Ala. Code § 16-22A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22A / Section 16-22A-13
Section 16-22A-13 Liability
Status: in_force

An authorized employer shall not be liable in any action for damages solely for failure to conduct a criminal history background information check on an educational employee pursuant to this chapter if such failure is due to reasonable time constraints of background check backlogs, nor shall the state or political subdivision thereof, nor any agency, officer, or employee thereof, be liable in any action for damages for the failure of a qualified entity to take action adverse to an individual who was the subject of a criminal history background information check. Neither the State Superintendent of Education, the State Department of Education, nor any agent thereof shall be liable in civil court in an action for damages arising out of any suitability determination. Nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver of any sovereign or qualified immunity.
Ala. Code § 16-22A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22A / Section 16-22A-2
Section 16-22A-2 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

Under the National Child Protection Act of 1993, Public Law 103-209, 42 U.S.C. 5119, et seq., the states are required to implement a computerized information system to provide child abuse crime information through the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Criminal History Record Information System and may conduct a nationwide criminal history background information check for the purpose of determining whether an individual who will have unsupervised access to children is suitable for employment or has been convicted of a crime that bears upon the fitness of the individual to teach or have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children as defined in this chapter.

The Legislature finds that there is a compelling state interest and it is in the best interest of the children of Alabama to protect them from those persons who may inflict physical or mental injury or abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation, or maltreatment or other mistreatment upon children. Therefore, in establishing the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the implementation of a system that allows the State Superintendent of Education, local boards of education, and other nonpublic schools to ensure that prospective employees and current employees are suitable for employment and have not been convicted of a crime that bears upon their fitness to teach or to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children as defined in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-26A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26A / Section 16-26A-6
Section 16-26A-6 Extracurricular Activities; Participation in Activities of Mobile County School System
Status: in_force

Whenever possible, the school shall offer such extracurricular activities as may be found in any public secondary school in the state. The Mobile County public school system shall, to the extent practicable and allowable by law, allow the students of the school to participate in any extracurricular activities the system may offer which the school cannot.
Ala. Code § 16-17A-18 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17A / Section 16-17A-18
Section 16-17A-18 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

In support of and in furtherance of the powers granted in Section 16-17A-8, the Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(1) Authorities organized under this chapter and its university affiliates are performing essential public functions on behalf of the state, the sponsoring university, and other governmental entities in the state.

(2) The nature and scope of the powers conferred on authorities and their university affiliates by this chapter are such as may compel each authority and each university affiliate, in the course of exercising its powers or by virtue of such exercise of such powers, to engage in activities itself or in collaboration with public or private entities and individuals that may be characterized as anticompetitive or may result in the acquisition or maintenance of monopoly power within the meaning of state and federal antitrust laws or otherwise may have the effect of displacing competition in the provision of hospital, physician, or other health care-related services.

(3) In carrying out its public health mission through the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter, including, without limitation, the collaborative activities expressly authorized by this chapter, an authority and its university affiliates, as well as the public or private entities and individuals with which they collaborate, shall be immunized from liability under the federal and state antitrust laws to the fullest extent allowed by law.

(4) As an expression of the public policy of the state with respect to the displacement of competition in the field of health care, each authority and each university affiliate, when exercising its powers under this chapter, acts as an agency or instrumentality of its university and as a political subdivision of the state, and as such, neither an authority nor its university affiliate shall be subject to what has come to be known in relevant antitrust jurisprudence as active supervision by the state in order to enjoy immunity from the application of state and federal antitrust laws.
Ala. Code § 16-25-11.10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-11.10
Section 16-25-11.10 Purchase of Credit for Prior Service Rendered to Employer Who May Join System Pursuant to Section 16-25-10.7 but Has Not Elected to Participate
Status: in_force

(a) Active and contributing members of the Teachers’ Retirement System may claim and purchase service credit in the system not to exceed eight years for any period of prior service while they were full-time employees of an employer who is authorized to join the system pursuant to Section 16-25-10.7, but has not elected to participate. The certification of any prior service claimed by the members 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 (b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no member of the system 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.

(b) Any member who is eligible to purchase service credit in the Teachers’ Retirement System under subsection (a) shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the system, within one year from July 31, 1995, for the claimed service, a sum equal to a percentage of his or her current annual earnable compensation or average final compensation, whichever is greater. The applicable percentage shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions, as required by the most recent actuarial valuations, for each year of service credit purchased.
Ala. Code § 16-43-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 43 / Section 16-43-2
Section 16-43-2 Teacher’s Report on Display
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2001-472, p. 629, § 10, effective August 1, 2001.
Ala. Code § 16-47A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47A / Section 16-47A-3
Section 16-47A-3 Programs, Facilities, and Services; Mission and Objectives of the University
Status: in_force

(a) Athens State University shall provide, maintain, and operate public higher education programs and facilities dedicated to the preparation of students. The university shall provide educational services for the greater community including advanced education for mature students, private citizens, and service men and women, in a manner that does not violate or cause a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the United States Constitution. The university shall provide an academic, cultural, and social environment that fosters individuality and develops productive members of society. The mission of the university shall be accomplished by providing services to students and the greater community through the utilization of university staff and facilities and through superior teaching, scholarship, creative activities, and public service.

(b) The overriding mission of the university, unique in Alabama higher education, is to be a university serving the upper division needs of transfer students.

(c) The university may provide onsite academic instruction on the campuses of those community colleges where the senior institution in whose service area or areas the community college is located is unable or unwilling to provide the onsite instruction.

(d) Resulting from and inherent in the mission of the university are a number of ongoing goals that the board, from time to time, may affirm on the basis of recommendations of the president of the university; however, the mission of the university, unique in Alabama higher education, shall remain limited to serving the upper division needs of transfer students. The university shall only offer strategic graduate programs approved by Alabama Commission on Higher Education with the intent to avoid duplication of programs by other state universities and colleges.

(e) The annual objectives of the university, as determined by the president of the university, shall be consistent with the ongoing goals and mission of the university.
Ala. Code § 16-24B-54 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24B / Section 16-24B-54
Section 16-24B-54 Assistant Administrative Officers; Duties
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the authority of the chief executive officer and the employing board or participating employing board, an assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall assist his or her supervisor with the supervision of the daily operation and management of personnel, finances, facilities, and other matters of the school or campus for which the assistant administrative officer or contract assistant administrative officer is responsible. An assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall assist with the administrative responsibility and instructional leadership, as directed by the chief executive officer or his or her supervisor, consistent with the policies of the employing board or participating employing board, for the planning, management, operation, and evaluation of the education program of the school system, department, and each school or campus, or both, under the responsibility of the assistant administrative officer or contract assistant administrative officer.

(b) An assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall observe all rules, policies, and procedures relative to the operation of the public schools as established by applicable law, rule, and standard of both the State Board of Education and the employing board or participating employing board.

(c) An assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall perform all other duties assigned by the chief executive officer, consistent with the policies of the employing board or participating employing board and the law.

(d) An assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer, if asked by his or her supervisor, shall make written advisory recommendations to the chief executive officer or his or her supervisor, or both, regarding the appointment, assignment, promotion, transfer, and cancellation of the contracts of all personnel assigned to the school system, department, and any school or campus under his or her responsibility. Advisory recommendations are not binding upon the chief executive officer or the supervisor of the assistant administrative officer or the contract assistant administrative officer, and the chief executive officer shall have final authority for all personnel assignments within the applicable school system.
Ala. Code § 16-46C-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46C / Section 16-46C-4
Section 16-46C-4 Participation in Extended Learning Opportunities
Status: in_force

Commencing with the 2021-2022 school year, the State Board of Education and each local board of education and public charter school shall routinely inform students and their parents of the ability to earn credit for participating in extended learning opportunities. Employees of the State Board of Education, local boards of education, and public charter schools may assist students and their parents in completing any enrollment processes required for participating in approved extended learning opportunities. Permission is not required from the local board of education or public charter school in which the student is enrolled and attending for a parent to enroll his or her student in any approved extended learning opportunity; however, before participating in an extended learning opportunity, both parent and student shall sign an agreement detailing all program requirements, in a form provided by the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-43-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 43 / Section 16-43-3
Section 16-43-3 Teachers Not Displaying Flag Not Allowed Public Funds
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2001-472, p. 629, § 10, effective August 1, 2001.
Ala. Code § 16-52-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 52 / Section 16-52-5
Section 16-52-5 Board of Trustees - Quorum
Status: in_force

Six members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present.
Ala. Code § 16-36-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-6
Section 16-36-6 Local Textbook Selection Committee - Adoption to Be for Period of Six Years; Limitation on Textbook Replacement; Report of Local Superintendent
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-10-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 10 / Section 16-10-10
Section 16-10-10 Sanitary Conditions Maintained by Trustees
Status: in_force

The board of school trustees shall see that the rest rooms connected with the school are kept clean, comfortable and in a sanitary and hygienic condition.
Ala. Code § 16-30B-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30B / Section 16-30B-1
Section 16-30B-1 Development and Administration of Plans
Status: in_force

A Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan shall be developed and administered in accordance with this chapter in order to provide guidance to schools, school nurses, a terminally ill or injured student to whom the plan applies, and the student’s parents or guardians, with regard to the care provided to that student and expectations for attendance or participation in school-sponsored activities.
Ala. Code § 16-12-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-12-1
Section 16-12-1 Appointment, Compensation, and Removal; Vacancies
Status: in_force

(a) The city board of education shall appoint a city superintendent of schools to hold office at the pleasure of the board. The city superintendent of schools shall receive such compensation as the city board of education shall direct. The city board of education may remove the city superintendent of schools for incompetency, immorality, misconduct in office, willful neglect of duty, or when, in the opinion of the board, the best interests of the schools require such action.

(b) Within 90 days after the occurrence of a vacancy, the city board of education shall announce, in a regularly or specially called meeting, a proposed process and time-line for posting and selecting a superintendent. Notice of a vacancy in the position of an appointed city superintendent of education shall be posted by the city board of education. The notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place at each school campus and worksite at least 30 calendar days before the position is to be filled. The notice shall remain posted until the position is filled and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Job description and title.

(2) Required qualifications.

(3) Salary range.

(4) Information on where to submit an application.

(5) Information on any deadlines for applying.

(6) Any other relevant information.

(c) The board may adopt or continue policies which are not inconsistent with this section. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the position of an appointed city superintendent of education, the city board of education may appoint an interim superintendent to serve for up to 180 days. The interim superintendent shall satisfy the minimum qualifications required for service as a city superintendent of education. The city board of education, pertaining only to the interim superintendent’s position, shall not be required to post the position. The adoption of additional policies shall comply with the requirements and procedures of Section 16-1-30.

(d) A vacancy in the position of city superintendent shall be filled by the board within 180 days after such a vacancy occurs.

In the event such vacancy is not filled by the city board of education within 180 days, the state superintendent shall withhold state warrants until the vacancy is filled unless the board, to the satisfaction of the state superintendent, exhibits good faith and reasonable effort in progress toward selecting a superintendent.

(e) Substantive, willful violation of the notice requirements of this section shall void any related employment action taken by the board.
Ala. Code § 16-60-311 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-311
Section 16-60-311 Exemptions from Taxation
Status: in_force

(a) All assets and properties of the center, the income therefrom, and all other income of the center are exempt from any form of taxation in the State of Alabama whether imposed by the state, a county, or a municipality.

(b) All gifts, grants, devises, and bequests to the center by individuals, associations, corporations, and other business entities are exempt from all county and municipal taxes, and are deductible from state income taxes in accordance with Section 40-18-15 and other applicable law.
Ala. Code § 16-46B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46B / Section 16-46B-4
Section 16-46B-4 Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards
Status: in_force

(a) Before the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, the department shall develop and the board shall approve, pursuant to Chapter 35 of this title, a rigorous K-12 course of study for digital literacy and computer science and shall consider existing computer science frameworks and content standards including, but not limited to, the K-12 computer science framework and the K-12 computer science content standards developed by the Computer Science Teachers Association.

(b) To ensure continuity in early learning, the department and the Department of Early Childhood Education may form a committee to create developmentally appropriate technology content standards for prekindergarten students.
Ala. Code § 16-1-2.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-2.1
Section 16-1-2.1 New School Construction to Include Approved Safe Space or Hallway
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing on July 1, 2010, any new contract awarded for the construction of a new public school, unless the school has an Alabama Building Commission approved safe space or hallway, shall include an Alabama Building Commission approved safe space or hallway.

(b) The State Department of Education shall coordinate with the Alabama Building Commission and develop, promulgate, and enforce any rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
Ala. Code § 16-17A-16 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17A / Section 16-17A-16
Section 16-17A-16 Audits
Status: in_force

(a) Each authority shall engage a firm or firms of certified public accountants to conduct an annual audit of the financial affairs of the authority. Each audit shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

(b) The board shall submit all audits required by subsection (a) to the sponsoring university as promptly as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the authority.
Ala. Code § 16-30D-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30D / Section 16-30D-3
Section 16-30D-3 Adoption of Guidelines; Cardiac Arrest Symptoms and Warning Signs Information Sheet
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt guidelines to inform and educate student athletes, parents, and coaches about the nature and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest, including the risks associated with continuing to participate in or practice an athletic activity after experiencing symptoms, as outlined by the required training.

(b) The board shall develop a cardiac arrest symptoms and warning signs information sheet to be provided to each student athlete participating in an athletic activity. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, before any student athlete may participate in any athletic activity, the student athlete and his or her parent or guardian shall sign and return to the student athlete’s school an acknowledgement form acknowledging their receipt and review of the information sheet. The acknowledgment form shall be developed by the AHSAA for its member schools and the AISA for its member schools. As part of the student athlete’s eligibility requirements, a new acknowledgment form shall be signed and returned to the applicable school at the beginning of each school year in which the student athlete intends to participate in an athletic activity. Each acknowledgment form shall be kept in the school’s online eligibility software program.

(c) In developing guidelines and materials, the board may use educational materials created by Simon’s Heart for the purpose of educating student athletes, parents, and coaches about sudden cardiac arrest.

(d) The board, the AHSAA, and the AISA shall post any guidelines or materials developed pursuant to this article on the publicly accessible website of the entity.
Ala. Code § 16-13-365 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-365
Section 16-13-365 Accountability Plan and Report Requirements
Status: in_force

(a) Each LEA shall produce an accountability plan and report that: (1) Establishes goals for the achievement of qualifying students in weighted categories. These goals shall be in alignment with the student achievement goals established in Alabama’s plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) or its successors, and guidance provided by the department; (2) Describes the LEA’s planned expenditures at the system and school level for student groups receiving weighted allocations through the RAISE Fund; and (3) Provides an analysis on the previous years progress on student groups receiving weighted allocations through the RAISE Fund and any needed revisions to spending. This shall begin for the Fiscal Year 2027 budget. (b) The report required by this section must be submitted to the department by November 1, 2026, and each November 1 thereafter until the unified application created pursuant to Section 16-13-368 is implemented. Beginning no later than the 2028-2029 school year, the report shall be submitted using the unified application created pursuant to Section 16-13-368. Prior to the unified application becoming available, the department shall provide an accountability plan and report format for LEAs to submit information outlined in this section. (c) The department shall add a section to the department’s Education Report Card website established pursuant to Chapter 6C of Title 16 where additional funding for each student group that receives a weighted allocation through the RAISE Fund is reported alongside the academic outcomes of students from those groups on state summative assessments. This section shall be added to the department’s Education Report Cards for the state, every LEA, and every school. The following should be reported: (1) Academic outcomes shall be disaggregated by each student group that receives a weighted allocation through the RAISE Act and include both academic achievement and growth on state summative assessments. (2) Total and per-pupil funding disaggregated by each student group that receives a weighted allocation through the RAISE Act.

(1) Establishes goals for the achievement of qualifying students in weighted categories. These goals shall be in alignment with the student achievement goals established in Alabama’s plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) or its successors, and guidance provided by the department;

(2) Describes the LEA’s planned expenditures at the system and school level for student groups receiving weighted allocations through the RAISE Fund; and

(3) Provides an analysis on the previous years progress on student groups receiving weighted allocations through the RAISE Fund and any needed revisions to spending. This shall begin for the Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

(b) The report required by this section must be submitted to the department by November 1, 2026, and each November 1 thereafter until the unified application created pursuant to Section 16-13-368 is implemented. Beginning no later than the 2028-2029 school year, the report shall be submitted using the unified application created pursuant to Section 16-13-368. Prior to the unified application becoming available, the department shall provide an accountability plan and report format for LEAs to submit information outlined in this section.

(c) The department shall add a section to the department’s Education Report Card website established pursuant to Chapter 6C of Title 16 where additional funding for each student group that receives a weighted allocation through the RAISE Fund is reported alongside the academic outcomes of students from those groups on state summative assessments. This section shall be added to the department’s Education Report Cards for the state, every LEA, and every school. The following should be reported:

(1) Academic outcomes shall be disaggregated by each student group that receives a weighted allocation through the RAISE Act and include both academic achievement and growth on state summative assessments.

(2) Total and per-pupil funding disaggregated by each student group that receives a weighted allocation through the RAISE Act.
Ala. Code § 16-6A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6A / Section 16-6A-2
Section 16-6A-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them by this section:

(1) A.C.H.E. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education.

(2) BOARD or BOARD OF EDUCATION. The State Board of Education.

(3) COMMISSION. The Governor’s Educational Reform Commission created by this chapter.

(4) CRITICAL NEEDS AREAS. Those curriculum and teaching areas where there is an urgent need for action. These areas include mathematics, science, computer education and other areas to be identified from time to time by the State Board of Education.

(5) IN-SERVICE EDUCATION. The training of regularly certified education professionals who hold positions in the public schools of the state.

(6) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. County and city boards of education and the school systems over which these boards of education have authority.

(7) PLAN FOR EXCELLENCE. A Plan for Excellence; Alabama’s Public Schools, a report to the Alabama State Board of Education, Governor George C. Wallace, President and to the Legislature and people of Alabama dated January 12, 1984.

(8) SUPERINTENDENT. The Alabama State Superintendent of Education.

(9) PUBLIC EDUCATION. For purposes of this chapter, public education means kindergarten through the twelfth grade.
Ala. Code § 16-13-187 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-187
Section 16-13-187 Ballots
Status: in_force

The ballots used in said election shall have printed at the top the purpose of such election and, if a tax is proposed to be levied, there shall be printed at the top the rate of such proposed tax, the time such tax is proposed to be continued and that it is to be used for public school purposes. Where the election is only for a proposed tax levy, directly underneath such statement at the top of the ballot in plain type shall be printed on different lines the words, “For proposed taxation,” “Against proposed taxation”; and, where the election is for consolidation of school tax districts or a school tax district and adjacent territory and proposed taxation, there shall be so printed the words, “For proposed consolidation and taxation,” “Against proposed consolidation and taxation.” A blank must be left directly to the left of each line so that the voter may indicate his choice by a cross mark directly to the left and in front of the line expressing his choice.
Ala. Code § 16-22A-30 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22A / Section 16-22A-30
Section 16-22A-30 Criminal Background Information Checks of Current Public Employees
Status: in_force

(a) A criminal history background information check shall be conducted on all current public certified employees and all current public noncertified employees employed by a local employing board, and any State Department of Education personnel, as determined by the State Superintendent of Education, who have unsupervised access to and provide education, training, instruction, or supervision for children in an educational setting.

(b) Each current public certified employee and current public noncertified employee employed by a local employing board shall be notified by the State Department of Education that the State Superintendent of Education will provide a suitability determination, based upon convictions, pending criminal charges, and suitability criteria for public employment, to his or her local employing board. Each current public certified employee and current public noncertified employee shall also be notified by the State Department of Education of his or her right to obtain a copy of the criminal history background information reports, challenge the accuracy and completeness of any information contained in the reports, to supply additional information on his or her behalf to the State Department of Education, and obtain a prompt determination as to the validity of such challenge before a final suitability determination regarding the current public certified employee and current public noncertified employee is made by the State Department of Education. Any personnel action taken against a current public certified employee or current public noncertified employee shall be in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws as well as any adopted applicable local policies or procedures.

(c) Any fee required in conjunction with a criminal history background information check of a public current employee shall be paid by the State Department of Education, subject to Section 16-22A-34.
Ala. Code § 16-13-189 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-189
Section 16-13-189 Electors
Status: in_force

Where the election is for the entire county, all persons who are at the time of such election qualified electors of the county, or where the election is held for a school tax district all persons who at the time of such district election are qualified electors of the district and reside in such district shall be qualified electors to participate therein. Any person who participates in any such election or any person who votes in any such election without being so qualified shall upon conviction be fined not over $500.00.
Ala. Code § 16-33C-23 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33C / Section 16-33C-23
Section 16-33C-23 Actuary Deficits
Status: in_force

The PACT Board is expressly authorized to negotiate, accept, and implement a legally binding resolution with PACT purchasers and beneficiaries to address any actuarial deficit in the PACT Trust Fund, which includes all powers granted elsewhere in this chapter and all other powers necessary or convenient under this section.
Ala. Code § 16-26B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26B / Section 16-26B-2
Section 16-26B-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education.

(2) SCHOOL. The Alabama School of Fine Arts.

(3) SCHOOL BOARD. Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

(4) STATE BOARD. The State Board of Education.

(5) STATE SUPERINTENDENT. The State Superintendent of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-44A-32 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44A / Section 16-44A-32
Section 16-44A-32 Powers and Duties of Board
Status: in_force

In furtherance of the purposes of the trust, the board of trustees shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Accept gifts, contributions, donations of funds or land, bequests, grants, appropriations, membership fees, or other forms of financial assistance for educational and other purposes in furtherance of this article, from any federal entity, from the state, its agencies and various political subdivisions, or any public or other entity, any and all of which are hereby authorized to grant any of the foregoing forms of assistance, or from any private person, foundation, corporation, or other agency, and to comply with any rules and regulations concerning grants by the federal government or other grantors, which are not in contravention of the Constitution and laws of this state or the United States. In fulfillment of its statewide civic educational mission, the trust may enter into cooperative agreements with local, state, regional, national, and federal agencies, departments, foundations, and institutions to provide educational programs and classroom support in the critical academic areas of history, civics, government, citizenship, and related subjects, and it shall be deemed eligible as a local educational agency within the meaning of 20 U.S.C. § 8801(18) for the sole purpose of applying for and receiving such federal and private support. Such funds and support are expressly appropriated to the trust and shall be used for the purposes provided by the grantor.

(2) Enjoy and exercise any powers and duties, not inconsistent with this article, which are authorized to nonprofit corporations under Title 10.

(3) Enter into any agreements as it deems necessary to finance or refinance or refund indebtedness which has been used to finance any property, equipment, or facility used for its educational mission, including entering contracts with a local or municipal public educational building authority as a qualified “educational institution” within the meaning of Chapter 18 of this title. For the purpose of repayment of the obligations, any and all of the sources of funds available to it as provided in subdivision (1) above and elsewhere in Act 2001-970, and proceeds of the local Shelby County revenues levied and appropriated to the trust by Act 98-659, or as may otherwise be made available to it above are hereby irrevocably pledged to that purpose and appropriated therefor in sums as necessary by this article. The indebtedness or obligations shall not be deemed or constitute in any way obligations of the State of Alabama.

(4) Create membership categories and establish dues. The trust shall be open to members from anywhere in the United States, it being the intent to network and share ideas on how to enhance citizenship education for young people.

(5) Establish and administer its financial accounts, and deposit its funds in any bank qualified to serve as a local or state public depositary. It shall engage an annual audit by a certified public accountant and furnish a copy of the audit to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

(6) Engage the services, by employment or otherwise, of a part-time or full-time executive director, who shall be the chief administrative officer, and fix the term and make provisions for compensation and any allowances or benefits as it may provide. The officer shall serve as secretary of the trust and execute all documents for the trust, and shall employ or contract for any necessary personnel or assistance and terminate, whenever necessary, any personnel or other assistance, and fix the terms for assistance, within the overall budget approved by the board. The personnel shall be reimbursed for travel in the same manner provided for public employees, provided the travel is approved in advance by the executive director.

(7) Adopt a resolution and authorize execution of agreements on terms and conditions as required by the Board of Control of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, for the employees of the trust to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, which may include provisions related to prior creditable service of employees of the trust and the American Village Public Education Building Authority. The trust is hereby deemed a public or quasi-public organization of the state within the meaning of Section 36-27-6, et seq. Provided the employer costs shall not devolve on the State of Alabama but shall be the sole responsibility of the Citizenship Trust.

(8) Engage in cooperative agreements or contracts with public and private entities for purposes compatible with the trust agreement and this article.

(9) Delegate to the executive director any and all powers and duties necessary to aid in the efficient administration of the policies of the board. The board may authorize the executive director to administer a private nonprofit foundation in support of the trust.

(10) File an annual report with the Governor, Legislature of Alabama, and members.

(11) Board members shall not be compensated for their services, but shall be entitled to the same expense and per diem authorized to state employees, for official board business as approved by the chair of the board.
Ala. Code § 16-3-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-1
Section 16-3-1 Composition; Election; Term of Office
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall be composed of the Governor as an ex officio member and eight members elected from districts provided by general law. Members of the board shall serve for terms of four years each, and the member from each district shall be elected by the qualified electors of the district at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of the member, as designated by the board, representing such district on the board and every four years thereafter. Each member shall hold office from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next after his or her election and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
Ala. Code § 16-42-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 42 / Section 16-42-1
Section 16-42-1 Counties and Cities Authorized to Undertake Research into History of State
Status: in_force

The county commissions and the governing bodies of all municipalities in the State of Alabama are hereby authorized and empowered to promote education by undertaking research into the history of the State of Alabama, its several counties and municipalities, its coastline and boundaries and the territory included therein, its geological deposits, agricultural and marine data, its rivers, streams and harbors, its history from the earliest times and especially during the colonial period, A.D. 1519 to A.D. 1815, and such general historical data and information, and to effect the completion of translations of such data and information where such old official records are in foreign languages, and to effect the publication of these records for the free distribution to public libraries, school libraries and to the college and university libraries within the State of Alabama and for the further diffusion of knowledge in reference to the history and resources of the State of Alabama and its several counties and municipalities and the encouragement in general of historical work and research in all colonial records of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-13-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-7
Section 16-13-7 Appropriation of Federal Government Funds to Foundation Program Fund
Status: in_force

In addition to all other funds appropriated for the public schools of the state there is hereby appropriated to the Foundation Program Fund for each fiscal year any and all funds which may be made available to the State of Alabama by the federal government or any instrumentality thereof for financing a foundation education program or for the support and maintenance of public schools; provided that any federal funds made available for vocational education shall be and are hereby appropriated to the State Board of Education for vocational education.
Ala. Code § 16-4-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-7
Section 16-4-7 Publication of Laws, Rules, Etc.; Examination of Reports, Expenditures, Etc
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and publish the school laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and such other pamphlets as will stimulate public interest, promote the work of education and foster in teachers professional insight and efficiency. He shall receive and examine all the reports required under the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and, in person or through his assistants, shall examine the expenditures and accounts of county boards of education and of boards of education of cities under a city board of education, and shall supervise their business methods.
Ala. Code § 16-47-221 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-221
Section 16-47-221 Creation, Administration, and Funding
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established the Alabama Physician’s Assistant Service Program. The program shall be administered by the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards created in Section 16-47-121. The Program shall be funded by direct appropriation from the Education Trust Fund.
Ala. Code § 16-22-13.3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-13.3
Section 16-22-13.3 Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Adjustments
Status: in_force

(a) Pay increases, FY 2005-06. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science for disbursement to the employees thereof funds based on the criteria established in this section. It is not the intent of this section to make appropriations, but the appropriations required by this section shall be made in the annual budget act for the public schools and colleges for the designated fiscal years.

(1) CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2005, and each year thereafter, each certificated employee at all city and county school systems and the teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District shall receive a six percent salary increase. Each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be increased by the amounts below for fiscal year 2005-06, the State Minimum Salary Schedule shall reflect the following percentage increases: Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 6.0% 2 3 but less than 6 6.0% 3 6 but less than 9 6.0% 4 9 but less than 12 6.0% 5 12 but less than 15 6.0% 6 15 but less than 18 6.0% 7 18 but less than 21 6.0% 8 21 or greater 6.0%

All certified employees, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees, shall be guaranteed pay increases in the amounts indicated above for their years of experience and degrees earned and the corresponding pay increases shall be reflected in the appropriate local salary schedule and paid to each certificated employee. The provisions and requirements of this section shall be in addition to the provisions of Section 16-13-231.1, relating to the State Minimum Salary Schedule. Each certificated employee shall be properly placed on the local salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public education service, either in-state or out-of-state, which shall be not less than the amounts appropriated for the State Minimum Salary Schedule. The employee shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed for the 2005-06 fiscal year in addition to any state or local step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The local board of education shall transmit to the State Department of Education the appropriate notice of the earned advanced degree for each employee in a timely fashion; thereafter, the employee shall be paid for the advanced degree as soon as the degree is certified to the State Department of Education as being earned. The annual budget act for public education shall contain an appropriation of at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each teacher who has successfully completed the certification process offered by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Payment for passing the NBPTS test shall be appropriated from the Education Trust Fund and shall be given to the qualified teacher. The pay increase provided in this section shall apply only to the portion of an employee’s salary as provided under the State Minimum Salary Schedule and shall not require a pay increase on any local supplement.

(2) EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL (K-12). A six percent salary increase shall be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion personnel, employed for the 2005-06 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 2004-05 fiscal year, except employees covered under the state Merit System at the Department of Youth Services School District. Each governing body of authority shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule shall be increased to reflect a six percent pay increase which shall be given to the person employed for the 2005-06 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each job.

(3) AIDB. For the fiscal year 2005-06, employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall receive pay increases which shall be in excess of their salaries received during the 2004-05 fiscal year. The increases shall be as follows:

a. Certificated. The salary schedule for certificated employees shall be revised to reflect at least the following amount of raises: Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 6.0% 2 3 but less than 6 6.0% 3 6 but less than 9 6.0% 4 9 but less than 12 6.0% 5 12 but less than 15 6.0% 6 15 but less than 18 6.0% 7 18 but less than 21 6.0% 8 21 or greater 6.0%

b. Support. A six percent salary increase shall be given to each support worker employed by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. A separate salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each job.

c. Miscellaneous requirements. The AIDB board shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule for fiscal year 2005-06 shall be increased to reflect the pay increases above to be given to each person employed for the 2005-06 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. The raises contained in this subsection shall be paid to each employee.

(4) TWO-YEAR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. The State Board of Education shall revise all salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to reflect an increase of six percent for the 2005-06 fiscal year. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed in addition to any step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The Postsecondary Education Department shall take proper steps to ensure that employees on all salary schedules, including the C-3 schedules, are given full credit for prior work experience in the public schools and colleges, and shall take care to ensure proper placements on the salary schedules. Placement on the revised salary schedules shall be in accordance with the employee’s length of service in public education. No pay increase shall be given to any two-year postsecondary employee in excess of six percent, except as specifically provided in this section. In addition, the State Board of Education shall add Step 25 to all salary schedules if the conditional appropriation contained in the education appropriation act for fiscal year 2006 is released or any other funds become available to fund Step 25.

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

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

(2) EXTENDED WORK. Public K-12 school employees on contracts which extend beyond 182 days shall be given a pro rata salary increment for each day or partial day of work extending beyond 182 days.

(3) LOCAL INCREMENT. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or increase on the State Minimum Salary Schedule for teachers as provided in this section shall be exclusive of any local pay increase granted or due to teachers under provisions of any local salary schedule. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or pay increase required by this section for public school support personnel shall be in addition to any pay increase due or granted to the employees under provisions of any local salary schedules. The pay raise provisions of this section shall not apply to any salary supplements granted by local boards of education, bonuses earned for certification by the NBPTS, or the federal portion of the salary paid to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructor employed by a local school board.

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

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

(6) LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. The pay raise provisions of this section shall not apply to superintendents of education of any school system. Any pay increase given to the superintendent shall be by recorded vote of the governing body of authority.

(7) CAREER-TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. There shall be no cutbacks or decreases in the Career-Technical Programs of any board as a result of this or any preceding pay raise act of the Legislature. Neither the salaries nor the number of career technical employee positions are to be reduced or diminished in any manner or method as a result of the passage of this section or any prior act after the 1995 fiscal year granting pay increase to any employee of the board. It shall be strictly prohibited for any board or chief executive officer to take monies from the Career-Technical Program to finance, in whole or in part, the programs or the salaries of the employees in the Career-Technical Program of the board, and the State Board of Education shall take care to protect the viability of the Career-Technical Programs of each board.
Ala. Code § 16-37-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 37 / Section 16-37-2
Section 16-37-2 Treasurer Custodian of Federal Funds; Disbursement of State Money
Status: in_force

The Treasurer is hereby designated and appointed custodian of all moneys received by the state from the appropriations made by the act of Congress accepted in Section 16-37-1, and he is authorized to receive and to provide for the proper custody of the same and to make disbursements thereof in the manner provided in the act and for the purpose therein specified. He shall also pay out any moneys appropriated by the State of Alabama for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter upon the order of the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-22-13.10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-13.10
Section 16-22-13.10 Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Adjustments
Status: in_force

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2021-2022. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Board of Directors for the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science and for disbursement to the employees thereof funds based on the criteria established in this section. It is not the intent of this section to make appropriations, but the appropriations required by this section shall be made in the annual Education Trust Fund budget section for the designated fiscal year.

(1) CERTIFIED PERSONNEL (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021, and each year thereafter, each certificated employee at all city and county school systems and the teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District shall receive a two percent salary increase. Each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be increased by the amounts below for fiscal year 2021-2022, the State Minimum Salary Schedule shall reflect the following percentage increase:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 2.00% 2 3 but less than 6 2.00% 3 6 but less than 9 2.00% 4 9 but less than 12 2.00% 5 12 but less than 15 2.00% 6 15 but less than 18 2.00% 7 18 but less than 21 2.00% 8 21 or greater 2.00% 9 24 but less than 27 2.00% 10 27 or more 2.00%

All certificated employees, including the Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees, shall be guaranteed pay increases in the amounts indicated above for their years of experience and degrees earned and the corresponding pay increases shall be reflected in the appropriate local salary schedule and paid to each certificated employee. The provisions and requirements of this section shall be in addition to the provisions of Section 16-13-231.1, relating to the State Minimum Salary Schedule. Each certificated employee shall be properly placed on the local salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public education service (either in-state or out-of-state), which shall be not less than the amounts appropriated for the State Minimum Salary Schedule. The employee shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed for the 2021-2022 fiscal year in addition to any state or local step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The local board of education shall transmit to the State Department of Education the appropriate notice of the earned advanced degree for each employee in a timely fashion; thereafter, the employee shall be paid for the advanced degree as soon as the degree is certified to the State Department of Education as being earned.

(2) EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL (K-12). A two percent pay increase, beginning with the fiscal year 2021-2022, shall be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion personnel, employed for the 2021-2022 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 2020-2021 fiscal year, except employees covered under the state’s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services District. Each governing body or authority shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule shall be increased to reflect a two percent pay increase beginning with fiscal year 2021-2022, which shall be given to the person employed full-time for the 2021-2022 fiscal year and each year employed full-time thereafter. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by two percent beginning with fiscal year 2021-2022. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed.

(3) AIDB. For the fiscal year 2021-2022, employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall receive a pay increase which shall be in excess of their salaries received during the 2020-2021 fiscal year. The increase shall be as follows:

a. Certificated. The salary schedule for certificated employees shall be revised to reflect at least the following percentage increase beginning with the fiscal year 2021-2022:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 2.00% 2 3 but less than 6 2.00% 3 6 but less than 9 2.00% 4 9 but less than 12 2.00% 5 12 but less than 15 2.00% 6 15 but less than 18 2.00% 7 18 but less than 21 2.00% 8 21 or greater 2.00% 9 24 but less than 27 2.00% 10 27 or more 2.00%

b. Education Support Personnel (K-12). A two percent pay increase, beginning with the 2021-2022 fiscal year, shall be given to each support worker employed full-time by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed. The pay increase in this section shall be incorporated into the support employees’ salary schedules. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by two percent for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

c. Miscellaneous Requirements. The AIDB board shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule for fiscal year 2021-2022 shall be increased to reflect the pay increase above to be given to each person employed for the 2021-2022 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. The pay increase contained in this subsection shall be paid to each employee.

(4) TWO-YEAR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. The Board of Trustees of the Community College System shall revise all salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to reflect an increase of two percent for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed in addition to any step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The Postsecondary Education Department shall take proper steps to ensure that employees on all salary schedules are given full credit for prior work experience in the public schools and colleges, and shall take care to ensure proper placements on the salary schedules. Placement on the revised salary schedules shall be in accordance with the employee’s length of service in public education. No pay increase shall be given to any two-year postsecondary employee in excess of two percent, except as specifically provided in this section.

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

a. Fiscal Year. All salaries and salary increases which are established by the State Board of Education shall be paid in full to each person employed before the end of the applicable fiscal year as defined in Section 16-1-1.

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

c. Local Increment. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or increase on the State Minimum Salary Schedule for teachers as provided in this section shall be exclusive of any local pay increase granted or due to teachers under provisions of any local salary schedule. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or pay increase required by this section for public school support personnel shall be in addition to any pay increase due or granted to the employee under provisions of any local salary schedules. The pay increase provisions of this section shall not apply to any salary supplements granted by local boards of education, bonuses earned for certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, or the federal portion of the salary paid to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructor employed by a local school board.

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

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

(b) The pay increase granted in this section shall begin in fiscal year 2021-2022 and continue in subsequent years. Nothing in this section shall authorize additional pay increases in subsequent years.
Ala. Code § 16-13-282 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-282
Section 16-13-282 Purpose of Article
Status: in_force

(a) It is the goal of the Governor and the Legislature to raise Alabama’s non-salaried expenditures per public school student to the national average in conjunction with this commitment to teachers’ salaries.

(b) It is the goal of the Governor and the Legislature to continue and enhance Alabama’s financial support for public institutions of higher education, support personnel in public schools and retirees in the Teachers’ Retirement System in conjunction with this commitment to teachers’ salaries and non-salaried expenditures per student.
Ala. Code § 16-25D-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25D / Section 16-25D-9
Section 16-25D-9 Construction of Article
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to define or otherwise grant any right or privilege to periodic bonus checks or other pension benefits to any person other than those periodic bonus checks, rights, and privileges previously or already granted to employees and retired employees and their beneficiaries by the Teachers’ Retirement System pension plan. The rights and privileges, if any, shall be governed by the terms of the pension plan, if any. This chapter is not intended to assure or deny any existing or future employee or retired employee, or any of their beneficiaries or any other person of any right of employment or entitlement to any periodic bonus check or to otherwise restrict the ability of the state to modify or eliminate any existing or future increase benefit.
Ala. Code § 16-24-63 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-24-63
Section 16-24-63 Posting of Positions
Status: in_force

The local board of education shall post all part-time positions in accordance with Section 16-22-15.
Ala. Code § 16-50-25 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 50 / Section 16-50-25
Section 16-50-25 Vacancies in Office
Status: in_force

Any vacancy in the office of trustee occurring during the recess of the Legislature shall be filled by appointment of the Governor from the same category in which the vacancy occurred. Such appointee shall hold office until the next session of the Legislature, when the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate. A trustee appointed to fill a vacancy by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, shall hold office during the unexpired term.
Ala. Code § 16-26E-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26E / Section 16-26E-4
Section 16-26E-4 Board of Trustees - Composition; Terms
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a board of trustees for the school. The board of trustees shall be composed of the following members:

(1) An assistant state superintendent in charge of curriculum development with the department, or his or her designee.

(2) The Chief Executive Officer of Whitfield Regional Hospital, or his or her designee.

(3) The Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama Hospital Association, or his or her designee.

(4) The Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama Nursing Home Association, or his or her designee.

(5) The President of the University of West Alabama, or his or her designee.

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

(7) The President of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, or his or her designee.

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

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

(10) The Chair of the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation Board of Directors.

(11) The Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, or his or her designee.

(12) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee, or his or her designee.

(13) Eight members to be appointed by the Governor, one member from each congressional district and one member appointed at large, who shall be a resident of Marengo County. Five of the eight members appointed by the Governor shall have a background in healthcare, public health, or healthcare administration. The other three members appointed by the Governor may include appointees with backgrounds in academia, government, business, or other career fields that provide a strong basis for service. The Governor shall make his or her appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state.

(b) The terms of the eight members appointed by the Governor shall be for six years, except for original appointees who shall serve staggered terms with three appointees serving two years, three appointees serving four years, and two appointees serving six years. The terms of the initial members who are elected officials, or their respective designees, shall commence with their appointment, run concurrently with their terms of office, and shall end when their successors take office. The terms of members who are not serving by virtue of an elected office shall commence with their appointment and shall end when their successor is appointed. All members may succeed themselves. No member shall be appointed for more than three consecutive full terms.
Ala. Code § 16-12-16 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 12 / Section 16-12-16
Section 16-12-16 Nomination, Removal, Etc., of Teachers, Employees, Etc
Status: in_force

The city superintendent of schools shall nominate in writing for appointment by the city board of education all principals, teachers, supervisors, attendance officers, janitors and all other employees of the board and shall assign to them their positions, transfer them as the needs of the schools require, recommend them for promotion, suspend them for cause and recommend them for dismissal, subject to the provisions of Chapter 24 of this title.

All persons so nominated for teaching or supervising positions shall hold certificates issued by the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-40A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 40A / Section 16-40A-2
Section 16-40A-2 Minimum Contents to Be Included in Sex Education Program or Curriculum. (Amended by Act 2026-577)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-577, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) Any program or curriculum in the public schools in Alabama that includes sex education or the human reproductive process shall, at a minimum, include and emphasize the following:

(1) Abstinence from sex is the only completely effective protection against unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and infections, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) when transmitted sexually.

(2) Abstinence from sex outside of marriage is the expected social standard for unmarried school-age persons.

(b) Course materials and instruction that relate to sexual health education or sexually transmitted diseases and infections shall be age-appropriate and medically accurate.

(c) Course materials and instruction that relate to sexual health education or sexually transmitted diseases and infections, if available, shall include all of the following elements:

(1) An emphasis on sexual abstinence as the only completely reliable method of avoiding unintended teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

(2) The emphasis shall be on the importance of delaying sexual activity and discouraging risky sexual behavior.

(3) Statistics based on the latest medical information that indicate the degree of reliability and unreliability of various forms of contraception, while also emphasizing the increase in protection against pregnancy and protection against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV infection, which is afforded by the use of various contraceptive measures.

(4) Information concerning the laws relating to the financial responsibilities associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and child rearing.

(5) Information concerning the laws prohibiting sexual abuse, the need to report such abuse, and the legal options available to victims of sexual abuse.

(6) Information on how to cope with and rebuff unwanted physical and verbal sexual exploitation by other persons.

(7) Psychologically sound methods of resisting unwanted peer pressure.

(8) Comprehensive instruction in parenting skills and responsibilities, including the responsibility to pay child support by non-custodial parents, the penalties for non-payment of child support, and the legal and ethical responsibilities of child care and child rearing.

(d) Parents or guardians shall be given advanced, written notification of the teaching of any sex education or of the human reproductive process. Upon request and prior to distribution to students, the school shall make available to parents or guardians the sex education curriculum.
Ala. Code § 16-13A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13A / Section 16-13A-9
Section 16-13A-9 Reserve Funds
Status: in_force

(a) A local board of education shall develop a plan to establish and maintain a minimum reserve fund equal to one month’s operating expenses. Also, a local board of education shall develop a plan to replenish its reserve fund after any withdrawal is made pursuant to subsection (b).

(b) Local boards of education are authorized to expend such reserve funds if either of the following occur:

(1) The Governor declares proration in the Education Trust Fund.

(2) Total state funds appropriated by the Legislature to the local boards of education are less than the same appropriation for the preceding fiscal year.
Ala. Code § 16-60-331 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-331
Section 16-60-331 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this article, the following words shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Advisory board of trustees for the Marion Military Institute.

(2) CHANCELLOR. Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education.

(3) INSTITUTE. The Marion Military Institute.

(4) PRESIDENT. The chief administrator of the institute.
Ala. Code § 16-60-111.10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-111.10
Section 16-60-111.10 Personal and Real Property
Status: in_force

The board may acquire and hold real and personal property and may lease, rent, convey, and dispose of real and personal property and may make such repairs and improvements on all property under its control as may be in the best interests of the community and technical colleges and, subject to the approval of a three-fifths majority of the membership of the board, may acquire, sell, and convey title to real estate. The board may make repairs and improvements on all property under its control as may be in the best interests of the community and technical colleges. All property held before May 12, 2015, by or for the benefit of any of the community and technical colleges of the state, whether held in the name of the board, the Alabama Community College System, the State Board of Education, or a community or technical college, without the necessity of any further conveyance, shall be owned by the Alabama Community College System and shall be controlled by the board. All real property acquired on and after May 12, 2015, for the benefit of community and technical colleges shall be acquired by and in the name of the Alabama Community College System. Personal property acquired after that date may be acquired in the name of the Alabama Community College System or of the community or technical college for whose benefit it is acquired.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-1
Section 16-25A-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) EMPLOYEE. Any person covered by the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Section 16-25A-11 or person who is employed full-time in any public institution of education within the State of Alabama which provides instruction at any combination of grades K through 14, exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education or the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; provided, any person employed part-time by any public institution of education within the State of Alabama which provides instruction at any combination of grades K through 14, exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education or the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, shall be included in the definition of employee if such person shall agree to have deducted from his or her compensation a pro rata portion of the premium cost of a full-time employee, based on the percentage of time such person is employed, in accordance with such rules and regulations as shall be adopted by the board.

(2) RETIRED EMPLOYEE. Any person receiving a monthly benefit from the Teachers’ Retirement System who at the time of his or her retirement was employed by a public institution of education within the State of Alabama which provided instruction at any combination of grades K through 14, exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education or pursuant to Section 16-25A-11. Any person receiving a monthly benefit from the Teachers’ Retirement System who at the time of his or her retirement was employed by a state-supported postsecondary institution and any person receiving a monthly benefit from the Employees’ Retirement System whose retirement under the Employees’ Retirement System was from a local board of education or a state-supported postsecondary institution who participated pursuant to Section 36-27-6.

(3) BOARD. The Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board.

(4) CLASS. An employee or retiree shall be included in one of the following classes: (i) active employee single, (ii) active employee family, (iii) non-Medicare retiree single, (iv) non-Medicare retiree family, (v) Medicare retiree single, (vi) Medicare retiree family, (vii) non-Medicare retiree with Medicare eligible dependent(s), or (viii) Medicare retiree with non-Medicare dependent(s).

(5) EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION. The amount of the total health insurance premium to be paid by the employee or retiree as determined by the board.

(6) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION. The amount of the total health insurance premium to be paid by the employer as determined by the board.

(7) FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. Income level determined in Section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act 2 (42 U.S.C. § 9902(2)). Should the federal government no longer derive or substantially change its derivation of the federal poverty level, the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board has the authority to derive and apply an alternate poverty level to carry out its obligations under this article.

(8) HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM. The total health insurance cost under a health insurance plan with respect to each class of employees or retirees. Individual premiums may include adjustments and surcharges for (i) family size including, but not limited to, a husband and wife both being covered by a health insurance plan as defined herein, (ii) spouse’s eligibility for other health insurance, (iii) smokers and users of tobacco products, (iv) preventive care and wellness care participation, and (v) any such other categories of risk that the board shall approve.

(9) MEDICARE RETIREE. A retiree entitled to benefits under the federal Medicare program (Subchapter XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.)).

(10) NON-MEDICARE RETIREE. A retiree not entitled to benefits under the federal Medicare program (Subchapter XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.)).

(11) OPTIONAL COVERAGE. Health insurance coverage offered to employees and retirees for dental, cancer, indemnity, vision, or such other coverage the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board deems appropriate in lieu of coverage under the basic medical plan.

(12) OTHER EMPLOYER GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. Group health insurance coverage available to an employee or retiree through an employer other than the State of Alabama. Other employer group health insurance coverage does not include the State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan, the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan, or the local government health insurance plan.

(13) PEEHIP. The Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan.

(14) RETIREE. Same as “Retired Employee.”

(15) SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE. Coverage offered to employees and retirees by the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board in lieu of coverage in the basic medical plan of the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan that supplements an employee’s or retiree’s other employer group health insurance coverage.

(16) SUPPLEMENTAL POLICY. Policy offered to employees and retirees by the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Board in lieu of or in addition to coverage in the basic medical plan of the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan that provides a defined set of benefits.

(17) YEARS OF SERVICE. The number of years and months of creditable service by an employee prior to retirement as determined by the Teachers’ Retirement System or Employees’ Retirement System including any periods of full time permanent employment subsequent to retirement up to a maximum of five years.
Ala. Code § 16-47-195 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-195
Section 16-47-195 Construction and Operation of Recreational Facilities
Status: in_force

The University of Alabama, in addition to other powers, shall have the right, power and authority to construct and operate suitable public service or recreational privileges and conveniences on any land or water embraced within the scope of this article and to charge and collect reasonable fees for the use of same and to enter into contracts for the operation of any such privilege or convenience and to enter into contracts with the federal government and with states, counties, municipalities, corporations, associations or individuals for the purpose of constructing, planning, utilizing, developing, expanding, protecting or maintaining any such privileges or conveniences or any building or facility appertaining thereto.
Ala. Code § 16-5-55 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 16-5-55
Section 16-5-55 (Amended by 2026-303) Federal Student Loan Repayment Amounts; Reapplication; Disbursements; Change in Status
Status: in_force

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

(a) The program shall be used to provide a loan repayment for federal student loans in the following amounts:

(1)a. Prior to the 2022 fall semester, five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year, or two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher with a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in middle level or secondary math or science who graduated from a teacher education program at an approved institution after the 2018 spring semester term and is teaching in an Alabama public school.

b. Three thousand dollars ($3,000) per year, or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher with a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in computer science who graduated from a teacher education program at an approved institution after the 2021 spring semester term and is teaching in an Alabama public school.

c. Beginning after the 2022 spring semester, seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per year, or three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher with a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in middle level or secondary math or science who graduated from a teacher education program at an approved institution after the 2018 spring semester term and is teaching in an Alabama public school. Payments made under this paragraph may only be made to eligible teachers who fulfilled the per semester requirements for the 2022 fall semester and forward.

(2)a. An additional two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per year, or one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250) per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher who satisfies all criteria listed in Sections 16-5-54, 16-5-54.1, and 16-5-54.2, and who also is teaching math or science in a public school in a school system within the state with an acute teacher shortage in math or science, or both, as identified by the commission in consultation with the Alabama State Department of Education or in a school that has been designated as a failing school, or any other term adopted to identify an underperforming school by the Alabama State Board of Education or the Legislature.

b. An additional one thousand dollars ($1,000) per year, or five hundred dollars ($500) per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher who satisfies all criteria listed in Sections 16-5-54, 16-5-54.1, and 16-5-54.2, and who also is teaching computer science in a public school in a school system within the state with an acute teacher shortage in computer science as identified by the commission in consultation with the Alabama State Department of Education or in a school that has been designated as a failing school, or any other term adopted to identify an underperforming school, by the Alabama State Board of Education or the Legislature.

(b) Loan repayment award recipients shall reapply for the program annually.

(c) Loan repayment awards shall be distributed directly to the recipient teacher in two disbursements during the applicable year: One disbursement after January 1 and the second disbursement after June 1. Each recipient shall provide documentation from the employing school system as proof that he or she has taught for a semester. If the award amount is larger than the outstanding loan balance, the award amount shall be reduced to the amount of the loan balance.

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

(e) The commission shall determine the necessary procedures for awarding loan repayments if the number of eligible applicants and recipients exceeds available funding.

(f) The recipient shall notify the commission in writing of any change in status within 30 days after the change. Failure to notify the commission of a change in status shall affect future eligibility. All of the following constitute a change in status:

(1) A change in name.

(2) A change in residence.

(3) A change in employment status.

(g) To receive a loan repayment check pursuant to this article, a teacher shall register online with the state Comptroller.

(h) A loan repayment check is considered income by the Internal Revenue Service, and recipients shall be made aware of that fact.

(i) Any funds appropriated to the program shall be nonreverting.

(j) Additional funds shall be made available to teachers who also teach math, science, or computer science in school systems of the state where the shortages of math, science, or computer science teachers, or any combination of the three, are most severe. The commission, in consultation with the Alabama State Department of Education, shall determine which school systems in the state have the greatest shortage areas.

(k) A recipient who receives a loan repayment award and continues to satisfy employment criteria shall continue to receive an award for the four-year limit regardless of whether the employing school system retains its acute shortage designation or the employing school is removed from the failing school list. If a recipient leaves an acute shortage system or a failing school and accepts employment in a school system or school that does not hold an acute shortage system or failing school designation, the recipient shall no longer qualify to receive supplemental funds.
Ala. Code § 16-25A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25A / Section 16-25A-13
Section 16-25A-13 Advisory Committee
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 16-17A-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17A / Section 16-17A-11
Section 16-17A-11 Pledge of Revenues; Security Documents
Status: in_force

(a) Any pledge of any revenues of an authority or university affiliate, including, without limitation, tax revenues made available to an authority, shall be valid and binding from the time it is made, and the revenues or taxes so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately become subject to the lien of that pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act. The lien of that pledge shall be valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind against the authority, irrespective of whether the parties have actual notice thereof. The resolution or security document establishing a pledge of revenues may provide that the lien established extends, on a pari passu basis, to any additional indebtedness issued as a parity obligation in accordance with the terms of the financing document.

(b) Any security document relating to any real property, personal property, fixtures, or other tangible property of an authority may be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the property to be secured is located, and the lien of the security document shall be valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind against the authority, irrespective of whether any person has actual notice thereof, from the time the security document is so filed, with respect to all property subject thereto, including, without limitation, after-acquired property.
Ala. Code § 16-61D-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 61D / Section 16-61D-1
Section 16-61D-1 Created
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2013-68, §9, effective March 19, 2013.
Ala. Code § 16-27A-12 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 27A / Section 16-27A-12
Section 16-27A-12 Cause of Action by Owner Against Actual Operator
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who is held responsible for payment of a civil fine as provided herein, but who was not actually operating the involved vehicle, who timely and properly followed the procedure to transfer responsibility but is ultimately held responsible because of the person’s ownership of the vehicle, and who actually pays the civil fine, shall have a cause of action against the person who was operating the vehicle for the amount of the civil fine actually paid plus a reasonable attorney fee, without regard to the rules regarding joint and several liability, contribution, or indemnity.

(b) As a condition precedent to the bringing of a civil action under subsection (a), the person held responsible for payment of the civil fine shall first make written demand on the other person for reimbursement of the civil fine, giving a minimum of 60 days to remit payment, and if reimbursement is fully made within the 60 day period then the cause of action shall be extinguished and no attorney fees or other damages shall attach to the reimbursement.
Ala. Code § 16-25-11.3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-11.3
Section 16-25-11.3 Purchase of Credit by Employees of Junior Colleges and Technical Colleges for Leave of Absence
Status: in_force

(a) All employees of state junior colleges and state technical colleges who have been in such service for five years or more and who are participating in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama on May 4, 1989, may elect to purchase credit for any time they were on leave of absence from such service between the dates of March 30, 1984, and July 1, 1986.

(b) Any employee electing to purchase credit pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer within one year after May 4, 1989, a lump sum payment equal to a percentage of the current annual salary of such person; the applicable percentage shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions as required by the most recent actuarial valuation.
Ala. Code § 16-1-2.6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-2.6
Section 16-1-2.6 Application of Act 2022-367
Status: in_force

(a) The amendatory language of Act 2022-367 as it amends Sections 16-1-2.4, 16-1-2.5, and 41-4-400, shall not apply to any construction, repair, maintenance, or renovation project at a K-12 school or a public institution of higher education for which a contract has been awarded prior to October 1, 2022.

(b) The amendatory language of Act 2022-367 as it amends Sections 16-1-2.4, 16-1-2.5, and 41-4-400, shall not apply to any member institution of the Alabama Community College System, any trade school, or any properties or facilities of the State Parks Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Ala. Code § 16-26D-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26D / Section 16-26D-4
Section 16-26D-4 Board of Trustees - Composition; Terms
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a board of trustees for the school. The board of trustees shall be composed of the following members:

(1) An assistant state superintendent in charge of curriculum development with the department, or his or her designee.

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

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

(4) The President of Alabama A&M University, or his or her designee.

(5) The President of Tuskegee University, or his or her designee.

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

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

(8) The Chair of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering Foundation.

(9) The Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, or his or her designee.

(10) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee, or his or her designee.

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

(12) Eight members to be appointed by the Governor, one member from each congressional district and one member appointed at large, who shall be a resident of Madison County. Five of the eight members appointed by the Governor shall have a background in business. The other three members appointed by the Governor may include appointees with backgrounds in academia, government, or other career fields that provide a strong basis for service. The Governor shall make his or her appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state.

(b) The terms of the eight members appointed by the Governor shall be for six years, except for original appointees who shall serve staggered terms with three appointees serving two years, three appointees serving four years, and two appointees serving six years. The terms of the initial members who are elected officials, or their respective designees, shall commence with their appointment, run concurrently with their terms of office, and shall end when their successors take office. The terms of members who are not serving by virtue of an elected office shall commence with their appointment and shall end when their successor is appointed. All members may succeed themselves. No member shall be appointed for more than three consecutive full terms.
Ala. Code § 16-60-151 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-151
Section 16-60-151 College to Be Operated as Other Like Institutions; Outstanding Indebtedness
Status: in_force

Upon the acceptance of Snead Junior College as a state educational institution as provided in Section 16-60-150, the college shall be operated, managed, controlled, maintained and regulated thereafter as other like institutions.

The state shall not incur any indebtedness by acquisition of the college and any debt of the college outstanding at the date of acquisition shall not be a debt of the State of Alabama but shall be payable solely from the revenues of the college and appropriations made for the support and maintenance thereof.
Ala. Code § 16-17-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 17 / Section 16-17-1
Section 16-17-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) ANCILLARY IMPROVEMENTS. Educational and related facilities of every kind including, but without limitation to, classrooms, scientific and other laboratories, libraries, auditoriums, gymnasiums, cafeterias, dining rooms, dormitories, student and faculty apartments, student union buildings, recreational and social facilities, student and faculty infirmaries and clinics and facilities for washing, laundering and cleaning clothing and fabrics of every kind, or any combination of any thereof, and shall also include equipment and furniture and fixtures used or useful in educational and related facilities of every kind.

(2) APPLICANT.A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of any municipality in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-17-3.

(3) AUTHORITY. Any public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(4) BOARD. The board of directors of an authority.

(5) BONDS. Bonds, notes and certificates representing an obligation to pay money.

(6) CONSTRUCTION and CONSTRUCT:

a. The construction of new buildings and the expansion, remodeling and alteration of existing buildings; and

b. The equipment and furnishing of new buildings and existing buildings, whether or not expanded, remodeled or altered.

(7) COUNTY. Any county in the state.

(8) DETERMINING MUNICIPALITY. Any municipality the governing body of which shall have made findings and determinations of fact in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-17-3.

(9) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of directors of the authority.

(10) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Every college, university, graduate school, professional school, junior college, elementary school, secondary school, business college, every institution for education and training of the deaf, blind or mentally retarded and any other school that teaches a trade or a profession, but shall not include any state educational institution as herein defined.

(11) GOVERNING BODY. The council, commission or other like governing body of a municipality.

(12) INCORPORATORS. The persons forming a public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(13) MUNICIPALITY. An incorporated city or town of the state.

(14) PERSON. A natural person, a public or private corporation, a municipality, a county or an agency, department or instrumentality of the state or of a county or municipality.

(15) PROPERTY. Real and personal property and interests therein.

(16) STATE. The State of Alabama.

(17) STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Every college, university, graduate school, professional school, junior college, trade school, elementary school, secondary school and every institution for education and training of the deaf, blind or mentally retarded, heretofore or hereafter established or acquired under statutory authorization of the Legislature of Alabama and existing as public institutions of learning supported in substantial part by state appropriations, or by revenues derived from taxation.

(18) HEREIN, HEREBY, HEREUNDER, HEREOF. Refer to this chapter as an entirety and not solely to the particular section or portion thereof in which any such word is used.

The definitions set forth herein shall be deemed applicable whether the words defined are used in the singular or plural. Whenever used herein any pronoun or pronouns shall be deemed to include both singular and plural and to cover all genders.

Whenever in this chapter any power is given to an educational institution, or whenever reference is made to any action by an educational institution, such power shall extend to and may be exercised by the board of trustees or other body having general supervisory power over the educational institution.
Ala. Code § 16-47A-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47A / Section 16-47A-7
Section 16-47A-7 Board of Trustees - Quorum
Status: in_force

Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present.
Ala. Code § 16-21-35 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 21 / Section 16-21-35
Section 16-21-35 Educational Entity; Funding
Status: in_force

The Alabama Virtual Library as currently administered is recognized and established as an educational entity for public school students. The Alabama Virtual Library may receive allocations from the Education Trust Fund Rainy Day Account pursuant to Amendment 709 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.
Ala. Code § 16-41-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 41 / Section 16-41-5
Section 16-41-5 Exclusion of Teacher or Administrator Employed by Nonpublic School from Participation in Institutes or Programs
Status: in_force

No teacher or school administrator employed by a nonpublic school shall be excluded from participating in in-service teacher education institutes or curriculum development programs conducted pursuant to this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-26A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26A / Section 16-26A-4
Section 16-26A-4 Board of Directors Generally
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created a board of directors for the school, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “board.” The board shall be composed of 21 members as follows:

(1) The State Department of Education assistant state superintendent in charge of curriculum development, or his or her designee.

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

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

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

(5) The President of Alabama A&M University, or his or her designee.

(6) The Chair of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science Foundation.

(7) The Chair of the House Standing Committee on Education, or his or her designee.

(8) The Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Education, or his or her designee.

(9) The Chair of the House Standing Committee on Ways and Means Education, or his or her designee.

(10) The Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Taxation Education, or his or her designee.

(11) The Coordinator of Mobile County Special Education.

(12) One instructor who is a member of the faculty, elected annually by faculty members.

(13) Nine members to be appointed by the Governor, one member from each congressional district and two members appointed at large, who shall be residents of Mobile or Baldwin Counties, all of whom shall be from business and industry; at least two of the appointees shall be minorities.

(b) The terms of the nine members appointed by the Governor shall be for six years, except for original appointees who shall serve staggered terms with three appointees serving two years, three appointees serving four years, and three appointees serving six years. The terms of the initial members who are elected officials, or their respective designees, shall commence with their appointment, run concurrently with their terms of office, and shall end when their successors take office. The terms of members who are not serving by virtue of an elected office shall commence with their appointment and shall end when their successor is appointed. All members may succeed themselves.

(c)(1) The board may perform the following functions:

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

b. Purchase land and equipment and make improvements to facilities necessary for the use of the school, in accordance with applicable law.

c. Lease land or other property belonging to it or to the school.

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

e. Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, regulations, and policies necessary or proper for the conduct of the business of the board.

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

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

h. Perform such other functions as are necessary to the supervision and control of those phases of education under its supervision and control.

(2) The board shall delegate to the director such of its powers and duties as it deems appropriate to aid the director in the efficient administration of his or her responsibility for the implementation of the policies of the board.

(3) In addition to the authorities granted herein and any powers, duties, and responsibilities vested by any other applicable laws, the board shall perform the following duties:

a. Adopt rules, regulations, and policies necessary for the efficient operation of the school.

b. Establish criteria to be used in determining eligibility of applicants for enrollment.

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

d. Select a director who shall be the chief administrative officer of the school and who shall administer the rules, regulations, and policies adopted by the board pursuant hereto. The director shall also be the chief administrative officer of the board and shall be responsible for all the administrative functions, duties, and needs of the board. Until such time as the board selects a director, the State Superintendent of Education shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the board and shall be responsible for the duties of the director as they relate to the board. The State Superintendent of Education shall relinquish administrative duties to the director when the director officially assumes his duties with the board.

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

f. Prepare and adopt an annual budget necessary for the continued operation of the school.

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

h. Exercise budgetary responsibility and allocate for expenditure by the school and programs under its jurisdiction all moneys appropriated or otherwise made available for purposes of the board and of the school and programs.

i. Prescribe and select for use in the school free school books and other materials of instruction for children enrolled in the school and programs under its jurisdiction for which the Legislature provides funds. Wherever practical, the board shall select the same school books and other materials of instruction as are adopted by the state board.

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

k. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, prescribe the qualifications and provide for the certification of teachers.

l. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, adopt rules and regulations under which faculty members may become permanent employees of the school.

m. Develop and adopt a formula or system under which students shall be admitted. The formula or system shall be sufficient to insure that at least one qualified applicant for admission from within the geographical boundaries of each city and county school system shall be eligible for admission to the school each year. If no qualified applicant from a city or county public school system applies for admission, then the slot(s) available to that school system shall be lost to that system for that school year and shall be reallocated by the board to provide for the admission of qualified applicants from other public systems.

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

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

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

(f) The board of directors shall serve as the local educational agency for the school.
Ala. Code § 16-11-3.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-11-3.1
Section 16-11-3.1 Board Selection Procedure in Class 5 Municipalities
Status: in_force

The governing body of any Class 5 municipality may, by resolution, provide for the appointment of the city board of education members from districts corresponding to the city governing body districts and the appointment of one member from the city at-large by the mayor, only upon the expiration of each city board of education member’s current term.
Ala. Code § 16-47-199 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-199
Section 16-47-199 Rules and Regulations; Punishment of Violations; Powers of Police Officers Appointed by University President
Status: in_force

The University of Alabama shall have the power and authority to make, establish and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations, not in conflict with the laws of Alabama, which may be deemed for the best interest of the operation, development, protection, maintenance and management of the University of Alabama Museum, which rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law. Such rules and regulations shall be published in printed form and shall be made available to the general public and visitors to said University of Alabama Museum. Such rules, so published, shall be received in evidence in any court in this state without further proof. A violation of any rule or regulation made, established or promulgated in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be a misdemeanor. All persons appointed as police officers by the president of the University of Alabama, as provided for by law, are hereby constituted peace officers of the State of Alabama with full and unlimited police power and jurisdiction to enforce the rules and regulations promulgated by virtue of the authority contained in this article. Such police officers are clothed with the power and authority of deputy sheriffs and shall arrest without warrant and carry before the district court of the county in which an offense is committed any person violating any of the rules and regulations made and promulgated under the authority provided for in this article.
Ala. Code § 16-65-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 65 / Section 16-65-3
Section 16-65-3 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively:

(1) AUTHORITY. The Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority created by this chapter and any successor or successors thereto. Any change in name or composition of the authority shall in no way affect the vested rights of any person under the provisions of this chapter.

(2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the authority.

(3) BONDS. The bonds of the authority issued under the provisions of this chapter, including revenue refunding bonds.

(4) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Every public college, public university, public graduate school, public professional school, public junior college, community college, public business college, and any other public institution of higher learning that teaches a trade or a profession, heretofore or hereafter established or acquired under statutory authorization of the Legislature of Alabama and existing as a public institution of learning supported in substantial part by state appropriations, or by revenues derived from taxation.

(5) EQUIPMENT. All capital equipment and other capital personal property of every kind that an educational institution may at any time have been or be authorized to acquire and use in the performance of its functions and responsibilities, including, without limitation thereto, computer hardware and software, laboratory equipment, and medical equipment, specifically excluding buildings or other capital improvements.

(6) EQUIPMENT COSTS. All or any part of the cost of acquiring equipment, including financing charges, the costs of obtaining bond insurance, letters of credit or other forms of credit enhancement or liquidity facilities, underwriters’ commissions or discounts, provisions for reserves for principal and interest, the cost of consulting, financial and legal services, administrative expenses, and other similar or related costs. In the case of bonds issued for the purpose of refunding principal and interest, or either, with respect to outstanding bonds or other obligations, as provided for herein, equipment costs shall include any premium that may be necessary to pay in order to redeem or retire such bonds or other obligations to be refunded.

(7) EQUIPMENT LOAN. A loan by the authority to a public educational institution pursuant to the terms of this chapter for the purpose of financing equipment costs incurred or to be incurred by such educational institution.

(8) STATE. The State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-1-17 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-17
Section 16-1-17 Contest of Certain Elections
Status: in_force

Any and all elections held for the purpose of determining whether a tax shall be levied in the county or in a school district of the county for public school purposes or determining whether or not school districts should be consolidated or whether or not a school district should be enlarged by consolidating therewith territory adjacent to such district may be contested on the same grounds and in the same manner as is provided by general law for the contest of elections of county officers, and all laws governing the grounds, conduct and determination of contests of election of county officers shall govern contests authorized by this section.
Ala. Code § 16-1-18.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 16-1-18.1
Section 16-1-18.1 Accumulation of Sick Leave
Status: in_force

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

(1) EMPLOYEE. Any individual employed full-time as provided by law, or employed as an adult bus driver, by those employers enumerated in this section.

(2) EMPLOYER. All public city and county boards of education; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Department District Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services Department District; the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering; for purposes of subsection (c) only, the Alabama State Senate, the Lieutenant Governor, the Office of the Senate President Pro Tempore, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Alabama House of Representatives, the Legislative Services Agency; any organization participating in the Teachers’ Retirement System, excluding any state governmental department not listed herein; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System; and for the purposes of subsection (c) only, any four-year public institution of higher learning.

(3) EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county school system or any public city school system; the President of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind; the president of any two-year school or college under the auspices of the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System; the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District; the Executive Director of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; the Executive Director of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science; the President of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering; the Secretary of the Senate; the Clerk of the House of Representatives; the Lieutenant Governor; the Speaker of the House of Representatives; the Director of the Legislative Services Agency; and the chief executive officer of any other employer as provided in this section.

(4) ON-THE-JOB INJURY. Any accident or injury to the employee arising out of and in the course of employment or occurring during the performance of duties or when directed or requested by the employer to be on the property of the employer. The term does not include a mental disorder or mental injury that has neither been produced nor proximately caused by some physical injury to the body.

(5) SICK LEAVE. The absence from duty by an employee as a result of any of the following:

a. Personal illness or doctor’s quarantine.

b. Incapacitating personal injury.

c. Attendance upon an ill member of the employee’s immediate family (parent, spouse, child, foster child currently in the care and custody of the employee, sibling, child currently in the care and custody of the employee for whom a petition for adoption has been filed); or an individual with a close personal tie.

d. Death in the family of the employee (parent, spouse, child, sibling, parent-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, grandchild, grandparent, uncle, or aunt).

e. Death, injury, or sickness of another individual who has unusually strong personal ties to the employee, such as a person who stood in loco parentis.

f. Attendance upon an adopted child who is three years of age or younger.

(b) Sick leave for employees.

(1) The employee shall earn one sick leave day per month of employment.

(2) The employee may take sick leave for any of the reasons enumerated and defined in this section. Sick leave taken for the purpose of attending to an adopted child may be taken for a maximum of eight weeks or 320 consecutive hours. Nothing in this section shall permit an employee to use sick leave that he or she has not earned or has not been donated.

(3) Reimbursement of pay for the employee per day of sick leave shall be at the daily rate of pay for the employee.

(c) Sick leave accumulation and transfers.

(1) An employee may accumulate an unlimited number of sick leave days. Earned sick leave days that have been accrued by an employee shall be transferrable from one employer to another. The executive officer of the employer shall ensure that certification of the number of unused sick leave days is provided to the new employer when an employee transfers employment. All of the earned and unused sick leave days that an employee has accumulated shall be transferred to the new employer for use by the employee as provided by law. However, for purposes of applying accrued sick leave as credit for retirement purposes, an employee is limited to a maximum of sick leave as authorized in subdivision (b)(1). As pertains to receiving retirement credit for accrued sick leave, the Teachers’ Retirement System Board of Control may adopt policies and procedures necessary to effectuate a uniform policy pursuant to this section.

(2) Employees of the Alabama State Senate, the Lieutenant Governor, the Office of the Senate President Pro Tempore, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Alabama House of Representatives, and the Legislative Services Agency may only accrue unlimited sick leave under this section until January 1, 2013. On January 1, 2013, an employee subject to this section may carry over only the actual number of sick leave hours the employee has or the number allowed under Section 36-26-36, whichever is greater. After January 1, 2013, sick leave earned by an employee subject to this section in excess of the amount determined on January 1, 2013, is subject to Section 36-26-36(d).

(d) The following policies, procedures, and rights are established pertaining to employees who are injured while on the job:

(1)a. The employee shall provide written notice of the injury to an immediate supervisor, the executive officer, or to the principal of the school, if applicable, within five working days after the injury occurred, or where the employee has died or is not clinically able to make notification, another person who is reasonably knowledgeable may make the notification of the injury within 30 days of the date of the injury.

b. Other notification procedures shall be as established by written policy of the employer.

(2) The employer may require medical certification from the employee’s physician that the employee was injured and cannot return to work as a result of the injury. The executive officer, at his or her discretion, may require a second opinion from another physician at the expense of the employer. The employer may require a statement from the physician that there is a reasonable expectation that the employee will be able to return to work. A uniform physician certification form shall be adopted by the State Board of Education and distributed to each executive officer.

(3) Upon determination by the executive officer that an employee has been injured on the job and cannot return to work as a result of the injury, the salary and fringe benefits of the employee shall be continued for a period of up to 90 working days consistent with the employee’s injury and the subsequent absence from work resulting from the injury. This subdivision shall apply to the temporary disability of the employee as applicable to the job-related injury.

(4) The employer may adopt a written policy to extend the 90-day sick leave period for on-the-job injuries. Additional on-the-job injury policies may be adopted by the employer if the policies do not conflict with this section.

(5) Any reasonable on-the-job injury costs incurred by the employer to hire a substitute per absent injured employee in a fiscal year shall be reimbursed to the employer by the state during the next succeeding fiscal year upon application by the employer to the appropriate State Board of Education department on a form adopted by the state board, not to exceed 90 working days. The department shall subsequently submit the request to the Legislature as a line-item in its budget request for reimbursement to the employer, and, if approved by the Legislature, shall reimburse the employer at the amount per day for sick leave authorized and funded in the annual budget act for public schools and colleges.

(6) Sick leave shall not be deducted from the employee’s account if absence from work is found to be a result of an on-the-job injury.

(7) For any employee not covered under Chapter 1A, the Maryann Leonard Educators’ On-The-Job Injury Act, any unreimbursed medical expense or cost that the employee incurs as a result of an on-the-job injury may be filed for reimbursement with the State Board of Adjustment. Reimbursement to the employee shall be determined by the Board of Adjustment’s policies and rules that may be adopted from time to time. The Board of Adjustment shall adopt appropriate rules and forms for submission by the employee.

(8) For any employee not covered under Chapter 1A, the Maryann Leonard Educators’ On-The-Job Injury Act, the executive officer, or his or her designee, shall inform the employee who is injured on the job of his or her rights about appearing before the Board of Adjustment and the applicable written policies within seven calendar days after notification of the injury.

(e) The employer, under the rules and policies adopted from time to time by the State Board of Education, may provide for paid leaves of absences and vacations for its employees. Payment may be from public funds. The employer may provide for leaves of absence during the times the schools are, or are not, in session when the teacher or employee devotes the leave to instructing in or attending schools for appropriate training, or when approved by the State Board of Education as beneficial to the state’s educational objectives. The employer may also provide for the payment of any full-time teachers or employees for absences during the time schools are in session when the absence results from an unavoidable cause that prevents the teacher or employee from discharging his or her duties. Pay for the absences resulting from unavoidable causes other than sickness shall not be allowed for a longer time than one week during any one scholastic year.

(f) As applied to Alabama Community College System employers, any employee who earns and accumulates annual leave may accumulate up to 60 days of annual leave at a rate not to exceed that provided in the policy established by the State Board of Education.

(g) The policies and procedures required and permitted by this section shall be adopted by the employer consistent with and as required by Section 16-1-30.
Ala. Code § 16-28-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28 / Section 16-28-11
Section 16-28-11 Enrollment Report and List of Potential Students Compared
Status: in_force

The county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of schools, as the case may be, shall upon the receipt of the report from teachers and private tutors showing the enrollment of children of mandatory school attendance age, compare and study the reports with the list which has been compiled of the children who should attend each school and ascertain what child or children required to attend school are not enrolled.
Ala. Code § 16-24-21 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24 / Section 16-24-21
Section 16-24-21 Direct Appeal by Certain Teachers Denied Hearing Before Local Board of Education
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011.
Ala. Code § 16-68-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 68 / Section 16-68-1
Section 16-68-1 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature makes the following findings:

(1) Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, recognizes that all persons may speak, write, and publish their sentiments on all subjects, and that “no law shall ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of speech....”

(2) Alabama’s public institutions of higher education have historically embraced a commitment to freedom of speech and expression.

(3) The United States Supreme Court has called public universities “peculiarly the marketplace of ideas,” Healy v. James, 408 U.S. 169, 180 (1972), where young adults learn to exercise those constitutional rights necessary to participate in our system of government and to tolerate the exercise of those rights by others, and there is “no room for the view that First Amendment protections should apply with less force on college campuses than in the community at large.” Healy, 408 U.S. at 180.

(4) The United States Supreme Court has warned that if state-supported institutions of higher education stifle student speech and prevent the open exchange of ideas on campus, “our civilization will stagnate and die.” Sweezy v. New Hampshire, 354 U.S. 234, 250 (1957).

(5) A significant amount of taxpayer dollars is appropriated to public institutions of higher education each year, and all public institutions of higher education should strive to ensure the fullest degree of intellectual and academic freedom and free expression and recognize that it is not their proper role to shield individuals from speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, including ideas and opinions the individuals may find unwelcome, disagreeable, or offensive.

(6) Freedom of expression is critically important during the education experience of students, and each public institution of higher education should ensure free, robust, and uninhibited debate and deliberation by students.

(7) The 1974 Woodward Report, published by the Committee on Free Expression at Yale, the 2015 report issued by the Committee on Freedom of Expression at the University of Chicago, and the 1967 Kalven Committee Report of the University of Chicago articulate well the essential role of free expression and the importance of neutrality at public institutions of higher education to preserve freedom of thought, speech, and expression on campus.

(8) It is a matter of statewide concern that all public institutions of higher education provide adequate safeguards for the First Amendment rights of students, and promote, protect, and uphold these important constitutional freedoms through the re-examination, clarification, and re-publication of their policies to ensure the fullest degree possible of intellectual and academic freedom and free expression.
Ala. Code § 16-4-9 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-9
Section 16-4-9 Forms of Contracts
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, the forms of contracts that shall be executed between the boards of education and all regular employees.
Ala. Code § 16-26C-10 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 26C / Section 16-26C-10
Section 16-26C-10 Reports to the Legislature
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2014-372, §2, effective April 9, 2014.
Ala. Code § 16-47-203 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-203
Section 16-47-203 University of Alabama Museum Fund
Status: in_force

There shall be a University of Alabama Museum Fund. All moneys received from gifts or bequests or from county or municipal appropriations or moneys appropriated by the State of Alabama shall be deposited by the Treasurer of the University of Alabama to the credit of said fund. There shall also be deposited in said fund all moneys received from any concession business conducted upon the land or water included in this bill and also any moneys accruing to the University of Alabama as an incident to the operation or ownership of the University of Alabama Museum, by virtue of the sale or rental of real or personal property or from whatsoever source. The said fund hereby created shall be used and expended by the University of Alabama in accordance with the terms of the gift, bequest, grant, appropriation or donation from which said moneys are derived, in the same manner, by the same authority and for the purposes stipulated in this chapter. In the absence of any such terms or stipulations, said moneys in said fund shall be expended by the University of Alabama in furtherance of any provisions of this chapter. All expenses of the University of Alabama Museum shall be payable from said fund by requisition in the same manner and under the same authority as other funds of the University of Alabama are expended; provided, no funds appropriated by the State of Alabama shall be withdrawn or expended for any purpose whatsoever unless the same shall have been allotted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 of this code, and only in the amounts and for the purposes provided by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill. It is not the intent of this article to require the University of Alabama to support the University of Alabama Museum from its educational appropriations or its other educational resources, but only from those sources of income set forth herein, including state appropriations for the said Museum Fund.
Ala. Code § 16-6A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6A / Section 16-6A-8
Section 16-6A-8 Governor’s Educational Reform Commission - Additional Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

In addition but not limited to the powers and duties otherwise specified in this chapter, the commission shall have the following duties:

(1) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature concerning mechanisms for increasing financial support of public education;

(2) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the state funding formula, including consideration of incentive plans to increase local support;

(3) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and Legislature concerning capital outlay needs of public education in the state;

(4) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and Legislature concerning the development of summer camp programs for public school students;

(5) To study and present recommendations to the Governor and Legislature concerning mathematics, science, and other critical needs areas;

(6) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the development of a statewide system of teaching excellence awards;

(7) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the development of a statewide performance evaluation system for professional educators;

(8) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the Alabama tenure laws for education professionals in the public schools in this state;

(9) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and Legislature concerning regional in-service education centers in existing institutions of higher education; and

(10) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and Legislature concerning the development of a career ladder and merit pay plan for all regularly certified education professionals in the public schools of this state. The commission shall recommend its program no later than the fifth legislative day of the 1985 Regular Session.
Ala. Code § 16-54-15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 54 / Section 16-54-15
Section 16-54-15 Condemnation of Lands or Interests Therein
Status: in_force

Whenever the University of Montevallo needs any land or interest therein near the university for its purposes, and the owner thereof is a minor or an insane person, or refuses to sell the land to the state for the use of the university, or will not agree with the board of trustees or the president on a price therefor, the trustees shall have authority to institute in the probate court of Shelby County proceedings in the name of the State of Alabama, to condemn such land, which proceedings shall be conducted as nearly as may be possible in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 18. It shall be the duty of the trustees to pay out of the funds of the university all costs of every condemnation proceeding instituted by them under the power hereby conferred.
Ala. Code § 16-13-33 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-33
Section 16-13-33 Funds of Townships Divided by State or County Line
Status: in_force

Whenever a township which has an income from a trust fund is divided by a state or county line or otherwise, such income must be divided between and apportioned to each division of such township according to the school population.
Ala. Code § 16-55-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 55 / Section 16-55-1
Section 16-55-1 Governor, State Superintendent of Education and Trustees Constituted Public Body Corporate
Status: in_force

The Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, by virtue of their respective offices, and the trustees appointed from the senatorial districts of the state enumerated in Section 16-55-2, are constituted a public body corporate under the name of University of South Alabama to carry into effect the purposes expressed in this article and to establish a state institution of higher learning.
Ala. Code § 16-60-114 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-114
Section 16-60-114 Transfer of Authority, Duties, Etc., for Community and Technical Colleges to Chancellor; Construction of Article
Status: in_force

Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the authority, powers, and duties prescribed in Sections 16-60-80 to 16-60-96, inclusive, relating to the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act, are hereby transferred to the Chancellor and expressly removed from the State Superintendent of Education. Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, this article shall be construed to require that all actions of the State Board of Education concerning the community and technical colleges which previously have required the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education shall now require only the recommendation of the Chancellor. This article may not be construed as removing the State Superintendent of Education from membership on any board, commission, authority or other agency on which the State Superintendent of Education now serves except as otherwise provided herein.
Ala. Code § 16-60-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-3
Section 16-60-3 Wenonah State Technical Trade School Designated Wenonah State Technical School; Wenonah State Technical Junior College Designated Wenonah State Junior College
Status: in_force

The school located in Jefferson County, Alabama and presently known as Wenonah State Technical Trade School shall hereafter be designated and known as Wenonah State Technical School, and the school located in Jefferson County, Alabama and presently known as Wenonah State Technical Junior College shall hereafter be designated and known as Wenonah State Junior College.

The State Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to change the names of such schools as herein prescribed and to cause appropriate markers to be placed so designating them.
Ala. Code § 16-60-92 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-92
Section 16-60-92 Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

The authority may from time to time issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any matured or unmatured bonds of the authority then outstanding. Any premium that may be necessary to redeem or retire the bonds to be refunded and all expenses of issuing the refunding bonds may be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of the refunding bonds. The principal of the refunding bonds shall not exceed the principal of the bonds to be refunded plus any such premium and expenses. If the total of the principal and interest maturing with respect to any refunding bonds, during each fiscal year in which any of the bonds secured on a parity with the bonds to be refunded have a stated maturity, does not exceed the total of the principal and interest that would have matured during the same fiscal year on the said bonds to be refunded, then the refunding bonds shall be subrogated and entitled to all priorities, rights and pledges to which the bonds refunded thereby were entitled. Except in cases covered by the preceding sentence, all pledges for the benefit of refunding bonds shall be subject to pledges theretofore made for the benefit of all bonds of the authority then outstanding. All the provisions of Section 16-60-91 shall apply to the refunding bonds issued under this article.
Ala. Code § 16-13B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13B / Section 16-13B-5
Section 16-13B-5 Collusive Agreements
Status: in_force

(a) Any agreement or collusion among bidders or prospective bidders in restraint of freedom of competition, by agreement, to bid at a fixed price or to refrain from bidding or otherwise shall render the bids of such bidders void and shall cause such bidders to be disqualified from submitting further bids to the awarding authority on future purchases.

(b) Whoever knowingly participates in a collusive agreement in violation of this section involving a bid or bids of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) and under shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law.

(c) Whoever knowingly and intentionally participates in a collusive agreement in violation of this section involving a bid or bids of over forty thousand dollars ($40,000) shall be guilty of a Class C felony, and upon conviction shall be punished as prescribed by law.
Ala. Code § 16-60-59 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-59
Section 16-60-59 Compensation of Teachers and Officers; Faculty
Status: in_force

The president, with the advice and consent of the board of trustees, shall appoint and fix the compensation for all professors, instructors and other necessary teachers and officers. The president, professors and instructors shall compose the faculty of the college.
Ala. Code § 16-25-10.5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-10.5
Section 16-25-10.5 Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center; Contributions; Creditable Service
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) The governing body of the Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center may provide in its resolution to the Teachers’ Retirement System’s Board of Control that all service rendered, by an eligible employee or executive officer, to said center, previous to the effective date of said center’s election to come under the Teachers’ Retirement System, shall be creditable service to such employee or executive officer; provided that any such provision shall apply only to those employees and officers who were in the active service of the center on the effective date of said association’s election to be covered under the Teachers’ Retirement System; and provided further that the said resolution also states that the Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center, shall assume and pay, as required, all costs necessary to fund the crediting of such previous service, such costs to be determined by the actuary employed by the Teachers’ Retirement System’s Board of Control.
Ala. Code § 16-25-11.7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-11.7
Section 16-25-11.7 Purchase of Credit by Certain Members Employed as Teachers in State Public Schools Regardless of Manner in Which Salary Was Paid or Source Thereof
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who on October 1, 1990 was a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System who was employed in a public school in Alabama shall be entitled to receive credit for all service rendered in such public school regardless of the manner in which the member’s salary was paid or the source of funds for such salary; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to any person who at the time of such service with a public school was also a student at the institution by which he was employed.

(b) Any person employed in the capacity set out in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive credit for all service as a teacher rendered by him provided that said person pays to the Secretary-Treasurer within one year from October 1, 1990 for each year of claimed service, a sum equal to a percentage of his average final compensation or current annual earnable compensation, whichever is greater; the applicable percentage shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions, as required by the most recent actuarial valuations, for each year of service purchased. In the event the employer is unable to verify the salary or employment of any person covered in subsection (a) of this section, upon certification of such employer that records are not available, the member may submit affidavits from two disinterested parties with personal knowledge attesting to the salary and employment of said member.
Ala. Code § 16-25D-1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25D / Section 16-25D-1
Section 16-25D-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Education Retirees’ Trust Fund Funding Act of 2021.
Ala. Code § 16-33A-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33A / Section 16-33A-11
Section 16-33A-11 Responsibility for Program Upon Cessation of Ache
Status: in_force

Should ACHE cease to exist or function, the responsibility for the Alabama Student Grant Program shall be placed on its successor agency and, if none, then upon the State Board of Education.
Ala. Code § 16-36-14 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 36 / Section 16-36-14
Section 16-36-14 Authority of State Board to Contract for Furnishing, Storing or Delivering Textbooks
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998.
Ala. Code § 16-23A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 23A / Section 16-23A-3
Section 16-23A-3 Filing and Publication of Contracts Entered into Pursuant to Agreement
Status: in_force

True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to the agreement shall be kept on file in the office of the State Department of Education and in the office of the Secretary of State. The State Department of Education shall publish all such contracts in convenient form.
Ala. Code § 16-46D-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46D / Section 16-46D-8
Section 16-46D-8 Eligibility for Other State Student Financial Aid
Status: in_force

A student enrolled in an eligible institution for secondary credit shall not be eligible for any other state student financial aid for courses taken under the program.
Ala. Code § 16-24B-56 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 24B / Section 16-24B-56
Section 16-24B-56 Preliminary Certificate; Breach of Assistant Administrative Officer Employment Contract
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who has not completed a teacher education program in Principal or Educational Administrator may be eligible for a preliminary certificate, which could lead to full certification by the State Department of Education under rules approved by the State Board of Education.

(b) No action shall lie for the recovery of damages for the breach of any employment contract of a contract assistant administrative officer in the public schools.
Ala. Code § 16-11-15 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 11 / Section 16-11-15
Section 16-11-15 School Buses - Operation; School Board Members Not Personally Liable
Status: in_force

If such bus or buses are purchased, said city board of education is hereby authorized to expend funds for the operation and maintenance of such bus or buses and to provide for the necessary personnel to operate and maintain the same. The members of such board of education shall not be personally liable in damages for injury to riders or third persons or property resulting from the operation of such bus or buses.
Ala. Code § 16-13-144 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 13 / Section 16-13-144
Section 16-13-144 Prohibition and Penalty for Exceeding Budget; Waiver of Penalty
Status: in_force

(a) No local board of education shall spend or obligate itself to spend more money in any fiscal year than the estimate of income available to that board of education for that year, plus balances on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year, which estimate shall be approved by the State Superintendent of Education, if the excess expenditure or excess obligation to spend results in a deficit for that fiscal year, except as provided in Section 16-13-145. The estimate of income shall include estimates of income from revenue receipts from all sources and estimates of nonrevenue receipts from all sources, but excluding all funds derived from loans other than loans obtained by the issuance of school warrants authorized by the laws of the state. This section shall not apply to any fiscal year where there is proration of education funds going to local boards of education. No funds shall be transferred by any board of education from salary allocations to any other expenditure or for any other purpose. In times of proration, salaries shall not be subject to proration.

(b)(1) If a local board of education in any fiscal year violates this section, the State Superintendent of Education shall reduce in the succeeding fiscal year the allotment from the Foundation Program Fund to which the local board of education is otherwise entitled an amount equal to one-fourth of the deficit.

(2) The State Superintendent of Education may waive all or part of the penalty if the school system has made a substantial effort to remove the deficit and agrees to develop an approved financial plan.

(c) If any local superintendent at any time makes a financial statement to his or her local board of education or to the State Superintendent of Education in which the superintendent purposely misrepresents the amount of the deficit or obligations outstanding of his or her local board of education, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
Ala. Code § 16-47-90 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 47 / Section 16-47-90
Section 16-47-90 Establishment; Name
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established a four-year school of medicine in the State of Alabama to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama and to be known as The University of Alabama School of Medicine or such other name as the board of trustees shall hereafter designate.
Ala. Code § 16-6B-7 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6B / Section 16-6B-7
Section 16-6B-7 Accountability Reports to the Public
Status: in_force

(a) The local board of education shall prepare an annual accountability report for each school and area vocational/technical center under its jurisdiction, and for itself, to be provided to the public under regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education. Such accountability reports shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) A Funding and Expenditure Report which shall include those documents specified in Section 16-6B-4 and which shall include the amount of Foundation Program funds or vocational/technical education funds, or both, earned and of all funds expended and any other data deemed necessary by the local board of education or the State Board of Education to inform the public about the financial status of each school.

(2) A Student Achievement Report which shall include a comparison of the immediately previous school year with the previous five years regarding student performance on testing required by the State Board of Education, dropout rates, attendance rates, graduation rates, college attendance, and any other data deemed necessary by the local board of education or the State Board of Education to inform the public about student achievement in each school.

(3) A School Safety and Discipline Report which shall include statistical information relating to student safety and discipline in each school and any other data deemed necessary by the local board of education or the State Board of Education to inform the public about safety and discipline in each school.

(b) These reports shall be released to the media, presented to parent organizations, members of the Legislature who represent the schools covered in each report, and the State Superintendent of Education. These reports shall be made available to the public upon request on or before ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year.
Ala. Code § 16-22-13.13 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-13.13
Section 16-22-13.13 Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Adjustments
Status: in_force

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2024-2025. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Board of Directors for the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science and for disbursement to the employees thereof funds based on the criteria established in this section. It is not the intent of this section to make appropriations, but the appropriations required by this section shall be made in the annual Education Trust Fund budget act for the designated fiscal year.

(1) Certificated Personnel (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, each certificated employee at all city and county school systems and the teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District shall receive a two percent salary increase. Each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be increased by the amounts below for fiscal year 2024-2025, the State Minimum Salary Schedule shall reflect the following percentage increase:

Years of Experience

Increase

0

2.00%

1

2.00%

2

2.00%

3

2.00%

4

2.00%

5

2.00%

6

2.00%

7

2.00%

8

2.00%

9

2.00%

10

2.00%

11

2.00%

12

2.00%

13

2.00%

14

2.00%

15

2.00%

16

2.00%

17

2.00%

18

2.00%

19

2.00%

20

2.00%

21

2.00%

22

2.00%

23

2.00%

24

2.00%

25

2.00%

26

2.00%

27

2.00%

28

2.00%

29

2.00%

30

2.00%

31

2.00%

32

2.00%

33

2.00%

34

2.00%

35

2.00%

All certificated employees, including the Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees, shall be guaranteed pay increases in the amounts indicated above for their years of experience and degrees earned and the corresponding pay increases shall be reflected in the appropriate local salary schedule and paid to each certificated employee. The provisions and requirements of this section shall be in addition to the provisions of Section 16-13-231.1, relating to the State Minimum Salary Schedule. Each certificated employee shall be properly placed on the local salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public education service (either in-state or out-of-state), which shall be not less than the amounts appropriated for the State Minimum Salary Schedule. The employee shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed for the 2024-2025 fiscal year in addition to any state or local step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The local board of education shall transmit to the State Department of Education the appropriate notice of the earned advanced degree for each employee in a timely fashion; thereafter, the employee shall be paid for the advanced degree as soon as the degree is certified to the State Department of Education as being earned.

(2) Education Support Personnel (K-12). A two percent pay increase, beginning with the fiscal year 2024-2025, shall be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion personnel, employed for the 2024-2025 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 2023-2024 fiscal year, except employees covered under the state’s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services School District. Each governing body or authority shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule shall be increased to reflect a two percent pay increase beginning with fiscal year 2024-2025, which shall be given to the person employed full-time for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and each year employed full-time thereafter. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by two percent beginning with fiscal year 2024-2025. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed.

(3) AIDB. For the fiscal year 2024-2025, employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall receive a pay increase which shall be in excess of their salaries received during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The increase shall be as follows:

a. Certificated. The salary schedule for certificated employees shall be revised to reflect at least the following percentage increase beginning with the fiscal year 2024-2025:

Step

Years of Experience

Increase

1

Less than 3

2.00%

2

3 but less than 6

2.00%

3

6 but less than 9

2.00%

4

9 but less than 12

2.00%

5

12 but less than 15

2.00%

6

15 but less than 18

2.00%

7

18 but less than 21

2.00%

8

21 or greater

2.00%

9

24 but less than 27

2.00%

10

27 or more

2.00%

b. Education Support Personnel (K-12). A two percent pay increase, beginning with the 2024-2025 fiscal year, shall be given to each support worker employed full-time by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed. The pay increase in this section shall be incorporated into the support employees’ salary schedules. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by two percent for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

c. Miscellaneous Requirements. The AIDB board shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule for fiscal year 2024-2025 shall be increased to reflect the pay increase above to be given to each person employed for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. The pay increase contained in this subsection shall be paid to each employee.

(4) Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions. The Board of Trustees of the Community College System shall revise all salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to reflect an increase of two percent for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed in addition to any step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The Alabama Community College System shall take proper steps to ensure that employees on all salary schedules are given full credit for prior work experience in the public schools and colleges, and shall take care to ensure proper placements on the salary schedules. Placement on the revised salary schedules shall be in accordance with the employee’s length of service in public education. No pay increase shall be given to any two-year postsecondary employee in excess of two percent, except as specifically provided in this section.

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

a. Fiscal Year. All salaries and salary increases which are established by the State Board of Education shall be paid in full to each person employed before the end of the applicable fiscal year as defined in Section 16-1-1, as amended.

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

c. Local Increment. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or increase on the State Minimum Salary Schedule for teachers as provided in this section shall be exclusive of any local pay increase granted or due to teachers under provisions of any local salary schedule. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or pay increase required by this section for public school support personnel shall be in addition to any pay increase due or granted to the employee under provisions of any local salary schedules. The pay increase provisions of this section shall not apply to any salary supplements granted by local boards of education, bonuses earned for certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, or the federal portion of the salary paid to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructor employed by a local school board.

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

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

(b) The pay increase granted in this section shall begin in fiscal year 2024-2025 and continue in subsequent years. Nothing in this section shall authorize additional pay increases in subsequent years.
Ala. Code § 16-1A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 1A / Section 16-1A-5
Section 16-1A-5 Public Education Employee Injury Compensation Program
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Public Education Employee Injury Compensation Program. (b)(1) Except as provided in this section, the program implemented pursuant to this section shall not be subject to Chapter 5 of Title 25, or its successor, otherwise known as the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), if an employee is subject to this chapter, then compensation, in accordance with the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, shall be paid by the Public Education Employee Injury Compensation Trust Fund, as established under this chapter, in accordance with the statutes, provisions, defenses, and calculation methods set forth in the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act and any case law interpreting the same. (c)(1) For injured employees covered by PEEHIP, payments made to physicians licensed to practice medicine or other medical providers for services to injured employees shall be paid by PEEHIP in accordance with the PEEHIP fee schedule. The board shall reimburse such injured employees for copayments and deductibles not paid for by PEEHIP; provided, that the board shall not be required to pay such copayments or deductibles for any medical treatment or attention, physical rehabilitation, medicine, medical or surgical supplies, crutches, artificial members, or other apparatus, other than as may be reasonably necessary and otherwise owed under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act. (2) For injured employees not covered by PEEHIP, the board shall provide payments for medical treatment for an on-the-job injury. The liability of the board for payment of services rendered by physicians, as well as any other medical services, shall not exceed the maximum fees established under Section 25-5-313. Employees shall not be liable to physicians, or for any other medical services, for any amount in excess of the schedule of maximum fees established under Section 25-5-313, and consistent with Section 25-5-314. This language shall not prohibit the board from negotiating any rates, fees, or levels of reimbursement, which shall be mutually agreed upon between the physicians, hospitals, any other healthcare providers, and the board. (d)(1) All undisputed medical reimbursements or payments shall be made within 25 working days of receipt of claims in the form specified in Section 25-5-3. (2) An amount equal to 10 percent of any unpaid balance shall be added to any undisputed medical invoice which is not paid within 25 working days. (e) Any regulation, policy, or program directive for the conduct of utilization review, bill screenings, and medical necessity determinations related to services provided by physicians licensed to practice medicine shall comply with the rules adopted by the Workers’ Compensation Medical Services Board under Section 25-5-312. (f) Any rules adopted by the board shall be subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, and a final determination as to benefits payable under the program shall be subject to review by the Circuit Court in Montgomery County in the manner prescribed by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (g) Employers shall continue to make all required health insurance contributions until any separation from employment. (h) The board shall establish procedures for employers to be reimbursed by the fund for the costs of an employee’s compensation and benefits under this chapter; except for salary and benefits provided by employers under Section 16-1-18.1. (i) PEEHIP and the Public Education Employee Injury Compensation Trust Fund established under Section 16-1A-3, as to their respective payments, may subrogate, seek reimbursement, or seek credit for any amount paid to an injured employee under the program from any third party, or the employee’s insurer, responsible for the injury. Any action to recover shall be filed in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County. (j) Any on-the-job injuries suffered by individuals not covered by this chapter, such as part-time, substitute, temporary, non-full-time employees and volunteers, shall be conducted in accordance with the Board of Adjustment process outlined in Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 41.

(b)(1) Except as provided in this section, the program implemented pursuant to this section shall not be subject to Chapter 5 of Title 25, or its successor, otherwise known as the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act.

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), if an employee is subject to this chapter, then compensation, in accordance with the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, shall be paid by the Public Education Employee Injury Compensation Trust Fund, as established under this chapter, in accordance with the statutes, provisions, defenses, and calculation methods set forth in the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act and any case law interpreting the same.

(c)(1) For injured employees covered by PEEHIP, payments made to physicians licensed to practice medicine or other medical providers for services to injured employees shall be paid by PEEHIP in accordance with the PEEHIP fee schedule. The board shall reimburse such injured employees for copayments and deductibles not paid for by PEEHIP; provided, that the board shall not be required to pay such copayments or deductibles for any medical treatment or attention, physical rehabilitation, medicine, medical or surgical supplies, crutches, artificial members, or other apparatus, other than as may be reasonably necessary and otherwise owed under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act.

(2) For injured employees not covered by PEEHIP, the board shall provide payments for medical treatment for an on-the-job injury. The liability of the board for payment of services rendered by physicians, as well as any other medical services, shall not exceed the maximum fees established under Section 25-5-313. Employees shall not be liable to physicians, or for any other medical services, for any amount in excess of the schedule of maximum fees established under Section 25-5-313, and consistent with Section 25-5-314. This language shall not prohibit the board from negotiating any rates, fees, or levels of reimbursement, which shall be mutually agreed upon between the physicians, hospitals, any other healthcare providers, and the board.

(d)(1) All undisputed medical reimbursements or payments shall be made within 25 working days of receipt of claims in the form specified in Section 25-5-3.

(2) An amount equal to 10 percent of any unpaid balance shall be added to any undisputed medical invoice which is not paid within 25 working days.

(e) Any regulation, policy, or program directive for the conduct of utilization review, bill screenings, and medical necessity determinations related to services provided by physicians licensed to practice medicine shall comply with the rules adopted by the Workers’ Compensation Medical Services Board under Section 25-5-312.

(f) Any rules adopted by the board shall be subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, and a final determination as to benefits payable under the program shall be subject to review by the Circuit Court in Montgomery County in the manner prescribed by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.

(g) Employers shall continue to make all required health insurance contributions until any separation from employment.

(h) The board shall establish procedures for employers to be reimbursed by the fund for the costs of an employee’s compensation and benefits under this chapter; except for salary and benefits provided by employers under Section 16-1-18.1.

(i) PEEHIP and the Public Education Employee Injury Compensation Trust Fund established under Section 16-1A-3, as to their respective payments, may subrogate, seek reimbursement, or seek credit for any amount paid to an injured employee under the program from any third party, or the employee’s insurer, responsible for the injury. Any action to recover shall be filed in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County.

(j) Any on-the-job injuries suffered by individuals not covered by this chapter, such as part-time, substitute, temporary, non-full-time employees and volunteers, shall be conducted in accordance with the Board of Adjustment process outlined in Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 41.
Ala. Code § 16-28C-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28C / Section 16-28C-6
Section 16-28C-6 Construction and Administration of Chapter
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to infringe on any right provided to a student pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, provided that student information related to this chapter shall be included as necessary into any and all Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), behavioral intervention plans, and other similar documents.

(b) Principals and other relevant administrators shall carry out this chapter in a manner that complies with the laws listed in subsection (a), including, but not limited to: (i) promptly carrying out manifestation determinations after misconduct; (ii) meting out discipline in accordance with the student code of conduct where misconduct is not determined to be a manifestation of disability; (iii) performing functional behavior assessments and adjusting behavior intervention plans as needed in a timely manner; and (iv) performing any other duties and responsibilities provided by those laws.
Ala. Code § 16-52-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 52 / Section 16-52-8
Section 16-52-8 Board of Trustees - Vacancy
Status: in_force

Any vacancy in the office of trustee, occurring during the recess of the Legislature, shall be filled by appointment of the Governor. Such appointee shall hold office until the next session of the Legislature, when the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate. A trustee appointed to fill a vacancy by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, shall hold office during the unexpired term.
Ala. Code § 16-4-20 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 4 / Section 16-4-20
Section 16-4-20 Legislation
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education such legislative measures as are in his opinion needed for the further development and improvement of the free public schools of the state.
Ala. Code § 16-30D-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 30D / Section 16-30D-4
Section 16-30D-4 Informational Meetings
Status: in_force

Each local board of education may hold an informational meeting for student athletes, parents, coaches, and other school officials prior to the start of each athletic season regarding the symptoms and warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest. Informational meetings may include, but are not limited to, presentations from physicians, pediatric cardiologists, and athletic trainers.
Ala. Code § 16-25-83 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25 / Section 16-25-83
Section 16-25-83 Increase Inapplicable If Medicaid Eligibility Impairment Would Result
Status: in_force

Any person who receives benefits under the Medicaid program and whose eligibility for the benefits would be impaired by the cost-of-living increase provided by this article shall not be entitled to receive the increase. Any person who shall subsequently apply for benefits under the Medicaid program and have his or her eligibility to receive benefits impaired by the cost-of-living increase provided by this article, shall not be entitled to receive the increase subsequent to the date that the member files application for benefits under the Medicaid program.
Ala. Code § 16-57-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 57 / Section 16-57-2
Section 16-57-2 Scholarships to School of Nursing - Established; How Distributed
Status: in_force

There shall be awarded each year 30 scholarships to Tuskegee Institute School of Nursing for nursing education. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the state-at-large. They shall be distributed, insofar as practicable, throughout the state and may be distributed to students in any year of study in said school of nursing.
Ala. Code § 16-33B-5 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 33B / Section 16-33B-5
Section 16-33B-5 Audit of Approved and Eligible Institutions
Status: in_force

Each approved institution and eligible institution shall be subject to examination at any time by ACHE or the Examiner of Public Accounts for the purpose of determining whether such institution has complied with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-6G-8 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 6G / Section 16-6G-8
Section 16-6G-8 Technical Assistance; Rulemaking Authority
Status: in_force

The State Superintendent of Education shall provide technical assistance to local education agencies in complying with this chapter. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.
Ala. Code § 16-60-64 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-64
Section 16-60-64 Matriculation, Library and Laboratory Fees
Status: in_force

A matriculation fee may be collected from all students enrolled in the college, and the amount of such fee shall be determined by the board of trustees. The proceeds of the fee shall be expended under the direction of such board. A reasonable fee for the use of the library and laboratory facilities may be required; the amount of such fee shall be determined by the board of trustees.
Ala. Code § 16-25C-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 25C / Section 16-25C-2
Section 16-25C-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) BOARD. The Board of Control of the Public Education Employees’ Defined Contribution Savings Fund.

(2) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. An employer or other entity who compensates a participant for the public service.

(3) FUND. The Public Education Employees’ Defined Contribution Savings Fund.

(4) PARTICIPANT. A person who elects to participate in the fund who makes voluntary employee contributions into a 457 deferred compensation plan or a 403(b) tax sheltered annuity plan and who is a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System.
Ala. Code § 16-16B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16B / Section 16-16B-4
Section 16-16B-4 (Implementation Conditioned on Separate Legislative Enactment.) Execution and Other Details of the Bonds
Status: in_force

The Bonds shall be signed by the president or vice-president of the Authority, and the seal of the Authority affixed thereto (or a facsimile thereof imprinted thereon) and attested by its secretary. All signatures of the president, vice-president, and secretary may be facsimile signatures if the Authority, in its proceedings with respect to issuance, provides for manual authentication (which may be in the form of a certificate as to registration) of the Bonds by a trustee, registrar or paying agent or by named individuals who are employees of the State and who are assigned to the Finance Department or State Treasurer’s Office of the State. All Bonds bearing signatures or facsimiles of the signatures of officers of the Authority in office on the date of signing thereof shall be valid and binding notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor, any officer whose signature appears thereon shall have ceased to be an officer of the Authority. The Bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama, may be used as security for deposits, and shall be eligible for investments of fiduciary funds, as provided in the 1965 Act. The Bonds shall be construed to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments subject to any registration provisions pertaining to transfers. The Authority and the Bonds shall be exempt from all laws of the State governing usury including, without limitation, the provisions of Title 8, Chapter 8, or any subsequent statute of similar import. The Bonds shall be in such form or forms and denomination or denominations and of such tenor and maturities, shall bear such rate or rates of interest payable and evidenced in such manner, may be made subject to redemption prior to their maturities, and may contain provisions not inconsistent with this chapter, all as may be provided by the resolution of the Authority under which the Bonds may be issued; provided, that no Bonds shall have a specified maturity date later than 20 years after their date; and provided further, that those Bonds having maturities more than 10 years after their date shall be subject to redemption at the option of the Authority on any date on and after the tenth anniversary after their date at such redemption price or prices and under such conditions as may be prescribed in the proceedings of the Authority under which they are issued. For the purpose of paying the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds or any Refunding Bonds, the Authority shall designate the State Treasurer or such bank or banks as the Authority, in its discretion, determines to be appropriate and desirable. Funds for the payment of debt service shall be transferred by the Authority or the State Treasurer on behalf of the Authority to the designated paying agent on the actual due date of such principal, premium, if any, or interest.
Ala. Code § 16-46D-11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 46D / Section 16-46D-11
Section 16-46D-11 Annual Report
Status: in_force

No later than July 1 of each year, the department, in consultation with the ACCS and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education’s Council of Presidents, shall prepare and publish a report about the impact of the program during the previous academic year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, information about the number of students in each school district who participate in the program and the number of students who successfully complete the program, graduate from high school, and earn a postsecondary credential.
Ala. Code § 16-52-12.1 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 52 / Section 16-52-12.1
Section 16-52-12.1 Police Officers - Authority
Status: in_force

(a) Any Jacksonville State University police officer appointed pursuant to this section or Section 16-22-1, is a peace officer whose authority extends to any place in the state. The primary duty of the police officer shall be the enforcement of the law on property owned or leased by Jacksonville State University. The police officer shall not otherwise act as a peace officer in enforcing the law except:

(1) When in pursuit of any offender or suspected offender who is charged with the commission of a crime while on the premises of the institution.

(2) To make arrests otherwise lawfully for crimes committed, or for which there is probable cause to believe have been committed, within his or her presence or within the boundaries of the property owned or leased by the institution.

(b) The provisions of this section granting authority to a police officer at this institution of higher learning in the State of Alabama are not intended to limit or abridge any powers heretofore granted to police officers by law and this section is to be considered cumulative.

(c) Nothing in this section shall grant authority to any persons appointed under this section to enter a classroom for the purpose of enforcing traffic or parking citations.
Ala. Code § 16-16A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16A / Section 16-16A-3
Section 16-16A-3 Distribution Calculation
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the BRAC Distribution provided by the Authority shall be the difference calculated by subtracting the number of jobs in the BRAC Impacted District on the Baseline Date from the number of jobs in the BRAC Impacted Area on the Determination Date for any year in which the Authority distributes bond proceeds. The calculated difference shall be divided proportionately to produce the BRAC Distribution for any distribution calculation. The method for the Authority to distribute the amount paid by the state shall be determined in accordance with Section 16-16A-4
Ala. Code § 16-22-13.11 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 22 / Section 16-22-13.11
Section 16-22-13.11 Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Adjustments
Status: in_force

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2022-2023. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Board of Directors for the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science and for disbursement to the employees thereof funds based on the criteria established in this section. It is not the intent of this section to make appropriations, but the appropriations required by this section shall be made in the annual Education Trust Fund budget act for the designated fiscal year.

(1) Certificated Personnel (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, each certificated employee at all city and county school systems and the teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District shall receive a four percent salary increase. Each step and cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained in the annual budget act for the public schools shall be increased by the amounts below for fiscal year 2022-2023, the State Minimum Salary Schedule shall reflect the following percentage increase:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 4.00% 2 3 but less than 6 4.00% 3 6 but less than 9 4.00% 4 9 but less than 12 4.00% 5 12 but less than 15 4.00% 6 15 but less than 18 4.00% 7 18 but less than 21 4.00% 8 21 or greater 4.00% 9 24 but less than 27 4.00% 10 27 or more 4.00%

All certificated employees, including the Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion employees, shall be guaranteed pay increases in the amounts indicated above for their years of experience and degrees earned and the corresponding pay increases shall be reflected in the appropriate local salary schedule and paid to each certificated employee. The provisions and requirements of this section shall be in addition to the provisions of Section 16-13-231.1, relating to the State Minimum Salary Schedule. Each certificated employee shall be properly placed on the local salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public education service (either in-state or out-of-state), which shall be not less than the amounts appropriated for the State Minimum Salary Schedule. The employee shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed for the 2022-2023 fiscal year in addition to any state or local step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The local board of education shall transmit to the State Department of Education the appropriate notice of the earned advanced degree for each employee in a timely fashion; thereafter, the employee shall be paid for the advanced degree as soon as the degree is certified to the State Department of Education as being earned.

(2) Education Support Personnel (K-12). A four percent pay increase, beginning with the fiscal year 2022-2023, shall be paid to each public education support worker and adult bus driver, including Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion personnel, employed for the 2022-2023 fiscal year in addition to the salary received during the 2021-2022 fiscal year, except employees covered under the state’s Merit System at the Department of Youth Services School District. Each governing body or authority shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule shall be increased to reflect a four percent pay increase beginning with fiscal year 2022-2023, which shall be given to the person employed full-time for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and each year employed full-time thereafter. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by four percent beginning with fiscal year 2022-2023. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed.

(3) AIDB. For the fiscal year 2022-2023, employees at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall receive a pay increase that shall be in excess of their salaries received during the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The increase shall be as follows:

a. Certificated. The salary schedule for certificated employees shall be revised to reflect at least the following percentage increase beginning with the fiscal year 2022-2023:

Step Years of Experience Increase 1 Less than 3 4.00% 2 3 but less than 6 4.00% 3 6 but less than 9 4.00% 4 9 but less than 12 4.00% 5 12 but less than 15 4.00% 6 15 but less than 18 4.00% 7 18 but less than 21 4.00% 8 21 or greater 4.00% 9 24 but less than 27 4.00% 10 27 or more 4.00%

b. Education Support Personnel (K-12). A four percent pay increase, beginning with the 2022-2023 fiscal year, shall be given to each support worker employed full-time by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. A separate local salary schedule shall be established and maintained for each specific job performed. The pay increase in this section shall be incorporated into the support employees’ salary schedules. The base rate of pay for part-time support employees shall be increased by four percent for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

c. Miscellaneous Requirements. The AIDB board shall establish and maintain a salary schedule for each class and type of employee and each step of each salary schedule for fiscal year 2022-2023 shall be increased to reflect the pay increase above to be given to each person employed for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and each year employed thereafter. The pay increase contained in this subdivision shall be paid to each employee.

(4) Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions. The Board of Trustees of the Community College System shall revise all salary schedules of the two-year postsecondary institutions to reflect an increase of four percent for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The pay increase shall be given to each person employed in addition to any step increase to which the employee is otherwise entitled. The Postsecondary Education Department shall take proper steps to ensure that employees on all salary schedules are given full credit for prior work experience in the public schools and colleges, and shall take care to ensure proper placements on the salary schedules. Placement on the revised salary schedules shall be in accordance with the employee’s length of service in public education. No pay increase shall be given to any two-year postsecondary employee in excess of four percent, except as specifically provided in this section.

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

a. Fiscal Year. All salaries and salary increases that are established by the State Board of Education shall be paid in full to each person employed before the end of the applicable fiscal year as defined in Section 16-1-1.

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

c. Local Increment. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or increase on the State Minimum Salary Schedule for teachers as provided in this section shall be exclusive of any local pay increase granted or due to teachers under provisions of any local salary schedule. Any cost-of-living adjustment and/or pay increase required by this section for public school support personnel shall be in addition to any pay increase due or granted to the employee under provisions of any local salary schedules. The pay increase provisions of this section shall not apply to any salary supplements granted by local boards of education, bonuses earned for certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, or the federal portion of the salary paid to a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructor employed by a local school board.

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

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

(b) The pay increase granted in this section shall begin in fiscal year 2022-2023 and continue in subsequent years. Nothing in this section shall authorize additional pay increases in subsequent years.
Ala. Code § 16-28C-2 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 28C / Section 16-28C-2
Section 16-28C-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Any conduct that intentionally: (i) disrupts, disturbs, or interferes with the teaching of students; or (ii) disturbs the peace, order, or discipline at any school.

(2) EDUCATION EMPLOYEE. Any of the following individuals:

a. A certified or noncertified employee of the State Department of Education or any local board of education.

b. An employee of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind.

c. An employee of the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

d. An employee of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science.

e. An employee of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering.

f. An employee of a public charter school.

(3) PRINCIPAL. The principal, assistant principal, vice principal, or administrative head of a school, or his or her designee.

(4) SCHOOL. A public K-12 school.

(5) TEACHER. A professional educator who has a direct instructional or counseling relationship with students and who spends the majority of his or her time in this capacity.
Ala. Code § 16-44C-3 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44C / Section 16-44C-3
Section 16-44C-3 Licensure Under the Compact
Status: in_force

(a) Licensure under this compact pertains only to the initial grant of a license by the receiving state. Nothing herein applies to any subsequent or ongoing compliance requirements that a receiving state might require for teachers.

(b) Each member state, in accordance with the rules of the commission, shall define, compile, and update as necessary, a list of eligible licenses and career and technical education licenses that the member state is willing to consider for equivalency under this compact and provide the list to the commission. The list shall include those licenses that a receiving state is willing to grant to teachers from other member states, pending a determination of equivalency by the receiving state’s licensing authority.

(c) Upon the receipt of an application for licensure by a teacher holding an unencumbered eligible license, the receiving state shall determine which of the receiving state’s eligible licenses the teacher is qualified to hold and shall grant the license or licenses to the applicant. The determination shall be made in the sole discretion of the receiving state’s licensing authority and may include a determination that the applicant is not eligible for any of the receiving state’s eligible licenses. For all teachers who hold an unencumbered license, the receiving state shall grant one or more unencumbered licenses that, in the receiving state’s sole discretion, are equivalent to the licenses held by the teacher in any other member state.

(d) For active military members and eligible military spouses who hold a license that is not unencumbered, the receiving state shall grant an equivalent license or licenses that, in the receiving state’s sole discretion, is equivalent to the license or licenses held by the teacher in any other member state, except where the receiving state does not have an equivalent license.

(e) For a teacher holding an unencumbered career and technical education license, the receiving state shall grant an unencumbered license equivalent to the career and technical education license held by the applying teacher and issued by another member state, as determined by the receiving state in its sole discretion, except where a career and technical education teacher does not hold a bachelor’s degree and the receiving state requires a bachelor’s degree for licenses to teach career and technical education. A receiving state may require career and technical education teachers to meet state industry recognized requirements, if required by law in the receiving state.
Ala. Code § 16-44A-36 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44A / Section 16-44A-36
Section 16-44A-36 Functions and Oversight
Status: in_force

The trust shall continue to be designated as the entity to coordinate the voluntary Alabama student mock election in cooperation with the office of Secretary of State, the State Superintendent of Education, and local educational entities, and to coordinate a voluntary program involving legislators visiting school classrooms, both of which shall be subject to oversight of the Joint Legislative Committee on Civic Education pursuant to Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 29.
Ala. Code § 16-3-41 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 16-3-41
Section 16-3-41 Written Policy Requirements on Student Discipline and Education Related to Private Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education shall require each local board of education to do all of the following before the start of the 2024-2025 school year:

(1) Develop a written policy on student discipline and education related to the distribution of private images as defined in Section 13A-6-240, and the distribution, dissemination, public display, advertising, promoting, presenting, soliciting, possession, possession with intent to distribute, and production of child sexual abuse material as defined in Division 4 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 13A.

(2) Include within the written policy a prohibition of private, explicit, or pornographic images generated with artificial intelligence.

(3) Broadly disseminate the policy following its adoption.

(4) Distribute copies of the policy to all teachers, staff, parents, and students.
Ala. Code § 16-60-111.6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 60 / Section 16-60-111.6
Section 16-60-111.6 Delegation of Decision-Making Authority to Chancellor
Status: in_force

Except where otherwise clearly indicated herein the board shall delegate to the Chancellor, authority for the Chancellor to act and make decisions concerning the management and operation of the community and technical colleges. The presidents of the community and technical colleges shall be responsible to the Chancellor for the day-to-day operation of the colleges.
Ala. Code § 16-16A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16A / Section 16-16A-6
Section 16-16A-6 Requirements for Authorization of Bonds
Status: in_force

The Authority shall not authorize any bonds unless and until employers located in the BRAC Impacted Area provide a certification and possess proof of the number of employees in the BRAC Impacted Area directly existing because of the 2005 BRAC or Subsequent BRAC Actions, or as a result of administrative actions by a United States government agency, department, or organization, as of January 1, 2010, to the City of Huntsville Federal Building Authority and to the Authority. The City of Huntsville Federal Building Authority shall request of the Garrison, or its designee, the number of persons employed at Redstone Arsenal and shall provide such information to the Authority. In order to prevent double-counting of employees in the BRAC Impacted Area in the case of private employers, the certifications shall delineate between employees located at Redstone Arsenal and those not located at Redstone Arsenal. The number of jobs in the BRAC Impacted Area shall be the sum of the number of employees employed on Redstone Arsenal plus the total number of jobs not on Redstone Arsenal but inside the BRAC Impacted Area directly existing because of the 2005 BRAC or Subsequent BRAC Actions, or as a result of administrative actions by a United States government agency, department, or organization. On or before December 31 of each year until the bond proceeds are issued, the City of Huntsville Federal Building Authority shall submit a report to the Governor and to the Director of Finance detailing the number of jobs within the BRAC Impacted Area created since the Baseline Date.