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AL Code § 16-28-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-15 - Absence Must Be Explained.

Section 16-28-15Absence must be explained. Every parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of any child required to attend public school, private school, or church school, shall as soon as practical explain the cause of any absence of the child under his control or charge which was without permission of the teacher, and a failure to furnish such explanation shall be admissible as evidence of such child being a truant with the consent and connivance of the person in control or charge of said child, unless such person can show to the reasonable satisfaction of the court that he had no knowledge of such absence and that he has been diligent in his efforts to secure the attendance of such child. (School Code 1927, §308; Code 1940, T. 52, §305; Acts 1982, No. 82-218, p. 260, §7.)
AL Code § 16-28-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-16 - Cases of Nonenrollment and Nonattendance; Withdrawal of Enrollment.

Section 16-28-16Cases of nonenrollment and nonattendance; withdrawal of enrollment. (a) It shall be the duty of the county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of education, as the case may be, to require the attendance officer to investigate all cases of nonenrollment and of nonattendance. In all cases investigated where no valid reason for nonenrollment or nonattendance is found, the attendance officer shall give written notice to the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child. In the event of the absence of the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child from his or her usual place of residence, the attendance officer shall leave a copy of the notice with some person over 12 years of age residing at the usual place of residence, with instructions to hand the notice to the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child, which notice shall require the attendance of the child at the school within three days from the date of the notice. In the event the investigation discloses that the nonenrollment or nonattendance was without valid excuse or good reason and intentional, the attendance officer shall be required to bring criminal prosecution against the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child. (b) Each child who is enrolled in a public school shall be subject to the attendance and truancy provisions of this article except that any parent or parents, guardian or guardians who voluntarily enrolls their child in public school, who feel that it is in the best interest of that child shall have the right to withdraw the child at any time prior to the current minimum compulsory attendance age. (School Code 1927, §314; Code 1940, T. 52, §311; Act 99-705, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 222, §1; Act 2001-344, p. 446, §1.)
AL Code § 16-28-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-17 - When Child May Be Taken Into Custody.

Section 16-28-17When child may be taken into custody. It shall be the duty of the attendance officer, probation officer or other officer authorized to execute writs of arrest to take into custody without warrant any child required to attend school or be instructed by a private tutor who is found away from home and not in the custody of the person having charge or control of such child during school hours and who has been reported by any person authorized to begin proceedings or prosecutions under the provisions of this article as a truant. Such child shall forthwith be delivered to the person having charge or control of said child or to the principal teacher of the school or the private tutor from whom said child is a truant. If such child is an habitual truant, he shall be brought before the juvenile court for such disposition as the judge of said court finds proper from the facts. (School Code 1927, §315; Code 1940, T. 52, §312.)
AL Code § 16-28-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-18 - Record Kept by Attendance Officer.

Section 16-28-18Record kept by attendance officer. The attendance officer whose appointment is by this article provided for shall keep an accurate record of all notices served, all cases prosecuted and all other services performed and shall make an annual report of the same to the county board of education or to the city board of education by whom he is employed. (School Code 1927, §316; Code 1940, T. 52, §313.)
AL Code § 16-28-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-19 - Attendance Districts.

Section 16-28-19Attendance districts. The county board of education shall arrange the county, exclusive of cities, into one or more attendance districts, and said board shall appoint an attendance officer for every district created, who shall hold his office at the will of the county board of education, and the board of education of each city having a city board of education shall appoint one or more attendance officers to serve at the pleasure of the appointing board. City and county boards of education and county commissions may jointly employ any person or persons to carry out the provisions of this chapter and such additional duties as may be assigned them by such boards or county commissions. (School Code 1927, §317; Code 1940, T. 52, §314.)
AL Code § 16-28-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-20 - Compensation of Attendance Officers.

Section 16-28-20Compensation of attendance officers. The attendance officers who are employed by the county or city board of education shall be paid by the respective boards of education such salaries as may be required to secure efficient service. Said attendance officer shall be paid as other employees of the county or city boards of education are paid, but no attendance officer shall receive any compensation under the provisions of this title until he shall have filed such reports as are required by the State Board of Education and by the board of education of the county or city employing him. (School Code 1927, §318; Code 1940, T. 52, §315.)
AL Code § 16-28-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-21 - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction.

Section 16-28-21Juvenile court jurisdiction. The juvenile court of the county shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all prosecutions or proceedings arising under the provisions of this article against or concerning any parent, guardian or other person having charge or control of a child, or against or concerning any child or other person for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article and effecting its objects, and all provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 12 shall apply to prosecutions or proceedings arising under the provisions and terms of this article. (School Code 1927, §320; Code 1940, T. 52, §316.)
AL Code § 16-28-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-22 - Prosecutions.

Section 16-28-22Prosecutions. No prosecution or proceeding under this article shall be begun except by one of the following parties: (1) The county superintendent of education or city superintendent of schools where the matter affects a school or private tutor in territory under his supervision; or (2) An attendance officer; or (3) The principal teacher of the school which the child attends or should attend; or (4) The private tutor by whom the child is instructed or should be instructed; or (5) The probation officer of the county; or (6) A duly authorized agent of the State Superintendent of Education or the Department of Human Resources. (School Code 1927, §324; Code 1940, T. 52, §320.)
AL Code § 16-28-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-23 - Attendance Register and Rules and Regulations as Evidence.

Section 16-28-23Attendance register and rules and regulations as evidence. The registry of attendance of pupils kept by any public school, private school, church school or private tutor in compliance with the provisions of law or any rule and regulation promulgated by the State Board of Education shall be admissible as evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts it is required to show. A copy of any rule and regulation of the State Board of Education duly certified as true and correct by the State Superintendent of Education shall be admissible as evidence of the provisions of such rule and regulation, and the statement in the certificate of the State Superintendent of Education of the date of the promulgation shall be admissible as evidence that such rule or regulation was duly promulgated on the day and date named. (School Code 1927, §325; Code 1940, T. 52, §321; Acts 1982, No. 82-218, p. 260, §8.)
AL Code § 16-28-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-28-24 - Church Schools May Waive Exemptions Specified in This Article.

Section 16-28-24Church schools may waive exemptions specified in this article. Notwithstanding entitlement to the exemptions provided church schools under Sections 16-28-1, 16-1-11, 16-28-3, 16-28-7, 16-28-8, 16-28-15, 16-28-23 and 16-40-1 any church school as defined in Section 16-28-1(2) shall certify to the local public school superintendent on forms supplied by the superintendent to the requesting church school that the exemptions specified herein are waived. (Acts 1982, No. 82-218, p. 260, §10.)
AL Code § 16-28-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 2 - Conditioning of Driving Privileges Upon School Attendance.|Section 16-28-41 - Written Guidelines to Be Provided.

Section 16-28-41Written guidelines to be provided. The State Department of Education shall distribute written guidelines to each school system for developing a written school policy in accordance with this article that outlines the definitions of "circumstances beyond the control" of any person subject to denial or revocation of the privilege of a driver's license or learner's license to operate a motor vehicle and outlines the appeal process available to the person. The school system shall give adequate written information to each student concerning these guidelines and the sanctions and rights provided for in this article. (Acts 1993, No. 93-368, p. 628, §2.)
AL Code § 16-28-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 2 - Conditioning of Driving Privileges Upon School Attendance.|Section 16-28-42 - Adoption of Regulations.

Section 16-28-42Adoption of regulations. The Department of Education and the Department of Public Safety shall jointly adopt regulations to implement this article, including a hearing and appeal process. (Acts 1993, No. 93-368, p. 628, §3.)
AL Code § 16-28-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 2 - Conditioning of Driving Privileges Upon School Attendance.|Section 16-28-43 - Article Not to Deny Rights of Exceptional Children.

Section 16-28-43Article not to deny rights of exceptional children. No provision of this article shall be construed to deny any right to any child granted pursuant to Sections 16-39-1 to 16-39-12. (Acts 1993, No. 93-368, p. 628, §4.)
AL Code § 16-28-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 2 - Conditioning of Driving Privileges Upon School Attendance.|Section 16-28-44 - Article Not to Deny Constitutional Rights of Children.

Section 16-28-44Article not to deny constitutional rights of children. No provision of this article shall be construed to deny the right of any child granted pursuant to the Constitution of the United States nor to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (Acts 1993, No. 93-368, p. 628, §5.)
AL Code § 16-28-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 28 - School Attendance.|Article 2 - Conditioning of Driving Privileges Upon School Attendance.|Section 16-28-45 - Construction With Other Attendance and Vehicle Laws.

Section 16-28-45Construction with other attendance and vehicle laws. The provisions of this article shall be construed together with any and all other laws or parts of law relating to school attendance or the operation of a motor vehicle except where there is a direct conflict herewith, in which event this article shall supersede. (Acts 1993, No. 93-368, p. 628, §7.)
AL Code § 16-36-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-1 - State Textbook Committee - Creation; Duties Generally.

Section 16-36-1State Textbook Committee - Creation; duties generally. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1945, No. 412, p. 647, §1.)
AL Code § 16-36-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-2 - State Textbook Committee - Composition; Appointment and Terms of Members; Vacancies; Qualifying Affidavits of Members.

Section 16-36-2State Textbook Committee - Composition; appointment and terms of members; vacancies; qualifying affidavits of members. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1945, No. 412, p. 647, §5; Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §3; Acts 1969, No. 616, p. 1122; Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-736, p. 191.)
AL Code § 16-36-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-3 - State Textbook Committee - Meetings; Election of Chairman and Secretary; Compensation and Expenses of Members.

Section 16-36-3State Textbook Committee - Meetings; election of chairman and secretary; compensation and expenses of members. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §4; Acts 1969, No. 616, p. 1122; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §30.)
AL Code § 16-36-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-4 - Local Textbook Selection Committee - Appointment; Filing of School Board Policies and Names of Members With State Superintendent of Education; Affidavit and Terms of Members.

Section 16-36-4Local textbook selection committee - Appointment; filing of school board policies and names of members with State Superintendent of Education; affidavit and terms of members. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §9.)
AL Code § 16-36-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-5 - Local Textbook Selection Committee - Selection of Textbooks; Furnishing and Disposition of Samples; Use of Textbooks Not on State List.

Section 16-36-5Local textbook selection committee - Selection of textbooks; furnishing and disposition of samples; use of textbooks not on state list. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §10; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §31.)
AL Code § 16-36-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-6 - Local Textbook Selection Committee - Adoption to Be for Period of Six Years; Limitation on Textbook Replacement; Report of Local Superintendent.

Section 16-36-6Local textbook selection committee - Adoption to be for period of six years; limitation on textbook replacement; report of local superintendent. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §11; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §32.)
AL Code § 16-36-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-7 - When Textbooks Considered or Reconsidered for Adoption; Existing Adoptions; When New Adoptions to Be Used.

Section 16-36-7When textbooks considered or reconsidered for adoption; existing adoptions; when new adoptions to be used. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §5.)
AL Code § 16-36-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-8 - Recommendations of State Textbook Committee.

Section 16-36-8Recommendations of State Textbook Committee. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1945, No. 412, p. 647, §6; Acts 1951, No. 88, p. 307; Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §6.)
AL Code § 16-36-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-9 - Adoption of Textbooks to Be Made at Public Meeting; Notice; Minimum Number of Adoptions for Each Course.

Section 16-36-9Adoption of textbooks to be made at public meeting; notice; minimum number of adoptions for each course. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §7.)
AL Code § 16-36-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-10 - Adoption to Be for Period of Six Years; Contract to Exclude Communist Authors; Expiration of Contracts to Be Stabilized.

Section 16-36-10Adoption to be for period of six years; contract to exclude communist authors; expiration of contracts to be stabilized. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §8; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §33.)
AL Code § 16-36-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-11 - Annual Advertisement for Sealed Bids by State Board of Education; Specimen Copies to Accompany Bids; Furnishing and Disposition of Sample Books.

Section 16-36-11Annual advertisement for sealed bids by State Board of Education; specimen copies to accompany bids; furnishing and disposition of sample books. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §12.)
AL Code § 16-36-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-12 - Deposit Required With Bid; Opening of Bids.

Section 16-36-12Deposit required with bid; opening of bids. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1945, No. 412, p. 647, §4; Acts 1959, No. 581, p. 1458; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §34.)
AL Code § 16-36-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-13 - Maximum Price for Books; Contract Provisions as to Price; Forfeiture of Contract and Damages; Action for Losses.

Section 16-36-13Maximum price for books; contract provisions as to price; forfeiture of contract and damages; action for losses. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §13; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §35.)
AL Code § 16-36-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-14 - Authority of State Board to Contract for Furnishing, Storing or Delivering Textbooks.

Section 16-36-14Authority of state board to contract for furnishing, storing or delivering textbooks. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §14.)
AL Code § 16-36-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-15 - Issuance of State-Wide Purchase Contracts; Shipment of Books by Publisher.

Section 16-36-15Issuance of state-wide purchase contracts; shipment of books by publisher. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §15; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §36.)
AL Code § 16-36-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-16 - Contract Provisions as to Price of Textbooks Purchased With Local Funds, Replacement of Defective or Substandard Books and Delivery.

Section 16-36-16Contract provisions as to price of textbooks purchased with local funds, replacement of defective or substandard books and delivery. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §16; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §37.)
AL Code § 16-36-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-17 - Books to Be Shipped Upon Purchase Orders of Local Boards of Education; Preparation and Mailing of Bills.

Section 16-36-17Books to be shipped upon purchase orders of local boards of education; preparation and mailing of bills. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §17; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §38.)
AL Code § 16-36-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-18 - Approval of Invoices by Local Superintendent of Education; Payment.

Section 16-36-18Approval of invoices by local superintendent of education; payment. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §22; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §39.)
AL Code § 16-36-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-19 - Special Textbooks.

Section 16-36-19Special textbooks. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1945, No. 412, p. 647, §8.)
AL Code § 16-36-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-20 - Local Revolving Funds; Local Appropriations.

Section 16-36-20Local revolving funds; local appropriations. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1945, No. 412, p. 647, §10.)
AL Code § 16-36-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-21 - Failure of Contractor to Furnish Books; Dropping of Textbook.

Section 16-36-21Failure of contractor to furnish books; dropping of textbook. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1945, No. 412, p. 647, §11.)
AL Code § 16-36-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-22 - Substitutions for State-Adopted Books in Certain Cities and Counties.

Section 16-36-22Substitutions for state-adopted books in certain cities and counties. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1945, No. 412, p. 647, §12; Acts 1961, No. 724, p. 1040; Acts 1961, No. 932, p. 1498; Acts 1971, No. 1672, p. 2820.)
AL Code § 16-36-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-23 - Department of Education and Purchasing Agent to Furnish Contracts From Which State-Owned Textbooks Can Be Purchased - Schools Operated Under Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.

Section 16-36-23Department of Education and purchasing agent to furnish contracts from which state-owned textbooks can be purchased - Schools operated under Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1959, No. 423, p. 1115; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §40.)