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AL Code § 16-1-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-38 - Financial and Education Law Training for Newly Elected Superintendents of Education.

Section 16-1-38Financial and education law training for newly elected superintendents of education. (a)(1) Each person newly elected or appointed as a city or county superintendent of education shall, prior to assuming office, attend and satisfactorily complete a training program on school finances and education law. This requirement shall be applicable upon the development and offering of the training program as provided in this section. (2) The State Superintendent of Education, based upon reasonable cause, may allow a newly elected or appointed superintendent to attend and satisfactorily complete the training program after assuming office. (3) Superintendents serving on May 31, 2001, may attend such training program. (4) The Department of Education, or its designee, shall provide the training program at no cost. (b)(1) The training program shall be formulated by a committee comprised of the State Superintendent of Education and each of the following: a. A representative of the State Department of Education appointed by the State Board of Education. b. A representative of the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools, appointed by the governing body of the council. c. A representative of the Alabama Education Association, appointed by the governing body of the association. d. A representative of the Alabama Association of School Boards, appointed by the governing body of the association. e. A representative of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, appointed by the governing body of the commission. (2) The committee shall determine each of the following: a. The contents, scope, and curriculum of the program. b. The duration of the program. c. Locations and dates when the program would be offered. d. The costs of developing the training program for school finance and law as well as the costs of validating and completing bias reviews for the required assessment program. e. Other relevant matters relating to the development, implementation, and operation of the program. (3) The committee shall recommend to the State Board of Education the inclusion of the school finance and law training program into all preparation programs for school administrators. (4) The institutions of higher education shall use for the school finance and law courses only those professors who have satisfactorily completed the training and/or assessment program. (c)(1) The State Board of Education, by rule, may provide further for the contents, scope, curriculum, duration, offerings, and other relevant matters relating to the development, implementation, and operation of the training program. (2) The State Board of Education, by rule, may provide for the participation in all or a portion of the program by superintendents serving on May 31, 2001, and other appropriate school personnel. (Act 2001-706, p. 1569, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-40 - Education Trust Fund Proration Relief.

Section 16-1-40Education Trust Fund proration relief.  (a) During fiscal year 2009 and any fiscal year in which proration is declared by the Governor in an amount equal to or greater than three percent, local boards of education, with the recommendation of the local superintendent, may transfer Education Trust Fund line item appropriations including the Public School Fund, except Public School Fund monies dedicated to a specific capital outlay project or debt service and except for Alabama Public School and College Authority funds which are allocated for a specific capital outlay project, between and among appropriated line item categories. No state funds shall be transferred from funds appropriated for salaries, fringe benefits, or student materials allocations.  (b) Prior to any implementation of the flexibility provisions of this section, the local board of education shall produce a plan indicating the source and amount to be transferred from each line item and show that the transfer of funds is necessary to minimize the loss of locally employed personnel providing education services, and to cover the essential operational expenses not fully funded by the Education Trust Fund Appropriations Act. The plan shall be submitted to the State Superintendent of Education for approval and must also be made available to the public and approved by the local board of education before it is submitted to the State Superintendent of Education. Failure to follow the plan once approved shall result in immediate state intervention and the subsequent withdrawal of approval. In instances where there are no layoffs due to proration or the school system is in a position of desperate financial need and sufficient other funds are not available from the Public School Fund, local funds, or other sources of revenue, the State Superintendent of Education may allow flexibility through an approved plan to pay for essential services. Before approval of the proposed plan, the state superintendent shall review all existing fund balances, the essential purposes which may only be funded through the flexibility provided as proposed, the economic factors that affect local revenues, and any loss of funding because of a drop in student enrollment. Prior to final approval of any proposed plan, the state superintendent shall assure that the first priority in use of flexibility funds shall be to prevent the loss of personnel. (Act 2009-407, p. 735, §§2, 4.)
AL Code § 16-1-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-41 - Orientation and Training for Members of Local Board of Education.

Section 16-1-41Orientation and training for members of local board of education. Each local public board of education shall adopt a policy for the orientation and ongoing training of members of its local board of education. (Act 2009-297, p. 507, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-42 - High School Fast Track to College Program.

Section 16-1-42High school fast track to college program. (a) The State Superintendent of Education, the Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education, and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall develop a plan for a high school fast track to college program that offers qualified individuals an opportunity to earn a high school diploma while earning credits for a certificate program or an associate's degree. (b) To be eligible to earn a high school diploma pursuant to this section, an individual shall be either: (1) Eighteen years of age and not currently enrolled in school. (2) Between 16 and 18 years of age with consent from an administrator of the high school in which the individual is currently enrolled. (c) To complete the requirements for a high school diploma pursuant to this section, the individual shall satisfy all graduation requirements as required by law. (d) The department, in collaboration with the Department of Postsecondary Education and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall report to the Legislature on the feasibility of establishing the fast track to college program. (Act 2009-564, p. 1648, §3.)
AL Code § 16-1-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-43 - Waiver of Undergraduate Tuition and Fees for Purple Heart Recipients.

Section 16-1-43Waiver of undergraduate tuition and fees for Purple Heart recipients. (a) For purposes of this section, a public institution of higher education includes public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education and postsecondary technical colleges, community colleges, and junior colleges located in the state. (b) A public institution of higher education may waive undergraduate tuition and fees for each veteran who is the recipient of the Purple Heart and who satisfies all of the following: (1) Is enrolled as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in an undergraduate program that culminates in a degree or certificate. (2) Is currently, and was at the time of the military action that resulted in the awarding of the Purple Heart, a resident of this state. (3) Submits to the public institution of higher education the DD-214 form issued at the time of separation from service as documentation that he or she has received the Purple Heart. (c) The waiver provided to the recipient of a Purple Heart may be applicable for up to 125 percent of the number of required credit hours of the degree or certificate program for which the veteran is enrolled. Nothing in this section shall be construed to lower, or make an exception to, the admission and retention standards or requirements of a public institution of higher education affected by this section. Any veteran, in order to obtain and retain the educational benefits of this section, shall satisfy all scholastic and other requirements for entrance into and continuing enrollment in the applicable public institution of higher education. (d) The benefits provided by this section shall be in addition to all other benefits provided by law and shall only be available to an eligible veteran after he or she has utilized all other educational benefits, excluding any benefit that is partially funded by the veteran, such as those benefits provided in the federal Montgomery GI Bill, also known as Chapter 30. (Act 2009-590, p. 1745, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-44.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-44.1 - School Security Personnel and School Resource Officers.

Section 16-1-44.1School security personnel and school resource officers. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A person who was a law enforcement officer and retired in good standing from a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency with at least 20 years of law enforcement experience. (2) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. A person who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission as a law enforcement officer, whose certification is in good standing, and who has the power of arrest.  (b) A local board of education may employ persons as school security personnel or contract with a local chief of police or sheriff to employ school resource officers. A local board of education may allow any person employed by the board as school security personnel or as a school resource officer to carry a firearm while on duty if the employee satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) He or she is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission as a law enforcement officer whose certification is in good standing or he or she is a retired law enforcement officer. (2) He or she has successfully completed active shooter training approved by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.  (3) He or she annually completes and passes the firearm requalification required of law enforcement officers by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission. (4) While on duty, he or she carries a non-lethal weapon and is trained in the appropriate use of that non-lethal weapon. (c) Nothing in this section confers upon any individual the power of arrest. (d) The State Department of Education shall adopt any necessary rules to provide for the implementation of this section including, but not limited to, rules providing additional qualifications for employment as school security personnel or school resource officers. (Act 2013-288, p. 995, §1; Act 2019-532, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-44.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-44.2 - Electronic Notification System.

Section 16-1-44.2Electronic notification system. (a) The Department of Education shall implement an electronic notification system designed to allow local schools and local school systems to input specific information relating to school delays, early releases, shelter-in-place information, as well as other emergency-related information to be compiled in one central electronic repository that is accessible by the department and the Governor. (b) The department shall implement the electronic notification system under subsection (a) by October 1, 2017. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that all local schools and local school systems use the electronic notification system implemented by the department as a means of relaying information as set forth in subsection (a). (Act 2017-401, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-45 - Automated External Defibrillator Requirements.

Section 16-1-45Automated external defibrillator requirements. (a) For purposes of this section, the term automated external defibrillator is given the same definition as provided in subsection (c) of Section 6-5-332.3. (b) An automated external defibrillator shall be placed in each public K-12 school in Alabama. The superintendent of each local board of education shall designate at least one employee at each school to be trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator. (c) The State Department of Education shall implement and administer this section and shall adopt such rules as are necessary. (Act 2009-754, p. 2278, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-47 - Information on Meningococcal Meningitis Disease and Its Vaccine to Be Provided to Parents and Guardians of Students.

Section 16-1-47Information on meningococcal meningitis disease and its vaccine to be provided to parents and guardians of students. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Jessica Elkins Act. (b) If a local board of education provides information on immunizations, infectious diseases, medications, or other school health issues to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12, then all of the following information about meningococcal meningitis disease and its vaccine shall be included: (1) A description of causes, symptoms, and means of transmission. (2) A list of sources for additional information. (3) Related recommendations issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (c) The State Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health, shall develop and make available the information about meningococcal meningitis disease and its vaccine to local school systems as required under subsection (b) in an efficient manner that may include posting the information on its website. (Act 2014-274, p. 878, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 16-1-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-49 - Information on Influenza and It Vaccine to Be Provided to Parents and Guardians of Students.

Section 16-1-49Information on influenza and it vaccine to be provided to parents and guardians of students. (a) If a local board of education provides information on immunizations, infectious diseases, medications, or other school health issues to parents and guardians of students in grades K through 12, then all of the following information about influenza disease and its vaccine shall be included: (1) A description of causes, symptoms, and means of transmission. (2) A list of sources for additional information. (3) Related recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (b) The Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health, shall develop and make available the information about influenza disease and its vaccine to local school systems as required under subsection (a) in an efficient manner that may include posting the information on its website. (c) A board, board member, or an employee of a local board of education shall be immune from civil liability for acts or omissions in the implementation of this section in accordance with Section 36-1-12. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to establish a standard of care for hospitals or physicians or otherwise modify, amend, or supersede any provision of the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987 or the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996, or any amendment thereto, or any judicial interpretation thereof. The information developed, or made available, under this section shall not constitute a standard for the practice of medicine. (Act 2017-368, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-50 - Possession and Use of Over-the-Counter Sunscreen by Students.

Section 16-1-50Possession and use of over-the-counter sunscreen by students. (a) Any student in a public school under the jurisdiction of a local board of education or in a nonpublic school may possess and apply federal Food and Drug Administration regulated over-the-counter sunscreen at school and at school-based events notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any rule of the State Board of Education or the State Board of Nursing. (b) No rule of the State Board of Education or the State Board of Nursing shall apply to the possession or use of federal Food and Drug Administration regulated over-the-counter sunscreen by students at a public or nonpublic school. (c) Any student, parent, or guardian requesting a school board employee to apply sunscreen to a student shall present to the nurse a Parent Prescriber Authorization Form (PPA) containing a parent or guardian signature. A physician signature or physician order shall not be required. (Act 2017-278, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-52 - Participation in Athletic Events to Be Based on Biological Sex of Athletes.

Section 16-1-52Participation in athletic events to be based on biological sex of athletes. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Physical differences between biological males and biological females have long made separate and sex-specific sports teams important so that female athletes can have equal opportunities to compete in sports. (2) Physical advantages for biological males relevant to sports include, on average, a larger body size with more skeletal muscle mass, a lower percentage of body fat, and greater maximal delivery of anaerobic and aerobic energy than biological females. (3) Even at young ages, biological males typically score higher than biological females on cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and speed and agility. These differences become more pronounced during and after puberty as biological males produce higher levels of testosterone. On average, biological male athletes are bigger, faster, stronger, and more physically powerful than their biological female counterparts. This results in a significant sports performance gap between the sexes. (4) Studies have shown that the benefits that natural testosterone provides to biological male athletes is not significantly diminished through the use of testosterone suppression. Testosterone suppression in biological males does not result in a level playing field between biological male and biological female athletes. (5) Because of the physical differences between biological males and biological females, having separate athletic teams based on the athletes' biological sex reduces the chance of injury to biological female athletes and promotes sex equality. It provides opportunities for biological female athletes to compete against their peers rather than against biological male athletes, and allows biological female athletes to compete on a fair playing field for scholarships and other athletic accomplishments. (b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), a public K-12 school may not participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic athletic events within this state that are either scheduled by or conducted under the authority of any athletic association of the state that permits or allows participation in athletic events within the state conducted exclusively for males by any individual who is not a biological male or participation in athletic events within the state conducted exclusively for females by any individual who is not a biological female. (2) A public K-12 school may not allow a biological female to participate on a male team if there is a female team in a sport. A public K-12 school may not allow a biological male to participate on a female team. (c) This section does not apply to athletic events at which both biological males and biological females are permitted or allowed to participate. (Act 2021-285, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 16-1-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-53 - Broadcast of Public K-12 School Sporting Events.

Section 16-1-53Broadcast of public K-12 school sporting events. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BROADCAST. To transmit or exhibit video or audio in any medium or manner accessible by televisions, radios, computers, or other Internet enabled devices. (2) COVER. To observe for reporting purposes and conduct broadcasts of the event being reported. (3) MEDIA ORGANIZATION. A newspaper, news wire, radio station, television station, television network, website, or other organization that publishes or broadcasts, at regular intervals, print, digital, or audio media. (b) No individual, firm, corporation, or association shall interfere with or restrict in any manner the ability of media organizations to cover or broadcast, in any form or format, regular season sporting events involving K-12 schools. Each school, grades K through 12, shall have the sole authority to determine which media organization or media organizations are permitted to cover or broadcast a regular season sporting event and to contract for the broadcast of regular season sporting events involving that school. (Act 2021-452, §1.)
AL Code § 16-2-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 2 - Department of Education.|Section 16-2-1 - Creation; Direction; Duties of Assistant State Superintendents.

Section 16-2-1Creation; direction; duties of assistant state superintendents. (a) There shall be a Department of Education, which shall be under the direction of the State Superintendent of Education with the advice and counsel of the State Board of Education. (b) The assistant state superintendents of education, when they are provided by the State Board of Education, shall perform the duties of the state superintendent when so directed by the State Superintendent of Education and such other duties as required by the State Superintendent of Education. (School Code 1927, §12; Code 1940, T. 52, §2.)
AL Code § 16-2-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 2 - Department of Education.|Section 16-2-2 - Duties of Department.

Section 16-2-2Duties of department. The duties of the Department of Education shall be, through its personnel, to assist in executing the policies and procedures authorized by law and by regulations of the State Board of Education. (Acts 1935, No. 211, p. 598; Code 1940, T. 52, §3.)
AL Code § 16-2-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 2 - Department of Education.|Section 16-2-3 - Organization.

Section 16-2-3Organization. By action of the State Board of Education, upon recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education, the department shall be organized into such divisions and services as may be found necessary to carry on its work efficiently. (Acts 1935, No. 211, p. 598; Code 1940, T. 52, §4.)