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AL Code § 16-1-16.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-16.1 - Alabama Council on Family and Children.

Section 16-1-16.1Alabama Council on Family and Children. (a) The Legislature finds that there is at present a need in Alabama to coordinate, at the state and local level, the efforts of existing providers of services supporting early childhood development and family involvement in education. (b) There is hereby established the Alabama Council on Family and Children to be composed of the Governor, who shall be chairperson; the State Superintendent of Education; the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources; the State Health Officer; the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; the Chairman of the Children's Trust Fund; and the Director of the Department of Youth Services, or their designated representatives, and one additional member from each congressional district to be appointed by the Governor. Said council shall exist for the purpose of coordinating existing services, at the state and local level, supporting early childhood development and family involvement in education and assessing existing programs. (c) On or before June 30, 1992, the Alabama Council on Family and Children shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature a plan which shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations concerning the following: (1) Federally sponsored "Head Start" programs for children in Alabama qualified thereunder; (2) State-sponsored "Head Start" type programs for other four-year-old children who do not qualify for federally sponsored Head Start. Such recommendations may include the establishment and implementation of pilot programs in at least ten city or county school systems by the 1993-94 school year; and (3) The establishment of criteria for recognizing pre-school students in need of readiness skills and the development of summer programs to aid such students. (d) The Alabama Council on Family and Children shall recommend to the State Department of Education and the Advisory Council on Teacher-Training created by Section 16-23-15, programs of instruction in professional development for public school instructors, teachers and administrators involved in early childhood development. (Acts 1991, No. 91-323, p. 602, §12.)
AL Code § 16-1-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-17 - Contest of Certain Elections.

Section 16-1-17Contest of certain elections. Any and all elections held for the purpose of determining whether a tax shall be levied in the county or in a school district of the county for public school purposes or determining whether or not school districts should be consolidated or whether or not a school district should be enlarged by consolidating therewith territory adjacent to such district may be contested on the same grounds and in the same manner as is provided by general law for the contest of elections of county officers, and all laws governing the grounds, conduct and determination of contests of election of county officers shall govern contests authorized by this section. (School Code 1927, §268; Code 1940, T. 52, §275.)
AL Code § 16-1-18.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-18.2 - Payment for Unused Sick Leave Upon Death of Employee.

Section 16-1-18.2Payment for unused sick leave upon death of employee. (a) Payment to beneficiary or estate for unused sick leave. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, when an active and contributing member of the Teachers' Retirement System dies while in service, the beneficiary or estate of the deceased member shall receive a monetary payment of 100 percent of the member's accrued and unused sick leave, not to exceed the maximum days provided in Section 16-1-18.1. The amount of reimbursement per day for earned and unused sick leave shall be computed on the basis of the member's daily rate of pay and multiplied by the number of unused sick leave days and partial sick leave days in the deceased member's account at the time of death, not to exceed the maximum days allowed in Section 16-1-18.1. The beneficiary shall be the designated beneficiary for Teachers' Retirement System benefits. The State Comptroller shall develop and disseminate certification of death forms to the chief executive officer of all boards, agencies, organizations, and associations participating in the Teachers' Retirement System. The certification of death forms shall contain the number of accumulated and unused sick leave days for the deceased member as well as any other information needed by the State Comptroller to calculate the amount of the benefit. The State Comptroller shall pay the calculated amount of sick leave to the deceased member's designated beneficiary or estate if the designated beneficiary is deceased.  (b) Appropriation and disbursement. There is appropriated from the Education Trust Fund such amounts as may be necessary to fulfill the requirements of this section. The State Comptroller shall make the disbursements to the designated beneficiary or estate within 30 days after receiving the appropriate documentation. (Act 98-385, p. 732, §13; Act 2000-454, p. 818, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-19 - Students at Colleges, Universities, etc., Deemed Residents of State if Parent or Guardian Registered to Vote in State and Employed by Congressman or in Executive Branch of Federal Government on Appointment by President.

Section 16-1-19Students at colleges, universities, etc., deemed residents of state if parent or guardian registered to vote in state and employed by congressman or in executive branch of federal government on appointment by President. Any law or any rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, for the purposes of paying tuition or fees at any college, university or other institution of higher learning, any student shall be considered a resident of this state if one of the student's parents or legal guardians is a resident of this state for voting purposes and is either a full-time employee of a United States senator or congressman representing this state or a full-time officer or employee of the Executive Branch of the federal government on appointment by the President of the United States. (Acts 1977, No. 697, p. 1233, § 1.)
AL Code § 16-1-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-20 - Period of Silence for Meditation at Beginning of First Class in Public Schools.

Section 16-1-20Period of silence for meditation at beginning of first class in public schools. At the commencement of the first class each day in the first through the sixth grades in all public schools, the teacher in charge of the room in which each such class is held shall announce that a period of silence, not to exceed one minute in duration, shall be observed for meditation, and during any such period silence shall be maintained and no activities engaged in. (Acts 1978, No. 662, p. 955, § 1.)
AL Code § 16-1-20.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-20.1 - Period of Silence for Meditation.

Section 16-1-20.1Period of silence for meditation. Repealed by Act 98-381, p. 715, § 2, effective April 27, 1998. (Acts 1981, No. 81-357, p. 523.)
AL Code § 16-1-20.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-20.2 - School Prayer.

Section 16-1-20.2School prayer. From henceforth, any teacher or professor in any public educational institution within the State of Alabama, recognizing that the Lord God is one, at the beginning of any homeroom or any class, may pray, may lead willing students in prayer, or may lead the willing students in the following prayer to God: Almighty God, You alone are our God. We acknowledge You as the Creator and Supreme Judge of the world. May Your justice, Your truth, and Your peace abound this day in the hearts of our countrymen, in the counsels of our government, in the sanctity of our homes and in the classrooms of our schools in the name of our Lord. Amen. (Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-735, p. 190, § 1.)
AL Code § 16-1-20.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-20.3 - Student-Initiated Voluntary Prayer.

Section 16-1-20.3Student-initiated voluntary prayer. (a) The legislative intent and purpose for this section is to protect the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 1, Section 4 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to define for the citizens of Alabama the rights and privileges that are accorded them on public school and other public property and at school-related events, and to provide guidance to public school officials on the rights and requirements of law they must apply. Further, the intent and purpose of the Legislature is to properly accommodate the free exercise of religious rights of its student citizens in the public schools and at public school events as mandated by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the judicial interpretations thereof as given by the United States Supreme Court. (b) On public school, other public, or other property, non-sectarian, non-proselytizing student-initiated voluntary prayer, invocations and/or benedictions, shall be permitted during compulsory or non-compulsory school-related student assemblies, school-related student sporting events, school-related graduation or commencement ceremonies, and other school-related student events. (c) Nothing in this section shall otherwise diminish the right of any student or person to exercise his or her rights of free speech and religion, including prayer, as permitted by the United States Constitution and the Alabama Constitution on public school or other public property, or other property, at times or events other than those stated in subsection (b). (d) The exercise of these rights on public school or other public property, or on other property for school-related activities, by students or others, shall not be construed to indicate any support, approval, or sanction by the State of Alabama, any political subdivision thereof, municipal corporation, governmental entity of any description, or any agent or employee of any governmental entity of the contents of any such prayer, invocation, benediction, or other activity, or be an unconstitutional use of any public school property or other public property, or be the promotion or establishment of any religion or religious belief. (Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-850, p. 77, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 16-1-20.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-20.4 - Period of Quiet Reflection.

Section 16-1-20.4Period of quiet reflection. (a) The Legislature of Alabama finds that in the hectic society of today all too few citizens are able to experience even a moment of quiet reflection before plunging headlong into the activities of daily life. Young citizens are particularly affected by the absence of an opportunity for a moment of quiet reflection. The Legislature finds that our young, and society as a whole, would be well served if students in the public schools were afforded a moment of quiet reflection at the beginning of each school day and at the opening of school athletic events and graduation ceremonies. (b) At the opening of school every day in each public school classroom, the teacher in charge shall conduct a brief period of quiet reflection for 60 seconds with the participation of every pupil in the classroom. (c) At the beginning of every school athletic event and graduation ceremony, the principal of the school, or his or her designee, shall conduct a brief period of quiet reflection for 60 seconds. (d) The moment of quiet reflection authorized by subsection (b) and subsection (c) is not intended to be and shall not be conducted as a religious service or exercise, but shall be considered an opportunity for a moment of silent reflection on the anticipated activities of the day or event. (Act 98-381, p. 715, §1; Act 2001-428, p. 556, §1.)
AL Code § 16-1-20.6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-20.6 - Released Time for Student Participation in Religious Instruction.

Section 16-1-20.6Released time for student participation in religious instruction. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Released Time Credit Act. (b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) That the United States Supreme Court, in its decision in Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306 (1952), upheld the constitutionality of released time programs for religious instruction for public school students during the school day. (2) That the United States Constitution and state law allows local school districts to offer religious released time education for the benefit of public school students. (3) That the purpose of this section is to incorporate a constitutionally acceptable method of allowing school districts to offer released time classes and, in grades where credit is earned, to award students elective credit for classes taken during the school day in released time programs. (c) As used in this section, the term released time means a period of time during the school day when a student is allowed to participate in an elective course in religious instruction, conducted off school district property, by a private entity. (d) The State Board of Education shall adopt and each local board of education may implement a policy for a student to attend released time as an elective course if all of the following are satisfied: (1) The parent or guardian of the student gives written consent. (2) The sponsoring entity maintains attendance records and makes them available to the public school the student attends. (3) The sponsoring entity makes provisions for and assumes liability for the student who is excused for released time. (4) No public funds are expended other than de minimis administrative costs. (5) No public school personnel are involved in providing the religious instruction. (e) In grades where credit is earned, a student who participates in released time may earn elective course credit for participation, as provided by rules adopted by the State Board of Education for elective courses. Credit awarded may not exceed normal credit given for an elective course in the particular school system. The State Board of Education shall also adopt minimum standards for class attendance necessary to qualify for credit. (f) A student who participates in religious instruction for elective credit during released time shall be credited with time spent as if the student attended school, and the time shall be calculated as part of the actual school day. (g) Transportation to and from the place of released time, including transportation for any student with disabilities, is the complete responsibility of the sponsoring private entity, parent, guardian, or student and may not be arranged, coordinated, or provided for by public school personnel. (h) No student may be released from a required core curriculum class to attend released time. (Act 2019-281, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 16-1-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-21 - Payments by Boards of Education for Fund-Saving Suggestions; Section Permissive Only.

Section 16-1-21Payments by boards of education for fund-saving suggestions; section permissive only. (a) All local boards of education, throughout the state, now existing or hereinafter established, are hereby authorized to pay employees for suggestions which result in a saving of funds for that particular board of education. Such expenditures are to be made from the general operating funds of the particular board of education awarding the payment. (b) The expenditures authorized herein shall not be paid to members of the board of education nor to administrative personnel whose normal job duties include providing suggestions for saving of board funds. (c) This section is permissive only and any authority to give moneys to employees for suggestions remains with the local county or city boards of education. The amount of payment shall be determined by the individual boards, and shall be calculated in such manner as the individual boards see fit. (Acts 1979, No. 79-620, p. 1100, §§ 1-3.)
AL Code § 16-1-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-22 - Audit of Certain Institutions.

Section 16-1-22Audit of certain institutions. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and empowered to audit the records of the Marion Military Institute, the Lyman Ward Military Academy, the Talladega College, the Walker County Junior College, the Tuskegee University, the Sylacauga Nurses Training School, and the Coosa Valley Medical Center School of Nursing to the same extent, degree, and scope as its audits of public educational institutions, and said institutions shall submit to the Legislature each year before any subsequent appropriation requests may be considered by the Legislature, a full accounting of their receipts, disbursements, assets, liabilities, and other resources as of the date of the close of their immediately preceding academic year. (Acts 1980, No. 80-479, p. 750, § 2; Acts 1980, No. 80-480, p. 751, § 2; Acts 1980, No. 80-481, p. 751, § 2; Acts 1980, No. 80-482, p. 752, § 2; Acts 1980, No. 80-483, p. 752, § 2; Acts 1987, No. 87-352, p. 517, § 2; Acts 1991, No. 91-693, p. 1339, § 2.)
AL Code § 16-1-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-23 - Hazing Prohibited; Penalty.

Section 16-1-23Hazing prohibited; penalty. (a) Hazing is defined as follows: (1) Any willful action taken or situation created, whether on or off any school, college, university, or other educational premises, which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health of any student, or (2) Any willful act on or off any school, college, university, or other educational premises by any person alone or acting with others in striking, beating, bruising, or maiming; or seriously offering, threatening, or attempting to strike, beat, bruise, or maim, or to do or seriously offer, threaten, or attempt to do physical violence to any student of any such educational institution or any assault upon any such students made for the purpose of committing any of the acts, or producing any of the results to such student as defined in this section. (3) The term hazing as defined in this section does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions, and is limited to those actions taken and situations created in connection with initiation into or affiliation with any organization. The term hazing does not include corporal punishment administered by officials or employees of public schools when in accordance with policies adopted by local boards of education. (b) No person shall engage in what is commonly known and recognized as hazing, or encourage, aid, or assist any other person thus offending. (c) No person shall knowingly permit, encourage, aid, or assist any person in committing the offense of hazing, or willfully acquiesce in the commission of such offense, or fail to report promptly his knowledge or any reasonable information within his knowledge of the presence and practice of hazing in this state to the chief executive officer of the appropriate school, college, university, or other educational institution in this state. Any act of omission or commission shall be deemed hazing under the provisions of this section. (d) Any person who shall commit the offense of hazing shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor as defined by Title 13A. (e) Any person who participates in the hazing of another, or any organization associated with a school, college, university, or other educational institution in this state which knowingly permits hazing to be conducted by its members or by others subject to its direction or control, shall forfeit any entitlement to public funds, scholarships, or awards which are enjoyed by him or by it and shall be deprived of any sanction or approval granted by the school, college, university, or other educational institution. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed as in any manner affecting or repealing any law of this state respecting homicide, or murder, manslaughter, assault with intent to murder, or aggravated assault. (Acts 1981, No. 81-824, p. 1466, §§ 1-6.)
AL Code § 16-1-24.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-1-24.2 - Department of Education to Develop Statewide Violence Prevention Program.

Section 16-1-24.2Department of Education to develop statewide violence prevention program. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) GUIDANCE COUNSELING PROCEDURES. Procedures providing planned, sequential activities and services designed to help all students develop skills in the areas of personal and social growth, educational planning, and career and vocational development. (2) LAW-RELATED EDUCATION. Education which provides children and youth with the knowledge and skills pertaining to the law, the legal process, school safety, and citizenship responsibilities to promote law-abiding behavior with the purpose to prevent children and youth from engaging in delinquency or violence and enable them to become productive citizens. (b) The Department of Education shall develop a statewide violence prevention program using such resources as law-related education and guidance counseling procedures to develop violence prevention curricula for grades K through twelve, to provide training to teachers and school administrators on violence prevention, and to develop school-community partnerships for violence prevention. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-784, p. 72, §2.)