluding that part of five percent provided by any other legislation in 1971; and in addition thereto, to any teacher who has retired since October 1, 1969 to September 30, 1971, inclusive, and who was receiving a retirement allowance, an increase in his or her retirement allowance by an amount of up to five percent, excluding that part of five percent provided by any other legislation in 1971.

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

(c) The Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall determine annually the amount required to pay the cost of the benefits provided in this section and shall notify the chief fiscal officer of each employer the percentum rate of earnable compensation of the members required to be paid the retirement system. Each employer of members of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama shall pay on account of the increases provided in this section in the same manner and from the same source of funds as is provided in Section 16-25-21, it being the intent of the Legislature that the costs of providing the increases provided in this section shall be distributed from all funds in proportion to the salaries paid therefrom for active members.
Ala. Code § 16-13B-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13B / Section 16-13B-8
Section 16-13B-8 Bond Requirement
Status: in_force

Bond in a responsible sum for faithful performance of the contract, with adequate surety, may be required in an amount specified in the advertisement for bids.
Ala. Code § 16-6H-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6H / Section 16-6H-5
Section 16-6H-5 Duties of K-5 Teachers Who Provide Instruction in Mathematics
Status: in_force

(a) Each K-5 teacher who is providing instruction in mathematics, with the full support of his or her principal, shall do all of the following:

(1) Dedicate an average minimum of 60 minutes per day for Tier 1 mathematics instruction, for a minimum of 164 instructional hours per year.

(2) Use approved comprehensive mathematics curricula for core instruction recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force, in addition to high quality print and online resources to carefully plan units and lessons based on the grade-level mathematics content standards.

(3) Build fluency with procedures on a foundation of conceptual understanding, strategic reasoning, and problem solving over time.

(4) Provide students access to tools, including any available technology, that support mathematical thinking.

(5) Provide a learning environment that promotes student reasoning, student discourse, and student questioning and critiquing the reasoning of their peers.

(6) Consistently implement the evidence-based mathematics teaching practices as recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.

(7) Gather evidence of student understanding to inform the planning of next instructional steps.

(8) Provide students with descriptive and timely feedback on assessments to include strengths, weaknesses, and next steps for progress toward learning targets.

(b) An elementary school teacher should not engage in any practice that minimizes sense making and understanding of mathematics concepts.
Ala. Code § 16-28A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28A / Section 16-28A-5
Section 16-28A-5 Immunity for Other Authorized School Personnel
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to include under the provisions of this chapter, principals, assistant principals and any other school personnel authorized to use corporal punishment under the policies and guidelines developed by the local board of education.
Ala. Code § 16-30A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30A / Section 16-30A-2
Section 16-30A-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following meanings:

(1) DELEGATION. The act of authorizing a competent individual to perform selected nursing activities supportive to registered nurses or licensed practical nurses in selected school situations as provided under this chapter, while retaining the accountability for the outcome if the delegation is to an unlicensed individual.

(2) INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN. A document that outlines health care to be provided to a student in the school setting, developed by the school nurse in conjunction with the student’s parents or guardians and may contain the orders from the physician, certified registered nurse practitioner operating under a valid collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating with a valid supervisory agreement.

(3) SCHOOL. Any primary or secondary public school located in the state.

(4) SCHOOL EMPLOYEE. Any person employed by a public school system located in the state.

(5) UNLICENSED MEDICATION ASSISTANT. A school employee who is trained in accordance with this chapter, but who is not required to be a health care professional.
Ala. Code § 16-17A-15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17A / Section 16-17A-15
Section 16-17A-15 Exemptions from Taxation
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary:

(1) Any indebtedness issued by an authority or a university affiliate, and the income therefrom, including any profit from the sale thereof, shall be exempt from taxation by the state or other governmental entity of the state.

(2) All properties of an authority or a university affiliate, whether real, personal, or mixed, and the income therefrom, shall be exempt from any and all taxation by any governmental entity.

(3) An authority shall not be obligated to pay or allow to be paid any fees, taxes, costs, or charges of any nature to the Secretary of State or to any judge of probate of any county in respect of the filing or recording of any document.

(4) The gross proceeds of the sale of any property used in the business or activities of an authority, or in the acquisition, construction, renovation, or equipping of any health care facilities for an authority or a university affiliate, regardless of whether the sale is made directly to an authority or to a university affiliate or to any contractor or agent thereof, shall be exempt from all sales and use taxes levied by any governmental entity, including, without limitation, any similar privilege, license, or excise tax.
Ala. Code § 16-22A-33 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22A / Section 16-22A-33
Section 16-22A-33 Submission of Additional Reports; Suitability Determination
Status: in_force

Upon request of the State Superintendent of Education, the Department of Public Safety shall request and obtain nationwide criminal history background information reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and statewide criminal history background information reports from the Alabama Bureau of Investigation for each current public certified employee and current public noncertified employee within a reasonable time after receipt of the request. Within a reasonable time after receipt of the reports, the Department of Public Safety shall submit both the nationwide and statewide criminal history background information reports directly to the State Department of Education.

(1) If the criminal history background information reports pertain to a current public certified employee, the State Superintendent of Education shall review the criminal history record information reports and make a diligent effort to determine the final disposition of any arrests. The State Superintendent of Education shall review the convictions which would bear on the fitness of the employee to teach or to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children, or both. Based only upon confirmed convictions contained in the report, the State Superintendent of Education shall determine whether the current public certified employee satisfies the suitability criteria for public employment pursuant to this chapter.

a. If the current public certified employee satisfies the suitability criteria for public employment, the State Superintendent of Education shall issue a suitability determination letter to both the current public certified employee and the local employing board.

b. If the current public certified employee does not satisfy the suitability criteria for public employment, the State Superintendent of Education shall send notice in writing of a proposed revocation of certification to the current public certified employee. The notice shall state the reasons in detail for the proposed revocation of certification and shall inform the public certified employee of his or her rights to challenge the proposed revocation of certification pursuant to an administrative hearing conducted by the State Department of Education in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. The hearing may be open or closed at the option of the current public certified employee, and the current public certified employee shall have the same rights as established in certificate revocation proceedings in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.

1. Pending final agency determination of the State Department of Education in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act:

(i) The State Superintendent of Education may take no further action regarding the suitability determination.

(ii) The suitability determination regarding the current public certified employee is stayed.

(iii) The local employing board is prohibited from taking any adverse action against the current public certified employee that pertains to the pending proceeding of the State Department of Education.

2. Upon final determination of suitability by the State Department of Education in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, the State Department of Education shall send the results of any hearing, and any accompanying findings or order, and the final suitability determination to both the current public certified employee and the local employing board.

(2) If the criminal history background information reports pertain to a current public noncertified employee, the State Superintendent of Education shall review the criminal history record information reports and make a diligent effort to determine the final disposition of any arrests. The State Superintendent of Education shall review the convictions which would bear on the fitness of the employee to teach or to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children, or both. Based only upon confirmed convictions contained in the report, the State Superintendent of Education shall determine whether the current public noncertified employee satisfies the suitability criteria for public employment pursuant to this chapter.

a. If the current public noncertified employee satisfies the suitability criteria for public employment, the State Superintendent of Education shall issue a suitability determination letter to both the current public noncertified employee and the local employing board.

b. If the current public noncertified employee does not satisfy the suitability criteria, the State Superintendent of Education shall send notice in writing of a proposed determination of unsuitability to the current public noncertified employee. The notice shall state the reasons in detail for the proposed determination of unsuitability and shall inform the public noncertified employee of his or her rights to challenge the determination of unsuitability pursuant to a due process administrative hearing conducted by an administrative law judge in accordance with the hearing procedures of the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. The State Department of Education is responsible for the cost of providing the administrative hearing, and the current public noncertified employee may be represented by counsel at his or her own expense. The administrative law judge shall hear the case, make findings of fact, and enter a final determination as to suitability.

1. Pending final resolution of the administrative hearing:

(i) The State Superintendent of Education may take no further action regarding the suitability determination.

(ii) The suitability determination regarding the current public noncertified employee is stayed.

(iii) The local employing board is prohibited from taking any adverse action against the current public noncertified employee that pertains to the pending proceeding by the State Department of Education.

2. Upon final resolution of the administrative hearing conducted by the administrative law judge, the administrative law judge shall issue a written suitability determination with findings of fact. The decision of the administrative law judge is final and not subject to appeal. The State Department of Education shall send the final suitability determination of the administrative law judge to the current public noncertified employee and the local employing board by certified mail.
Ala. Code § 16-67-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 67 / Section 16-67-1
Section 16-67-1 Reciprocity Committee and Fund
Status: reserved

(a) There is created the State Reciprocity Committee. The membership of the committee shall consist of the following members:

(1) The Chancellor of the University of Alabama System, or his or her designee.

(2) The President of Auburn University, or his or her designee.

(3) The President of the University of South Alabama, or his or her designee.

(4) The Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System, or his or her designee.

(5) A president of a historically black college or university, or his or her designee, appointed by the Governor.

(b) At the organizational meeting of the committee, and annually thereafter, the membership of the reciprocity committee shall select the chair from among the membership of the reciprocity committee. The reciprocity committee shall make recommendations to the Governor on all issues, decisions, appointments, and designations necessary for the State of Alabama to participate and comply with reciprocity agreements.

(c) The reciprocity committee shall appoint and direct a state coordinator in doing all of the following:

(1) Negotiating reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the offering of educational services of Alabama institutions of higher education in other states.

(2) Negotiating reciprocal agreements allowing institutions of higher education in other states to offer educational services in this state.

(3) Coordinating Alabama’s compliance with efforts relating to reciprocity agreements.

(d) The coordinator shall act under the direction of the reciprocity committee in doing all of the following:

(1) Conferring with other institutions of higher education within the State of Alabama, including independent colleges and universities, and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.

(2) Promptly informing the reciprocity committee of all developments.

(3) Coordinating and leading all activities, action, and efforts necessary for the State of Alabama to participate and comply with reciprocity agreements.

(e) The coordinator shall have no power to bind the State of Alabama to any agreements, as that power is reserved for the Governor.

(f)(1) The reciprocity committee shall select a portal agency. For the purposes of this section, a portal agency is an entity designated and managed by the reciprocity committee to serve as the point of contact for questions, complaints, and other communications from State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) and other reciprocity agreements entered into by the State of Alabama that seek to establish comparable national standards for interstate offerings of postsecondary distance-education courses and programs.

(2) The reciprocity committee shall manage the activities of the portal agency through the coordinator and the portal agency shall make reports at least quarterly or more frequently upon the request of the coordinator. The quarterly reports shall include, at a minimum, data requested by the reciprocity committee and the coordinator.

(3) Commencing on May 5, 2015, every five years the reciprocity committee shall compile the data necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of SARA and other reciprocity agreements. Based on the outcomes of the evaluation, the committee may recommend to the Governor that the state withdraw from any reciprocity agreement that is counter to the best interests of Alabama students or the state for reasons including, but not limited to, overly high enrollment in institutions with low completion rates and high student loan default rates.

(g)(1) The reciprocity committee may annually establish fees to be collected by the portal agency from each Alabama SARA institution based on full-time enrollment and commensurate with the costs of administering SARA and other reciprocity agreements entered into by the State of Alabama that seek to establish comparable national standards for interstate offerings of postsecondary distance-education courses and programs, except that such fees shall be limited as follows: Initial application and subsequent annual renewal fees which, by dollar amount, may not exceed the respective individual institution fees assessed by the National Council for SARA, or its successor entity. In the event the National Council for SARA determines to waive or terminate the assessment of fees for participating institutions, then the fee applicable to participating Alabama SARA institutions shall be the same as those fees assessed in the prior fiscal year.

(2) All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited and credited to a dedicated Reciprocity Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury, for use by the portal agency as designated by the reciprocity committee. All monies deposited into the Reciprocity Fund are hereby appropriated to the portal agency for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.

(3) The fees to be collected by the reciprocity committee shall accompany an application for voluntary participation in SARA and the annual renewal thereof.

(h) If the institution of a member of the reciprocity committee is under investigation for a SARA complaint, the member shall recuse himself or herself from any discussions or proceedings relating to that investigation.
Ala. Code § 16-6-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6 / Section 16-6-6
Section 16-6-6 Acceptance of Gifts, Etc
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-25-84 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-84
Section 16-25-84 Construction of Article
Status: reserved

This article is supplemental. It shall be construed in pari materia with other laws regulating and providing for the payment of retirement benefits to certain retired members of the Teachers’ Retirement System and certain retired members of the Employees’ Retirement System. Notwithstanding the foregoing, those laws or parts of laws which are in direct conflict with this article are repealed.
Ala. Code § 16-26C-5.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26C / Section 16-26C-5.1
Section 16-26C-5.1 Duties of State Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of Teachers’ Retirement System
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2014-372, §2, effective April 9, 2014.
Ala. Code § 16-61-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 61 / Section 16-61-9
Section 16-61-9 Foundation to Enter into Agreement with University
Status: in_force

The respective university foundation receiving a challenge grant from the Alabama Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars shall enter into a written agreement with its university to provide from the earnings from its Eminent Scholars Trust Fund an amount not to exceed said earnings which the university may use as specified in this chapter in Section 16-61-8(d).
Ala. Code § 16-61A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 61A / Section 16-61A-8
Section 16-61A-8 Consent of Donor; Release of Restriction
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
Ala. Code § 16-3-30 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-30
Section 16-3-30 Administration of Gifts and Donations
Status: in_force

Whenever any property, money or thing of value is donated to be used for the benefit of the public schools of this state, the State Board of Education shall have power to administer such trusts as it deems to the best interest of the school or schools for the benefit of which the donation or gift is made. The board of education is given complete control of such property and may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the property as it deems to the best interest of the school or schools for the benefit of which such property is donated; or the board of education may convert the same into securities for handling the property or proceeds therefrom as in its discretion will best promote the purpose of the trust.
Ala. Code § 16-56-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 56 / Section 16-56-4
Section 16-56-4 Board of Trustees - Meetings
Status: in_force

The Board of Trustees of Troy University shall hold its regular annual meeting each year in the City of Troy on or about the date scheduled for spring term graduation unless the board shall, during a regular or special session, determine to hold its annual meeting at some other time and place. Special meetings of the board may be assembled by either of the following methods:

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

(2) Upon the application in writing of any three members of the board, the Governor or the president pro tempore shall call a special meeting, naming the time and place thereof and causing notices to be issued in writing to the several members of the board.

The meetings shall not be held on a date less than 10 days subsequent to the notice from the Governor or the president pro tempore.
Ala. Code § 16-17A-20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17A / Section 16-17A-20
Section 16-17A-20 Applicability of Other Laws
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary:

(1) Each authority shall be exempt from all laws of the state governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, without limitation, the provisions of Title 8, Chapter 8.

(2) Authorities, university affiliates, members of the governing bodies of authorities and university affiliates, and officers and employees of authorities and university affiliates shall not be subject to state ethics laws, including, without limitation, the provisions of Title 36, Chapter 25.

(3) Meetings of the board of an authority and any committee thereof shall not be subject to public meeting or notice requirements, including, without limitation, the provisions of Title 36, Chapter 25A.

(4) Deposits of authorities and university affiliates are entitled to the benefits of the Security for Alabama Funds Enhancement Act, Title 41, Chapter 14A, and therefore, authorities and university affiliates are each a covered public entity as such term is used in that act.

(5) Authorities and university affiliates shall not be subject to the competitive bid laws of the state, including, without limitation, the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 16, Articles 2, 3, and 3A.

(6) Authorities and university affiliates shall not be subject to examination by the state Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

(7) Authorities, university affiliates, and the employees thereof shall not be required to participate in any retirement plan, public pension plan, or health insurance plan administered by the state, or any agency of the state, unless an authority or university affiliate elects to join the plan and is otherwise eligible under applicable law to join the plan.

(8) No expenditure authorized or permitted by the provisions of this chapter shall be considered to be a lending of credit or a granting of public money or thing of value to or in aid of any individual, association, or corporation within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision.

(9) For purposes of The Volunteer Service Act, an authority shall be considered a governmental entity, and a university affiliate shall be considered a nonprofit organization so as to provide volunteers with the protections of Section 6-5-336. Terms used in this subdivision shall have the meanings assigned in Section 6-5-336.
Ala. Code § 16-25-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-7
Section 16-25-7 Certain Persons Employed by Alabama High School Athletic Association
Status: in_force

(a) All persons now employed on a full-time basis in an administrative or clerical capacity by the Alabama High School Athletic Association may become members of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama within 90 days after October 1, 1967, subject to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama. Any person hereafter employed in an administrative or clerical capacity by the Alabama High School Athletic Association shall be deemed to be a “teacher” as defined in Section 16-25-1 and shall be entitled to the benefits thereof. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and other sections of the Teachers’ Retirement System law, it is provided that the Alabama High School Athletic Association shall pay to the retirement system the employer cost for coverage of its employees, such cost to be determined by an actuary employed by the Board of Control and under rules and regulations established by said board.

(b) Any person now employed as set out in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive credit for all service as a “teacher” or as an employee of the Alabama High School Athletic Association rendered by him prior to October 1, 1967; provided, that a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of such employment plus regular interest at four percent is paid within 90 days after October 1, 1967.
Ala. Code § 16-16B-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16B / Section 16-16B-9
Section 16-16B-9 (Implementation Conditioned on Separate Legislative Enactment.) Use of Bond Proceeds
Status: in_force

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

(b) Proceeds from the sale of the Bonds and the earnings thereon shall be paid out from time to time on orders or warrants issued by or at the direction of the Authority to the State Department of Education to be expended for the acquisition and maintenance of the computer equipment, software, and digital textbooks authorized in Section 16-16B-1.
Ala. Code § 16-1-16.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-16.1
Section 16-1-16.1 Alabama Council on Family and Children
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds that there is at present a need in Alabama to coordinate, at the state and local level, the efforts of existing providers of services supporting early childhood development and family involvement in education.

(b) There is hereby established the Alabama Council on Family and Children to be composed of the Governor, who shall be chairperson; the State Superintendent of Education; the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources; the State Health Officer; the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; the Chairman of the Children’s Trust Fund; and the Director of the Department of Youth Services, or their designated representatives, and one additional member from each congressional district to be appointed by the Governor. Said council shall exist for the purpose of coordinating existing services, at the state and local level, supporting early childhood development and family involvement in education and assessing existing programs.

(c) On or before June 30, 1992, the Alabama Council on Family and Children shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature a plan which shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations concerning the following:

(1) Federally sponsored “Head Start” programs for children in Alabama qualified thereunder;

(2) State-sponsored “Head Start” type programs for other four-year-old children who do not qualify for federally sponsored Head Start. Such recommendations may include the establishment and implementation of pilot programs in at least ten city or county school systems by the 1993-94 school year; and

(3) The establishment of criteria for recognizing pre-school students in need of readiness skills and the development of summer programs to aid such students.

(d) The Alabama Council on Family and Children shall recommend to the State Department of Education and the Advisory Council on Teacher-Training created by Section 16-23-15, programs of instruction in professional development for public school instructors, teachers and administrators involved in early childhood development.
Ala. Code § 16-3-34 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-34
Section 16-3-34 Authority of Institutions of Higher Learning to Make Interstate Educational Agreements
Status: in_force

Any institution of higher learning which receives all or part of its support from the State of Alabama, subject to approval by the State Board of Education and under such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education shall determine, may contract with other state governments, agencies of other state governments or institutions of higher learning of other state governments to provide educational facilities at such Alabama institution of higher learning to residents of such other states.

Any institution of higher learning which receives all or part of its support from the State of Alabama, subject to approval by the State Board of Education and under such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education shall determine, may contract with other state governments, agencies of other state governments, institutions of higher learning of other state governments or private institutions of higher learning within or outside state boundaries to provide educational facilities to residents of Alabama at an expense to such residents of Alabama not exceeding the probable cost to them if the facilities were provided at such Alabama institution of higher learning.
Ala. Code § 16-46D-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46D / Section 16-46D-6
Section 16-46D-6 Move on When Ready Program
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Each local board of education shall grant academic credit to an eligible student enrolled in a course at an eligible institution if that course has been approved pursuant to subdivision (2) and if the student successfully completes that course. (2) The state board and representatives of each participating eligible institution shall collaborate to approve courses for inclusion in the program. Any course that is substantially comparable to a high school course approved by the state board, other than a remedial or summer school course, shall be approved. Co-requisite courses may be approved for inclusion in the program, provided that a student may only receive one secondary credit for the completion of both the co-requisite course and the companion college-level course. (3) The secondary credit granted shall be for the comparable high school course (b) Secondary school credits granted for eligible institution courses shall be counted toward graduation requirements and subject area requirements of the local board of education. Evidence of successful completion of each course and secondary credits granted shall be included in the eligible student’s high school transcript. Secondary credit for postsecondary courses shall be awarded in the same manner as credits for dual enrollment courses. (c) Students who successfully complete a course that is not approved under subsection (a) may receive secondary credit for purposes of satisfying an elective credit. (d) The state board shall establish rules to require local boards of education to award a high school diploma to any eligible student who is enrolled at an eligible institution under the program, provided that the credit earned at the institution satisfies course requirements needed for the eligible student to complete high school graduation.

(2) The state board and representatives of each participating eligible institution shall collaborate to approve courses for inclusion in the program. Any course that is substantially comparable to a high school course approved by the state board, other than a remedial or summer school course, shall be approved. Co-requisite courses may be approved for inclusion in the program, provided that a student may only receive one secondary credit for the completion of both the co-requisite course and the companion college-level course.

(3) The secondary credit granted shall be for the comparable high school course

(b) Secondary school credits granted for eligible institution courses shall be counted toward graduation requirements and subject area requirements of the local board of education. Evidence of successful completion of each course and secondary credits granted shall be included in the eligible student’s high school transcript. Secondary credit for postsecondary courses shall be awarded in the same manner as credits for dual enrollment courses.

(c) Students who successfully complete a course that is not approved under subsection (a) may receive secondary credit for purposes of satisfying an elective credit.

(d) The state board shall establish rules to require local boards of education to award a high school diploma to any eligible student who is enrolled at an eligible institution under the program, provided that the credit earned at the institution satisfies course requirements needed for the eligible student to complete high school graduation.
Ala. Code § 16-33A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33A / Section 16-33A-5
Section 16-33A-5 Basic Powers and Duties of Ache
Status: in_force

(a) Basic powers. ACHE may adopt rules, policies, and procedures as may be reasonable and proper in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ACHE may do all of the following:

(1) Adopt reasonable rules and determinations concerning the qualification of applicants as Alabama residents or as eligible students and the qualification of institutions as approved institutions.

(2) Alter or amend the definition of “eligible student” in order to enable the program to meet the requirements of the state or federal constitutions or any applicable statute, administrative rule, or judicial decision, if the alteration is deemed both necessary and reasonable.

(3) Determine the extent to which applicants, including part-time students, shall be eligible for grants under this chapter.

(4) Adopt reasonable rules and determinations concerning the method of payment of grants to approved institutions on behalf of and to the credit of eligible students.

(5) Request submission of and obtain all information reasonably needed for the effective administration of the program from individual applicants for grants or from institutions which enroll eligible students.

(6) Accept grants and contributions, which are intended to provide financial assistance to Alabama students, and to use those grants and contributions for the purpose or purposes for which the same are made.

(b) Basic duties. ACHE shall be responsible for the effective implementation and administration of the program. ACHE shall do all of the following:

(1) Issue public information, design all forms needed for the effective administration of the program, process all applications, certifications of eligibility, approvals, awards, renewals, revocations, and disbursements of grants, ensure against the utilization of grants for religious or sectarian purposes as provided in Section 16-33A-7, and adopt and implement all rules, policies, and procedures reasonably needed for the effective administration of the program.

(2) Provide information including, but not limited to, brochures, pamphlets, and signage explaining the program and the process for applying for grants under the program, to high school guidance counselors and student counselors employed by approved institutions for publication and distribution to students.
Ala. Code § 16-22-13.12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-13.12
Section 16-22-13.12 Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Adjustments
Status: in_force

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2023-2024. 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 School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Board of Directors for the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science and 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 Education Trust Fund budget act for the designated fiscal year.

(1) CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2023, and each year thereafter, each certificated employee at all city and county school systems and the teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District shall receive a two percent salary increase. Each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be increased by the amounts below for fiscal year 2023-2024, the State Minimum Salary Schedule shall reflect the following percentage increase:

Years of Experience

Increase

0

2.00%

1

2.00%

2

2.00%

3

2.00%

4

2.00%

5

2.00%

6

2.00%

7

2.00%

8

2.00%

9

2.00%

10

2.00%

11

2.00%

12

2.00%

13

2.00%

14

2.00%

15

2.00%

16

2.00%

17

2.00%

18

2.00%

19

2.00%

20

2.00%

21

2.00%

22

2.00%

23

2.00%

24

2.00%

25

2.00%

26

2.00%

27

2.00%

28

2.00%

29

2.00%

30

2.00%

31

2.00%

32

2.00%

33

2.00%

34

2.00%

35

2.00%

All certificated employees, including the Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees, shall be guaranteed pay increases in the amounts indicated above for their years of experience and degrees earned and the corresponding pay increases 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 local salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public education service (either in-state or out-of-state), which shall be not less than the amounts appropriated for the State Minimum Salary Schedule. The employee shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed for the 2023-2024 fiscal year in addition to any state or local 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.

(2) EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL (K-12). A two percent pay increase, beginning with the fiscal year 2023-2024, shall be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion personnel, employed for the 2023-2024 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 2022-2023 fiscal year, except employees covered under the state’s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services School District. Each governing body or 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 a two percent pay increase beginning with fiscal year 2023-2024, which shall be given to the person employed full-time for the 2023-2024 fiscal year and each year employed full-time thereafter. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by two percent beginning with fiscal year 2023-2024. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed.

(3) AIDB. For the fiscal year 2023-2024, employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall receive a pay increase which shall be in excess of their salaries received during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The increase shall be as follows:

a. Certificated. The salary schedule for certificated employees shall be revised to reflect at least the following percentage increase beginning with the fiscal year 2023-2024:

Step

Years of Experience

Increase

1

Less than 3

2.00%

2

3 but less than 6

2.00%

3

6 but less than 9

2.00%

4

9 but less than 12

2.00%

5

12 but less than 15

2.00%

6

15 but less than 18

2.00%

7

18 but less than 21

2.00%

8

21 or greater

2.00%

9

24 but less than 27

2.00%

10

27 or more

2.00%

b. Education Support Personnel (K-12). A two percent pay increase, beginning with the 2023-2024 fiscal year, shall be given to each support worker employed full-time by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed. The pay increase in this section shall be incorporated into the support employees’ salary schedules. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by two percent for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

c. Miscellaneous Requirements. The AIDB board shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule for fiscal year 2023-2024 shall be increased to reflect the pay increase above to be given to each person employed for the 2023-2024 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. The pay increase contained in this subsection shall be paid to each employee.

(4) TWO-YEAR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. The Board of Trustees of the Community College System shall revise all salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to reflect an increase of two percent for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed in addition to any step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The Alabama Community College System 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 two percent, except as specifically provided in this section.

(5) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. The following provisions are hereby established:

a. Fiscal Year. All salaries and salary increases which are established 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, as amended.

b. Extended Work. Public K-12 school employees on contracts which extend beyond 187 days, or the hourly equivalent thereof, shall be given a pro rata salary increment for each or partial day of work extending beyond 187 days.

c. 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 any 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 pay increase due or granted to the employee under provisions of any local salary schedules. The pay increase provisions of this section shall not apply to any salary supplements granted by local boards of education, bonuses earned for certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, or the federal portion of the salary paid to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructor employed by a local school board.

d. Community Education. Each county and city board of education shall have the option to exclude from the provisions of this section any part-time employees of community education or school-sponsored child care or child enrichment program which is supplemental to the state-required educational program.

e. Local Chief Executive Officers. The pay increase provisions of this section shall not apply to superintendents of education of any school system or institution. Any pay increase given to the superintendent shall be by majority recorded vote of the governing body or authority.

(b) The pay increase granted in this section shall begin in fiscal year 2023-2024 and continue in subsequent years. Nothing in this section shall authorize additional pay increases in subsequent years.
Ala. Code § 16-47-14 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-14
Section 16-47-14 Testing Laboratory
Status: in_force

The testing laboratory of the University of Alabama is the official testing laboratory for cement and other materials of construction.
Ala. Code § 16-26A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26A / Section 16-26A-3
Section 16-26A-3 Creation of Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science; Governance by Board of Directors
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created a pilot program to be called the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science, which shall be a residential institution located in Mobile County, at a site to be determined by the board of directors. The school shall open and formally begin operation with the fall semester of 1991. The school shall be funded by the state from moneys appropriated therefor; or grants, donations and funds from any other sources, including corporations, individuals and foundations.

(b) The school shall be governed by a board of directors whose membership, powers, duties, and responsibilities shall be as hereinafter provided.

(c) The school shall coordinate its programs and curriculum with the Department of Education, but shall be independent of the control of the state superintendent and of all local and state education boards except its board of directors, except where otherwise provided by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-18-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 18 / Section 16-18-12
Section 16-18-12 Contracts to Secure Bonds and Assumed Obligations
Status: in_force

As security for payment of the principal of 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, maintenance and disposition (including lease) of any ancillary improvements or part thereof owned by it, for the imposition and collection of reasonable rentals from such ancillary improvements, 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 the revenues from such ancillary improvements will be sufficient to operate such ancillary improvements, maintain the same in good repair and in good operating condition, pay the principal of and interest on any bonds payable from such revenues and maintain such reserves as may be deemed appropriate for the protection of the bonds, the efficient operation of such ancillary improvements, and the making of replacements thereof and capital improvements thereto. Any contract made pursuant to the provisions of this section may be set forth in any resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds or the assumption of obligations or in any mortgage and deed of trust, or trust indenture, made by the authority hereunder.
Ala. Code § 16-22-15.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-15.1
Section 16-22-15.1 Employment of Relatives
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) BOARD, BOARD OF EDUCATION, or EXECUTIVE OFFICER. These terms shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 16-22-15.

(2) RELATIVE. The spouse, a dependant, an adult child or his or her spouse, a parent, a spouse’s parent, or a sibling or his or her spouse, of another person.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an executive officer may not recommend a relative for employment to his or her board.

(c) If a board publishes a vacancy announcement pursuant to Section 16-22-15 and a relative of the executive officer submits an application or otherwise seeks the advertised position, the executive officer shall take no further direct or indirect action regarding the posted vacancy. The executive officer shall submit the application to the chair of the board of education who shall select an impartial person to conduct any interview and make a determination as to whether to recommend the applicant to the full board for consideration and if so, issue a report in writing. The board shall consider the recommendation and written report without any comment or input from the executive officer.

(d) If a board publishes a vacancy announcement pursuant to Section 16-22-15 and a relative of a board member submits an application or otherwise seeks the advertised position, that member shall recuse himself or herself from any discussion, debate, consideration, or vote on the executive officer’s recommendation regarding that vacancy.

(e) If a board publishes a vacancy announcement pursuant to Section 16-22-15 and a relative of a principal or other supervisor who is charged with conducting interviews, vetting or recommending candidates, or otherwise taking part in the hiring process submits an application or otherwise seeks the advertised position, the principal or supervisor may not take any part in the hiring process, directly or indirectly, and any interviews, vetting, or recommendations shall be assigned by the executive officer to another administrator in the system who does not report to the disqualified principal or administrator.

(f) Following September 1, 2015, no person shall be eligible to apply for or be hired into a position for which his or her immediate supervisor would be a relative.

(g) A person may apply for and be hired into a position where a relative would be in the applicant’s chain of command if hired but would not be the applicant’s immediate supervisor, so long as the applicant’s supervisor made no recommendation, cast no vote, and otherwise had no direct or indirect involvement concerning the employee’s hiring.

(h) If a position is filled by a relative of an executive officer, board member, principal, or other supervisor, and a violation of this section occurs, any other applicant for the position shall have standing to bring a declaratory judgment action in the circuit court with jurisdiction over the board within 21 days of the board’s action to fill the position. If the court finds that this section was violated, the court shall declare the action of the board in hiring the relative null and void, order the executive officer and board to advertise the position again in accordance with Section 16-22-15, and declare the relative initially hired ineligible for employment in that position.

(i)(1) A person may not evaluate the performance of, have input into the compensation of, or otherwise set the terms and conditions of employment of a subordinate relative.

(2) If an executive officer receives a recommendation for a personnel action affecting his or her relative from the principal or other supervisor of that relative, the executive officer shall delegate a third party to take action or make a recommendation to the board as provided in subsection (c).

(j) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both. A willful violation of this section shall subject the employee and the person or persons within the fourth degree of affinity or consanguinity of the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
Ala. Code § 16-39-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 39 / Section 16-39-13
Section 16-39-13 Video Cameras in Certain Self-Contained Classrooms Providing Special Education Services; Confidentiality, Retention, and Use of Recordings
Status: in_force

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

(1) SELF-CONTAINED CLASSROOM. A public K-12 classroom in which at least half of the students in regular attendance are provided special education services. This term includes any room attached to the classroom where special education services are provided and any calm down rooms, sensory rooms, and common areas.

(2) SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. Educational instruction and special services provided to students pursuant to Section 16-39-3.

(b)(1) In order to promote classroom and student safety, each local board of education in the state, if the funding is available, may provide, place, operate, and maintain video cameras in each self-contained classroom under the jurisdiction of the board in which at least half of the students are provided special education services. If a specific donation is made to a local board of education for the purpose of placing and operating video cameras pursuant to this section, then the local board of education shall install video cameras as required by this section. If video cameras are used in a classroom, the board of education shall provide enough video cameras so that all areas of the self-contained classroom may be recorded, to the extent that funding is available to do so. The video cameras shall record audio and video during school hours and at any time a student is present in the self-contained classroom.

(2) A video camera placed in a self-contained classroom may not monitor a restroom or any other area where a student changes his or her clothes, except for incidental monitoring of a minor portion of a restroom or changing area because of the inherent layout of the self-contained classroom.

(3) Each local board of education shall provide written notice of the placement of video cameras to each parent or legal guardian of any student assigned to a self-contained classroom where video cameras are installed.

(c)(1) All video and audio recordings of students made pursuant to this section are confidential and shall not be released or viewed, except as provided in subdivision (2) and where the release or viewing is otherwise consistent with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and state law.

(2) In the event an incident of alleged abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior has been reported to the local superintendent of education or the principal of the school, the video or audio recordings that document the alleged abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior shall be provided to the following individuals upon request:

a. Any employee who is involved in the alleged incident of abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior.

b. Each parent or legal guardian of any student who is involved in the alleged incident of abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior.

c. The employee or administrator designated by the local superintendent of education to investigate the alleged incident of abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior.

d. Appropriate law enforcement officers and state agency officials who are investigating the report of an alleged incident of abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior.

e. Legal counsel representing any of the listed individuals or the local board of education.

f. An investigator retained by any of the listed individuals or the local board of education.

(3) A contractor or employee performing job duties relating to the installation, operation, or maintenance of video equipment or retention of video or audio recordings, who incidentally views a video recording of an alleged incident of abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior may not be found in violation of this section.

(d) The local board of education shall retain all audio and video recordings for at least three months after the date of recording, subject to the following:

(1) If the minimum three-month period overlaps with the summer break occurring between the last day of one instructional term and the first day of the next instructional term, the minimum three-month period shall be extended by the number of days occurring between the two instructional terms.

(2) If an alleged incident of abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior has been reported to the local superintendent of education or school principal, the video and audio recordings shall be retained until the completion of all investigations, administrative proceedings, and legal proceedings relating to the alleged incident of abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior, including the exhaustion of all appeals.

(e) A video or audio recording made pursuant to this section may not be used for any of the following:

(1) Routine teacher evaluations.

(2) Regular or continued monitoring of a classroom, including through a live stream.

(3) Any purpose that does not conform to this section.

(f)(1) This section may not be interpreted to limit the access of a student’s parent or legal guardian to a video recording viewable under FERPA, or any other law.

(2) The local board of education shall take necessary precautions to conceal the identity of any student who appears in a video or audio recording who is not personally involved in the alleged incident of abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior, including, without limitation, blurring the face of any uninvolved student.
Ala. Code § 16-13-97 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-97
Section 16-13-97 Sale - Price
Status: in_force

Warrants issued hereunder may be sold at such price or prices as the issuing board of education may deem advisable; provided, that no series of warrants issued hereunder shall be sold at a price resulting in an average annual net interest cost to the issuing board greater than eight percent computed from the date of the warrants to their respective maturities and taking into account any premium or discount reflected in the sale price.
Ala. Code § 16-4-19 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-19
Section 16-4-19 Budget
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval by the State Board of Education such budget for each quadrennium, or for such other period as may be fixed by the Department of Finance or other duly authorized body.
Ala. Code § 16-60-170 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-170
Section 16-60-170 Authorization to Maintain School
Status: in_force

The Alabama State Board of Education in cooperation with the Alabama Board of Corrections shall maintain the established trade school adjacent to the Frank Lee Youth Center in Elmore County. This school shall give priority to training adult inmates in all state correctional institutions in Montgomery and Elmore Counties in useful occupations and prepare them to take their place as useful citizens in our society.
Ala. Code § 16-24B-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24B / Section 16-24B-1
Section 16-24B-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher Accountability Act.”
Ala. Code § 16-8-34 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-34
Section 16-8-34 Compulsory School Attendance Districts
Status: in_force

The county board of education shall, upon the recommendation of the county superintendent of education, arrange the county into one or more appropriate and convenient compulsory school attendance districts, shall keep full and complete records of the boundaries thereof and shall see to it that the compulsory attendance law is enforced.
Ala. Code § 16-29-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 29 / Section 16-29-4
Section 16-29-4 County Health Officers Furnished with Certain Equipment
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-22-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-6
Section 16-22-6 Policies as to Salary Deductions; Purposes for Which Deductions May Be Made; Application
Status: in_force

(a) Each local board of education and certain postsecondary institutions shall adopt policies or regulations which will provide for deductions from salaries of its employees or groups of employees whenever a request is presented to the board or postsecondary institution by the employees or groups. The deductions shall be made from salaries earned in at least nine different pay periods and shall be remitted to the appropriate company, association, or organization as specified by the employees within 10 days following each deduction. The deductions may be made for, but not limited to, savings plans, tax sheltered annuities, the Public Employees’ Individual Retirement Account Fund, membership dues, voluntary contributions, and group insurance premiums. Deductions for membership dues and voluntary contributions shall be made based upon membership lists and forms provided by the employees’ organization. Such lists are to be corrected, updated, and returned to the employees’ designated organization(s) not later than November 10 of each school year. The 1982-83 membership dues and voluntary contribution authorized, with appropriate yearly adjustments, shall be deducted for each succeeding year unless the employee revokes the deductions in writing on or before September 15 of that year. Voluntary contributions may be revoked by giving a 30-day notice in writing. New authorizations for deduction of dues, voluntary contributions, or employee savings plans, must be submitted to the payroll office and deductions shall begin with the pay period next following the receipt of authorization. Upon termination of employment, amounts owed under the authorization of the employee shall be deducted from employee’s final pay due. With the exception of membership dues and voluntary contributions, the board or postsecondary institution shall not be required to make more than one remittance of amounts deducted during a pay period for a separate type of deduction. Health insurance, life insurance, and tax sheltered annuities shall be interpreted as separate types of deductions. When amounts have been correctly deducted and remitted by the board or postsecondary institution, the board or postsecondary institution shall bear no further responsibility or liability for subsequent transactions. No board or postsecondary institution shall be liable for any error when acting in good faith pursuant to this section.

(b) This section shall not apply to any four-year postsecondary institution.
Ala. Code § 16-46D-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46D / Section 16-46D-10
Section 16-46D-10 Violations
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly makes or furnishes any false statement or misrepresentation, or who accepts a statement or misrepresentation knowing it to be false, for the purpose of enabling an eligible institution to wrongfully obtain any payment under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 16-65A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 65A / Section 16-65A-4
Section 16-65A-4 Distressed Institutions of Higher Education Loan Program Fund
Status: reserved

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-444, EFFECTIVE MAY 17, 2024.
Ala. Code § 16-44A-34 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44A / Section 16-44A-34
Section 16-44A-34 Exemption from State and Local Taxes; Acts in Agreement Authorized
Status: in_force

(a) The trust shall be exempt from all taxes of the State of Alabama and its political subdivisions. Provided that the trust’s “unrelated business taxable income” as determined in accordance with 26 U.S.C. §512, as in effect from time to time, shall be subject to the tax levied by Section 40-18-31, as amended. All receipts, from whatever source, are appropriated to the trust until expended and shall not lapse. The trust is authorized to solicit gifts and donations, and all gifts, grants, devises, and bequests shall be deductible from state income taxes in accordance with Section 40-18-15.

(b) All of the acts provided for in the body of the compact or trust agreement are hereby specifically authorized and provided for, it being the intent of this article to incorporate the entirety of the provisions of the compact into the Code of Alabama. This compact and this article shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the article, and shall be severable.
Ala. Code § 16-49-55 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 49 / Section 16-49-55
Section 16-49-55 University Has Authority to Accept Funds, Grants, Services, Etc
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University has the authority to accept and receive funds, grants and service from the federal government or its agencies; from departments, agencies and instrumentalities of state, municipal or local government; or from private or civic sources.
Ala. Code § 16-9-28 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-28
Section 16-9-28 Annual Statement of Receipts and Disbursements
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the county superintendent of education to prepare, in accordance with the direction of the county board of education, the annual statement of receipts and disbursements which is required to be published in a newspaper and such other reports as the county board of education may require to be published for distribution among the citizens of the county. The refusal or negligent failure of the county superintendent of education to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 16-33B-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33B / Section 16-33B-3
Section 16-33B-3 Administration of Program
Status: in_force

The Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program created under this chapter shall be administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall have the primary responsibility for the administration of the program, including appropriate staffing, in accordance with the Federal Student Loan Law, and rules, regulations, policies, and procedures to be promulgated by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
Ala. Code § 16-22A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22A / Section 16-22A-8
Section 16-22A-8 Fingerprint Training Courses
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety and the State Department of Education shall cooperatively schedule sufficient training throughout the state to train all local superintendents of education, or their duly appointed representatives, in proper fingerprinting techniques.

(b) The chief executive officers of nonpublic schools shall arrange with the Department of Public Safety for sufficient training in proper fingerprinting techniques of their superintendent, headmaster, or other duly appointed representatives.

(c) The Department of Public Safety shall notify the State Superintendent of Education regarding the dates and times of scheduled training sessions. The State Superintendent of Education shall then notify all local superintendents of education.

(d) Nonpublic schools required or desiring to participate in fingerprint training sessions shall contact the Department of Public Safety for information concerning dates, times, and cost of training.

(e) The State Superintendent of Education and the Department of Public Safety shall train sufficient personnel to ensure implementation of this chapter.

(f) Nonpublic school employers required to submit fingerprint cards pursuant to this article shall properly train their own representatives to ensure the implementation of this article.

(g) The Department of Public Safety may charge a reasonable fee for the training on proper fingerprinting techniques, provided that the fee is standard and equal for all participants in the program, regardless of whether the participant represents a public or nonpublic entity.

(h) The Department of Public Safety shall furnish standard fingerprint cards to the State Department of Education, local employing boards, and, upon request, to nonpublic schools to be used only by those personnel who have been trained in proper fingerprinting techniques.
Ala. Code § 16-47-204 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-204
Section 16-47-204 Governor May Convey Interest of State in Museum Lands to University
Status: in_force

In the event the State of Alabama has or claims any interest in any of the land which is conveyed to the University of Alabama under the provisions of this article, the Governor of Alabama is hereby authorized to convey such interest to the University of Alabama by state patent, which patent shall vest title of said land in and to the University of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-3-32 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-32
Section 16-3-32 Providing Instruction Not Available at State-Supported Institutions - Graduate and Professional Instruction
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education, under such rules and regulations as it shall determine, may provide for residents of Alabama graduate and professional instruction not available to them at state-supported educational institutions. The State Board of Education shall, by its rules and regulations, determine the qualifications of persons who may be aided under this section, and the decisions as to qualifications of persons by the State Board of Education shall be final. The State Board of Education may provide such graduate and professional instruction at any educational institution as it deems necessary, within or without state boundaries. The State Board of Education shall provide such graduate and professional instruction, within the limits of the appropriations available for this purpose, at a cost to students not exceeding the probable cost of such instruction to them if it were offered at a state-supported institution. The State Board of Education, in providing such instruction, may take into account travel, tuition and living expenses.
Ala. Code § 16-30-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30 / Section 16-30-5
Section 16-30-5 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The State Health Officer shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-33-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33 / Section 16-33-12
Section 16-33-12 Title of Benefits
Status: in_force

Tuition benefits received under the provisions of this chapter shall be called “Alabama Scholarships for Dependents of Blind Parents.”
Ala. Code § 16-33B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33B / Section 16-33B-4
Section 16-33B-4 Basic Powers and Duties of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program
Status: in_force

(a) Basic powers. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) is authorized to administer the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program in accordance with the Federal Student Loan Law, and empowered to promulgate such rules, regulations, policies, and procedures as may be reasonable and proper in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the ACHE is authorized and empowered:

(1) To establish regulations deemed necessary to comply with federal regulations and legislation relative to guaranteed student loans and the Federal Student Loan Law.

(2) To establish eligibility criteria for participating postsecondary educational institutions.

(3) To establish reasonable eligibility criteria for the initial and continuing participation of approved lenders in the student loan program.

(4) To guarantee loans made by approved lenders upon conditions prescribed by ACHE to residents who are attending, have attended or plan to attend eligible institutions in the state or elsewhere, for the purpose of assisting them in meeting educational expenses. ACHE may guarantee 100 percent of the principal and interest on the loans. However, the rate of interest on guaranteed loans may not exceed the annual rate of simple interest prescribed for state student loan guarantee programs pursuant to the Federal Student Loan Law.

(5) To guarantee loans only to students’ parents or to students who attend, have attended or plan to attend an eligible institution.

(6) To enter into contracts and guaranty agreements with approved lenders, state governmental agencies, corporations, and United States governmental agencies, including agreements for federal insurance of losses resulting from death, default, bankruptcy, or total and permanent disability of student borrowers.

(7) To pay the lender an administrative allowance of one percent of the principal amount of the loan up to a maximum of $25.00 per student granted and disbursed a guaranteed student loan in any given year in which such payments are permitted under the Federal Student Loan Law, and funds are available; a year for purposes of this section shall be October 1 through September 30.

(8) To require that any loan guaranteed be disbursed and repaid in the manner and time that ACHE prescribes.

(9) To remove an educational institution’s qualified status upon finding, after reasonable notice and hearing, that the eligible institution fails to meet the standards established by the commission.

(10) To accept, use, and disburse all funds made available to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program.

(11) To collect an insurance premium, guarantee fee or administrative fee as permitted under the Federal Student Loan Law, and to prudently manage such moneys in accordance with sound financial principles and the Federal Student Loan Law.

(12) To take, hold, and administer, on behalf of the loan program, property, and moneys, and the interest and income derived from them, either absolutely, or in trust. The commission may accept gifts, bequests, devises and loans for the purposes of this program. All fees, receipts, and income of the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program shall be paid over to a bank or banks, as ACHE may direct, and may be expended as authorized by ACHE for support, maintenance, and operation of the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program in accordance with sound financial principles and provisions of the Federal Student Loan Law. No obligation of ACHE for purposes of the loan program or for losses on student loans resulting from death, default, bankruptcy, or total or permanent disability of the student borrowers shall ever (i) create an obligation or a debt of the State of Alabama or any agency or political subdivision thereof other than ACHE or a charge against the credit or taxing powers of the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof other than ACHE, or (ii) create or give rise to any personal liability of any of the commissioners or officers of ACHE, but shall be payable solely from the ACHE “Student Loan Program Fund”.

(13) To enter into contracts, agreements or covenants with, to accept aid, loans and grants from, to cooperate with, to make loan servicing arrangements and other management arrangements with, and to do any and all things not specifically prohibited by this chapter or other applicable laws of the state that may be necessary in order for ACHE to avail itself of the aid, assistance and cooperation of, and any services and benefits available from, any federal agency, the state or any agency, department, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, or the Federal Student Loan Law, including without limitation, contracts, agreements, covenants, insurance arrangements, or guarantee arrangements, with the federal government or the state, or any agency, department, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof for the guarantee or insurance or purchase or subsidy in any form of student loans or other interest or rights that ACHE may acquire.

(14) To appoint, employ, discharge, and contract with such employees, agents, servicing agents, independent contractors, trustees and depositories, including without limitation, attorneys, accountants, financial experts, fiscal agents and other advisors, insurers, banks and trust companies, consultants and agents, as may in the judgment of ACHE be necessary or desirable, and to fix and pay their compensation and any portion or all of their expenses.

(15) To enter into such management, servicing and other contracts with any governmental agency, nonprofit organization or private business entity as may in the judgment of ACHE be necessary or desirable in order to perform more effectively, efficiently or economically various clerical, safekeeping, loan disbursing, loan servicing, portfolio management, accounting and administrative functions for which ACHE may become responsible in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this chapter, including without limitation, contracts for the servicing and collection of any student loans held by ACHE.

(16) To purchase, lease or rent property or equipment in order to carry out ACHE’s duties and responsibilities for the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program. All purchases or lease/rent contracts of supplies and equipment for the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program shall be made or let on a competitive bidding basis, and may be made through the state purchasing agent, or otherwise, as the Executive Director of ACHE may direct. No purchases shall be made from any member of the Legislature, any member of ACHE or any other person holding an office of profit with the State of Alabama.

(17) To appoint advisory councils or committees as needed from among representatives of approved lenders, eligible institutions and other entities concerned with the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program or from the public generally to advise in regard to plans, programs and regulations.

(b) Basic duties. ACHE shall be responsible for the effective implementation and administration of the program. ACHE shall issue public information; promote the availability of the program; design all forms needed for the effective administration of the program; process all applications, certifications of eligibility, and claims; service loans; implement effective collection procedures; promulgate and implement all rules, regulations, policies and procedures; and perform other duties necessary for the effective administration of the program. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the basic duties of ACHE also include administration in the following areas:

(1) Funds received under the loan program shall be deposited by ACHE in a separate account known as the “Student Loan Program Fund.” The money remaining in the “Student Loan Program Fund” at the end of a state fiscal year shall not revert to the Special Educational Trust Fund or any other state fund. After consultation with the director of the loan program, ACHE shall invest such funds. The funds invested, and any income earned on accounts so invested, shall become a part of the “Student Loan Program Fund.”

(2) The property, income, obligations, and activities of the program are exempt from all state and local taxation.

(3) Upon default by the borrower on a loan guaranteed under this program, and before the commencement of a suit or other enforcement proceedings upon security for the loan, the holder of the guaranteed loan obligation shall promptly notify ACHE, and ACHE shall draw upon the “Student Loan Program Fund” and shall pay the holder of that loan as soon as the amount is determined. ACHE shall determine the amount of loss in accordance with its rules; however, the amount of loss may not exceed the unpaid balance of the principal amount and the unpaid accrued interest.

Upon payment by ACHE of the guaranteed portion of the loss, ACHE shall be subrogated to the rights of the holder of the obligation upon the insured loan, and ACHE shall be entitled to an assignment of the note or other evidence of the guaranteed loan by the holder.

This section does not preclude any forbearance for the benefit of the student borrower agreed upon by the parties to the guaranteed loan and ACHE.

The holder of a guaranteed loan shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in the making, servicing, and collecting of loans. ACHE may disqualify an approved lender from the guarantee of further loans upon finding, after reasonable notice and hearing, that the lender has substantially failed to exercise reasonable care and diligence in the making and collecting of loans. The disqualification shall continue until ACHE is satisfied that the lender will exercise reasonable care and diligence in the future.
Ala. Code § 16-60-35 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-35
Section 16-60-35 Exemption of College Property from Taxation; Exemption of Officers, Teachers and Employees from Jury Duty and Town Licenses
Status: in_force

The property of the college, of every kind and description, shall forever be exempt from all taxes, municipal, county or state, and from all local assessments. The president, other officers, professors, teachers and employees of the college are exempted from jury duty, and all employees are further exempted from payment of town licenses for their labor while working for the college.