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AL Code § 16-3-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-24 - Oaths of Agents; Examination of Witnesses.

Section 16-3-24Oaths of agents; examination of witnesses. The State Board of Education by its presiding officer, or its committees by their chairmen, the State Superintendent of Education and any of its duly appointed agents shall have authority to administer oaths and to examine under oath, in any part of the state, witnesses in any matter pertaining to schools and to cause the examination to be reduced to writing. (School Code 1927, §55; Code 1940, T. 52, §29.)
AL Code § 16-3-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-25 - Removal of Appointees; Filling of Vacancies in Office of Appointees.

Section 16-3-25Removal of appointees; filling of vacancies in office of appointees. The State Board of Education may remove for incompetency, immorality, misconduct in office or willful neglect of duty, any person appointed under the provisions of this title, not subject to the provisions of the state Merit System, upon making known to him in writing the charge against him and upon giving him an opportunity of being heard in person or by counsel in his own defense, upon not less than 10 days' notice. In case of vacancy due to any cause, the State Board of Education shall fill the vacancy, unless otherwise provided, and until a successor shall qualify. (School Code 1927, §56; Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68; Code 1940, T. 52, §30.)
AL Code § 16-3-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-26 - Property Control.

Section 16-3-26Property control. The State Board of Education may hold, lease and rent real and personal property and may make such repairs and improvements on all property under its control as may be for the best interests of the schools and, subject to the approval of the Governor, may acquire, sell and convey title to real estate. (School Code 1927, §58; Code 1940, T. 52, §32.)
AL Code § 16-3-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-27 - Review of Local Actions by State Superintendent.

Section 16-3-27Review of local actions by state superintendent. The State Board of Education shall have the power and authority to promulgate rules and regulations governing the right and method of review and disposition upon review by the State Superintendent of Education of actions and orders of county and city boards of education and of county superintendents of education and city superintendents of schools in matters relating to finance and other matters seriously affecting educational interest. (School Code 1927, §60; Code 1940, T. 52, §34.)
AL Code § 16-3-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-29 - Donations Held for Schools.

Section 16-3-29Donations held for schools. Property, money or other thing of value may be donated for the benefit of the public schools of this state to be held in trust and administered for the use of such schools. (School Code 1927, §626; Code 1940, T. 52, §38.)
AL Code § 16-3-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-30 - Administration of Gifts and Donations.

Section 16-3-30Administration of gifts and donations. Whenever any property, money or thing of value is donated to be used for the benefit of the public schools of this state, the State Board of Education shall have power to administer such trusts as it deems to the best interest of the school or schools for the benefit of which the donation or gift is made. The board of education is given complete control of such property and may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the property as it deems to the best interest of the school or schools for the benefit of which such property is donated; or the board of education may convert the same into securities for handling the property or proceeds therefrom as in its discretion will best promote the purpose of the trust. (School Code 1927, §627; Code 1940, T. 52, §39.)
AL Code § 16-3-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-31 - Gifts May Be Accepted on Conditions.

Section 16-3-31Gifts may be accepted on conditions. The State Board of Education may accept the administration of property, money or other thing of value donated in trust for the benefit of any public school of the state upon such conditions as may be acceptable to the donor and the State Board of Education, but no undertaking entered into by the State Board of Education with such donor shall bind the state to pay any public moneys to anyone. Nothing hereunder shall prevent the State Board of Education from undertaking payments to persons out of the proceeds derived from such trust funds as a condition of the acceptance of a donation for the benefit of such school or schools. All trust funds administered under the provisions of this chapter may be required by the State Board of Education to pay the expenses of administering the same. (School Code 1927, §628; Code 1940, T. 52, §40.)
AL Code § 16-3-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-32 - Providing Instruction Not Available at State-Supported Institutions - Graduate and Professional Instruction.

Section 16-3-32Providing instruction not available at state-supported institutions - Graduate and professional instruction. The State Board of Education, under such rules and regulations as it shall determine, may provide for residents of Alabama graduate and professional instruction not available to them at state-supported educational institutions. The State Board of Education shall, by its rules and regulations, determine the qualifications of persons who may be aided under this section, and the decisions as to qualifications of persons by the State Board of Education shall be final. The State Board of Education may provide such graduate and professional instruction at any educational institution as it deems necessary, within or without state boundaries. The State Board of Education shall provide such graduate and professional instruction, within the limits of the appropriations available for this purpose, at a cost to students not exceeding the probable cost of such instruction to them if it were offered at a state-supported institution. The State Board of Education, in providing such instruction, may take into account travel, tuition and living expenses. (Acts 1945, No. 64, p. 61, §1.)
AL Code § 16-3-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-33 - Providing Instruction Not Available at State-Supported Institutions - College or University Instruction.

Section 16-3-33Providing instruction not available at state-supported institutions — College or university instruction. The State Board of Education, under such rules and regulations as it shall determine, may provide assistance for residents of Alabama for instruction on the college or university level at private nondenominational institutions when such instruction is not available to such residents at public, state-supported educational institutions in Alabama. The State Board of Education shall, by its rules and regulations, determine the qualifications of persons who may be aided under the provisions of this section, and the decision as to the qualifications of persons by the State Board of Education shall be final. The State Board of Education may provide assistance for instruction on the college or university level at any private nondenominational institution as it deems necessary, within or without the state boundaries. The State Board of Education shall provide assistance for such college or university instruction within the limits of the appropriations available for this purpose at a cost per student not exceeding the probable cost of such instruction if it were available at a state-supported institution. The State Board of Education, in providing assistance in such instruction, may take into account differences in travel, tuition and living expenses. (Acts 1959, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 127, p. 378, § 1.)
AL Code § 16-3-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-34 - Authority of Institutions of Higher Learning to Make Interstate Educational Agreements.

Section 16-3-34Authority of institutions of higher learning to make interstate educational agreements. Any institution of higher learning which receives all or part of its support from the State of Alabama, subject to approval by the State Board of Education and under such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education shall determine, may contract with other state governments, agencies of other state governments or institutions of higher learning of other state governments to provide educational facilities at such Alabama institution of higher learning to residents of such other states. Any institution of higher learning which receives all or part of its support from the State of Alabama, subject to approval by the State Board of Education and under such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education shall determine, may contract with other state governments, agencies of other state governments, institutions of higher learning of other state governments or private institutions of higher learning within or outside state boundaries to provide educational facilities to residents of Alabama at an expense to such residents of Alabama not exceeding the probable cost to them if the facilities were provided at such Alabama institution of higher learning. (Acts 1945, No. 65, p. 62, §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 16-3-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-35 - Contracts With Tuskegee Institute and Meharry Medical College for Education of Alabama Students.

Section 16-3-35Contracts with Tuskegee Institute and Meharry Medical College for education of Alabama students. (a) The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to contract with the Tuskegee Institute for educational services for Alabama students including the following: (1) Veterinary medicine; (2) Engineering; (3) Vocational agriculture; (4) Vocational home economics; (5) Chemistry; (6) Nursing education; and (7) Such other educational services which in the opinion of the board of education are in great enough demand to justify a contract. (b) The state board is authorized to allocate to Tuskegee Institute any appropriation or any part of any appropriation to the State Board of Education for Tuskegee Institute. (c) The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to contract with Meharry Medical College or the Board of Control for Southern Regional Education for medical and dental education of Alabama students in said college out of any appropriation that may be made available to the State Board of Education for regional education. (d) It is the full intent of this section to appropriate tax money through the State Board of Education for the education of resident citizens of Alabama in each and every institution of higher learning to which or for which the State Board of Education may allocate any appropriations made to said board for regional education or for any specific institution. (Acts 1949, No. 489, p. 710, §§ 1-3.)
AL Code § 16-3-37 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-37 - Naming or Designating Institutions of Higher Learning.

Section 16-3-37Naming or designating institutions of higher learning. The State Board of Education is hereby vested with the authority to name or designate any institution of higher learning which is under its supervision and control. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 233, p. 356, § 1.)
AL Code § 16-3-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-39 - Indemnification of Members.

Section 16-3-39Indemnification of members. Members of the State Board of Education shall be indemnified for any loss incurred as a result of damage done in the performance of their duty as a member of the State Board of Education and for which the member is personally liable. The indemnification shall be made by including such members under the general liability insurance coverage of the General Liability Trust Fund in accordance with the provisions of Section 36-1-6.1. (Acts 1993, No. 93-546, p. 900, §1.)
AL Code § 16-3-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.|Section 16-3-40 - Public High School Graduation Examination Available to Nonpublic High School Students.

Section 16-3-40Public high school graduation examination available to nonpublic high school students. (a) If the State Board of Education requires public high school students to take a high school graduation examination prior to graduation, the board shall make the examination available to nonpublic high school students in the state. (b) This section shall not be construed as requiring nonpublic high schools to give the graduation examination. The examination shall be made available to nonpublic high school students so that those students may use the results of the examination to satisfy admission requirements of institutions of higher education. (c) The board may establish and charge each nonpublic high school student taking the examination a reasonable fee to cover costs of providing the examination. (d) The board may promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement this section. (Acts 1997, No. 97-932, p. 391, §1.)
AL Code § 16-4-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-1 - Appointment; Qualifications; Salary.

Section 16-4-1Appointment; qualifications; salary. As the chief executive officer of the State Department of Education there shall be a State Superintendent of Education, who shall be appointed by the State Board of Education and shall serve at the pleasure of the State Board of Education; provided, however that the State Board of Education may enter into a contract with the State Superintendent of Education for his services for a period not to exceed four years. The Superintendent of Education shall be a person of good moral character, with academic and professional education equivalent to graduation from a standard university or college, who is knowledgeable in school administration and has training and experience sufficient to qualify him to perform the duties of his office. The salary of the State Superintendent of Education shall be such amount per annum as shall be set by the State Board of Education in an amount within the range now or hereafter established by law, to be paid in installments from the annual appropriation of the State Department of Education. (School Code 1927, §65; Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 138, p. 124, §1; Acts 1939, No. 441, p. 585, §2; Code 1940, T. 52, §41; Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 394, §1; Acts 1975, No. 1069, p. 2140, §1.)
AL Code § 16-4-1.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-1.1 - Vacancies.

Section 16-4-1.1Vacancies. (a) Notice of a vacancy in the position of State Superintendent of Education shall be posted by the State Board of Education. The notice shall be posted on the Internet and in a conspicuous place at each school campus and worksite, including all state and local board of education offices, 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 amount. (4) Information on where to submit an application. (5) Information on any deadlines for applying. (6) Any other relevant information. (b) The State Board of Education may adopt or continue policies which are not inconsistent with this section. The position shall not be filled during the required posting period, except as herein provided. The posting of a vacancy notice as required in this section shall not be abridged or delayed except in emergency circumstances and then delayed only temporarily in order to reasonably meet the conditions of the emergency. Violation of the notice requirements of this section by the board shall void any related employment action taken by the board. (c) A vacancy in the position of State Superintendent of Education shall be filled by the State Board of Education within 120 days after the vacancy occurs. The board may temporarily fill the position on an interim basis for not more than two six-month periods. (Act 2010-210, p. 332, §1.)
AL Code § 16-4-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-2 - Oath.

Section 16-4-2Oath. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the superintendent shall take the oath prescribed in the constitution. (School Code 1927, §66; Code 1940, T. 52, §42.)
AL Code § 16-4-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-3 - Bond.

Section 16-4-3Bond. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the State Superintendent of Education shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the State Board of Education, for the faithful performance of his duties. (Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123, § 1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 2190, § 1.)
AL Code § 16-4-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-4 - Duties Generally.

Section 16-4-4Duties generally. The State Superintendent of Education shall explain the true intent and meaning of the school laws and of the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall decide, without expense to the parties concerned, all controversies and disputes involving the proper administration of the public school system. The State Superintendent of Education shall enforce all the provisions of this title and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall file charges with the State Board of Education or other controlling authority and shall recommend for removal or institute proceedings for the removal of any person appointed under the provisions of this title for immorality, misconduct in office, insubordination, incompetency or willful neglect of duty. (School Code 1927, §68; Code 1940, T. 52, §44.)
AL Code § 16-4-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-5 - Apportionment of School Funds.

Section 16-4-5Apportionment of school funds. The State Superintendent of Education shall make the annual apportionment of school funds to the local boards of education of the state as provided in this title. (School Code 1927, §67; Code 1940, T. 52, §43; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §11.)
AL Code § 16-4-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-6 - Execution of Educational Policy.

Section 16-4-6Execution of educational policy. The State Superintendent of Education shall execute the educational policy of the State Board of Education. He shall call and conduct conferences of county or city boards of education, county superintendents of education, city superintendents of schools, supervisors, attendance officers, principals and teachers on matters relating to the condition, needs and improvements of the schools. (School Code 1927, §69; Code 1940, T. 52, §45.)
AL Code § 16-4-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-7 - Publication of Laws, Rules, etc.; Examination of Reports, Expenditures, Etc.

Section 16-4-7Publication of laws, rules, etc.; examination of reports, expenditures, etc. 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. (School Code 1927, §70; Code 1940, T. 52, §46.)
AL Code § 16-4-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-8 - Review of Action of County and City Boards.

Section 16-4-8Review of action of county and city boards. The State Superintendent of Education, under rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education, shall have the authority to review actions and orders of county and city boards of education and of county superintendents of education and city superintendents of schools in matters relating to finance and other matters seriously affecting the educational interest. Upon such review the State Superintendent of Education shall have the power to determine from the facts the just and proper disposition of the matter. The order of the state superintendent shall be binding. (School Code 1927, §71; Code 1940, T. 52, §47.)
AL Code § 16-4-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-9 - Forms of Contracts.

Section 16-4-9Forms of contracts. 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. (School Code 1927, §72; Code 1940, T. 52, §48.)
AL Code § 16-4-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-10 - Rules for Construction of Buildings; Condemnation of Buildings.

Section 16-4-10Rules for construction of buildings; condemnation of buildings. The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval to the State Board of Education rules and regulations for the hygienic, sanitary and protective construction of school buildings. He is empowered and directed to recommend for condemnation for school use by the State Board of Education all buildings used for school purposes that violate these rules and regulations. (School Code 1927, §73; Code 1940, T. 52, §49.)
AL Code § 16-4-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-11 - Administration of Department; Supervision and Nomination of Employees of Department.

Section 16-4-11Administration of department; supervision and nomination of employees of department. The State Superintendent of Education, acting under the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, shall be responsible for the administration of the Department of Education and shall have general supervision of all the professional and clerical assistants of the department. He shall nominate to the State Board of Education all the professional and clerical assistants of the department. (School Code 1927, §75; Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68; Code 1940, T. 52, §50.)
AL Code § 16-4-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education.|Section 16-4-12 - Clerical and Professional Assistants.

Section 16-4-12Clerical and professional assistants. The Department of Education shall be provided with such clerical and professional assistants as may be necessary for the proper conduct of its affairs. (School Code 1927, §76; Code 1940, T. 52, §51.)