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AL Code § 16-13-212 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants.|Section 16-13-212 - Notes Not General Obligation; Board May Pledge Tax Proceeds.

Section 16-13-212Notes not general obligation; board may pledge tax proceeds. The principal of and interest on such notes shall not be general obligations of the board of education issuing said notes but shall be payable from the principal proceeds from the sale of the warrants with respect to which such notes are issued and, to the extent necessary, from the tax proceeds which the issuing board of education may pledge to the payment of such warrants. Any board of education may secure payment of the principal of and interest on the notes by a pledge of so much as may be necessary therefor of such tax proceeds. (Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §3.)
AL Code § 16-13-213 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants.|Section 16-13-213 - Refunding, Renewing or Extending Notes.

Section 16-13-213Refunding, renewing or extending notes. Any notes issued pursuant to this article may be refunded or renewed or extended for two additional periods of not more than 18 months from the date of maturity of such notes being refunded or renewed or extended, but otherwise pursuant to all of the terms and conditions of this article, whether or not the capital improvements with respect to which such outstanding notes were issued have been completed, if the state superintendent shall approve such refunding, renewal or extension. (Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §4; Acts 1982, No. 82-435, p. 685, §1.)
AL Code § 16-13-214 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants.|Section 16-13-214 - Notes Sold at Public or Private Sale.

Section 16-13-214Notes sold at public or private sale. Any notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this article may be sold either at public or private sale as the board of education issuing such notes shall determine and the State Superintendent of Education shall approve. (Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §5.)
AL Code § 16-13-215 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants.|Section 16-13-215 - Approval of Note Issue by State Superintendent; Procedure; Conclusive Determination.

Section 16-13-215Approval of note issue by state superintendent; procedure; conclusive determination. (a) Before issuing any notes hereunder, the board of education by which such notes are proposed to be issued shall cause an application for approval of such issuance to be filed with the State Superintendent of Education. Such application shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the State Superintendent of Education may prescribe, and he may require such further information as may be necessary relating to the proposed notes or other financial or educational matters under the control of such board of education. He shall not approve the issue of any notes hereunder which would jeopardize the Minimum State Program of education as prescribed by law and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall not approve the issue of any notes hereunder when the principal of or the interest on any other notes or any other warrants constituting a preferred claim against the tax proceeds to be pledged for payment of the proposed notes and warrants is overdue and unpaid, except to refund the same. The written approval of the State Superintendent of Education of the amount and general purpose of the notes shall be a sufficient approval, but he may at his discretion approve any of the terms and provisions of the notes which in such event shall not be issued otherwise. (b) The written approval of the State Superintendent of Education of the issue of any notes hereunder shall be a conclusive determination that all necessary evidence has been presented to him, and a conclusive determination in favor of the validity of such notes that all of the requirements of this article have been complied with. The State Superintendent of Education may also determine conclusively for all purposes relating to the validity of any notes issued hereunder whether any other notes or warrants constitute a preferred claim against the tax proceeds out of which the proposed notes are payable. In all matters connected with his approval of notes, the State Superintendent of Education shall comply with any regulations or instructions of the State Board of Education, but his failure to do so shall not affect the validity of the notes approved by him. (Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §6.)
AL Code § 16-13-216 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants.|Section 16-13-216 - Exemption From Taxation.

Section 16-13-216Exemption from taxation. All notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, all interest paid thereon and all income derived therefrom shall forever be exempt from all state, county, municipal and other taxation under the laws of Alabama. (Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §7.)
AL Code § 16-13-217 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants.|Section 16-13-217 - Legal Investments for Fiduciaries.

Section 16-13-217Legal investments for fiduciaries. The notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be legal investments for executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries. (Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §8.)
AL Code § 16-13-230 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-230 - Establishment of Fund.

Section 16-13-230Establishment of fund. There is hereby established a fund for the public schools of the state which shall be known as the Foundation Program Fund and which shall be used for providing a minimum school term and for providing educational opportunities. This fund shall comprise all appropriations made by the Legislature to the credit of the Foundation Program Fund and any other funds set aside for that purpose. (Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §1.)
AL Code § 16-13-231.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-231.2 - State Salary Matrix Renamed.

Section 16-13-231.2State Salary Matrix renamed. Notwithstanding Chapter 6B and other provisions of this chapter, and notwithstanding Section 16-13-231.1, the "State Salary Matrix" is hereby renamed the "State Minimum Salary Schedule." This provision shall take effect on October 1, 1998. (Act. 98-510, p. 1189, §2(f).)
AL Code § 16-13-231.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-231.3 - Funds for Classroom Supplies.

Section 16-13-231.3Funds for classroom supplies. (a) There shall be annually appropriated from the Education Trust Fund to each public state earned classroom teacher in public school grades K to 12 the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) for classroom supplies.  (b) Classroom supplies may include, but are not limited to, paper goods, cleaning supplies, hand soap and cleaner, pencils, pens, paper, and similar general supplies utilized on a regular basis in the classroom.  (c) The State Superintendent of Education may promulgate rules in conformity with this section regarding implementation of the requirements of this section. Such rules shall include, but are not limited to, a simple and minimal paper work method for teachers to account for the expenditure of such funds. (Act 2012-414, §1.)
AL Code § 16-13-233 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-233 - Allowance for Transportation.

Section 16-13-233Allowance for transportation. (a) The allowance for transportation for those local boards of education providing same shall be determined as follows for any local board of education: The number of pupils transported on transportation routes approved under regulations of the State Board of Education shall be multiplied by an amount per pupil which is to be fixed by the State Board of Education and applied to local boards of education within groups having similar density of population; provided, that studies shall be made from time to time to determine whether the cost allowed per pupil or the cost unit should be changed in any or all local boards of education. In determining the amount to be allotted for transportation, said allotment shall include an allowance for transportation in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-39-11; however, no allowance shall be made for transporting pupils who live less than two miles from the school they are attending unless such pupils can be shown to be disabled and require transportation. Upon a petition to the State Superintendent of Education by the local board of education, the two mile limit may be waived by the State Superintendent of Education to protect the safety of the children. The total amount allotted any local board of education for transportation shall not exceed a figure determined by the State Board of Education in terms of the ratio between pupils transported to school and the total number of pupils attending school in the jurisdiction of such local board of education or some similar ratio established by the State Board of Education. Any local board of education which qualifies for a transportation allowance must provide buses which meet minimum standards established by the State Board of Education and must take such other steps to protect the safety of the children as are required under regulations of the State Board of Education. (b) The allowance for transportation provided in (a) above shall include funding for depreciation based on a depreciation schedule established by the State Board of Education. The depreciation funding included in the transportation allowance shall be set aside in a restricted fund by the local boards of education for fleet renewal only and shall not be used for operating costs. These transportation cost allowance depreciation funds shall not revert to the Education Trust Fund but shall be carried forward from fiscal year to fiscal year to renew the transportation fleet of the local boards of education. (Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §4.)
AL Code § 16-13-234.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-234.1 - Funding Salary Increases Mandated by Legislature.

Section 16-13-234.1Funding salary increases mandated by Legislature. (a) Any local board of education receiving a hold harmless allowance as provided for in Section 16-13-234, may use part or all of the funds received by the local board from the Public School Fund for capital outlay allowance to pay the costs of any salary increase mandated by the Legislature, including the costs of fringe benefits, not covered by an adjustment to the hold harmless allowance. (b) Prior to using its capital outlay allowance for salary increases mandated by the Legislature, including the costs of fringe benefits, the local board of education, by a majority vote, must adopt a resolution transferring the capital outlay allowance to the general fund of the local board and earmark the funds for salary increases and associated fringe benefits. The local board of education must also submit a copy of the resolution to the State Superintendent of Education. (Acts 1997, No. 97-889, p. 249, §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 16-13-235 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-235 - Local Boards of Education to Furnish Information and File Records; State Superintendent of Education to Provide Data; Rules and Regulations.

Section 16-13-235Local boards of education to furnish information and file records; State Superintendent of Education to provide data; rules and regulations. (a) All local boards of education are required, in order to receive state funds, to furnish all such information and to file such records and reports as may be required by the State Board of Education. (b) The State Superintendent of Education shall provide to the Legislative Fiscal Office and the Department of Finance any and all data necessary to enable those departments to calculate the cost of the Foundation Program and other funding provisions of this article. (c) The State Superintendent of Education and the State Board of Education are hereby authorized and required to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this article. (Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §6.)
AL Code § 16-13-236 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-236 - Funds for Vocational/technical Education.

Section 16-13-236Funds for vocational/technical education. Funds provided by the state to local boards of education for vocational/technical education shall be spent only for its intended purposes. (Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §7.)
AL Code § 16-13-237 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-237 - Funding City Board of Education Beyond Board's Pro Rata Share of Countywide Tax.

Section 16-13-237Funding city board of education beyond board's pro rata share of countywide tax. It is not the intent of the Legislature to require, and the Legislature expressly so declares that it does not require, any county to provide funding to any city board of education beyond the city board of education's pro rata share of any countywide tax. (Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §8.)
AL Code § 16-13-238 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-238 - Failure to Provide Certain Amount of Local Tax Support.

Section 16-13-238Failure to provide certain amount of local tax support. Should any county or city governing body fail to provide an amount of local tax support for its respective local board of education in an amount equivalent to the mills of ad valorem tax as required by law, the Foundation Program Fund allocation for the local board of education, as the case may be, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of tax support actually provided and the amount of tax support required by law. (Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §9.)
AL Code § 16-13-239 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund.|Section 16-13-239 - References to "Minimum Program" Deemed References to "Foundation program."

Section 16-13-239References to "minimum program" deemed references to "Foundation Program." Whenever any act, section of the Code of Alabama 1975, or any other provision of law refers to the "minimum program" as it relates to the funding of education, it shall be deemed a reference to the "Foundation Program." (Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §53.)
AL Code § 16-13-260 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 12 - Special School Taxes Authority Extended When Original Obligation Refunded.|Section 16-13-260 - Legislative Findings.

Section 16-13-260Legislative findings. The Legislature makes the following findings and determinations:  (1) In a number of instances, the Legislature, by general or local act, has authorized the levy and collection within a county or municipality of a tax, other than an ad valorem tax, for school purposes and has specified that the authority for the levy of the tax shall terminate upon the payment in full of certain generally or specifically described bonds, warrants, or other obligations. (2) Counties, municipalities, boards of education, and other political subdivisions frequently realize substantial debt service savings and other benefits through the issuance and sale of refunding obligations to provide for the payment and retirement of previously issued bonds, warrants, or other obligations. (3) In order to facilitate the realization of the benefits that may be obtained through the refunding of outstanding obligations, and to avoid the consequence of unintentionally terminating the legal authority for the levy and collection of one or more specific taxes, it is appropriate and desirable for the Legislature to provide that the authority for the levy and collection of any tax that would otherwise terminate upon the payment of certain bonds, warrants, or other obligations shall continue until the payment in full of any refunding obligations referable thereto. (Act 98-361, p. 631, §1.)
AL Code § 16-13-261 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 12 - Special School Taxes Authority Extended When Original Obligation Refunded.|Section 16-13-261 - Authority for Special School Tax to Continue Until Payments of Refunding Obligations.

Section 16-13-261Authority for special school tax to continue until payments of refunding obligations. In any instance in which the Legislature, by general or local act, has provided for or authorized the levy and collection within any county or municipality of a tax, other than an ad valorem tax, for school purposes, herein called a "special school tax," and has specified that the authority for the levy of such special school tax shall terminate upon the payment in full of certain generally or specifically described bonds, warrants, or other obligations, herein called "original obligations," if other bonds, warrants, or other obligations, herein called "refunding obligations," are issued to provide for the payment or redemption of some or all of the original obligations or any previously issued refunding obligations, the authority for the levy and collection of the special school tax shall continue until the payment in full of all refunding obligations. As used herein, the term "refunding obligations" includes bonds, warrants, or other obligations issued for multiple purposes, so long as one of those purposes is to provide for the payment or redemption of some or all of the original obligations or any previously issued refunding obligations. (Act 98-361, p. 631, §2.)
AL Code § 16-13-262 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 12 - Special School Taxes Authority Extended When Original Obligation Refunded.|Section 16-13-262 - Construction.

Section 16-13-262Construction. In no event shall this article be construed or applied in a manner that results in a termination date for the levy of any special school tax that is earlier than the termination date that would have been applicable if this article had not become effective. (Act 98-361, p. 631, §3.)
AL Code § 16-13-263 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 12 - Special School Taxes Authority Extended When Original Obligation Refunded.|Section 16-13-263 - Application.

Section 16-13-263Application. This article shall apply with respect to any special school tax heretofore or hereafter authorized by the Legislature that is subject to a termination provision of the type described herein and shall be given effect if related refunding obligations are issued either before or after April 21, 1998. (Act 98-361, p. 631, §4.)
AL Code § 16-13-280 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 13 - National Average for Teacher Salaries.|Section 16-13-280 - Definitions.

Section 16-13-280Definitions.  As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. Each county or city board of education; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services School District; the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science. (2) GROWTH. The amount by which projected revenue in the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year for which appropriations for teacher salaries are being made is anticipated to exceed projected revenue for the prior fiscal year. For purposes of calculating growth, prior fiscal year projected revenue shall exclude actual beginning of year balance and projected end of year unappropriated balance. For purposes of calculating growth, projected revenue for the fiscal year for which appropriations for teacher salaries are being made shall include all revenue projected at the time the growth calculation is made plus any projected unappropriated beginning balance up to $50,000,000, excluding any funds appropriated or anticipated to be transferred to the Proration Prevention Account. Growth shall not include revenue from a. a revenue source not in existence on May 24, 2000, or b. an increase in the rate or a substantial adjustment of the base of a revenue source in existence on May 24, 2000. For purposes of this section, "substantial" shall mean an amount estimated by the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the state Finance Director which is in excess of $500,000 for the year in which the appropriations are to be made. (3) PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year immediately prior to the fiscal year for which appropriations for teacher salaries are being made. (4) TEACHER. Any full-time public school teacher in Alabama who is an employee of a board and who is required to be certificated by the State Board of Education, including, but not limited to, counselors, librarians, Science in Motion teachers, supervisors, administrators (excluding superintendents and their professional executive assistants), teachers at the Department of Youth Services, the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, and the Alabama School of Fine Arts. (Act 2000-732, p. 1583, §1.)
AL Code § 16-13-282 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally.|Article 13 - National Average for Teacher Salaries.|Section 16-13-282 - Purpose of Article.

Section 16-13-282Purpose of article.  (a) It is the goal of the Governor and the Legislature to raise Alabama's non-salaried expenditures per public school student to the national average in conjunction with this commitment to teachers' salaries. (b) It is the goal of the Governor and the Legislature to continue and enhance Alabama's financial support for public institutions of higher education, support personnel in public schools and retirees in the Teachers' Retirement System in conjunction with this commitment to teachers' salaries and non-salaried expenditures per student. (Act 2000-732, p. 1583, §§3, 4.)