Ala. Code § 16-6H-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6H / Section 16-6H-8
Section 16-6H-8 Identification of and Requirements for Full Support and Limited Support Schools; Annual Reports
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning August 1, 2022, to facilitate improvement in mathematics achievement in public elementary schools, the department, through the Office of Mathematics Improvement, shall annually identify full support and limited support schools based on student proficiency at levels 3 and 4 on the state approved summative assessment.

(b) Initially, full support schools shall consist of the lowest five percent performing public elementary K-5 schools, as measured by student mathematics proficiency on the state approved summative assessment, and any K-2 school that is in the feeder pattern of a grades 3-5 full support school. Thereafter, the number of full support schools shall be increased by an additional one percent every two years until the lowest 10 percent performing public elementary schools are included. Beginning August 1, 2023, the department, through the Office of Mathematics Improvement, shall require full support schools to do all of the following:

(1) Require all leadership and staff to actively and collaboratively participate in any support provided by the Office of Mathematics Improvement or the Office of School Improvement.

(2) Require principals and assistant principals to engage in and implement professional learning as determined by the Office of Mathematics Improvement and the Office of School Improvement.

(3) Use approved comprehensive mathematics curricula for core instruction as recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.

(4) Use approved mathematics intervention programs or curricula, or both, for Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions as recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.

(5) Require all teachers involved in mathematics instruction to engage in and implement professional learning as determined by the Office of Mathematics Improvement and the Office of School Improvement.

(6) Use approved formative assessments, screening assessments, and diagnostic assessments as recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.

(7) Implement a multi-tiered system of support, including response to intervention, to monitor the progress of struggling students, continually evaluate the effectiveness of instruction, and improve instructional decisions.

(8) Support and respond to any request of the Office of Mathematics Improvement or the Office of School Improvement.

(c) Initially, limited support schools shall consist of the lowest six to 25 percent performing public elementary schools as measured by student mathematics proficiency on the state approved summative assessment. Thereafter, the number of limited support schools shall be decreased by an additional one percent every two years until the lowest 11 to 25 percent performing public elementary schools are included. Beginning August 1, 2023, the department, through the Office of Mathematics Improvement, shall require limited support schools to do all of the following:

(1) Use approved comprehensive mathematics curricula for core instruction as recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.

(2) Use approved mathematics intervention programs or curricula, or both, for Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions as recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.

(3) Require all teachers involved in mathematics instruction to engage in and implement professional learning as determined by the Office of Mathematics Improvement and the Office of School Improvement.

(4) Use approved formative assessments, screening assessments, and diagnostic assessments as recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force.

(5) Implement a multi-tiered system of support, including response to intervention, to monitor the progress of struggling students, continually evaluate the effectiveness of instruction, and improve instructional decisions.

(6) Support and respond to any request of the Office of Mathematics Improvement.

(d) Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, annually on or before September 30, each local education agency shall report in writing to the department all of the following information relating to the previous school year:

(1) By grade, the number and percentage of all K-5 students identified with a mathematics deficiency on an Elementary Mathematics Task Force recommended mathematics assessment.

(2) By grade, the number and percentage of students screened for dyscalculia characteristics, the number and percentage of students identified as demonstrating the characteristics of dyscalculia and receiving dyscalculia specific intervention, and the name of the dyscalculia specific intervention being provided.

(3) By grade, the number and percentage of all K-5 students performing on grade level or above grade level; which is defined as scoring level 3 or level 4 on the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program, or any derivation thereof.

(4) The number and percentage of students starting fifth grade with a mathematics score below grade level; which is defined as scoring level 1 or level 2 on the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program, or any derivation thereof.

(5) The number and percentage of fifth grade students who started third grade with a mathematics deficiency and completed fifth grade on grade level; which is defined as scoring level 3 or level 4 on the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program, or any derivation thereof.

(6) By grade, the number and percentage of eligible students in grades four and five who attended the Alabama Summer Mathematics Achievement Program in full support schools, that included intensive mathematics instruction.

(7) By grade, the number and percentage of all students retained in grades K-5 based on mathematics deficiencies.

(8) By school, the number of teachers who have earned the K-5 mathematics coach endorsement.

(9) By school, the number and percentage of incoming students in grades one and two identified as having a mathematics deficiency.

(10) By school, the number and percentage of incoming students in grades four and five identified as having a fractional reasoning deficiency.

(e) The State Superintendent of Education shall establish a uniform format for local education agencies to use in reporting the information required by subsection (d). The format shall be developed with input from local boards of education and the Elementary Mathematics Task Force and shall be provided to each local superintendent of education not later than 90 days before the annual due date, as established by the State Superintendent of Education. On or before November 1, annually, the State Superintendent of Education shall compile the information received from the local education agencies into a state level summary and submit the summary to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Board of Education, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Director of the Office of Mathematics Improvement, and shall conspicuously publish the summary on the website of the department.

(f) The State Superintendent of Education shall also report mathematics growth and proficiency targets for all students and all subgroups, as based on the state Every Student Succeeds Act plan, or its successor, to the State Board of Education, the Elementary Mathematics Task Force, and the Director of the Office of Mathematics Improvement by January 15, annually.
Ala. Code § 16-28-2.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-2.1
Section 16-28-2.1 Adoption of Standards for Mandatory Attendance Policy; Parents Held Accountable; Enforcement
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that mandatory attendance policies for schools differ from school system to school system throughout the State of Alabama. The State Board of Education shall adopt standards for a mandatory and enforceable attendance policy for all students in public schools in the State of Alabama. Parents shall be held accountable in accordance with Sections 16-28-12 and 16-28-7, for the failure of the child who is of compulsory attendance age to attend either public, private or church-school. Enforcement of this section shall lie with the local board of education and the juvenile court system.
Ala. Code § 16-1A-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1A / Section 16-1A-7
Section 16-1A-7 Costs and Implementation of Program; Construction and Application of Chapter
Status: in_force

(a) The costs of the program, including administration costs, shall be paid from the fund. The total amount to be expended pursuant to the program shall not exceed the amount provided for in annual appropriations. (b) The program shall begin accepting on-the-job injury claims on an implementation date declared and published by the board in consultation with the Board of Adjustment but not later than October 1, 2026. (c) The program created by this chapter shall be the sole remedy for employees who incur an on-the-job injury on or after the implementation date established in subsection (b). The Board of Adjustment shall have sole jurisdiction over on-the-job injury claims for injuries occurring before the implementation date in subsection (b). (d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a waiver by the state of its sovereign immunity under the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

(b) The program shall begin accepting on-the-job injury claims on an implementation date declared and published by the board in consultation with the Board of Adjustment but not later than October 1, 2026.

(c) The program created by this chapter shall be the sole remedy for employees who incur an on-the-job injury on or after the implementation date established in subsection (b). The Board of Adjustment shall have sole jurisdiction over on-the-job injury claims for injuries occurring before the implementation date in subsection (b).

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a waiver by the state of its sovereign immunity under the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-2.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-2.1
Section 16-25A-2.1 Board as Body Corporate for Management of Plan
Status: in_force

The Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board shall constitute a body corporate for the purposes of management of the health insurance plan. The board shall have all powers and may enforce all existing rights and claims, privileges of a corporation and hold its cash and securities and other property in trust for the purpose for which received; provided, however, that as instrumentalities of the state, funded by the state, the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board, their officers, and their employees shall be immune from suit to the same extent as the state, its agencies, officers, and employees.
Ala. Code § 16-13-36 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-36
Section 16-13-36 Appropriation of Funds Out of Treasury
Status: in_force

Any appropriate local governing body is authorized at any meeting of said governing body in any calendar year to appropriate any funds it may deem proper and expedient out of the general funds of the governing body’s treasury to local boards of education for the construction, repair, operation, maintenance and support of new or existing public schools within the jurisdiction of said governing body.
Ala. Code § 16-51-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 51 / Section 16-51-10
Section 16-51-10 Board of Trustees - Reports to Legislature
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made to the Legislature, at each session thereof, a full report of its transactions and of the condition of the university, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the university by those charged with the administration of its finances.
Ala. Code § 16-24-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-24-5
Section 16-24-5 Transfer of Teacher - Authorized; Notice; Conditions
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011.
Ala. Code § 16-1-39 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-39
Section 16-1-39 Self-Administration of Medications by Student. (Amended by Act 2026-561)
Status: in_force

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

(a) Commencing with the 2007-2008 scholastic year, each local board of education and the governing body of each nonpublic school in the state shall permit the self-administration of medications by a student for chronic conditions if conducted in compliance with the State Department of Education and State Board of Nursing Medication Curriculum, as may be amended from time to time by the department and board. Approved medications may be self-administered if the parent or legal guardian of the student provides all of the information outlined in the medication curriculum, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Written and signed authorization for the self-administration to the chief executive officer of the school.

(2) Written and signed acknowledgement that the school shall incur no liability and that the parent or legal guardian shall indemnify and hold harmless the school and the employees and agents of the school against any claims that may arise relating to the self-administration of approved medications.

(3) Written medical authorization that includes all of the following:

a. The signature of the attending physician, or his or her authorized agent.

b. Confirmation that the student has been instructed in the proper self-administration of the approved medication.

c. The name, purpose, and prescribed dosage of the medications to be self-administered.

d. The frequency with which the prescribed medications are to be administered.

e. Any special instructions or circumstances under which the medications should be administered.

f. The length of time for which the medications are prescribed.

(b) All documents provided to a school pursuant to subsection (a) shall be kept on file in the office of the school nurse or chief executive officer of the school.

(c) The local board of education or the governing body of the nonpublic school shall incur no liability and is immune from any liability exposure created by this section.

(d) Permission for the self-administration of approved medications shall only be effective for the school year in which permission is granted. Permission for self-administration of approved medications may be granted in subsequent years provided all requirements of this section are satisfied.

(e) Upon obtaining permission to self-administer approved medications pursuant to this section, a student shall be permitted to possess and self-administer approved medications, according to the orders of the prescriber, at any time while on school property or while attending a school-sponsored event.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as permitting a student to possess a controlled substance, as defined in the medication curriculum, on school property.

(g) Single dose autoinjectable epinephrine, as defined in subsection (c) of Section 16-1-48, is an approved medication for purposes of subsection (a) that may be carried on the person of and self-administered by a student.
Ala. Code § 16-54-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 54 / Section 16-54-11
Section 16-54-11 Who May Be Admitted
Status: in_force

Any person residing in Alabama, of good character, good health and of sufficient physical and mental development to support the assumption of success in his or her course of study, to be judged by the president or a designee, who shall comply with all the requirements prescribed by the trustees, may be admitted into the university and, upon completing the course of study prescribed at the time of his or her admission, to the satisfaction of the faculty, shall receive the certificate, diploma or degree he or she may have earned. Whenever the accommodations of the university are sufficient to admit more students than apply and are accepted from Alabama, then students from other states or countries may be received and instructed in the university upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the president or trustees.
Ala. Code § 16-8-20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-20
Section 16-8-20 Annexing to City Territory Embracing Schools - Retention of Control Pending Agreements
Status: in_force

When any part of the territory embracing a school under the supervision and control of the county board of education is annexed to a city having a city board of education by extension of the corporate limits of such city, the county board of education shall retain supervision and control of said school and for school purposes shall retain the same control of the territory and revenues which it exercised prior to such annexation, for the purpose of using and devoting said school to the benefit of all children who were or would be entitled to the use and benefit of the school so long as it was a county school, until an agreement has been made between the county board of education and the city board of education, and the city council or commission or other governing body of the city to which the territory was annexed, with reference to the matter of existing indebtedness and of providing the same or equivalent school facilities for the children in that part of the territory in the school district or districts not annexed or made a part of such city.
Ala. Code § 16-1-44.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-44.1
Section 16-1-44.1 School Security Personnel and School Resource Officers
Status: in_force

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

(1) RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A person who was a law enforcement officer and retired in good standing from a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency with at least 20 years of law enforcement experience.

(2) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. A person who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as a law enforcement officer, whose certification is in good standing, and who has the power of arrest.

(b) A local board of education may employ persons as school security personnel or contract with a local chief of police or sheriff to employ school resource officers. A local board of education may allow any person employed by the board as school security personnel or as a school resource officer to carry a firearm while on duty if the employee satisfies all of the following qualifications:

(1) He or she is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as a law enforcement officer whose certification is in good standing or he or she is a retired law enforcement officer.

(2) He or she has successfully completed active shooter training approved by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

(3) He or she annually completes and passes the firearm requalification required of law enforcement officers by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission.

(4) While on duty, he or she carries a non-lethal weapon and is trained in the appropriate use of that non-lethal weapon.

(c) Nothing in this section confers upon any individual the power of arrest.

(d) The State Department of Education shall adopt any necessary rules to provide for the implementation of this section including, but not limited to, rules providing additional qualifications for employment as school security personnel or school resource officers.
Ala. Code § 16-51-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 51 / Section 16-51-3
Section 16-51-3 Board of Trustees - Creation; Composition; Reappointments; Expenses
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a Board of Trustees for the University of North Alabama, the state educational institution at Florence, Alabama. The board of trustees shall consist of all of the following:

(1) Six members who are residents of the fourth and fifth congressional districts, as those districts were constituted on January 1, 2018, at least two of whom shall be residents of the county in which the institution is located.

(2) Three members from the state at large.

(3) Two at-large members from within or outside of the state.

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

(b) The trustees shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and, except for the first trustees appointed, shall hold office for a term of 12 years, until 2015, and until their successors shall be appointed and qualified. The Governor shall coordinate his or her appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state. Beginning in 2015, the board shall be divided into three groups, so that reappointments may be made each two years. In 2015, three members shall be appointed for terms of two years, and three members shall be appointed for terms of four years, and three members shall be appointed for terms of six years. The initial term of the at-large members appointed pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (a) shall be six years. Thereafter, all successor members shall be appointed for six-year terms. A trustee may be reappointed to additional terms.

(c) No trustee shall receive any pay or emolument other than his or her actual expenses incurred in the discharge of his or her duties as such. No employee of the university shall be eligible to serve on its board of trustees.
Ala. Code § 16-60-85 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-85
Section 16-60-85 Issuance of Certificate of Incorporation
Status: in_force

When the application has been made, filed and recorded as provided in Section 16-60-84, the applicants shall constitute a corporation under the name proposed in the application, and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation under the Great Seal of the State and shall record the certificate with the application. No fees or compensation shall be paid to the Secretary of State for any service rendered or work performed in connection with the authority, its incorporation, dissolution or records.
Ala. Code § 16-47A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47A / Section 16-47A-6
Section 16-47A-6 Board of Trustees - Meetings
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold its regular annual meeting each year, on the first Monday in June, at the main campus of the university, unless the board shall in regular session determine to hold its meeting at some other time and place. Thereafter, the board shall hold quarterly meetings on the first Monday of each third month after the annual meeting, unless the board shall in regular session determine to hold its quarterly meeting at some other time or place. Special meetings of the board may be assembled by either of the two following methods:

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

(b) The executive committee, and any other committee or subcommittee of the board, shall hold meetings at such times and on such dates as the board may provide.

(c) All meetings of the board shall be subject to and comply with all applicable provisions of state law.
Ala. Code § 16-9-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-5
Section 16-9-5 Nomination by Political Party
Status: in_force

Any political party may, in a county where the county superintendent is elected by a direct vote of the qualified electors, either nominate a candidate for such office or may certify to the probate judge that said political party desires to leave the election of a county superintendent of education to the county board of education. Whenever any political party certifies that such political party desires to leave the selection of such officer to the county board of education, the probate judge shall cause to be entered on the ballot where the names of such candidates (if nominated) would appear, the following: “For selection by the county board of education.” Such proposition shall appear on the ballot before the names of the candidates and be arranged so that the elector may express his choice for such proposition in the same manner as he expresses his choice for a candidate. Every qualified elector may vote for such selection by the county board of education or for any candidate for such office. In the event more votes are cast for selection by the county board of education than for any candidate, then the county board shall select such officer for the ensuing term. No elector shall be disqualified from participating in any party caucus, convention or election because he voted for the proposition or selection by the county board of education even though his political party nominated a candidate for such position.
Ala. Code § 16-36-65 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-65
Section 16-36-65 Use of Statewide Textbook Contracts
Status: in_force

(a) The State Department of Education in conjunction with the state Purchasing Agent shall furnish contracts from which state-adopted textbooks for the pupils and teachers in classrooms and schools operated under the jurisdiction and supervision of the State Department of Education may be purchased. These purchases shall be made from appropriations to the State Department of Education. The State Board of Education may make and enforce rules for the proper care and accounting for such textbooks.

(b) The State Department of Education in conjunction with the state Purchasing Agent shall furnish contracts from which state-adopted textbooks for the pupils and teachers in classrooms and schools operated under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind may be purchased. These purchases shall be made from appropriations to the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. The State Board of Education may make and enforce rules for the proper care and accounting for these textbooks and shall not be required to purchase and furnish special books or materials for the deaf and blind.

(c) The State Department of Education, in conjunction with the state Purchasing Agent, shall furnish contracts from which state-adopted textbooks for the pupils and teachers in classrooms and schools operated by the Department of Youth Services may be purchased. The cost of the textbooks provided herein shall be paid from appropriations to the Department of Youth Services. The State Board of Education may make and enforce regulations for the proper care and accounting for these textbooks and shall not be required to purchase and furnish any special books or materials under this section.

(d) The State Board of Education shall have no power or authority to enter into any contract or arrangement for furnishing textbooks or providing a depository for textbooks or delivering textbooks, but shall have the power and authority to enter into any contract or arrangement requiring the use of a qualified depository for textbooks.

(e) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, the State Board of Education may pay a portion of a negotiated textbook price in any contract with a publisher or a qualified depository pursuant to this article or grant additional textbook funds to local boards of education, who purchase high quality textbooks, as determined by the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-36-70 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-70
Section 16-36-70 Adequate Textbooks
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds that textbooks and other instructional materials are among the basic tools of learning that must exist if Alabama students are to succeed.

(b) All students in the public schools shall be provided with adequate and current textbooks and other necessary instructional supplies for use in their education. Textbooks and other supporting materials shall be appropriate for their course work and shall be in suitable condition. Where textbooks are issued pursuant to Section 16-36-69, every student shall have his or her own copy of the issued textbook of the correct edition, which he or she shall be permitted to take home each day for home study for the entire school year or for the portion of the year when the book is issued.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that it is the student’s responsibility, as well as the student’s parent or guardian, to care for the textbooks and instructional supplies provided by the state in a manner so that the materials are not damaged to the point of being unusable.

(d) The State Department of Education has a continuing obligation to provide systems and schools with information about textbooks and other instructional materials, including computer software and technology-related materials. The State Textbook Committee shall ensure that textbooks recommended to the State Board of Education for approval support the appropriate course or courses of study.

(e) Instructional supplies, including library books and media resources, science equipment, classroom furniture, audiovisual equipment, maps and globes, chalkboards, art and music supplies, and other educational materials shall be provided in all schools in adequate form and quantity. It shall not be necessary for teachers to make personal expenditures to provide the materials described in this section.
Ala. Code § 16-60-301 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-301
Section 16-60-301 Application for Incorporation
Status: in_force

(a) To become a corporation, the President of Jefferson State Community College, the Presiding Chair of the State House of Representatives Legislative Delegation of Jefferson County, and the Chair of the State Senate Legislative Delegation of Jefferson County shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by them which shall set forth all of the following:

(1) The name, official designation, and official residence of each of the applicants.

(2) The name of the proposed corporation.

(3) The location of the principal office of the corporation.

(4) 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.

(b) The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments to deeds.

(c) The Secretary of State shall examine the application and if the Secretary of State finds that it substantially complies with the requirements of this article and other applicable laws, the Secretary of State shall receive and file it and record it in the appropriate book of records in the office of the Secretary of State.
Ala. Code § 16-53-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 53 / Section 16-53-6
Section 16-53-6 Board of Trustees - Powers as to Organization and Administration
Status: in_force

The president shall be elected by the board of trustees and shall have the power and duty to appoint a corps of instructors who shall be styled the faculty and such other instructors and officers as the interest of the university may require, to remove any instructors or officers, to fix their salaries or compensation, and to define the authority or duty of such instructors or officers. The president may regulate, alter, and modify the organization of the university, subject to review and concurrence of the board. The president shall further have the duty and authority to prescribe courses of instruction within academic programs that have been approved by the board. The president may confer academic degrees and such honorary degrees as are usually conferred by institutions of similar character upon the recommendation of the faculty.

The board may designate one or more depositories for school funds.
Ala. Code § 16-25-11.20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-11.20
Section 16-25-11.20 Purchase of Credit for Time on Medical Leave or Full-Time Employment with Legislature, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) Any active and contributing member of the Teachers’ Retirement System may claim and purchase service credit in the system for any prior service described and limited as follows:

(1) Not more than one year for time spent on medical leave approved by the state or local employer.

(2) Not more than 10 years for full-time employment with the Alabama Legislature.

(3) Not more than four years for full-time employment with a subsidiary affiliate organization of an employer which has continually participated in the system since its inception.

(b) The purchase of any prior service credit under subsection (a) may occur at any time prior to the member’s date of retirement. The certification of prior service claimed under this section shall conform to applicable administrative rules and procedures of the Teachers’ Retirement System. Members shall receive credit for the prior service when they remit to the system the contributions required by subsection (c). No member shall receive credit for any service that the member is already credited with in the system or any other public retirement plan, with the exception of the federal Social Security program.

(c) Any member who is eligible to purchase service credit pursuant to subsection (a) shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the system for the claimed service, the full actuarially determined cost for each year of claimed service as determined by the system’s actuary.
Ala. Code § 16-60-197 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-197
Section 16-60-197 Additional Vocational Trade Schools Authorized
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to establish and provide for the construction of three new vocational trade schools in this state in addition to the trade schools heretofore provided by law, to be located at such places as will make such schools conveniently accessible to all areas of Alabama. The cost of constructing such schools shall be paid out of the proceeds realized from any bonds issued and sold by the State Board of Education or any other authority of this state for the purpose of financing the construction of public school buildings or from any other funds made available for the construction of trade schools. The first $750,000.00 made available for expenditure on trade schools through the issuance and sale of bonds shall be allocated to the State Board of Education for the purpose of acquiring land, constructing buildings, reconstructing, altering and improving existing buildings and building facilities, including the renewal and replacement of structural parts and for the procurement of equipment for the buildings so constructed, reconstructed or improved at the Decatur Trade School.

The new trade schools to be constructed and established pursuant to this section shall be maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 16-13B-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13B / Section 16-13B-10
Section 16-13B-10 Conflict of Interests; Violations
Status: in_force

(a) No member or officer of the city and county boards of education shall be financially interested or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in the purchase of or contract for any personal property or contractual service, nor shall any person willfully make any purchase or award any contract in violation of this chapter.

(b) Any violation of this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and any person who violates this section, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for not more than 12 months or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both. Upon conviction thereof, any person who willfully makes any purchase or awards any contract in violation of this chapter shall be removed from office.
Ala. Code § 16-9-26 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-26
Section 16-9-26 Visitation of Schools
Status: in_force

The county superintendent of education shall visit the schools, observe the management and instruction and give suggestions for the improvement of the same. He shall advise with principals, teachers, school trustees and other interested citizens, and shall endeavor in every way to promote public interest and improve the school conditions of the county.
Ala. Code § 16-16B-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16B / Section 16-16B-8
Section 16-16B-8 (Implementation Conditioned on Separate Legislative Enactment.) Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

For the purpose of refunding any Bonds or Refunding Bonds of the Authority issued under the provisions of this chapter, 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 any other act previously enacted, or any combination thereof, whether such refunding shall occur before, at or after the maturity of the Bonds refunded and for the purpose of paying all premiums and expenses of such refunding (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees, costs of printing the Refunding Bonds, fiscal agents’ fees, and accountants’ fees), the Authority is hereby authorized to sell and issue its Refunding Bonds. Such Refunding Bonds may be sold and issued from time to time, at public sale, on sealed bids and on such other terms and conditions as the Authority shall determine to be advantageous and shall adopt and provide for in its proceedings for the sale and issuance of such Refunding Bonds. Provided, however, no Refunding Bonds shall be issued unless the present value of all debt service on the Refunding Bonds (computed with a discount rate equal to the true interest rate of the Refunding Bonds and taking into account all underwriting discount and other issuance expenses) shall not be greater than 95 percent of the present value of all debt service on the Bonds to be refunded (computed using the same discount rate and taking into account the underwriting discount and other issuance expenses originally applicable to such Bonds) determined as if such Bonds to be refunded were paid and retired in accordance with the schedule of maturities (considering mandatory redemption as scheduled maturity) provided at the time of their issuance. Provided further that the average maturity of the Refunding Bonds, as measured from the date of issuance of such Refunding Bonds, shall not exceed by more than three years the average maturity of the Bonds to be refunded, as also measured from such date of issuance, with the average maturity of any principal amount of Bonds to be determined by multiplying the principal of each maturity by the number of years (including any fractional part of a year) intervening between such date of issuance and each such maturity, taking the sum of all such products, and then dividing such sum by the aggregate principal amount of Bonds for which the average maturity is to be determined. For the purpose of providing funds to enable the Authority to pay at their respective maturities the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Refunding Bonds issued under this chapter, the Authority is hereby authorized to pledge irrevocably for such purpose, and there is hereby appropriated for such purpose, such amount as may be necessary of the residues of the receipts from the excise taxes pledged and appropriated in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 16-16B-6, any reserves or sinking funds established by the Authority, as well as revenues of the Authority from any other sources specified in the proceedings wherein the Refunding Bonds are authorized to be issued. Pending the application of the proceeds of Refunding Bonds issued in accordance with this Section, the proceeds, together with investment earnings therefrom, and amounts in any sinking fund, together with investment earnings thereon, may be held by the State Treasurer as treasurer of the Authority in trust, or may be deposited by the State Treasurer in trust, on such terms as the State Treasurer and the Authority shall approve, with a trustee or escrow agent, which trustee or escrow agent shall be a banking institution or trust company authorized to exercise trust powers in Alabama, for investment in Permitted Investments. Proceeds of Refunding Bonds shall be so invested and applied as to assure that the principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, on the Bonds being refunded shall be paid in full on the respective maturity, redemption, or interest payment dates. Refunding Bonds issued by the Authority shall not be general obligations of the Authority but shall be payable solely from the sources specified in this chapter and in the proceedings whereby the Refunding Bonds are authorized to be issued. All Refunding Bonds issued by the Authority shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the Authority and shall not create debts of the State of Alabama. The faith and credit of the State of Alabama shall never be pledged for the payment of any Refunding Bonds issued by the Authority under this chapter. The Authority may contract with respect to the safekeeping and application of the proceeds of Refunding Bonds and other funds included therewith and the income therefrom, and shall have the right and power to appoint a trustee therefor, which may be any bank or company authorized to exercise trust powers and located within and/or without the State. All other provisions of this chapter shall apply to the Refunding Bonds issued hereunder except (a) the limitation contained in Section 16-16B-3 on the amount of Bonds that may be issued under this chapter and (b) the provisions of Section 16-16B-9. All pledges made by this chapter, or by the Authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, for the benefit of Refunding Bonds issued under this chapter, and all such pledges for the benefit of Refunding Bonds which may be issued to refund any bonds issued under any of 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, shall take precedence in the order of the adoption of the resolutions authorizing the issuance of such Refunding Bonds. Bonds refunded prior to their maturity with the proceeds of Refunding Bonds shall be deemed paid and the pledges herein and by the Authority made for the payment thereof defeased if the Authority, in its proceedings regarding issuance of the Refunding Bonds shall provide for and establish a trust or escrow fund comprised of monies or Government Securities, or both, sufficient to pay, when due, the entire principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to be refunded thereby; provided, that such Government Securities shall not be subject to redemption prior to their maturities other than at the option of the holder thereof. Upon the establishment of such a trust or escrow fund, the refunded Bonds shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, shall no longer be secured by the funds pledged therefor in Section 16-16B-6, shall no longer be obligations of the Authority and shall be secured solely by and payable from monies and Government Securities deposited in such trust or escrow fund.
Ala. Code § 16-52-15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 52 / Section 16-52-15
Section 16-52-15 Scholarships to School of Nursing - Amount and Conditions; Selection of Recipients
Status: in_force

Each scholarship provided for by this chapter shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year, payable from funds appropriated to the Lurleen B. Wallace School of Nursing of Jacksonville State University for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the said school of nursing for the same student or awarded to another applicant for the scholarship. Appropriate competitive examinations of aptitude and ability shall be administered to the applicants by the Lurleen B. Wallace School of Nursing of Jacksonville State University. The results of the examinations shall be used as guides in the selection of the recipients of the scholarships from the various geographical areas of the state. In case a scholarship student fails to complete the course prescribed for the baccalaureate degree in nursing, that student must repay the amount of scholarship funds used. Any funds thus collected may be used as scholarship assistance for other nursing students. A scholarship student must agree to practice professional nursing in the State of Alabama for at least one year after completing the course at the Lurleen B. Wallace School of Nursing of Jacksonville State University.
Ala. Code § 16-16-14.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-16-14.1
Section 16-16-14.1 Sale of Bonds and Other Details of Bonds
Status: in_force

From and after August 14, 2009, bonds issued by the authority under subsection (b) of Section 3 of Act 98-373 may be sold by negotiated sale or by competitive bid at such price or prices and at such time or times as the authority may consider advantageous. In addition, bonds hereafter issued by the authority under subsection (b) of Section 3 of Act 98-373 may bear such maturities, may be subject to redemption, or may not be subject to redemption, all on such terms as the authority may consider advantageous. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, bonds, notes, or other debt obligations issued under the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or other governmental program providing cost-savings or conditions acceptable to the authority may be issued by the authority after review by the Alabama Public School and College Education Incentive Fund Council created in Section 16-16-15. The council shall make their review within 10 days after receiving notification from the authority. In addition, bonds, notes, or other debt obligations issued under the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or other governmental program providing cost-savings or conditions acceptable to the authority may contain such other terms and provisions as shall be necessary to comply with federal legislation, including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In addition, proceeds from the sale of bonds issued as qualified school construction bonds or qualified zone academy bonds may be provided only to those participating local boards of education that irrevocably pledge for the entire bond maturation period an amount of revenue sufficient to meet the corresponding debt service obligations of such local board of education.
Ala. Code § 16-2-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 2 / Section 16-2-4
Section 16-2-4 Publications by Department
Status: in_force

In order that the Department of Education may exert its largest influence, provision shall be made for three series of publications as follows:

(1) A monthly circular of information containing such outlines and descriptions of the work of the Department of Education and such general information, notices and directions as the State Superintendent of Education shall direct;

(2) A series of bulletins to be issued as frequently as need be, to contain collected information on studies made by different divisions of the Department of Education, school manuals and such other publications as may be authorized by the State Board of Education; and

(3) Annual reports as required under this title.
Ala. Code § 16-50-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 50 / Section 16-50-1
Section 16-50-1 Degree of Autonomy; Recommendation of Programs to State Agencies in Order to Qualify for Federal, Etc., Funds
Status: in_force

It is the intention of the Legislature by passage of this chapter that Alabama State University shall enjoy no less and no more autonomy than any other public university in the state and shall offer to all citizens of the state an equal opportunity for quality education.

The board of trustees is hereby authorized at such times as it deems necessary and proper to recommend to any state agency charged with responsibility for statewide planning, coordination or budgeting for programs of instruction, research or public service in the public universities of the state, any program of instruction or service or any other matter consistent with this intent and any action necessary in order to qualify the university for funds and/or services provided by any federal or private agency consistent with such intent, and such state agency shall accept or reject such recommendation and is hereby authorized to grant such recommendation to Alabama State University.
Ala. Code § 16-25-200 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-200
Section 16-25-200 Increase in Benefits to Members and Beneficiaries
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing October 1, 2006, there is provided a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in the amount of seven percent of the current gross benefit, but not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) per month to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2005, for purposes of receiving benefits, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retiree or deceased member was prior to October 1, 2005, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System.

(b) Any future survivor allowance shall be adjusted as provided in the members’ original option selection for those eligible retirees who have selected a monthly survivor allowance payable to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the retiree, or otherwise provided by law in the case of a qualifying member who dies prior to April 5, 2006.

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

(d) The Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall determine annually the amount required to pay the cost of the increased allowance provided under this section, and shall notify the chief financial officer of each employer of the per centum rates of earnable compensation of the members required to be paid to the retirement system. Each employer of members of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall pay on account of the increases provided in this section in the same manner and from the same sources of funds as provided in Section 16-25-21, it being the intent of the Legislature that the cost of providing the increase in this section shall be distributed from all funds in proportion to the salaries paid therefrom for active members.
Ala. Code § 16-41A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 41A / Section 16-41A-1
Section 16-41A-1 Vaping Awareness, Education, and Prevention Programs; Adoption of Policies
Status: in_force

(a) On or before September 1, 2025, the State Board of Education shall adopt a model policy for the establishment of a vape awareness, education, and prevention program to prohibit the possession and use of prohibited tobacco, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, e-liquids, and alternative nicotine products by students in public K-12 schools.

(b) On or before November 1, 2025, each local board of education shall adopt a policy that, at a minimum, contains the criteria established in the model policy adopted by the State Board of Education.

(c) The model policy adopted by the State Board of Education, at a minimum, shall contain all of the following:

(1) A statement prohibiting the possession or use of tobacco, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, e-liquids, and alternative nicotine products, as those terms are defined under Section 28-11-2, by any student at a public K-12 school, on a school bus, or at any school-sponsored function.

(2) A series of graduated consequences for any student who violates the policy by possessing or using tobacco, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, e-liquids, or alternative nicotine products as prohibited by this section. Graduated consequences may include, but are not limited to: (i) Notification of the student’s parent or guardian; (ii) required participation in a vaping awareness, education, and prevention class; (iii) in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, or alternative school; (iv) referral of the matter to the juvenile court for disposition pursuant to Section 28-11-13(d); or (v) any combination of the foregoing. Graduated consequences shall conform with applicable disability, antidiscrimination, and education laws and school discipline policies.

(3) A model complaint form and procedure for reporting violations of this section. An anonymous report may not be the basis of imposing formal disciplinary action against a student.

(4) A procedure for the prompt investigation of reports of serious violations and complaints, specifying that the principal, assistant principal, or school resource officer is the individual responsible for the investigation.

(5) A response procedure for a school to follow upon confirmation of the possession or use of tobacco, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, e-liquids, or alternative nicotine products as prohibited by this section.

(6) A procedure for publicizing local school board policy through publication in the student handbook, including providing notice that the policy applies to behavior occurring on school property, school buses, and at school-sponsored functions.

(7) A statement prohibiting the use of tobacco, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, e-liquids, and alternative nicotine products, as those terms are defined under Section 28-11-2, by any teacher, administrator, or other school employee on the campus of any public K-12 school.

(d) The State Department of Education shall coordinate with the Drug Education Council to develop a vaping awareness, education, and prevention class based on curriculum established by the Drug Education Council. The content of the class shall be approved by the State Board of Education. The department shall make the curriculum available to each local board of education through the local superintendent of education.

(e) The policy adopted by each local board of education shall be included in the code of conduct policy of the local board of education and included in the student handbook.
Ala. Code § 16-60-152 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-152
Section 16-60-152 Advisory Board
Status: in_force

There shall be established a Snead Junior College Advisory Board, to consist of not more than nine citizens who are members of the college community, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education, upon nomination and recommendation of the president of the college. The advisory board shall promote and serve the best interests of the institution in every way not inconsistent with the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.
Ala. Code § 16-60-111.15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-111.15
Section 16-60-111.15 Administration of Oaths and Examination of Witnesses
Status: in_force

The board by its presiding officer, or its subcommittees by their chairs, the Chancellor, and any of his or her duly appointed agents shall have authority to administer oaths and to examine under oath, in any part of the state, witnesses in any matter pertaining to community and technical colleges, and to cause the examination to be reduced to writing.
Ala. Code § 16-8-21 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-21
Section 16-8-21 Annexing to City Territory Embracing Schools - When Arbitration of Agreement Required; Appointment of Board of Arbitration
Status: in_force

If an agreement under Section 16-8-20 is not reached within 30 days after the annexation, wherever such annexation occurs in any county having a population of less than 400,000 according to the last or any succeeding federal census, or within three years after the annexation, if such annexation occurs in a county having a population of 400,000 or more according to the last or any succeeding federal census, it shall then be mandatory to refer the final disposition of the matter to arbitration by a board consisting of three members, one to be selected by the county board of education, one to be selected by the city board of education and the third member to be selected by these two members. If the two said members are unable to agree upon the third member of the Board of Arbitration, the State Superintendent of Education shall appoint the third member.
Ala. Code § 16-51-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 51 / Section 16-51-12
Section 16-51-12 Police Officers
Status: in_force

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

(b) The police officers provided for in this section shall cooperate with and, when requested, furnish assistance to the regularly constituted authorities of the City of Florence, and their jurisdiction and authority shall be coextensive with the corporate limits of the municipality.
Ala. Code § 16-6B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6B / Section 16-6B-4
Section 16-6B-4 Financial Accountability
Status: in_force

Following the analysis of the financial integrity of each local board of education as provided in subsection (a) or (b) of Section 16-13A-2, if a local board of education is determined to have submitted fiscally unsound financial reports, the State Department of Education shall provide assistance and advice. If during the assistance the State Superintendent of Education determines that the local board of education is in an unsound fiscal position, a person or persons shall be appointed by the State Superintendent of Education to advise the day-to-day financial operations of the local board of education. If after a reasonable period of time the State Superintendent of Education determines that the local board of education is still in an unsound fiscal condition, a request shall be made to the State Board of Education for the direct control of the fiscal operation of the local board of education. If the request is granted, the State Superintendent of Education shall present to the State Board of Education a proposal for the implementation of management controls necessary to restore the local school system to a sound financial condition. Upon approval by the State Board of Education, the State Superintendent of Education shall appoint an individual to be chief financial officer to manage the fiscal operation of the local board of education , until such time as the fiscal condition of the system is restored. The chief financial officer shall perform his or her duties in accordance with rules and regulations established by the State Board of Education in concert with applicable Alabama law. Any person appointed by the State Superintendent of Education to serve as chief financial officer to manage the fiscal operation of a local board of education shall be required to give bond with a surety company authorized to do business in Alabama and shall not be required to receive approval of the local superintendent to expend monies. The chief financial officer shall serve at the pleasure and under the direction of the State Superintendent of Education. The State Superintendent of Education, directly or indirectly through the chief financial officer, may direct or approve such actions as may in his or her judgment be necessary to: (1) Prevent further deterioration in the financial condition of the local board; (2) restore the local board of education to financial stability; and (3) enforce compliance with statutory, regulatory, or other binding legal standards or requirements relating to the fiscal operation of the local board of education. Nothing in Chapter 13A or this section shall be construed to deprive any employee of any procedural or substantive right that would otherwise be guaranteed to the employee under the United States Constitution and the laws of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-6B-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6B / Section 16-6B-6
Section 16-6B-6 Release from Intervention
Status: in_force

Management of a school or local board of education occasioned by state intervention based on student achievement or financial instability shall continue until such time as either condition improves to an acceptable level. The local board of education may petition the State Board of Education for release from state intervention by showing acceptable improvement in achievement or financial stability or other just cause for such release. The State Board of Education following a hearing shall have final determination on the matter of release from state intervention.
Ala. Code § 16-21-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-3
Section 16-21-3 Circulating Libraries
Status: in_force

Any county board of education may in lieu of granting separate libraries for each school establish a system of circulating libraries, said libraries to be purchased under the same conditions and in keeping with the plan set out in the previous sections of this article by the county superintendent of education. Such circulating libraries shall be available for use in the public schools of the county under rules and regulations prescribed by the county board of education with the approval of the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-13-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-6
Section 16-13-6 Federal Grants, Appropriations, Etc. - State Board of Education Designated State Agency in Administration
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education is hereby designated as state agency in the administration, distribution and supervision of the expenditure of any funds herein provided and is hereby authorized and empowered, insofar as it is not specifically prohibited by the Constitution of Alabama, to meet the terms of such grants, appropriations or allocations and is hereby authorized to establish the necessary rules and regulations governing the allocation of funds derived from such grants, appropriations or allocations to county and city boards of education in the state and to set the conditions upon which local school systems may receive and expend such allocations, it being the intent of Sections 16-13-5 through 16-13-7 to permit the State of Alabama to participate fully in any or all grants, appropriations or allocations made available to it by the federal government or any instrumentality thereof for public elementary and secondary schools.
Ala. Code § 16-13-333 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-333
Section 16-13-333 Participation in Program
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible teacher shall satisfy each of the following criteria to participate in the program:

(1) Hold a valid Alabama professional educator certificate or valid alternate certificate, approved for middle level or secondary math, science, or computer science courses.

(2) Teach approved courses in mathematics or science in grades 6-12.

(3) Teach full time in mathematics or science, or both.

(b) An eligible teacher wishing to participate in the program shall apply for the program by notifying the local superintendent of education in writing on forms prescribed by the department. The eligible teacher shall provide documentation to the local superintendent that the teacher has met the requirements for participation in the program provided in this section.

(c) After receipt of an application and required documentation, the local superintendent of education shall determine if the applicant has met the requirements for participation in the program, and, after the determination is made, may recommend that the local board offer a TEAMS contract to the applicant.
Ala. Code § 16-33-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33 / Section 16-33-10
Section 16-33-10 Benefits Not Extended Beyond Lives of Immediate Children of Blind Person
Status: in_force

The benefits under this chapter shall not extend beyond the lives of the immediate children of the blind person concerned.
Ala. Code § 16-24-30 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-24-30
Section 16-24-30 Creation; Composition; Secretary; Legal Adviser
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004.
Ala. Code § 16-21-31 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-31
Section 16-21-31 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) AVL. The Alabama Virtual Library. An educational entity that provides a collection of online electronic resources for research, instruction, and general information.

(2) COUNCIL. The Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council.
Ala. Code § 16-15-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-15-13
Section 16-15-13 Dissolution of Authority
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-36-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-7
Section 16-36-7 When Textbooks Considered or Reconsidered for Adoption; Existing Adoptions; When New Adoptions to Be Used
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-25-11.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-11.1
Section 16-25-11.1 Conversion of Unused Sick Leave into Creditable Service in Retirement System
Status: in_force

Teachers, as defined in subdivision (3) of Section 16-25-1 or subsection (d) of Section 16-25-5, as amended may use their accrued sick leave, up to a maximum number of accrued sick leave days allowed by law, to be included as membership service in determining the total years of creditable service in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama; provided, any teacher not authorized by law to receive sick leave may use any accrued sick leave provided by his or her employer, provided, that employer is lawfully empowered to grant such leave, which cannot be without pay; and provided further that the amount of such accrued leave shall not exceed the maximum number of accrued sick leave days allowed by law for a classroom teacher employed by a city or county board of education. Unused sick leave may be converted to membership service only for the purpose of applying for service retirement. The conversion shall not apply to eligibility for deferred retirement; provided that a person eligible for service retirement, if also eligible for disability retirement, may elect disability retirement and also receive credit for accumulated sick leave pursuant to this section. This section shall not be applicable to any person who is eligible to receive partial payment for accrued sick leave pursuant to Section 36-26-36.
Ala. Code § 16-30D-20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30D / Section 16-30D-20
Section 16-30D-20 Short Title; Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the John Wesley Foster Act.

(b) For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) ATHLETIC ACTIVITY. The same meaning as Section 16-30D-2.

(2) AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR or AED. A lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart which can potentially stop an irregular heartbeat and allow a normal rhythm to resume following sudden cardiac arrest.

(3) CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN. A written document that establishes the specific steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest in a particular setting.

(4) HIGH-NEEDS SCHOOL. A school that meets at least one of the following criteria:

a. A school where at least 50 percent of the students are eligible to receive free and reduced priced meals.

b. A school that provides meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision.

c. A Title I school.

(5) SCHOOL. A public or nonpublic preK-12 school.

(6) SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. A heart malfunction in which the heart stops beating unexpectedly and, if left untreated, may quickly result in death.
Ala. Code § 16-18-14 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 18 / Section 16-18-14
Section 16-18-14 Proceeds from Sale of Bonds
Status: in_force

All moneys derived from the sale of any bonds issued by the authority shall be used solely for the purpose or purposes for which the same are authorized and any costs and expenses incidental thereto. Such costs and expenses may include but shall not be limited to:

(1) The engineering, legal, architectural, fiscal and other expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds;

(2) In the case of bonds issued to pay costs of construction, interest on such bonds (or, if a part only of any series of bonds is issued for construction purposes, interest on that portion of the bonds of that series that is issued to pay construction costs) prior to and during such construction and for not exceeding one year after completion of such construction; and

(3) In the case of bonds issued for the purpose of refunding principal and interest, or either, with respect to bonds issued or obligations assumed by the authority, any premium that it may be necessary to pay in order to redeem or retire the bonds or other obligations to be refunded.
Ala. Code § 16-1-25 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-25
Section 16-1-25 (Amended by Act 2026-582) Access to Students and Campus Facilities by Military Recruiters of U.s. Armed Forces and Department of Homeland Security
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-582, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

All city and county public school systems and all public institutions of higher education as defined by Section 16-5-1 and all divisions of public institutions of higher education shall grant military recruiters of the United States Armed Forces and United States Department of Homeland Security the same information and access to students and campus facilities as the institution grants to prospective employers of students or to postsecondary institutions.
Ala. Code § 16-28-23 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-23
Section 16-28-23 Attendance Register and Rules and Regulations as Evidence
Status: in_force

The registry of attendance of pupils kept by any public school, private school, church school or private tutor in compliance with the provisions of law or any rule and regulation promulgated by the State Board of Education shall be admissible as evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts it is required to show. A copy of any rule and regulation of the State Board of Education duly certified as true and correct by the State Superintendent of Education shall be admissible as evidence of the provisions of such rule and regulation, and the statement in the certificate of the State Superintendent of Education of the date of the promulgation shall be admissible as evidence that such rule or regulation was duly promulgated on the day and date named.
Ala. Code § 16-25B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25B / Section 16-25B-5
Section 16-25B-5 Annual Report; Contents
Status: in_force

The boards of trustees of public, four-year institutions of higher learning in this state shall be jointly responsible for filing an annual report on the status of the trust. The report shall be filed with the State Treasurer no later than May 1 of each year, and shall cover the most recently ended plan, year ending on December 31. The report as specified herein shall include the following:

(1) Year-end financial statements including auditor’s statements when available;

(2) Reports detailing contributions, and any earnings received by the trust;

(3) Reports listing each participating state employee’s contributions made to the trust for the calendar year which were deducted from such employees’ compensation;

(4) Status reports relative to total participation in the trust;

(5) Copies of any amendments made to the plan; and

(6) Publications by the trust’s administrator to the members and/or other interested parties.
Ala. Code § 16-25-101 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-101
Section 16-25-101 Cost-of-Living Increase to Members and Beneficiaries of Employees’ Retirement System
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing October 1, 1994, there is provided to certain persons identified in subsection (b) of this section who are currently receiving benefits, whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 1994, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Employees’ Retirement System, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees who are currently receiving survivor benefits if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased member or retiree was prior to October 1, 1994, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Employees’ Retirement System, a cost-of-living increase as follows:

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

(2) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) 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 and fifty cents ($1.50) 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, 1994, in which case the increase shall not be reduced.

(4) One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) 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 Employees’ Retirement System.

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

(6) One dollar ($1) per month for each year of retirement 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, 1994, in which case the increase shall not be reduced.

(7) One dollar ($1) per month for each year of retirement attained by the deceased member or deceased retiree reduced by the survivor’s option factor for each beneficiary receiving monthly benefits from the Employees’ Retirement System.

(b) The benefits provided in this section are limited to those retirees whose participation in the Employees’ Retirement System was based on Section 36-27-6, and whose employer at the time of retirement was local board of education or a state supported institution of higher education. The benefits granted in this article shall not apply to any other participants in the Employees’ Retirement System.
Ala. Code § 16-1-16 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-16
Section 16-1-16 Special Courses, Tutoring, Counseling, Etc., for Special Groups of Pupils
Status: in_force

A local board of education may in its discretion prescribe special courses in citizenship, health, morals or any other subject it may consider necessary to meet the needs of special groups of pupils and may prescribe individual tutoring, counseling or group instruction and may assign special teachers and special classrooms or other places for such purposes and may schedule such courses either during or after regular school hours or at any time administratively feasible.
Ala. Code § 16-46D-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46D / Section 16-46D-1
Section 16-46D-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Move on When Ready Act.
Ala. Code § 16-1-20.3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-20.3
Section 16-1-20.3 Student-Initiated Voluntary Prayer
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative intent and purpose for this section is to protect the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 1, Section 4 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to define for the citizens of Alabama the rights and privileges that are accorded them on public school and other public property and at school-related events, and to provide guidance to public school officials on the rights and requirements of law they must apply. Further, the intent and purpose of the Legislature is to properly accommodate the free exercise of religious rights of its student citizens in the public schools and at public school events as mandated by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the judicial interpretations thereof as given by the United States Supreme Court.

(b) On public school, other public, or other property, non-sectarian, non-proselytizing student-initiated voluntary prayer, invocations and/or benedictions, shall be permitted during compulsory or non-compulsory school-related student assemblies, school-related student sporting events, school-related graduation or commencement ceremonies, and other school-related student events.

(c) Nothing in this section shall otherwise diminish the right of any student or person to exercise his or her rights of free speech and religion, including prayer, as permitted by the United States Constitution and the Alabama Constitution on public school or other public property, or other property, at times or events other than those stated in subsection (b).

(d) The exercise of these rights on public school or other public property, or on other property for school-related activities, by students or others, shall not be construed to indicate any support, approval, or sanction by the State of Alabama, any political subdivision thereof, municipal corporation, governmental entity of any description, or any agent or employee of any governmental entity of the contents of any such prayer, invocation, benediction, or other activity, or be an unconstitutional use of any public school property or other public property, or be the promotion or establishment of any religion or religious belief.
Ala. Code § 16-47-201 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-201
Section 16-47-201 Construction and Maintenance of Roads to and Within Museum Grounds
Status: in_force

The State Department of Transportation of Alabama is hereby authorized and empowered upon the request of the University of Alabama to construct, reconstruct and maintain roads leading from a state highway to any land included within the scope of this article and to construct, reconstruct and maintain roads within the boundaries of lands included within the scope of this article. The construction and reconstruction of such roads shall be in accordance with the development plan for the said land as approved by the University of Alabama. Such roads leading to said land or lying within said land shall be constructed, reconstructed and maintained in such manner as may be agreed upon between the state Director of Transportation and the University of Alabama. The costs of such construction, reconstruction and maintenance made by the said State Department of Transportation shall be paid from the State Highway Fund.
Ala. Code § 16-16B-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16B / Section 16-16B-1
Section 16-16B-1 Short Title; Electronic Textbooks; Wireless Electronic Devices; Rule Making Authority; Implementation Plan; Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee
Status: in_force

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

(b)(1) Commencing with the 2016-2017 school year, students may be provided textbooks in electronic format . Textbooks in electronic format may be available to schools under the jurisdiction of those local boards of education which choose to participate in Alabama Ahead, to the extent practicable and funding is obtainable, to provide students with resources in the following three areas:

a. Wireless broadband access via high-quality WiFi infrastructure in schools, as a first priority pursuant to Section 16-6B-2.1.

b. Upgrades, expansions, and maintenance of existing WiFi infrastructure.

c. Devices, digital content, management systems, debt service, or support.

(2) Digital textbooks or other instructional materials provided in electronic format may also be provided to students to support the appropriate course or courses of study.

(c) Where feasible, each student and teacher may be provided in lieu of or in addition to hardbound textbooks and other instructional materials, in whole or in part, a mobile digital computing device, or other similar wireless electronic device for utilizing 21st Century technology for storing, reading, accessing, exploring, and interacting with digital textbooks and other instructional materials. Local boards of education that choose to participate in this plan shall establish practices and policies to ensure the safe-keeping and maintenance of such devices and conduct inventories to account for them annually.

(d)(1) The Department of Education shall adopt such rules as necessary to fully implement this section and Sections 16-6B-2 and 16-6B-2.1.

(2) Any system that chooses to participate in Alabama Ahead shall submit an application to the State Department of Education, a copy of which shall be provided to the Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee.

(e) There is created the Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee. The Oversight Committee shall consist of the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee or designee, the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee or designee, two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Director of the Governor’s Broadband Initiative Office, the State Superintendent of Education or designee, and an appointee of the School Superintendents of Alabama. The oversight provided by the Oversight Committee shall include, but not be limited to: (1) evaluating and confirming the appropriateness of applications submitted to the State Department of Education and (2) providing oversight and administration of implementation.

(f) Ex officio members of the Oversight Committee shall include a representative of: the Alabama Technology Network, the Alabama Virtual Library, the Alabama Supercomputer Authority, Alabama Public Television, and the Alabama Educational Technology Association (AETA) who have experience and knowledge in the administration and management of school networks.

(g) With the exception of those members serving on the committee by virtue of their respective offices, each member must have proven experience in the areas of instructional technology, network design, public school business practices, public school administration, or other similar experience commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the proper knowledge of the implementation of this project.

(h) Appointed members shall not be entitled to receive any direct or indirect personal gain from this assignment. The members shall serve without compensation for their services.

(i) The membership of the Committee shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
Ala. Code § 16-39-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 39 / Section 16-39-4
Section 16-39-4 Implementation of Program
Status: in_force

Within 120 days after July 22, 1971, each school board in the State of Alabama shall take a careful and thorough survey of persons who (if thereafter certified by a specialist) would probably qualify as exceptional children residing in its school district, which survey shall show the name, age, sex and type of exceptionality of each exceptional child found by it. All such data descriptive of an individual person (as contrasted with compilations made therefrom which do not reveal information about specific individuals) shall be maintained in strict confidence and shall not be made available to anyone except to the survey-takers (in connection with those individuals who are reported by them), the appropriate superintendent and his staff, the appropriate school principal, the individual child’s parent or guardian and such other persons as may be designated in regulations adopted by the State Board of Education and under such conditions as may be provided therein. Within 120 days after the completion of said census, each school board in the State of Alabama shall prepare and adopt an incremental five-year plan commencing with the school year beginning in September 1972 for the implementation of appropriate instruction and special services for exceptional children residing in its school district, including a reasonable procedure for obtaining certifications of exceptional children by a specialist. Such plan shall upon its preparation and adoption be submitted to the State Board of Education for its review and approval or disapproval in accordance with regulations promulgated hereunder by the State Board of Education. If approved by the State Board of Education, such plan shall be binding upon the school board submitting it and shall be adhered to unless subsequent modifications of said plan shall thereafter be approved by the State Board of Education, in which case such modified plan shall be adhered to. If the State Board of Education shall disapprove a plan submitted by a school board, representatives of the state school board shall consult and advise with said school board in an effort to formulate a plan which can be approved; provided, that disapproval of a plan or any amendments thereto shall be only because of failure of the plan to meet minimum standards set out in regulations of the state board adopted in accordance with Section 16-39-5, and any such disapproval must specify in detail the reasons for such disapproval. If no such plan can be agreed upon, the State Board of Education shall provide a plan which shall be adhered to unless the school board shall within 30 days thereafter file an action in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, to restrain the enforcement of such plan on the ground that it is arbitrary, impracticable, detrimental to the education of exceptional children, or invalid. Only the said court specified above shall have jurisdiction of such actions, and all such actions shall be given a preferred setting.
Ala. Code § 16-28-44 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-44
Section 16-28-44 Article Not to Deny Constitutional Rights of Children
Status: in_force

No provision of this article shall be construed to deny the right of any child granted pursuant to the Constitution of the United States nor to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.
Ala. Code § 16-63-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 63 / Section 16-63-4
Section 16-63-4 Duties of Local Boards of Education; Establishment of Community Schools Advisory Committees and Employment of Coordinators; Agreements; Local Funds
Status: in_force

Every local board of education which elects to apply for funding pursuant to this chapter shall:

(1) Develop programs and plans for increased community involvement in the public schools based upon policies and guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education.

(2) Develop programs and plans for increased community use of public school facilities based upon policies and guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education.

(3) Establish rules governing the implementation of such programs and plans in its public schools and submit these rules along with adopted programs and plans to the State Board of Education for approval by the State Board of Education.

Programs and plans developed by a local board of education shall provide for the establishment of one or more community schools advisory committees for the public schools under the board’s jurisdiction and for the employment of one or more community schools coordinators. The local board of education shall establish the terms and conditions of employment for the community schools coordinators.

Every local board of education which elects to apply for funding pursuant to this chapter shall have the authority to enter into agreements with other local boards of education, agencies and institutions for the joint development of plans and programs and the joint expenditure of funds allocated by the State Board of Education. Local funds from each local board of education applying for funds for the community schools program must equal at least one-fourth of the total budget for the community schools program of said local board of education.
Ala. Code § 16-13-330 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-330
Section 16-13-330 Program Created
Status: in_force

There is created the Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Salary Schedule Program.
Ala. Code § 16-54-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 54 / Section 16-54-10
Section 16-54-10 Records of Transactions Required
Status: in_force

The secretary, the treasurer and all other officers, agents or servants of the university who are required to keep, use or dispose of any property of the university shall keep accounts of their transactions in books to be furnished them by the trustees, which shall at all times be open to the inspection and examination of the president, the trustees or anyone appointed by the trustees thereto; and any person withholding such book or books belonging to the university from the inspection of any officer entitled to examine the same shall be immediately removed from his office or employment by the president or trustees.
Ala. Code § 16-15-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 15 / Section 16-15-5
Section 16-15-5 Issuance and Recording of Certificate of Incorporation; No Fees to Be Paid
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 16-28-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-13
Section 16-28-13 Burden of Proof on Person in Loco Parentis
Status: in_force

No parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of any child shall be convicted for failure to have said child enrolled in school or for failure to send a child to school or for failure to require such child to regularly attend such school or tutor, or for failure to compel such child to properly conduct himself as a pupil, if such parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of such child can establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the court the following:

(1) That the principal teacher in charge of said school which he attends or should attend or the tutor who instructs or should instruct said child gave permission for the child to be absent; or

(2) That such parent, guardian or other person is unable to provide necessary books and clothes in order that the child may attend school in compliance with law, and that such parent, guardian or other person had prior to the opening of the school, or immediately after the beginning of such dependency, reported such dependent condition to the juvenile court of the county and offered to turn the child over to the State Department of Human Resources as a dependent child; or

(3) That such parent, guardian or other person has made a bona fide effort to control such child and is unable to do so, and files in court a written statement that he is unable to control such child; or

(4) That there exists a good cause or valid excuse for such absence; or

(5) That such parent, guardian or other person has made a bona fide, diligent effort to secure the regular attendance of such child and that the absence was without his knowledge, connivance or consent.

A good cause or valid excuse, as used in this section, exists when on account of sickness or other condition attendance was impossible or entirely inadvisable or impracticable or when, by virtue of the extraordinary circumstances, the absence is generally recognized as excusable.
Ala. Code § 16-1B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1B / Section 16-1B-2
Section 16-1B-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) INSTRUCTIONAL DAY. The period of time during which a public elementary or secondary school is open and in session for purpose of meeting the minimum number of instructional days or hours pursuant to Section 16-13-231. The term also includes class transitions, lunch, non-instructional times, and any other time specified in a wireless communication device policy.

(2) WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE. A cellular telephone, tablet computer, laptop computer, pager, gaming device, or any other portable electronic device identified in a wireless communication device policy which has the capability of exchanging voice, messaging, or other data communication with another electronic device. (3) WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE POLICY. A written policy adopted by a local board of education to implement this article.

(3) WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE POLICY. A written policy adopted by a local board of education to implement this article.
Ala. Code § 16-21-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-2
Section 16-21-2 Library Books and Equipment
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education, with the advice of the Director of the Department of Archives and History, shall compile and publish a carefully selected and annotated list of books from which the libraries herein provided shall be chosen, and he shall also adopt and publish rules and regulations for the choice of books, their use, preservation and circulation, the erection of bookshelves or bookcases, the equipment of library rooms or buildings and the training of librarians or custodians for the libraries. The selection shall be as nearly as possible representative of the whole field of literature, and maximum prices for purchase shall be indicated.
Ala. Code § 16-33D-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33D / Section 16-33D-4
Section 16-33D-4 Administration of Program; Adoption of Standards
Status: in_force

(a) The program shall be administered by the commission, which may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of the program.

(b) The commission shall adopt standards for awarding grant payments to an eligible adult learner who satisfies all of the following:

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

(2) Is a resident of Alabama.

(3) Has not attended a postsecondary education institution for at least two years prior to his or her current enrollment.
Ala. Code § 16-17-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-17-5
Section 16-17-5 Board of Directors
Status: in_force

Each authority shall be governed by a board of directors. All powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The board shall consist of three directors elected, as soon as may be practicable after the organization of the authority, by the governing body of the determining municipality for staggered terms as follows: The first term of one director shall begin immediately upon his election and shall end at noon on the second Monday of November of the next succeeding odd-numbered calendar year following his election; the first term of another director shall begin immediately upon his election and shall end at noon on the second Monday of November of the second succeeding odd-numbered calendar year following his election; and the first term of the remaining director shall begin immediately upon his election and shall end at noon on the second Monday of November of the third succeeding odd-numbered calendar year following his election. Thereafter, the term of office of each director shall be six years, commencing at noon on the second Monday of November when the term of the immediate predecessor director ended. If at any time there should be a vacancy on the board, a successor director to serve for the unexpired term applicable to such vacancy shall be elected by the governing body of the determining municipality. Each election of a director subsequent to the selection of the initial directors, whether for a full six-year term or to complete an unexpired term, shall be made not earlier than 30 days prior to the date on which such director is to take office as such. No officer of the state or of any county or municipality shall, during his tenure as such officer, be eligible to serve as a director. Each director must be a qualified elector and the owner of real property in the determining municipality. Directors shall be eligible for reelection. Each director shall serve without compensation, except that he may be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred by him in and about the performance of his duties. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the powers and duties of the authority. Any director of the authority may be impeached and removed from office in the same manner and on the same grounds provided by Section 175 of the Constitution of Alabama and the general laws of the state for impeachment and removal of the officers mentioned in said Section 175. All proceedings of the board shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority and recorded in a well-bound book. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as evidence of the matters therein certified.
Ala. Code § 16-6I-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6I / Section 16-6I-3
Section 16-6I-3 Program Design Team; Contracts; Requirements
Status: in_force

(a)(1) A design team shall be appointed to develop the program. In selecting design team members, the superintendent may consult with professional associations that primarily serve school administrators, higher education partners, and others to facilitate a design team with expertise in elementary, middle, and high school leadership, as well as curriculum, school climate, data management, assessment, instruction, mentoring, and other areas necessary for leading a school with high expectations for academic achievement and growth and a positive school climate. At a minimum, the membership of the design team shall include all of the following:

a. The State Superintendent of Education, or his or her designee.

b. Three serving principals, including a high school, middle school, and elementary school principal appointed by the Board of Directors of the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools.

c. Three serving assistant principals, including a high school, middle school, and elementary school assistant principal appointed by the Board of Directors of the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools.

d. Two local superintendents of education appointed by the Board of Directors of the School Superintendents of Alabama.

e. Three serving public school teachers, including a high school, middle school, and elementary school teacher appointed by the Board of Directors of the Alabama Education Association.

f. Two members who are each serving as a member of a local board of education appointed by the Board of Directors of the Alabama Association of School Boards.

g. One member who is serving as an instructor at an institution of higher education in the state and is familiar with the responsibilities and roles of principals appointed by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.

h. Two members appointed from the state at-large by the Board of Directors of the A+ Education Partnership.

i. Four members appointed from the state at-large by the Governor.

(2) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to assure the team membership is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.

(b) To assist in developing and implementing the program, the department may contract with a professional learning organization in the state that has demonstrated successful experience in providing training to principals in distributive and collaborative leadership. In addition, the design team may contract with a national organization with demonstrated expertise in the most current research related to effective principal leadership.

(c) The goal of the program is to increase the effectiveness of school administrators resulting in improved academic outcomes for all students. At a minimum, the program shall provide all of the following:

(1) Statewide infrastructure that provides consistent access to sustained, high-quality professional learning and mentoring for school administrators.

(2) Updated Alabama Standards for School Leadership and Principal Leadership framework to reflect recent research and best practices, which shall replace the Alabama Standards for Instructional Leaders.

(3) Principal Leadership framework, which shall guide development of the program. This framework shall satisfy the requirements of the instructional leadership framework in the Alabama Numeracy Act and shall provide guidance for all of the following:

a. A clear and shared vision for principal leadership, including the following domains for principal effectiveness: Visionary leadership, instructional leadership, innovative leadership, managerial leadership, and relational leadership.

b. Recognizing and supporting excellent instruction through the use of high-quality instructional materials and evidence-based teaching practices.

c. Supporting evidence-based best practices of high-quality professional learning.

d. Data driven instructional leadership to continuously drive improvement in student achievement, including managing a multi-tiered system of supports to improve student achievement.

e. Effective coaching and management of school-based academic coaches.

f. Norms for participation and collaboration in coaching cycles to strengthen teacher practices.

(4) Comprehensive instruction on school leadership and other relevant topics aligned to the new Alabama Standards for School Leadership and the Principal Leadership framework.

(5) Additional resources for those schools that have difficulty in recruiting and retaining effective school administrators.

(6) Competitive grants or technical assistance, or both, to encourage local school districts to develop principal pipeline programs.
Ala. Code § 16-4-21 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-21
Section 16-4-21 Inventory; Federal Grants; Special Studies
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall make an inventory of all school buildings and sites and keep a continuous inventory of the same thereafter, cooperate with county and city boards of education in securing federal grants to assist in school building construction by making special studies of school building needs on request of local school authorities and making the same available to the proper federal agencies and make special studies presenting the need of public education in Alabama for general federal aid for the support of the public schools and shall make the same available to appropriate federal agencies.
Ala. Code § 16-30A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30A / Section 16-30A-1
Section 16-30A-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Safe at Schools Act.
Ala. Code § 16-61A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 61A / Section 16-61A-2
Section 16-61A-2 Definitions
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
Ala. Code § 16-47-152 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-152
Section 16-47-152 Scholarships to Division of Nursing - Amount and Conditions; Selection of Recipients
Status: in_force

Each scholarship provided for by this article shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year, payable from funds appropriated to the Division of Nursing of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the said school of nursing for the same student or awarded to another applicant for the scholarship. Appropriate competitive examinations of aptitude and ability shall be administered to the applicants by the Division of Nursing of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama. The results of the examinations shall be used as guides in the selection of the recipients of the scholarships from the various geographical areas of the state. In case a scholarship student fails to complete the course prescribed for the baccalaureate degree in nursing, that student must repay the amount of scholarship funds used. Any funds thus collected may be used as scholarship assistance for other nursing students. A scholarship student must agree to practice professional nursing in the State of Alabama for at least one year after completing the course at the Division of Nursing of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-30D-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30D / Section 16-30D-5
Section 16-30D-5 Cardiac Arrest Training Course
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, once every two years, each coach of any athletic activity shall complete a cardiac arrest training course provided by the AHSAA for its member schools and by the AISA for its member schools. The training shall be approved by the board, and may include the course produced by Simon’s Heart and made available through the National Federation of State High School Associations.

(2) The training shall be in correlation with any other training required by the relevant school association related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

(b) A coach of any athletic activity may not be eligible to coach in any practice or competition until he or she has completed the training course required under this section.
Ala. Code § 16-8-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 16-8-7
Section 16-8-7 Appointment, Duties and Bond of Superintendent as Secretary of Board
Status: in_force

The county board of education shall appoint as its executive officer a county superintendent of education who shall also be the secretary of the county board of education. As secretary he shall conduct all correspondence of the board, keep and preserve all of its records, receive all reports required by the board and see that such reports are in proper form, complete and accurate. He shall have the right to advise on any question under consideration by the board, but shall have no vote. In case the office of the county superintendent of education is temporarily vacant, or when the county superintendent of education is absent by reason of the nature of business in hand, or otherwise, the board shall appoint one of its members to act for the time being as secretary. The bond of the county superintendent of education shall be responsible for the faithful performance of duties by the member of the county board of education appointed to act as secretary in the absence of the county superintendent.
Ala. Code § 16-45-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 45 / Section 16-45-4
Section 16-45-4 Management of Consortium; Board of Directors; Officers
Status: in_force

The entire management of the consortium shall be vested in its board of directors, to be composed of the chief executive officers of the member institutions. The board of directors shall determine the overall program and general policies of the consortium in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as now enacted or as the same may be hereafter amended.

The board may elect or appoint such officers as it deems desirable, who may or may not be members of the board, to have such responsibilities and to exercise such authority as the board may from time to time prescribe.
Ala. Code § 16-13-262 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-262
Section 16-13-262 Construction
Status: in_force

In no event shall this article be construed or applied in a manner that results in a termination date for the levy of any special school tax that is earlier than the termination date that would have been applicable if this article had not become effective.
Ala. Code § 16-26E-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26E / Section 16-26E-3
Section 16-26E-3 Creation; Governance; Coordination of Programs and Curriculum
Status: in_force

(a) The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences is created, which shall be a residential institution located in Demopolis in Marengo County at a site to be determined by the board of trustees. The school may open and formally begin operation with the fall semester of 2026. The school shall be funded by the state from monies appropriated for the school and grants, donations, and funds from any other source including, but not limited to, corporations, individuals, and foundations.

(b) The school shall be governed by a board of trustees whose membership, powers, duties, and responsibilities shall be as provided in this chapter.

(c) The school shall coordinate its programs and curriculum with the department, but shall be independent of the control of the superintendent, the state board, and any local board of education except its board of trustees, unless otherwise provided by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-39-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 39 / Section 16-39-10
Section 16-39-10 Textbooks, Equipment, Etc., for Vision or Hearing Impaired and Those Having Other Special Learning Disabilities
Status: in_force

The local superintendents of education are authorized to purchase and arrange for distribution among schools previously adopted textbooks, equipment and materials which are prepared in various resource and media centers for the use of vision and hearing impaired children and those having other special learning disabilities enrolled in the public schools in Alabama or whose tuition and expenses at other schools are being paid by a local board of education under the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 16-38-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 38 / Section 16-38-2
Section 16-38-2 Rehabilitation of Persons Disabled in Industry or Otherwise
Status: in_force

For the purpose of enabling the State of Alabama to comply with the provisions of the national Social Security Act insofar as it relates to extending and strengthening its program of vocational rehabilitation of physically and mentally disabled persons, to provide physical and mental restoration when necessary, and to continue to carry out the provisions and purposes of the federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act entitled “an act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise, and their return to civil employment” (29 U.S.C.A., §§ 31 through 41), any and all funds appropriated may be used for the purposes set forth in this section and in the amended act.

In furthering its plan of vocational rehabilitation and physical and mental restoration now effective in the state, this section shall be administered and any and all state and federal appropriations for carrying into effect its provisions shall be expended under the supervision of the State Superintendent of Education.

All state and federal funds made available for carrying out the provisions of the section shall be paid by the treasurer on warrants drawn therefor by the Comptroller, on requisition of the State Superintendent of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-10-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-10-4
Section 16-10-4 Teacher May Be Refused by Trustees
Status: in_force

In the event a teacher, not already employed in a school, is assigned to such school, the county superintendent of education shall give to the trustees of said school notice in writing of such assignment, and the trustees of said school, within 10 days from the date of the receipt of the superintendent’s notice of assignment, may by unanimous consent refuse to accept the assignment of such teacher to their school upon written notification to the county superintendent of education setting out the reason for such refusal; and it is hereby made the duty of the county superintendent of education to assign another teacher to such school.
Ala. Code § 16-54-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 54 / Section 16-54-5
Section 16-54-5 President
Status: in_force

The trustees shall elect a president for a term to be fixed by them, who shall not be removed during the term for which he or she is elected, except for just cause, which shall be explicitly set forth in writing in the minutes of the proceedings of the trustees and approved by a majority of all the trustees. No individual shall be eligible to the office of president unless he or she is a graduate of some college or university of well-known high standing, of good moral character, and possessing good business and administrative qualifications. The trustees are encouraged to consider an individual who is an educator by profession for the position of president. The trustees shall fix the compensation of the president, including such emoluments and prerequisites necessary to carry out the functions of the office.
Ala. Code § 16-6I-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6I / Section 16-6I-4
Section 16-6I-4 Phases of Program; Implementation and Evaluation
Status: in_force

Commencing with the 2023-2024 school year, the design team shall develop the program in three phases, with increasing complexity and accountability, and implemented in the following stages:

(1) Commencing with the 2023-2024 school year, each school administrator shall develop a comprehensive professional learning plan to be implemented beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, and in each subsequent school year thereafter. In addition to required professional learning units, the plan shall include an additional five days of high-quality professional learning targeted to building skills for school leadership as identified in the annual professional learning plan. The department shall publish a list of acceptable professional learning programs, or otherwise approve professional learning experiences for this purpose aligned to the Alabama Standards for School Leadership and Principal Leadership framework including, but not limited to, a menu of microcredentials, additional in-person academies, field experiences, and other advanced work. Each professional learning plan shall include at least one goal related to student academic growth or achievement, or both, and at least one goal for school climate. School administrators in elementary schools shall participate in early literacy and numeracy professional learning recommended by the superintendent for their individual schools as part of their high-quality professional learning plan.

(2) Commencing with the 2024-2025 school year, each new principal shall work with a principal mentor for two consecutive years. A principal mentor shall be selected based on his or her successful experience as a school leader and commitment to developing principal mentees in school leadership. A training program for principal mentors shall be developed, or selected, by the design team.

(3) No later than the fall of 2025, a year-long leadership academy shall be developed by the design team. The leadership academy shall be aligned to the Alabama Standards for School Leadership and Principal Leadership framework.

(4) No later than the fall of 2025, the design team, in partnership with a national expert, shall develop an evaluation system for all participating school administrators. The evaluation system shall be aligned to the Alabama Standards for School Leadership and Principal Leadership framework and shall include measures of student growth and achievement and all of the following domains for principal effectiveness:

a. Visionary leadership.

b. Instructional leadership.

c. Innovative leadership.

d. Managerial leadership.

e. Relational leadership.

(5) No later than July 1, 2024, the design team shall recommend to the superintendent a schedule for implementation of the program so that all principals shall have the opportunity to begin the program not later than the 2029-2030 school year.
Ala. Code § 16-24C-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24C / Section 16-24C-12
Section 16-24C-12 Appeals
Status: in_force

An employee who has attained tenure or nonprobationary status and has been denied a hearing before an employer subject to the requirements of this chapter may appeal for relief directly to the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings, Division of Administrative Law Judges, Office of the Attorney General. The chief administrative law judge shall appoint an administrative law judge to address the issues raised in the appeal. The appeal shall state facts sufficient to allow the judge to determine tentatively whether or not the employer has complied with this chapter in failing to accord the employee a hearing. The employer may answer or deny in writing the facts set out in the employee appeal and, if the employer fails to do so, the facts set out in the appeal shall be taken as true. The judge shall review the request of the employee and the answer or denial of the employer and shall determine, with or without a hearing, whether or not the employer has complied with this chapter in denying the employee a hearing as provided in this chapter. Based upon his or her findings, the judge shall either order a hearing before the employer or sustain the action taken by the employer. Any petition or application for judicial relief from the decision of the administrative law judge shall be filed in the circuit court of the county in which the principal administrative offices of the employer are located.
Ala. Code § 16-25-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-5
Section 16-25-5 Transfer of Membership in Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, Etc., of Janitors, Maids, Cafeteria Workers and Other Full-Time Employees in Public Education
Status: in_force

(a) The phrase “public education,” as used in this section, shall be construed as meaning and referring to any institution of learning supported wholly by public funds, regardless of whether such institution is under the control and supervision of the State Department of Education.

(b) All janitors, maids, cafeteria workers and any other full-time employees in public education, regardless of in what manner or on what basis paid, covered in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama under the provisions of Section 36-27-6 on October 1, 1975 shall be enrolled and transferred to the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama by their employer with all credit as has been established in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama.

(c) All janitors, maids, cafeteria workers and any other full-time employees in public education who are not members of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama under the provisions of Section 36-27-6 shall become members of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama, regardless of in what manner or on what basis paid, and shall be so enrolled by their employer; provided, that such persons may elect, within six months after October 1, 1975, to decline to become members of the Teachers’ Retirement System by filing a written notice with the Secretary-Treasurer of such system within said six-month period.

(d) Any person employed after October 1, 1975, as a janitor, maid, cafeteria worker or any other full-time employee in public education shall be deemed a teacher within the meaning of such word in the teachers’ retirement law and shall be enrolled in the Teachers’ Retirement System as a condition of employment, regardless of in what manner or on what basis paid.

(e) The accumulated contributions of each employee described in subsection (b) of this section shall be transferred to the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama and credited to the employee’s individual account in the Annuity Savings Fund under that system. As soon as practicable after the transfer of such employees, an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities under the Employees’ Retirement System on account of each employer of such employees shall be made. On the basis of said valuation, the actuary shall allocate the present assets of the Employees’ Retirement System attributable to each such employer, exclusive of the member’s accumulated contributions, as follows:

(1) An amount shall be allocated equal to the reserve required for retired employees and beneficiaries of deceased employees of the employer.

(2) Any remaining assets shall be allocated actuarially between the employees who shall have transferred to the Teachers’ Retirement System and the employees, if any, who remain as members under the Employees’ Retirement System.

The amount of assets allocated under subdivision (2) of this subsection to the members who shall have transferred to the Teachers’ Retirement System shall be transferred to that system and credited to the Pension Accumulation Fund of that system. If the employer continues to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System under Section 36-27-6, the actuary shall redetermine the accrued liability contribution rate payable by the employer on the basis of the remaining membership. If the employer does not continue to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System and the assets available for the allocation under subdivision (1) of this subsection are insufficient to cover the reserve for retired employees and beneficiaries of deceased employees of the employer, the employer shall pay to the Employees’ Retirement System the amount of the deficiency in a lump sum or, with the approval of the Board of Control, in installments over such period as the Board of Control may specify.

(f) Any liabilities created by the transfers in subsection (e) of this section shall be a continuing liability of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama and shall be included in the regular valuation of the Teachers’ Retirement System; liabilities and appropriations shall be made as determined in the teachers’ retirement law governing such valuation and appropriation.

(g) Any janitor, maid, cafeteria worker or any other full-time employee in public education who is employed in such capacity on or before October 1, 1975, and whose eligibility for membership in the Teachers’ Retirement System is subject to the provisions of this section, shall be entitled to receive credit for all eligible service creditable under the laws relating to the Teachers’ Retirement System, including prior service rendered by such member prior to October 1, 1975; provided, that such member shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers’ Retirement System, within six months after October 1, 1975, a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of such employment from September 1, 1941 to October 1, 1975, plus eight percent interest on such total contributions compounded annually from the date of such service.

(h) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, any employee who is transferred to the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama as provided in subsection (b) of this section shall be entitled to retire under said system to age 60 under the same conditions as provided by Section 36-27-18 with respect to members of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama. Any employee who is transferred to the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama as provided in subsection (b) of this section and who became a member of the Employees’ Retirement System prior to October 1, 1965, shall be entitled to a minimum annual retirement allowance upon retirement under the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama of $72.00 multiplied by the number of years of creditable service not in excess of 25 years in the event of service retirement or $54.00 multiplied by the number of years of his creditable service not in excess of 25 years in the event of disability retirement.

(i) It being the intent and purpose of subsections (b), (e) and (f) of this section to transfer the accruing liabilities as well as past service liabilities to the Education Trust Fund for those employees eligible for transfer and enrollment under this section in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama, no refunds to employing units shall be made in making such transfer.
Ala. Code § 16-25C-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25C / Section 16-25C-7
Section 16-25C-7 Contributions
Status: in_force

(a)(1) By July 1 of each year, the board, based on the funds appropriated by the Legislature for employer contributions to defined contribution savings plans for the ensuing fiscal year and the number of participants, shall determine the maximum amount of employer match contribution available for each participant. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to require the Legislature to appropriate an employer match or any other monies to the Employee Savings Plan.

(2) The employer match contribution as established in subdivision (1) shall be available to each participant in the plan and funded into the 401 plan established by the board for the participant.

(3) The board shall make a similar determination for employees of any other agency electing to participate in a defined contribution savings plan under this chapter whose employees are not included within an appropriation for employer contributions by the Legislature.

(4) Such agencies referred to in subdivision (3) may participate in the plan, subject to regulations of the board.

(b) Each participant shall contribute elective deferrals deducted from the participant’s compensation to a 457 deferred compensation plan or a 403(b) tax sheltered annuity plan as the participant’s contribution to a plan under this chapter.

(c) Each participant shall receive employer contributions into the 401 plan as specified in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of an amount equal to participant contributions into a 457 deferred compensation plan or a 403(b) tax sheltered annuity plan as specified in subsection (b). Such employer contribution shall not exceed the maximum employer match available for each participant as determined annually in subdivision (1) of subsection (a).

(d) The participant’s contribution, if any, and any employer’s match contribution shall be transmitted to the appropriate entity under subsection (c) of Section 16-25C-4. The employer shall transmit such contributions during each pay cycle as established by the employer.
Ala. Code § 16-60-338 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-338
Section 16-60-338 Funding
Status: in_force

The institute shall be funded by legislative appropriation to the Alabama State Board of Education - Two Year College System.
Ala. Code § 16-56-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 56 / Section 16-56-2
Section 16-56-2 Rights, Privileges, Responsibilities, Etc., of Corporation
Status: in_force

The corporation shall have all the rights, privileges, powers, and franchises necessary to the promotion of or the end of its creation and shall be charged with all corresponding duties, liabilities, and responsibilities. The headquarters of Troy University shall be in the City of Troy. The corporation may purchase, hold, lease, sell, convey, or in any other manner not inconsistent with the object or terms of the grant or grants under which it holds dispose of any property, or any interest in any property, real or personal, or any estate or interest therein, from any source, at any time and upon any terms, as it may deem in the best interest of the university. The corporation may also borrow money and incur other obligations at any time and under any terms it may deem in the best interest of the university.
Ala. Code § 16-60-22 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-22
Section 16-60-22 Date of Commencement of Operations of College; Selecting Location
Status: in_force

The junior college hereby authorized shall be established and ready for operation not later than September 1, 1963. The board of trustees, with the advice and consent of the State Superintendent of Education, shall decide exactly where in the above named counties the college shall be located. The board of trustees, for the purpose of ascertaining the most advantageous location for the college, may make such surveys as in its opinion are needed.
Ala. Code § 16-28-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-2
Section 16-28-2 Purposes of Article
Status: in_force

The purposes of this article are to secure the prompt and regular attendance of pupils and to secure their proper conduct, and to hold the parent, guardian or other person in charge or control of a child responsible and liable for such child’s nonattendance and improper conduct as a pupil, and to effect these purposes the chapter shall be liberally construed and the courts and those charged with the enforcement of its provisions are vested with a wide discretion in its administration.
Ala. Code § 16-25B-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25B / Section 16-25B-1
Section 16-25B-1 Election of Participation
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, any football coach employed by any public, four-year institutions of higher learning located in this state may elect to participate in the American Football Coaches Retirement Trust under the conditions provided herein.
Ala. Code § 16-1-44.2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-44.2
Section 16-1-44.2 Electronic Notification System
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Education shall implement an electronic notification system designed to allow local schools and local school systems to input specific information relating to school delays, early releases, shelter-in-place information, as well as other emergency-related information to be compiled in one central electronic repository that is accessible by the department and the Governor.

(b) The department shall implement the electronic notification system under subsection (a) by October 1, 2017.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that all local schools and local school systems use the electronic notification system implemented by the department as a means of relaying information as set forth in subsection (a).
Ala. Code § 16-9-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-4
Section 16-9-4 Misdemeanor to Print Name of Person Without Certificate on Ballot; Candidates
Status: in_force

Any person securing his name, or the name of another printed on a ballot as a candidate for, or nomination by a political party as a candidate for the office of county superintendent of education, without first there having been filed with the probate judge, as required by law, the certificate signed by the State Superintendent of Education that the person whose name is printed on the ballot holds a certificate of administration and supervision, and any officer permitting the printing on a ballot of the name of a person as a candidate for, or nomination by a political party as a candidate for the office of county superintendent of education when there has not been filed with the probate judge such certificate shall be subject to a penalty of $250.00, recoverable in the name of the state for the use of any school board first instituting an action therefor. Any resident of the county may institute an action for such recovery for any school board of the county. Before any person shall become an applicant for employment by a county board of education, as county superintendent of education, and before any person shall qualify as a candidate for or for the nomination of a political party as a candidate for the office of county superintendent of education for a county in which such officer is elected by the qualified voters of the county, such person shall file with the probate judge a certificate signed by the State Superintendent of Education that such person holds a certificate of administration and supervision as required by the law prescribing the qualifications of a county superintendent of education. At the grand jury of the county assembled next after making of such affidavits, the record of the same shall be submitted to the grand jury. In any prosecution for perjury under this section the record of the affidavit shall be admissible in evidence.
Ala. Code § 16-23-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23 / Section 16-23-11
Section 16-23-11 Institutes - Persons Not Attending Not Placed on Payroll
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any county superintendent of education or any superintendent of city schools to place the name of any person, subject to institute attendance, on his payroll during the period of six months following the close of the institute so held, who at the time said institute was held failed to attend or submit an excuse approved by the county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of schools as the case may be and accepted by the State Superintendent of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-13-108 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-108
Section 16-13-108 Elections
Status: in_force

(a) Elections for the purpose of voting special taxes for any school purpose or for school purposes generally under the constitution may be held at any time in accordance with law for one or more of the following purposes:

(1) Voting such tax where no such tax is being levied;

(2) Voting such tax for a period additional to the period for which the tax then being levied has been voted;

(3) Voting an additional rate of such tax where such tax has been voted at a rate less than the limit permitted by the constitution;

(4) Voting such tax for a different purpose from that for which the tax has already been voted and beginning with the fiscal year after such election, the purpose of the new election shall govern; provided, that the change of purpose for which a tax is voted shall not deprive the holders of outstanding warrants of their rights; or

(5) Voting such tax for the purpose of consolidation or enlargement of special tax districts; provided, that the holders of outstanding warrants shall not be deprived of their rights.

(b) No election for the voting of the tax shall be held which would authorize the tax for a period or aggregate periods which would cause the tax to become due and payable later than 30 years from the October 1 next after such election. All warrants heretofore or hereafter issued as preferred claims against a special tax under the constitution shall continue such claims against such tax until paid, whether such tax was voted at one time or from time to time and whether such tax was voted at the time the warrants were issued or thereafter.
Ala. Code § 16-13-234.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-234.1
Section 16-13-234.1 Funding Salary Increases Mandated by Legislature
Status: in_force

(a) Any local board of education receiving a hold harmless allowance as provided for in Section 16-13-234, may use part or all of the funds received by the local board from the Public School Fund for capital outlay allowance to pay the costs of any salary increase mandated by the Legislature, including the costs of fringe benefits, not covered by an adjustment to the hold harmless allowance.

(b) Prior to using its capital outlay allowance for salary increases mandated by the Legislature, including the costs of fringe benefits, the local board of education, by a majority vote, must adopt a resolution transferring the capital outlay allowance to the general fund of the local board and earmark the funds for salary increases and associated fringe benefits. The local board of education must also submit a copy of the resolution to the State Superintendent of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-36-24 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-24
Section 16-36-24 Department of Education and Purchasing Agent to Furnish Contracts from Which State-Owned Textbooks Can Be Purchased - Schools Operated Under Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-60-23 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-23
Section 16-60-23 Incorporation of College
Status: in_force

When a location for the college has been determined and the board has chosen a name for the college, the board of trustees shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate stating the name and location of the college and the names of persons currently serving as members of the board of trustees. Thereafter, the college shall be a body corporate under the name so filed, with the right to have and use a corporate seal, to sue and be sued in such corporate name in any of the courts of this state of competent jurisdiction as in the case of natural persons.
Ala. Code § 16-36-68 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-68
Section 16-36-68 Purchasing Textbooks and Accountability for Textbooks
Status: in_force

(a) The local boards of education, county commissions, and municipal councils or other governing boards of a municipality may appropriate funds for the purpose of creating local revolving funds to be used in securing and distributing textbooks and for the purpose of contributing to the expense of furnishing textbooks. These revolving funds shall be reimbursed from moneys received from sales of textbooks.

(b) Local boards of education, county commissions, and other like governing bodies of the counties or municipalities may appropriate funds for the purpose of purchasing textbooks for free distribution or for rental to the patrons of its public schools under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the respective local boards of education.

(c) All books contracted for shall be shipped upon purchase orders of the local boards of education. The publisher or publishing company shipping the books shall prepare triplicate invoices or bills for the books shipped. These invoices or bills shall be mailed to the local superintendent of education to whom the books are shipped.

(d) The local superintendent of education, upon receipt of any shipment of books as provided herein, shall forthwith determine if the shipment is in accordance with the invoices or bills. Payment shall be made by the local board of education for such purchase and charged against the Foundation Program funds distributed to the local board of education for such purposes or other funds available to the local board of education for such purposes.

(e) Each local board of education shall provide for the safe and dry storage and distribution of all new and used textbooks and, in the case of used textbooks, provide for the collection, storage, and maintenance, including necessary repairs, renovation, and fumigation. The local boards of education shall also provide for the repair of used textbooks and, in compliance with the advice of the State Board of Health, the occasion for and manner of fumigation of used textbooks so as to protect pupils from any diseases which may be transmitted through the reissue of such textbooks.

(f) The local superintendent shall maintain at all times an accurate and up-to-date inventory and shall keep on file such accounting records as may be required or as necessary.

(g) The state Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall make periodic audits of all accounting books and records pertaining to the textbooks which have been so furnished at state or local expense, requiring a complete accounting for all such textbooks as shown by the records.
Ala. Code § 16-25D-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25D / Section 16-25D-3
Section 16-25D-3 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) BENEFICIARY. Any individual who receives a pension, annuity, retirement allowance, or other benefit provided by Chapter 25.

(2) BOARD OF CONTROL. The Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System established pursuant to Section 16-25-2.

(3) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the state as may from time to time be provided by law.

(4) PERIODIC BONUS CHECKS. Periodic bonus checks granted by the Education Retirees’ Trust Fund to retirees and beneficiaries of the Teachers’ Retirement System.

(5) PERMITTED INVESTMENTS. All assets and properties in which the Retirement Systems of Alabama may invest as permitted by law.

(6) RETIRED EMPLOYEE. A former employee who is a participant in the Teachers’ Retirement System pursuant to Chapter 25 and who satisfies the definitions of retirement and teacher, support personnel, or employee as provided in Section 16-25-1.

(7) TRUSTEE. A trustee serving on the board of control.

(8) TRUST FUND. The Education Retirees’ Trust Fund created by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-22A-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22A / Section 16-22A-12
Section 16-22A-12 Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Violations. Any person convicted of any of the following actions under this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:

(1) Violating the confidentiality of records provisions.

(2) Violating lawfully adopted policies which are provided for in this chapter.

(3) Knowingly, willfully, and intentionally making or transmitting a false report or complaint against any current employee, current employee under review, or applicant without reason to believe the accuracy of such report or complaint.

(b) False information or failure to disclose. Any person who knowingly submits false information concerning past convictions on an application for employment may be subject to loss of employment under provisions for termination according to applicable existing statutes and to the loss of any certificate issued by the State Superintendent of Education under this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-17-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-17-8
Section 16-17-8 Location of Ancillary Improvements
Status: in_force

Any ancillary improvements of the authority may be located within or without or partially within and partially without the determining municipality, subject to the following conditions:

(1) No such ancillary improvements, or part thereof, shall be located more than 15 miles from the corporate limits of the determining municipality;

(2) In no event shall any ancillary improvements or part thereof be located within the corporate limits or the police jurisdiction of a municipality in this state other than the determining municipality, unless the governing body of such other municipality has first adopted a resolution consenting to the location of such ancillary improvements or part thereof in the corporate limits or in the police jurisdiction of such municipality; and

(3) No such ancillary improvements or part thereof shall be located in a county other than that (or those) in which the determining municipality (or part thereof) is situated unless the county commission has first adopted a resolution consenting to the location of such ancillary improvements or part thereof in such county.
Ala. Code § 16-6D-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6D / Section 16-6D-5
Section 16-6D-5 Innovative School System Requirements and Procedures
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to this chapter, to be considered as an innovative school system, a local school system shall successfully comply with the requirements and procedures set forth by the State Department of Education regarding school flexibility contracts, which include, but are not limited to:

(1) Submission to the State Department of Education of a letter of intent to pursue a school flexibility contract.

(2) Submission to the State Department of Education of a resolution adopted by the local board of education supporting the intent of the local school system to pursue a school flexibility contract.

(3) Submission to the State Department of Education of a document of assurance stating that the local board of education shall provide consistency in leadership and a commitment to state standards, assessments, and academic rigor.

(4) Submission to the State Board of Education of a resolution adopted by the local board of education supporting the flexibility contract proposal and the anticipated timeline of the local school system.

(b) Pursuant to State Board of Education rules, each local school system shall provide an opportunity for full discussion and public input, including a public hearing, before submitting a school flexibility contract proposal to the State Board of Education.

(c) A local school system shall ensure that its school flexibility contract proposal and innovation plan is easily accessible to the general public on the website of the local school system.

(d) No school flexibility contract proposal or innovation plan shall be used to allow the collection or dissemination of data in a manner that violates the privacy rights of any student or employee.
Ala. Code § 16-13-303 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-303
Section 16-13-303 Notes Not General Obligations; Source of Payment
Status: reserved

(a) Warrants issued under this article shall not be general obligations of the board issuing such warrants but shall be payable solely from the designated revenues or tax proceeds of the board which may be lawfully applied to the payment of indebtedness of such board, including funds derived from any one or more of the following sources:

(1) The proceeds of any ad valorem tax or taxes levied for the purpose of paying such warrants, or for educational or public school purposes, and paid, apportioned, allocated, or distributed to or for the benefit of the board.

(2) The proceeds of any privilege, license, or excise tax or taxes that may be paid, apportioned, allocated, or distributed to or for the benefit of the board.

(3) Any revenues of whatsoever kind or nature (including, without limitation, payments pursuant to agreements delivered pursuant to this article and payments in lieu of taxes) that may be paid, apportioned, allocated, or distributed to or for the benefit of the board by any governmental or taxing authority or public person pursuant to law or contractual agreement.

(b) Any board issuing any warrants hereunder shall specify, in the proceedings authorizing such warrants, the tax proceeds or revenues out of which such warrants are to be payable and may secure payment of the principal of, premium (if any) on, and the interest on, such warrants by a pledge of so much as may be necessary therefor of any of such tax proceeds or revenues.

(c) The pledge of any tax proceeds or other revenues for the payment of warrants issued by any board pursuant to this article, together with any covenants of such board relating to such pledge, shall have the force of contract between such board and the owners of such warrants. To the extent necessary and sufficient for making the payments secured by any pledge of pledged tax proceeds or revenues made pursuant to the provisions of this article, such pledged tax proceeds or revenues shall constitute a trust fund or funds which shall be impressed with a lien in favor of the owners of the warrants to the payment of which such tax proceeds or revenues are pledged. All warrants for which any pledge authorized by the provisions of this article may be made shall constitute preferred claims against that portion of the tax proceeds or revenues so pledged for the benefit thereof, and shall have preference over any claims for salaries or other operating expenses or any other purpose whatsoever. If more than one such pledge shall be made with respect to the same portion of any such tax proceeds or revenues, then such pledges shall take precedence in the order in which they are made; provided that, if in the proceedings authorizing any such warrants and making any such pledge therefor the board reserves the privilege of issuing additional warrants secured on a parity of pledge with the warrants authorized by the proceedings, then such additional warrants subsequently issued may be secured by such parity pledge in accordance with the provisions of the proceedings in which such privilege is reserved.

(d) Nothing in this article shall operate or be construed to authorize or permit any board to pledge, for the benefit of any warrants issued hereunder, any portion of the Foundation Program Fund moneys paid, apportioned, allocated, or distributed to it by law, or any portion of Public School Fund moneys paid, apportioned, allocated, or distributed to it by law, or any other revenues or tax proceeds of the State of Alabama paid, allocated, apportioned, or distributed to or for the benefit of such board.

(e) The proceeds of all taxes, and all revenues, of a board which are designated as a source of payment of, or pledged as security for, any warrants issued under this article may, after payment of the principal of, premium (if any) on, and interest on such warrants shall have been made, or provision made therefor, in any fiscal year be used for any lawful purpose.

(f) A board may issue warrants under this article payable from revenues of such board lawfully available therefor and secured by a pledge of tax proceeds on an equal and proportionate basis and parity of lien with outstanding warrants theretofore issued by such board pursuant to laws other than this article.
Ala. Code § 16-7-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 7 / Section 16-7-5
Section 16-7-5 Duties
Status: reserved

The commission is organized for the purpose of making the benefits of educational television available to and promoting its use by inhabitants of Alabama, and to this end it is hereby empowered and directed to survey, study and appraise the need for an overall plan for the use of television facilities available for noncommercial educational use in the state. The commission is specifically charged with the duty of controlling and supervising the use of channels reserved by the Federal Communications Commission to Alabama for noncommercial, educational use. It may designate the location of stations to utilize such channels and make rules and regulations governing the operation of such stations and the programs televised over such channels. The commission may own and operate television stations to utilize these channels, or it may contract with individuals, corporations, educational institutions or other governmental agencies for the operation of such stations. The commission is also authorized to own and operate radio stations to utilize the channels reserved for public radio within the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-13-71 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-71
Section 16-13-71 Terms and Conditions; Sale; Use of Proceeds
Status: in_force

(a) Warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of this article may bear such rate or rates of interest, not exceeding 12 percent per annum, payable semiannually (provided that the first interest payment date may be at any time not later than nine months after the date of such warrants), may be in such denomination or denominations, may have such maturity or maturities not exceeding 30 years from their date (provided that warrants payable, as to both principal and interest, out of the proceeds of any privilege, license or excise tax or taxes, may have a maturity or maturities not exceeding 40 years from their date), may be made redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the issuing board of education at such redemption price or prices and on such terms and conditions, may be payable at such place or places within or without this state, may be executed in such manner and may contain such terms and details not in conflict with the provisions of this article, all as the board of education issuing such warrants may provide in the proceedings wherein such warrants are authorized to be issued.

(b) All warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be sold in the manner required by the provisions of Section 16-13-96, for the sale of capital outlay warrants; provided, that the notice of public sale with respect to the sale of warrants issued hereunder that are not payable out of the proceeds of a county or district ad valorem tax shall, in lieu of stating whether a county or district tax is to be pledged therefor, briefly describe the tax to be pledged for payment of such warrants. No warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of this article may be sold for less than 95 percent of their face value plus accrued interest on such warrants from their date to the date of their delivery, nor shall any warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of this article be sold at a price which would yield more than 12 percent according to standard bond tables taking into account any premium or discount reflected in the sale price.

(c) The principal proceeds derived from the sale of any such warrants shall be used solely for the purpose for which they were authorized to be issued, including the payment of any expenses incurred in connection with the issuance thereof.
Ala. Code § 16-37-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 37 / Section 16-37-8
Section 16-37-8 City and County Boards of Education Authorized to Operate Jointly Vocational High Schools
Status: in_force

(a) In order to further develop the human and natural resources of this state and to correlate and make available information and training in local communities for instruction in such subjects as mechanics, home economics, industrial, livestock, poultry, horticulture, farming and dairying, and to provide exhibits of an educational and cultural nature, and to provide for lectures, extension courses from the state universities and colleges or other sources, the various city or counties or cities and county boards of education are hereby authorized to create vocational high schools.

(b) Any city or county board of education, or any combinations of city or county boards of education are hereby authorized by agreement to jointly or severally contract for the erection, maintenance and operation of vocational high schools and to contract for the construction by each for such sums as said boards may agree for said erection, maintenance and operation. Any such contracts shall be subject to approval by the State Board of Education.

(c) The governing body of any city or county shall have the authority to contribute to the erection, maintenance and operation of any vocational high school created under the provisions of this section.

(d) The governing body of any such school shall be authorized to receive any gift or donation or any appropriation from any source, including federal, state, county or municipality, and to comply with the provisions of any federal or state law, rule or regulation in order to receive funds therefrom, and to contract or comply with any such law, rule or regulation in order to be entitled to receive any such funds.

(e) No tuition shall be charged to resident pupils of the areas of the cooperating boards of education.

(f) The agreement providing for the erection, maintenance and operation of any such vocational high school shall provide for a staff, together with provisions for its appointment, removal and its powers, duties and authority; provided, that the same shall not conflict with the provisions hereof, or with the laws regulating the operation of public schools in the State of Alabama. The said agreement shall also provide for an advisory board, composed of one or more members of each cooperating board of education selected by that board, together with its powers and duties.
Ala. Code § 16-47-130 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-130
Section 16-47-130 Establishment
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established a collegiate school of nursing in the University of Alabama to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the purpose of providing a program of education and clinical training for the preparation of professional nurses. The school shall be autonomous under the direction of a dean, who shall be a nurse, and shall be known as the University of Alabama School of Nursing or by such other name as the said board of trustees shall hereafter designate.
Ala. Code § 16-13-331 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-331
Section 16-13-331 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education.

(2) ELIGIBLE TEACHER. A teacher employed by a local board who satisfies all the criteria for application in the program provided in this article.

(3) HARD-TO-STAFF SUPPLEMENT. The additional salary supplement available to participating teachers teaching in certain schools, as provided in Section 16-13-335.

(4) LOCAL BOARD. A city or county board of education.

(5) MATH or MATHEMATICS. Mathematics courses that appear in the Alabama Course of Study, including mathematics for grades 6-12 or other secondary mathematics courses as approved by the department.

(6) PARTICIPATING TEACHER. An eligible teacher who elects to participate in the program and who is recommended and approved for participation in the program, as provided in this article.

(7) PROGRAM. The Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program created by this article and administered by the department.

(8) SCIENCE. Science courses that appear in the Alabama Course of Study, including science for grades 6-12 or other secondary science courses, engineering, and computer science courses, as approved by the department.

(9) TEAMS. Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science.
Ala. Code § 16-30B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30B / Section 16-30B-4
Section 16-30B-4 Liability of School Employees
Status: in_force

A school employee shall be immune from suit and not liable for any civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in the supervision or rendering of services, care, or assistance to a student under this chapter, nor shall he or she be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act, or failure to act, to provide or arrange for further treatment, care, or assistance.
Ala. Code § 16-13-16 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-16
Section 16-13-16 Name of “Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund” Changed to “Education Trust Fund.”
Status: in_force

The name of the “Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund” is changed to the “Education Trust Fund.” All references to the “Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund” or the “Alabama Special Education Trust Fund” contained in the Code of Alabama 1975, are changed to the “Education Trust Fund.” All other laws, rules, regulations, and legal references of any kind to the “Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund” or the “Alabama Special Education Trust Fund” shall be changed to the “Education Trust Fund” when the Code of Alabama 1975 is next reprinted and as other laws, rules, regulations and legal references are appropriate, timely and economically feasible.

Any and all funds for public education which are dedicated to the Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund prior to and on October 1, 1996, shall continue to be deposited into the “Education Trust Fund.” It is not the intent of this section to redirect the deposit or expenditure of any funds earmarked for the public schools and colleges, nor is it the intent of this section to create a new fund for public schools or colleges. It is the intent of this section only to rename the primary education trust fund of the state from the “Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund” to the “Education Trust Fund”.
Ala. Code § 16-47-77 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-77
Section 16-47-77 Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards - Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards may adopt reasonable rules not inconsistent with the laws of this state as may be necessary for the regulation of its proceedings and for the discharge of the duties imposed on it.

(b) The board shall receive and review all applications for scholarships and loans, shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant, and shall be responsible for the further administration of the scholarships and loans, subject to the provisions of this article.

(c) The board shall annually calculate by geographic area a Dental Shortage Index by dividing the number of practicing dentists needed to meet the minimum number according to the federal standard used to determine Dental Health Care Professional Shortage Areas by the recommended minimum number of dentists for that geographic area.

(d)(1) Annually, on or before the first day of December, the board shall file a report on the condition, performance, and accomplishments of the awards programs to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the chairs of the House and Senate Health Committees, the chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation-Education and the House Ways and Means-Education Committee, the Deputy Director of the Legislative Services Agency-Fiscal Division, and the Finance Director.

(2) The board shall work with the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services to develop, track, and collect the data and information necessary for the report.

(e) Any appropriation made to the Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards or otherwise received by the board remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall remain with the board and shall not revert to any other fund.
Ala. Code § 16-40-1.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 40 / Section 16-40-1.1
Section 16-40-1.1 Instruction Mandated in Parental Resposibility, Education and High School Diploma Importance, and Study Skills; New Required Courses Not Established
Status: in_force

(a) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive, receive instruction in parental responsibilities. The content of the instructional program shall be determined by the State Board of Education.

(b) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive, receive instruction in the importance of an education and the consequences of not obtaining a high school diploma. The contents of the instructional program shall be determined by the State Board of Education. The instructional program shall offer information appropriate to each grade level and age and level of maturity of the student.

(c) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades kindergarten to 12, inclusive, receive instruction regarding how to study. The content of the instructional program shall be determined by the State Board of Education. The instructional program shall offer information appropriate to each grade level and age and level of maturity of the student.

(d) This section does not establish new required courses. The instructional programs required by this section shall be included in existing required courses as determined by the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-17-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-17-10
Section 16-17-10 Bonds of Authority
Status: reserved

(a) All bonds issued by the authority shall be signed by its chairman and attested by its secretary, and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto, and any interest coupons applicable to the bonds of the authority shall be signed by the said chairman; provided, that a facsimile of the signature of one, but not both, of said officers may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such bonds in lieu of his manually signing the same, a facsimile of the seal of the authority may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such bonds in lieu of being manually affixed thereto and a facsimile of the signature of the chairman of the authority may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such interest coupons in lieu of his manually signing the same.

(b) Any such bonds may be executed and delivered by the authority at any time and from time to time, shall be in such form and denominations and of such tenor and maturities, shall contain such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter and shall bear such rate or rates of interest, payable and evidenced in such manner, as may be provided by resolution of its board.

(c) Bonds of the authority may be sold at either public or private sale in such manner and at such price or prices and at such time or times as may be determined by the board to be most advantageous.

(d) Any bond having a specified maturity more than 10 years after its date shall be made subject to redemption at the option of the authority at the expiration of 10 years from its date and on any interest payment date thereafter at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and in such manner as may be provided in the resolution of the board wherein it is authorized to be issued.

(e) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued or obligations assumed by the authority may at any time (whether before, at or after maturity) and from time to time be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds of the authority, which may be sold by the authority at public or private sale at such price or prices as may be determined by its board to be advantageous, or which may be exchanged for the bonds or other obligations to be refunded.

(f) The authority may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which its board may deem necessary and advantageous in connection with any financing done by it.

(g) Issuance by the authority of one or more series of bonds for one or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds in connection with the same ancillary improvements or any other ancillary improvements, but the resolutions whereunder any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize and protect any prior pledge or mortgage and deed of trust made for any prior issue of bonds unless in the proceedings authorizing such prior issue the right was reserved to issue subsequent bonds on a parity with such prior issue.

(h) All bonds issued by the authority shall be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable solely from a specified source.

(i) All obligations created or assumed and all bonds issued or assumed by the authority shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority and shall not create an obligation or debt of the state or of any county or municipality; provided, that the provisions of this sentence shall not be construed to release the original obligor from liability on any bond or other obligation assumed by the authority. Any bonds issued by the authority shall be limited or special obligations of the authority payable solely out of the revenues of the authority specified in the resolutions authorizing those bonds. Any such proceedings may provide that the bonds therein authorized shall be payable solely out of the revenues derived from the operation or lease of all ancillary improvements owned by the authority, or solely out of the revenues from the operations or lease of any part of such ancillary improvements, regardless of the fact that those bonds may have been issued with respect to or for the benefit of only certain particular ancillary improvements of the authority.

(j) The authority may pledge for the payment of any of its bonds the revenues from which such bonds are payable, either with or without a pledge of any lease agreement and the rentals therefrom covering the ancillary improvements from which revenues so pledged shall be derived and may execute and deliver a trust indenture evidencing any such pledge or a mortgage and deed of trust conveying as security for such bonds the ancillary improvements or any part thereof, the revenues or any part of the revenues from which are so pledged.

(k) Any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture made by the authority may contain such agreements as the board may deem advisable respecting the operation, maintenance and lease of the property and the use of the revenues subject to such mortgage and deed of trust or affected by such trust indenture and respecting the rights, duties and remedies of the parties to any such instrument and the parties for the benefit of whom such instrument is made.
Ala. Code § 16-60-337 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-337
Section 16-60-337 Student Admittance; Programs Required
Status: in_force

(a) The institute shall admit students who have successfully graduated from an accredited high school with a diploma or obtained its equivalent and who have demonstrated potential for future leadership and the institute shall develop this potential to help support the leadership needs of the State of Alabama and the nation. The institute shall retain its tradition of rigorous academics supplemented by a demanding military and physical training regimen that precludes admittance of students with significant academic deficiencies, a history of drug/alcohol abuse, behavioral or emotional issues, and/or the need for significant accommodations.

(b) The institute shall offer athletic programs, music, drama, art, and co-curricular programs that contribute to the well-rounded graduate.
Ala. Code § 16-1-11.3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-11.3
Section 16-1-11.3 Autonomy of Nonpublic Schools - Applicability of Statutory Requirements
Status: in_force

Each nonpublic school, including private, church, parochial, and religious schools, offering educational instruction in grades K-12, as well as home-schooling entities, shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 28 of this title, relating to school attendance; Chapter 22A of this title, the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999; and Chapter 7 of Title 38, relating to criminal history background checks on persons responsible for children, the elderly, and the disabled.
Ala. Code § 16-27-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 27 / Section 16-27-3
Section 16-27-3 Safety Inspections by State School Bus Inspectors; Reporting and Remedying Deficiencies; Records and Reports
Status: in_force

(a) Safety inspections provided for in the rules hereinabove mentioned shall be made by authorized, qualified State Department of Education employees and shall be made at least once each year and more often when, in the judgment of the State Superintendent of Education, such inspections should be made. The state Director of Public Safety shall advise and consult with the State Department of Education relative to the type and manner of inspections to be made and the scheduling thereof. When a safety check by a state school bus inspector indicates that a bus does not meet the safety standards set up by the State Board of Education, the inspector shall immediately report this fact to the local board of education using such bus. The report shall define the deficiency and prescribe the immediate status of the bus regarding its use; and any bus found by the inspector to be unsafe for operation shall not be used to transport pupils until appropriate repairs have been made. Any restrictions placed on a school bus by an official inspector can be lifted only:

(1) When a follow-up inspection reveals that the deficiency has been removed; or

(2) When the local superintendent of education certifies to the State Department of Education that the prescribed repairs or corrections have been made.

(b) Records and reports relative to such inspections and corrections shall be made on forms prescribed by the State Board of Education. Such records and reports shall be maintained on file by the local board of education for a minimum period of one year.
Ala. Code § 16-61D-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 61D / Section 16-61D-4
Section 16-61D-4 Powers and Duties
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2013-68, §9, effective March 19, 2013.
Ala. Code § 16-39-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 39 / Section 16-39-11
Section 16-39-11 Transportation
Status: in_force

When authorized by regulations of the State Board of Education in lieu of the amount calculated on the basis of average daily membership otherwise authorized by law, there shall be allowed from the Education Trust Fund appropriation for transportation for each bus used exclusively for the purpose of transporting eight or more pupils classified as exceptional children who are unable to ride regular school buses 80 percent of the cost of such transportation, and a proportionate amount shall be allowed for a vehicle used exclusively for the transportation of a smaller number of exceptional children in average daily membership as prescribed by regulations of the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-9-32 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-32
Section 16-9-32 Payrolls - Preparation
Status: in_force

(a) The county superintendent of education shall, at such times and in such manner as directed by the county board of education and approved by the State Superintendent of Education, prepare his payroll or payrolls for the payment of teachers, employees, bills and other items authorized by the county board of education. The State Board of Education shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations governing the time, manner and method of preparing such payrolls, and such rules and regulations shall be binding on all to whom they are made applicable.

(b) The county superintendent of education, unless otherwise directed under the authority of subsection (a) of this section, at the end of each scholastic month following the date fixed for the opening of the schools in the county shall prepare a payroll covering all teachers and employees payable by the scholastic month; and at the end of the calendar month shall prepare a payroll covering all teachers, employees, bills and items authorized by the county board of education payable by the calendar month.
Ala. Code § 16-60-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-1
Section 16-60-1 State Vocational Technical School at Mobile Designated Southwest State Technical Institute
Status: in_force

The school located at Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama and presently known as State Vocational Technical School shall hereafter be designated and known as Southwest State Technical Institute.

The State Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to change the name of such school as herein prescribed and to cause appropriate markers to be placed so designating it.
Ala. Code § 16-53-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 53 / Section 16-53-1
Section 16-53-1 Body Corporate
Status: in_force

The Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, by virtue of their respective offices, and the trustees appointed pursuant to Section 16-53-3 and their successors in office are hereby constituted and shall be a body corporate under the name of The University of West Alabama, as successor to Livingston University.
Ala. Code § 16-13-310 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-310
Section 16-13-310 Obligations Under Contractual Agreements
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the request of a public person who shall have issued or incurred obligations for the benefit of a board and for a purpose or purposes for which a board could issue warrants under this article, and upon compliance with the following terms and conditions, a board may undertake, pursuant to a contractual agreement with such public person, to pay such amounts to, or for the account of, such public person at such times and in such amounts as shall be sufficient to pay all, or such portion as such board and such public person shall determine, of the principal of, premium (if any), and interest on such obligations when and as due and payable.

(b) The obligations of a public person which a board is authorized to support by a contractual agreement under subsection (a) shall be in such denomination, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate, be subject to redemption, and contain such other terms, as are authorized or required for warrants issued by a board under this article.

(c) Any contractual agreement delivered by a board under this article shall be payable solely from, and secured by, the funds and revenues of such board described in this article which such board could apply to the payment of warrants issued by such board under this article.

(d) Prior to the delivery of any contractual agreement under this article, a board shall obtain the written approval of the State Superintendent for the terms thereof in the form and manner required by the State Superintendent therefor and such approval shall be essential to the validity and enforceability of such contractual agreement.
Ala. Code § 16-25-33 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-33
Section 16-25-33 Term Life Insurance Fund; Payment of Benefits; Funding
Status: in_force

(a) A separate fund to be known as the Term Life Insurance Fund is hereby established within the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama. Such fund shall consist of all monies paid by the employers for term life insurance, and of the investment earnings of such monies and all such funds shall be used only for the payment of benefits provided by this section.

(b) Commencing October 1, 1995, upon proof satisfactory to the board of the death of a contributing member who is a full-time employee there shall be paid in the form of a term life insurance benefit the sum of $15,000. On account of the death of a part-time employee, the benefit provided herein shall be prorated based on the employee’s percent of full-time employment. This benefit shall be paid to the designated beneficiary on file with the Teachers’ Retirement System. For purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed a contributing member if (1) he or she is in active pay status at the time of death or (2) he or she dies within 90 days of being in active pay status.

(c) The Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall determine annually the amount to pay the cost of the benefits provided in this section as a percentage rate of earnable compensation of members required to be paid to the Teachers’ Retirement System. The employers’ payment on account of the benefits provided in this section shall be paid in the same manner and from the same source of funds as is provided in Section 16-25-21, it being the intent of the Legislature that the cost of providing the benefits provided for in this section shall be distributed from all funds in proportion to the salaries paid therefrom for active members.
Ala. Code § 16-36-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-11
Section 16-36-11 Annual Advertisement for Sealed Bids by State Board of Education; Specimen Copies to Accompany Bids; Furnishing and Disposition of Sample Books
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-17-16 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-17-16
Section 16-17-16 Earnings of Authority
Status: in_force

The authority shall be a nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, association or corporation; except, that in the event the board of directors of the authority shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds and other obligations of the authority, then any net earnings thereafter accruing shall be paid to the determining municipality or to an educational institution to construct, operate or maintain ancillary improvements, as the board of directors may direct by resolution.
Ala. Code § 16-13-216 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-216
Section 16-13-216 Exemption from Taxation
Status: in_force

All notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, all interest paid thereon and all income derived therefrom shall forever be exempt from all state, county, municipal and other taxation under the laws of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-65A-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 65A / Section 16-65A-7
Section 16-65A-7 Sunset Provision
Status: reserved

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-444, EFFECTIVE MAY 17, 2024.
Ala. Code § 16-30C-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30C / Section 16-30C-1
Section 16-30C-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and shall be cited as the Seizure Safe Schools Act.
Ala. Code § 16-24-64 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-24-64
Section 16-24-64 Full-Time Teachers to Be Employed for Positions of at Least 20 Class Hours Per Week
Status: in_force

Part-time employment shall not be used in such manner as to replace full-time personnel or teaching positions. At any time should the number of class hours of part-time personnel in any grade or subject in school equal or exceed 20 hours per week, a full-time teacher shall be employed. The superintendent shall diligently attempt to fill the position as soon as practicable and in accordance with Section 16-22-15. The local superintendent shall keep a record of efforts made to find a qualified teacher, and that record shall be open for public inspection. In the event no qualified applicant is found to fill the vacancy, the superintendent shall immediately re-post the position and notify the State Department of Education and the professional organization, as defined in Section 16-1-30 of the vacancy so that each may publicize the opening. The part-time teacher or teachers may remain in the position for the duration of the school year in which the hiring of a full-time teacher becomes necessary, or until the board approves the hiring of a full-time replacement, whichever comes first. No part-time teacher may be hired to teach in a position from which a full-time teacher resigned or was terminated, unless the teaching unit was subject to reduction-in-force based upon declining enrollment in the grade or subject taught by the full-time teacher.
Ala. Code § 16-47-34 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-34
Section 16-47-34 Powers Generally
Status: in_force

The board of trustees has the power to organize the university by appointing a corps of instructors, who shall be styled the faculty of the university, and such other officers as the interest of the university may require; to remove such instructors or officers, and to fix their salaries or compensation, and increase or reduce the same at their discretion; to institute, regulate, alter or modify the government of the university, as it may deem advisable; to prescribe courses of instruction, rates of tuition and price of board and regulate the necessary expenses of students; and to confer such degrees as are usually conferred by similar institutions. It may delegate to the faculty of the university, or other officers, such powers and functions in the government of the students and in the administration of the affairs of the university as it may deem proper; but in no case shall any person be authorized to receive, hold or disburse any funds of the university without having first given bond, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties; and no person shall be excluded from the full benefit of the University Fund or placed at any disadvantage in the pursuit of his studies who possesses the requisite literary or other qualifications and is willing to submit to the discipline prescribed for the students.
Ala. Code § 16-1-20.6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-20.6
Section 16-1-20.6 Released Time for Student Participation in Religious Instruction. (Amended by 2026-376)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-376, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Released Time Credit Act.

(b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) That the United States Supreme Court, in its decision in Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306 (1952), upheld the constitutionality of released time programs for religious instruction for public school students during the school day.

(2) That the United States Constitution and state law allows local school districts to offer religious released time education for the benefit of public school students.

(3) That the purpose of this section is to incorporate a constitutionally acceptable method of allowing school districts to offer released time classes and, in grades where credit is earned, to award students elective credit for classes taken during the school day in released time programs.

(c) As used in this section, the term released time means a period of time during the school day when a student is allowed to participate in an elective course in religious instruction, conducted off school district property, by a private entity.

(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt and each local board of education may implement a policy for a student to attend released time as an elective course if all of the following are satisfied:

(1) The parent or guardian of the student gives written consent.

(2) The sponsoring entity maintains attendance records and makes them available to the public school the student attends.

(3) The sponsoring entity makes provisions for and assumes liability for the student who is excused for released time.

(4) No public funds are expended other than de minimis administrative costs.

(5) No public school personnel are involved in providing the religious instruction.

(e) In grades where credit is earned, a student who participates in released time may earn elective course credit for participation, as provided by rules adopted by the State Board of Education for elective courses. Credit awarded may not exceed normal credit given for an elective course in the particular school system. The State Board of Education shall also adopt minimum standards for class attendance necessary to qualify for credit.

(f) A student who participates in religious instruction for elective credit during released time shall be credited with time spent as if the student attended school, and the time shall be calculated as part of the actual school day.

(g) Transportation to and from the place of released time, including transportation for any student with disabilities, is the complete responsibility of the sponsoring private entity, parent, guardian, or student and may not be arranged, coordinated, or provided for by public school personnel.

(h) No student may be released from a required core curriculum class to attend released time.
Ala. Code § 16-28B-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28B / Section 16-28B-9
Section 16-28B-9 Adoption of Local Policies
Status: in_force

Each local board shall establish a policy in compliance with this chapter on or before July 1, 2010. Each local policy or model policy adopted by a local board or the department, respectively, shall be consistent with this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-5-101 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-101
Section 16-5-101 Administration of Article; Funding; Rulemaking Authority
Status: in_force

(a) This article shall be administered by the commission in consultation with the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers. (b) A percentage not to exceed 10 percent of any annual appropriations received by the program may be expended for the operation and administrative requirements provided in this article. (c) The requirements of this article are contingent upon available funding for the program. (d) The commission, in consultation with the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers, may adopt rules for the administration and implementation of this article.

(b) A percentage not to exceed 10 percent of any annual appropriations received by the program may be expended for the operation and administrative requirements provided in this article.

(c) The requirements of this article are contingent upon available funding for the program.

(d) The commission, in consultation with the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers, may adopt rules for the administration and implementation of this article.
Ala. Code § 16-36-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-10
Section 16-36-10 Adoption to Be for Period of Six Years; Contract to Exclude Communist Authors; Expiration of Contracts to Be Stabilized
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-9-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16-9-12
Section 16-9-12 Full-Time Office; Salary; Expenses
Status: in_force

(a) The county superintendent of education shall devote his or her entire time to pubic school business, unless authorized to engage in outside employment by the county board of education. In counties in which the maximum salary of the county superintendent of education is not fixed by law, the county superintendent of education shall receive such compensation, including salary and travel expenses, as the county board of education shall direct.

(b) Commencing on July 1, 2021, in counties where superintendents of education are elected by a direct vote of the qualified electors, the salary for the office is not required to be fixed before the beginning of the term of office.
Ala. Code § 16-33A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33A / Section 16-33A-6
Section 16-33A-6 Grant Procedures and Requirements
Status: in_force

(a) Availability of grants. Grants shall be available to eligible students and shall be paid to approved institutions on behalf of and to the credit of such students, without regard to place of residence within the State of Alabama, age, race, color, creed, sex or national origin, and shall be paid out of funds appropriated in the annual budget.

(b) Application for grants. Grants may be applied for by any eligible student wishing to receive same, through an approved institution in which he is enrolled or plans to enroll, pursuant to procedures to be devised and implemented by the ACHE.

(c) Approval and award of grants. The ACHE shall not approve any grant until there has been received from an appropriate officer of an approved institution in which an applicant is enrolled, a certification that the applicant is an eligible student. Upon receipt of a proper certification of eligibility, the ACHE shall remit, within a reasonable time, such grant to the approved institution in which an applicant is enrolled on behalf of and to the credit of the applicant. Upon awarding a grant, the ACHE shall issue a certificate evidencing the award to the student involved and shall forward a copy to the institution that is to receive the grant on behalf of and to the credit of the student.

(d) Renewal of grants. Each grant shall be renewable annually for the number of semesters or quarters (or their equivalent) normally required by the institution for the course of study in which the individual student is enrolled, not to exceed five academic years or until such earlier time as the student receives a baccalaureate degree, or has expended 10 semesters or 15 quarters (or their equivalent) of enrollment. The ACHE shall grant a renewal only upon the student’s annual application and upon verification that the student remains an eligible student as defined in this chapter.

(e) Revocation of grants. If a student on whose behalf and to whose credit a grant has been made shall fail to comply with the established rules and regulations in respect to such grant, or shall fail to obtain the minimum level of achievement prescribed for the retention of such grant, or shall for any reason fail to enroll in or be expelled or suspended from an approved institution, the ACHE may, upon appropriate evidence, revoke such grant. In such case, the institution shall reimburse the program for the amount of such grant. A student may again become eligible for a grant when all requirements for eligibility have been met.
Ala. Code § 16-60-111.7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-111.7
Section 16-60-111.7 Appointment of Faculty and Staff; Qualifications
Status: in_force

The presidents of the community and technical colleges shall appoint the faculty and staff of the community and technical colleges according to qualifications prescribed by the board and such other regulations which may be adopted by the board.