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AL Code § 16-37-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 37 - Vocational Education.|Section 16-37-4 - Authority of State Board as to Vocational Education.

Section 16-37-4Authority of state board as to vocational education. The State Board of Education shall have all necessary authority to cooperate with the federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare in the administration of the act of Congress accepted in Section 16-37-1; to administer any legislation pursuant thereto enacted by the State of Alabama and to administer the funds provided by the federal government and the State of Alabama, under the provisions of this chapter, for the promotion of vocational education in agricultural subjects, trade and industrial subjects and home economics subjects. It shall have full authority to formulate plans for the promotion of vocational education in such subjects as an essential and integral part of the public school system of education in the State of Alabama and to provide for the preparation of teachers of such subjects. It shall have authority to fix the compensation of such officials and assistants as may be necessary to administer the federal act and this chapter for the State of Alabama, and to pay such compensation and other necessary expenses of administration from funds appropriated in this chapter. It shall have authority to make studies and investigations relating to vocational education in such subjects; to promote and aid in the establishment by local communities of schools, departments or classes giving training in such subjects; to cooperate with local communities in the maintenance of such schools, departments or classes; to prescribe qualifications for the teachers, directors and supervisors of such subjects, and to have full authority to provide for the certification of such teachers, directors and supervisors; to cooperate in the maintenance of classes supported and controlled by the public for the preparation of teachers, directors and supervisors of such subjects or to maintain such classes under its own direction and control; to establish and determine by general regulations the qualifications to be possessed by persons engaged in the training of vocational teachers. (School Code 1927, §406; Code 1940, T. 52, §384.)
AL Code § 16-37-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 37 - Vocational Education.|Section 16-37-5 - City and County Boards May Cooperate With State Board.

Section 16-37-5City and county boards may cooperate with state board. The board of education of any county or of any city having a city board of education may cooperate with the State Board of Education in the establishment of vocational schools or classes giving instructions in agricultural subjects, in trade or industrial subjects or in home economics subjects and may use any moneys raised by public taxation in the same manner as moneys for other school purposes are used for the maintenance and support of public schools. (School Code 1927, §407; Code 1940, T. 52, §385.)
AL Code § 16-37-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 37 - Vocational Education.|Section 16-37-6 - Annual Report to Governor.

Section 16-37-6Annual report to Governor. The State Board of Education in its annual report to the Governor shall set forth the condition of vocational education in the State of Alabama, a list of the schools to which federal and state aid has been given and a detailed statement of the expenditures of federal and the state funds provided for the purposes of this chapter. (School Code 1927, §410; Code 1940, T. 52, §387.)
AL Code § 16-37-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 37 - Vocational Education.|Section 16-37-7 - County May Make Appropriation for Smith-Hughes Type of Vocational Training.

Section 16-37-7County may make appropriation for Smith-Hughes type of vocational training. (a) County commissions of counties of Alabama are hereby authorized to make appropriations to county boards of education to be used in providing classrooms, laboratories and shops for use in teaching vocational subjects and for maintaining such vocational departments after they have been established; provided, that such appropriations may only be made for use in any school or schools duly recognized by the State Board of Education as centers for vocational instruction of the Smith-Hughes type, and on account of which reimbursement is being made or is to be made during the next fiscal school year following the first payment of county funds appropriated for such purposes. (b) Funds so appropriated shall be paid to the county custodian of public school funds by the county treasurer on authorization of the county commission. The county custodian of public school funds shall pay out such funds on authorization of the county board of education. (School Code 1927, §§411, 412; Code 1940, T. 52, §§388, 389.)
AL Code § 16-37-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 37 - Vocational Education.|Section 16-37-8 - City and County Boards of Education Authorized to Operate Jointly Vocational High Schools.

Section 16-37-8City and county boards of education authorized to operate jointly vocational high schools. (a) In order to further develop the human and natural resources of this state and to correlate and make available information and training in local communities for instruction in such subjects as mechanics, home economics, industrial, livestock, poultry, horticulture, farming and dairying, and to provide exhibits of an educational and cultural nature, and to provide for lectures, extension courses from the state universities and colleges or other sources, the various city or counties or cities and county boards of education are hereby authorized to create vocational high schools. (b) Any city or county board of education, or any combinations of city or county boards of education are hereby authorized by agreement to jointly or severally contract for the erection, maintenance and operation of vocational high schools and to contract for the construction by each for such sums as said boards may agree for said erection, maintenance and operation. Any such contracts shall be subject to approval by the State Board of Education. (c) The governing body of any city or county shall have the authority to contribute to the erection, maintenance and operation of any vocational high school created under the provisions of this section. (d) The governing body of any such school shall be authorized to receive any gift or donation or any appropriation from any source, including federal, state, county or municipality, and to comply with the provisions of any federal or state law, rule or regulation in order to receive funds therefrom, and to contract or comply with any such law, rule or regulation in order to be entitled to receive any such funds. (e) No tuition shall be charged to resident pupils of the areas of the cooperating boards of education. (f) The agreement providing for the erection, maintenance and operation of any such vocational high school shall provide for a staff, together with provisions for its appointment, removal and its powers, duties and authority; provided, that the same shall not conflict with the provisions hereof, or with the laws regulating the operation of public schools in the State of Alabama. The said agreement shall also provide for an advisory board, composed of one or more members of each cooperating board of education selected by that board, together with its powers and duties. (Acts 1945, No. 241, p. 359, §§ 1-6.)
AL Code § 16-37-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 37 - Vocational Education.|Section 16-37-9 - Use of Facilities for Career Technical Classes.

Section 16-37-9Use of facilities for career technical classes. (a) Any provision of the State Building Code, as adopted by the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance, or other applicable state or local building code to the contrary notwithstanding, a local board of education may use any available facility for conducting career technical classes upon a finding by the board that the available facility is better suited for career technical classroom instruction than the facilities then being used. (b) A determination of whether an available facility is better suited for career technical classroom instruction shall be based on the type of instruction to be provided and not whether the available facility has air conditioning. (Act 2019-524, §1.)
AL Code § 16-38-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service.|Section 16-38-1 - Acceptance of Provisions of Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act.

Section 16-38-1Acceptance of provisions of federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act. The State of Alabama hereby accepts all of the provisions and benefits of an act passed by the United States Congress, entitled "an act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and their return to civil employment" (29 U.S.C.A., §§31 through 41). (School Code 1927, §413; Code 1940, T. 52, §390.)
AL Code § 16-38-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service.|Section 16-38-2 - Rehabilitation of Persons Disabled in Industry or Otherwise.

Section 16-38-2Rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise. For the purpose of enabling the State of Alabama to comply with the provisions of the national Social Security Act insofar as it relates to extending and strengthening its program of vocational rehabilitation of physically and mentally disabled persons, to provide physical and mental restoration when necessary, and to continue to carry out the provisions and purposes of the federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act entitled "an act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise, and their return to civil employment" (29 U.S.C.A., §§ 31 through 41), any and all funds appropriated may be used for the purposes set forth in this section and in the amended act. In furthering its plan of vocational rehabilitation and physical and mental restoration now effective in the state, this section shall be administered and any and all state and federal appropriations for carrying into effect its provisions shall be expended under the supervision of the State Superintendent of Education. All state and federal funds made available for carrying out the provisions of the section shall be paid by the treasurer on warrants drawn therefor by the Comptroller, on requisition of the State Superintendent of Education. (Acts 1935, No. 397, p. 870, §§1-3; Code 1940, T. 52, §391.)
AL Code § 16-38-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service.|Section 16-38-4 - Treasurer Custodian of Federal Funds for Rehabilitation.

Section 16-38-4Treasurer custodian of federal funds for rehabilitation. The Treasurer is hereby designated and appointed custodian of all moneys received by the state from the appropriations made by the act of Congress referred to in Section 16-38-1, 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 purposes therein specified. He shall 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. (School Code 1927, §414; Code 1940, T. 52, §393.)
AL Code § 16-38-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service.|Section 16-38-5 - Duties of Superintendent as to Rehabilitation Work.

Section 16-38-5Duties of superintendent as to rehabilitation work. The State Superintendent of Education shall designate, by and with the advice and consent of the State Board of Education, such assistants as may be necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this chapter. The State Superintendent of Education shall also carry into effect such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education may adopt and shall prepare such reports concerning the conditions of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise as the State Board of Education may require. (School Code 1927, §415; Code 1940, T. 52, §394.)
AL Code § 16-38-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service.|Section 16-38-6 - State Board of Education's Authority to Cooperate With Federal Rehabilitation Agency.

Section 16-38-6State Board of Education's authority to cooperate with federal Rehabilitation Agency. The State Board of Education shall have all necessary authority to cooperate with the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Agency in the administration of said act of Congress. It shall cooperate with the state agency in charge of the Workers' Compensation Law. The state board shall administer any legislation which may hereafter be enacted by the Legislature of the State of Alabama and shall administer the funds provided by the federal government and the State of Alabama for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and their return to civil employment. It shall have full authority to formulate plans for the promotion of the training of such persons in such subjects essential to their rehabilitation. It shall have authority to fix the compensation of officials and assistants as may be necessary to administer the federal act and this chapter, and to pay such compensation and other necessary expenses of administration from funds appropriated by the state. It shall have authority to make studies and investigations relating to the rehabilitation of disabled persons; to promote and aid in the establishment of schools, departments or classes giving such necessary training; to cooperate with local boards of education, organizations and communities in the maintenance of such schools, departments or classes; to prescribe qualifications for the teachers, directors and supervisors of such subjects and to have full authority to provide for the certification of teachers, directors and supervisors. (School Code 1927, §416; Code 1940, T. 52, §395.)
AL Code § 16-38-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service.|Section 16-38-7 - Institutions and Boards May Cooperate in Rehabilitation Work.

Section 16-38-7Institutions and boards may cooperate in rehabilitation work. The board of education of any county, city or incorporated town having control of its own public school system or any state institution of higher learning having its own board of control may cooperate with the State Board of Education in the establishment of schools or classes giving instruction in the training of disabled persons and may use any money raised by public taxation in the same manner as moneys for other school purposes are used for the maintenance and support of public schools. (School Code 1927, §417; Code 1940, T. 52, §396.)
AL Code § 16-38-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service.|Section 16-38-8 - Use of Funds.

Section 16-38-8Use of funds. (a) The moneys appropriated by the State of Alabama, the funds deposited with the Treasurer under the provisions of the federal act and any other funds accruing to the state for vocational rehabilitation training of disabled persons shall be used by the State Board of Education for the purposes set forth in this chapter, and the moneys appropriated and accruing shall be paid out upon requisition of the State Superintendent of Education upon the Comptroller, who shall draw his warrants upon the Treasurer for the amount for which requisition was made. (b) All reimbursements received by the State Department of Education, Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service for state funds expended on behalf of clients shall not revert to the State Treasury under the provisions of Section 41-4-93 but shall carry forward to the next fiscal year. All reimbursements described in this subsection are hereby appropriated and designated as continuing appropriations to the State Department of Education, Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service to be expended on behalf of clients. (School Code 1927, §418; Code 1940, T. 52, §397; Acts 1985, No. 85-544, p. 783, §1.)
AL Code § 16-38-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service.|Section 16-38-9 - Annual Report to Governor on Rehabilitation.

Section 16-38-9Annual report to Governor on rehabilitation. The State Board of Education in its annual report to the Governor shall set forth the conditions of vocational rehabilitation education in the State of Alabama, a list of the schools to which federal and state aid has been given, and a detailed statement of expenditures of federal funds and the state fund provided for the purposes of this chapter. (School Code 1927, §419; Code 1940, T. 52, §398.)
AL Code § 16-38A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38A - Impaired Drivers Trust Fund.|Section 16-38A-1 - Creation of Fund.

Section 16-38A-1Creation of fund. There is created in the State Treasury the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund. (Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §1; Act 2016-259, §1.)
AL Code § 16-38A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38A - Impaired Drivers Trust Fund.|Section 16-38A-2 - Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board - Creation; Composition.

Section 16-38A-2Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board - Creation; composition. There is created the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board to be appointed as herein provided. The following agencies and organizations shall appoint one representative to the board: (1) The Alabama Medical Association. (2) The Alabama Head Injury Foundation. (3) The Governor. (4) The Department of Public Health. (5) The Department of Human Resources. (6) The Division of Special Education Services of the Department of Education. (7) The Alabama Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. (8) The Department of Mental Health. (9) The Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. (10) The Alabama Head Injury Task Force. (11) The Alabama Hospital Association. (12) The Insurance Commissioner of Alabama. (13) The Epilepsy Foundation of North and Central Alabama. (14) The Alabama Medicaid Agency. (15) The Alabama Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities. (16) One member of the Alabama Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. (17) One member of the Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §2; Act 2016-259, §1.)
AL Code § 16-38A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38A - Impaired Drivers Trust Fund.|Section 16-38A-3 - Filling Vacancies, Length of Terms, and Quorum of Members of Advisory Board.

Section 16-38A-3Filling vacancies, length of terms, and quorum of members of advisory board. (a) The first appointees shall be appointed by the fifth legislative day of the 1993 Regular Session of the Legislature and shall serve until their successors are appointed on the fifth day of the 1995 Regular Session of the Legislature. In the event of death or resignation of any member of the advisory board, a successor shall be appointed by the person or entity that made the original appointment and the successor appointed to the vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Subsequent appointments to the board shall be for full four-year legislative terms. The board shall elect from its membership a chair and a vice chair at an organizational meeting held no later than 30 days after appointments to the board are finalized. Thereafter, the board shall meet at the call of the chair, vice chair, or upon the request of five or more members, with notice and procedure as prescribed by the rules of the board. The body may adopt administrative rules for transacting business that are consistent with this chapter. (b) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for transacting business or performing any duties. (Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §2.)
AL Code § 16-38A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 38A - Impaired Drivers Trust Fund.|Section 16-38A-4 - Priorities and Criteria for Disbursement of Funds; Report; Recordkeeping.

Section 16-38A-4Priorities and criteria for disbursement of funds; report; recordkeeping.  (a) The board shall establish priorities and criteria for disbursement of monies in the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund and to assure maximum benefits from the trust. The Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education shall expend monies from the trust fund in accordance with the priorities and criteria established by the board. (b) The board shall investigate the needs of citizens with head injuries and spinal cord injuries, identify the gaps in services to the citizens, and issue a report to the Legislature on the first day of the 1994 Regular Session with recommendations for meeting the needs. (c) The board shall keep full and complete written minutes of its proceedings. (Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §2; Act 2016-259, §1.)
AL Code § 16-39A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 39A - Special Education of Preschool Handicapped Children.|Section 16-39A-1 - Short Title.

Section 16-39A-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Preschool Special Education Act." (Acts 1991, No. 91-474, p. 859, §1.)
AL Code § 16-39A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 39A - Special Education of Preschool Handicapped Children.|Section 16-39A-2 - Establishment of Program; Agencies to Provide Free Appropriate Public Education for Eligible Children in Accordance With Act.

Section 16-39A-2Establishment of program; agencies to provide free appropriate public education for eligible children in accordance with act. There is hereby established a preschool special education program for children with disabilities, ages three through five years, inclusive. All county and city local education agencies are required to provide free appropriate public education for all eligible children with disabilities, ages three through five years, inclusive, in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, previously known as the "Education of the Handicapped Act," Public Law 91-230, and all amendments thereto. (Acts 1991, No. 91-474, p. 859, §2.)
AL Code § 16-39A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 39A - Special Education of Preschool Handicapped Children.|Section 16-39A-3 - Definitions.

Section 16-39A-3Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the following interpretations: (1) PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. Those children with disabilities, ages three through five, inclusive, determined eligible for special education services under existing federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and policies governing special education. (2) SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. Services relating to instruction of preschool children with disabilities. (3) LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY. A county or city school system in the State of Alabama. (4) FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. That program as defined by federal statute under Public Law 91-230, and all regulations and amendments thereto. (Acts 1991, No. 91-474, p. 859, §3.)