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2023 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 16-38-2
Rehabilitation 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.)
2023 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 16-38-4
Treasurer 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.)
2023 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 16-38-5
Duties 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.)
2023 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 16-38-6
State 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.)
2023 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 16-38-7
Institutions 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service. › Section 16-38-8 - Use of Funds.

Section 16-38-8
Use 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 38 - Rehabilitation and Crippled Children Service. › Section 16-38-9 - Annual Report to Governor on Rehabilitation.

Section 16-38-9
Annual 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 38A - Impaired Drivers Trust Fund. › Section 16-38A-1 - Creation of Fund.

Section 16-38A-1
Creation 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.)
2023 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-2
Alabama 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.)
2023 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-3
Filling 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.)
2023 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-4
Priorities 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-39-3 - Education Required for Exceptional Children; Source of Funds.

Section 16-39-3
Education required for exceptional children; source of funds.
Each school board shall provide not less than 12 consecutive years of appropriate instruction and special services for exceptional children, beginning with those six years of age, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such public school instruction and special services shall be made available at public expense for each school year to exceptional children as provided herein. The funds for such instruction and special services shall be derived from state, county, municipal, district, federal or other sources or combinations of sources. Each school board shall set aside from its revenues from all such sources such amounts as are needed to carry out the provisions of this chapter, if such funds are available without impairment of regular classes and services provided for nonexceptional children. If sufficient funds are not available to a school board to provide fully for all the provisions of this chapter as well as the educational needs of nonexceptional children, such board must prorate all funds on a per capita basis between exceptional and nonexceptional children. No matriculation or tuition fees or other fees or charges shall be required or asked of exceptional children or their parents or guardians, except such fees or charges as may be charged uniformly of all public school pupils.
(Acts 1971, No. 106, p. 373, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-39-5 - Responsibilities of State Board of Education.

Section 16-39-5
Responsibilities of State Board of Education.
The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations covering:
(1) The qualifications of specialists for each type of exceptionality and standards for certification of exceptional children;
(2) Minimum standards of instruction and special services to be provided for each type of exceptionality at each age or grade level;
(3) Reasonable qualifications for teachers, instructors, therapists and other personnel needed to work with exceptional children;
(4) Guidelines for suitable five-year incremental plans for implementation of the program set forth in this chapter for various types of typical situations likely to be encountered by school boards in the State of Alabama; and
(5) Such other rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Said regulations may be amended from time to time, said amended regulations to be effective 90 days after written notice of said amendments has been transmitted to each school board in the State of Alabama.
The State Board of Education shall receive, review and approve or disapprove plans submitted by school boards hereunder and shall consult and advise with school boards whose plans are disapproved; provided, that disapproval of a plan or any amendments thereto shall be only because of failure of the plan to meet minimum standards set out in regulations of the state board adopted in accordance with this section, and any such disapproval must specify in detail the reasons for such disapproval. If an approval cannot be worked out satisfactorily, the State Board of Education shall provide a plan which shall be binding on the school board unless its enforcement is restrained as provided in Section 16-39-4.
The State Board of Education shall have the primary responsibility for enforcing compliance with such plans and with compliance of school boards with its regulations and the requirements of this chapter. If any local board fails or refuses to implement the plan provided for under this chapter, the Attorney General shall, upon request of the State Board of Education or upon the request of any private citizen, bring civil injunctive actions to enforce the implementation of such plan. If the state board fails or refuses to carry out any duties required of it by this chapter, the Attorney General shall, upon the request of any private citizen, bring civil actions in Montgomery County to require that such duties be performed.
(Acts 1971, No. 106, p. 373, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-39-8 - Classification of Child; Placement; Record of Case History.

Section 16-39-8
Classification of child; placement; record of case history.
No child shall be given special services under the terms of this chapter as an exceptional child until he is properly classified as an exceptional child; provided, that the child's parent or guardian shall be informed of the reasons for such classification. A copy of the report certifying to the child's type of exceptionality shall be kept on file in the office of the principal of the school in which the child is enrolled and at such other places as may be prescribed by regulations of the State Board of Education.
In providing for the instruction of exceptional children, the school boards shall utilize regular school facilities and adapt them to the needs of exceptional children, except as otherwise provided herein. No exceptional child shall be segregated and taught apart from other nonexceptional children until a careful study of the child's case has been made and evidence obtained which indicates that such segregation would be for the exceptional child's benefit or is necessary because of difficulties involved in teaching the child in a regular school program. Appropriate placement shall be made on the basis of the placement committee recommendation wherever this is practicable.
The principal of the school in which an exceptional child is taught shall keep a written record of the case history of each exceptional child, showing the reason for any withdrawal of such exceptional child from the regular school program in the public school and his enrollment in or withdrawal from a special school program for exceptional children. Such confidential record shall be available for inspection by appropriate school officials and appropriate faculty at any time with the consent of the school principal.
(Acts 1971, No. 106, p. 373, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-39-9 - Reports on Exceptional Children.

Section 16-39-9
Reports on exceptional children.
The Alabama Boys Industrial School, Alabama State Training School for Girls, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Alabama state Department of Mental Health, State Crippled Children's Service, the State Board of Health and the Department of Human Resources shall direct their field workers to review their case records on or before March 31 of each year and to report to the superintendent of each school board the names and other pertinent information for all persons who might, if certified by a specialist, be exceptional children in the school district and whose conditions in their opinion might require special education services.
(Acts 1971, No. 106, p. 373, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-39-10 - Textbooks, Equipment, etc., for Vision or Hearing Impaired and Those Having Other Special Learning Disabilities.

Section 16-39-10
Textbooks, equipment, etc., for vision or hearing impaired and those having other special learning disabilities.
The local superintendents of education are authorized to purchase and arrange for distribution among schools previously adopted textbooks, equipment and materials which are prepared in various resource and media centers for the use of vision and hearing impaired children and those having other special learning disabilities enrolled in the public schools in Alabama or whose tuition and expenses at other schools are being paid by a local board of education under the provisions of this article.
(Acts 1971, No. 106, p. 373, §10; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §48.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-39-11 - Transportation.

Section 16-39-11
Transportation.
When authorized by regulations of the State Board of Education in lieu of the amount calculated on the basis of average daily membership otherwise authorized by law, there shall be allowed from the Education Trust Fund appropriation for transportation for each bus used exclusively for the purpose of transporting eight or more pupils classified as exceptional children who are unable to ride regular school buses 80 percent of the cost of such transportation, and a proportionate amount shall be allowed for a vehicle used exclusively for the transportation of a smaller number of exceptional children in average daily membership as prescribed by regulations of the State Board of Education.
(Acts 1971, No. 106, p. 373, §11; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §49.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-39-12 - Scholarships for Special Teachers.

Section 16-39-12
Scholarships for special teachers.
The State Board of Education is authorized to make training grants to professional personnel who seek special training in exceptional child education to qualify said personnel to meet professional requirements set forth in said state board's regulations and shall be responsible for the administration of said program. Such grants are limited to personnel who are under contract to work in the exceptional child program in this state, the training schools, the child training centers and at the various residential facilities for exceptional children throughout the state for such contractual periods as the State Board of Education may by regulation specify and to regular students who plan to work in the exceptional child program in this state and who sign a commitment satisfactory to the State Board of Education that they will take an appropriate available job at any location within the State of Alabama upon graduation or completion of their studies. Such commitments shall be binding upon those who sign them and receive scholarship aid, but the State Board of Education may waive the enforceability thereof in the event of extreme and unforeseen hardship. Each grant shall cover the cost of tuition, housing and food, from a minimum dollar amount for residence enrollment in specific courses approved by the state superintendent under the regulations of the State Board of Education. Said courses for which scholarships may be made available are those offered on the campuses of the institutions of higher learning in this state, except where necessary courses are not offered in this state. Where courses are not offered in this state in the areas requiring certification in exceptional child education, the recipient may receive said grant for attending an out-of-state institution of higher learning approved by the State Board of Education to meet the professional requirements of the State of Alabama.
(Acts 1971, No. 106, p. 373, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 2 - Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education. › Section 16-39-30 - Establishment of Fund; Department of Education to Administer.

Section 16-39-30
Establishment of fund; Department of Education to administer.
There is hereby established the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education to be titled the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education Act, to be administered by the State Department of Education for the purpose of assisting local education agencies providing special education and related services for children with disabilities in catastrophic cases.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-594, p. 1097, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 2 - Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education. › Section 16-39-31 - Definitions.

Section 16-39-31
Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the following interpretations:
(1) SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. Services relating to instruction of exceptional children with disabilities.
(2) EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. Those children and youth with disabilities determined eligible for special education and related services under existing federal and state laws, rules, regulations and policies governing special education.
(3) CATASTROPHIC. Those cases where special education and related services which are required for a particular child are unduly expensive, extraordinary and/or beyond the routine and reasonable special education and related services provided by the local education agency.
(4) LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY. A county or city school district in the State of Alabama.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-594, p. 1097, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 2 - Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education. › Section 16-39-32 - Use of Funds.

Section 16-39-32
Use of funds.
All funds appropriated as a result of this article and funds obtained through donations, bequests, other forms of financial assistance, and accrued interest in the investment of all funds that are to be used to fund services for exceptional children with disabilities. All unencumbered funds remaining in the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education at the end of each fiscal year shall carry-over to the next succeeding fiscal year for use in the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-594, p. 1097, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 2 - Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education. › Section 16-39-33 - Rules and Regulations; Request for Funding.

Section 16-39-33
Rules and regulations; request for funding.
The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the total operation of the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education and shall request funding for the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-594, p. 1097, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39 - Education of Exceptional Children. › Article 2 - Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education. › Section 16-39-34 - Annual Report on Status of Fund.

Section 16-39-34
Annual report on status of fund.
The State Superintendent of Education shall provide an annual report on the status of the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education to the State Board of Education, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the chairman of the Senate and House Education Committee. The report shall be submitted no later than the tenth legislative day of each regular session of the Alabama Legislature.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-594, p. 1097, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39A - Special Education of Preschool Handicapped Children. › Section 16-39A-1 - Short Title.

Section 16-39A-1
Short 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.)
2023 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-2
Establishment 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 39A - Special Education of Preschool Handicapped Children. › Section 16-39A-3 - Definitions.

Section 16-39A-3
Definitions.
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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40 - Instruction as to Certain Subjects. › Article 1 › Section 16-40-1 - Physical Education Required; Exemption of Church Schools From Operation of This Section.

Section 16-40-1
Physical education required; exemption of church schools from operation of this section.
Every public school and private school, except church schools as defined in Section 16-28-1, shall carry out a system of physical education, the character of which shall conform to the program or course outlined by the Department of Education.
(School Code 1927, §621; Code 1940, T. 52, §555; Acts 1982, No. 82-218, p. 260, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40 - Instruction as to Certain Subjects. › Article 1 › Section 16-40-1.1 - Instruction Mandated in Parental Resposibility, Education and High School Diploma Importance, and Study Skills; New Required Courses Not Established.

Section 16-40-1.1
Instruction mandated in parental resposibility, education and high school diploma importance, and study skills; new required courses not established.
(a) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive, receive instruction in parental responsibilities. The content of the instructional program shall be determined by the State Board of Education.
(b) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive, receive instruction in the importance of an education and the consequences of not obtaining a high school diploma. The contents of the instructional program shall be determined by the State Board of Education. The instructional program shall offer information appropriate to each grade level and age and level of maturity of the student.
(c) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades kindergarten to 12, inclusive, receive instruction regarding how to study. The content of the instructional program shall be determined by the State Board of Education. The instructional program shall offer information appropriate to each grade level and age and level of maturity of the student.
(d) This section does not establish new required courses. The instructional programs required by this section shall be included in existing required courses as determined by the State Board of Education.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-370, p. 632, §§1-4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40 - Instruction as to Certain Subjects. › Article 1 › Section 16-40-8 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Section 16-40-8
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(a) Effective upon the effective dates of this section, all students enrolled in health classes in the tenth grade in the public schools of Alabama shall receive instruction in the techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hereinafter referred to as "CPR."
(b) The State Department of Education shall administer the CPR instruction program and be responsible for the training of personnel, and shall provide proper CPR training for teacher personnel from September 1, 1983, to be completed by September 1, 1984.
(1) CPR training programs for instructors shall continue after this period of time to provide for refresher courses and updating of new techniques and information. Specific personnel within local school districts are required to receive training and be certified prior to providing classroom instruction.
(2) In those school systems which have trained and certified personnel available, classroom instruction shall begin as of September 1, 1983. Teaching materials and training courses provided by the American Heart Association and similar organizations may be utilized.
(c) All persons providing instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be certified as CPR instructors by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
(d) Standards utilized in the instruction of CPR shall be those prescribed by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
(Acts 1983, No. 83-510, p. 719, §§1-4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40 - Instruction as to Certain Subjects. › Article 1 › Section 16-40-10 - Completion of Required Government Course to Include Civics Test Component.

Section 16-40-10
Completion of required government course to include civics test component.
(a) Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, as a required component for completing the government course required in the high school course of study, a student shall correctly answer at least 60 of the 100 questions listed on a civics test, which shall be made available in multiple choice format. For the purposes of this section, civics test means the 100 questions that, as of February 1, 2017, officers of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services use as the basis for selecting the questions posed on applications for naturalization. The civics test shall be completed as part of a required course in government. The school shall document on the transcript of the student that he or she has successfully completed the civics test as required by this subsection.
(b) The local board of education may determine the method and manner in which to administer the civics test to students. A student who does not obtain a passing score on the civics test may retake the test until he or she obtains a passing score.
(c) A special education student who is at least 18 years of age is not required to achieve a passing score on the civics test in order to graduate from high school unless he or she is learning at a level appropriate for his or her grade level in a specific academic area and unless a passing score on the civics test is specifically required in a specific academic area by the individualized education program of the student.
(d) The enforcement of this section shall comply with Section 16-1-11.1.
(e) The requirements of this section may be waived by the chief school administrator for good cause for any student in the graduating class. Having taken and failed the civics test two times and otherwise having a passing grade in the course in government shall be considered good cause.
(Act 2017-173, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40 - Instruction as to Certain Subjects. › Article 2 - Study of the Bible. › Section 16-40-20 - Elective Courses Authorized for Objective Study of the Bible and Religious History.

Section 16-40-20
Elective courses authorized for objective study of the Bible and religious history.
(a) A public school may offer elective courses in the objective study of the Bible and religious history in grades six to 12, inclusive, as follows:
(1) A social studies course on the Hebrew Scriptures of the Old Testament of the Bible.
(2) A social studies course on the Greek Scriptures of the New Testament of the Bible.
(3) A social studies course on the Hebrew Scriptures of the Old Testament and the Greek Scriptures of the New Testament of the Bible.
(4) A social studies course in religious history.
(b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and policies necessary for implementing the requirements of this article, including a requirement that curriculum standards submitted by a public school or school district for approval of an elective study of the Bible course shall meet the academic rigor and curriculum standards of other elective courses approved by the board.
(Act 2019-508, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40 - Instruction as to Certain Subjects. › Article 2 - Study of the Bible. › Section 16-40-21 - Scope of Elective Courses; Display of Artifacts, Monuments, Symbols, and Texts.

Section 16-40-21
Scope of elective courses; display of artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts.
(a) Elective courses offered pursuant to this article shall be designed to do all of the following:
(1) Teach students about Bible characters, poetry, and narratives that are useful for understanding history and contemporary society and culture, including art, music, social mores, oration, and public policy.
(2) Familiarize students with the following:
a. The contents of the Bible and religious history.
b. The history of the Bible and religious history.
c. The literary style and structure of the Bible.
d. The influence of the Bible on law, history, government, literature, art, music, customs, morals, values, and cultures.
(b) A teacher of a course offered pursuant to this article shall comply with applicable law and all federal and state guidelines regarding maintaining religious neutrality and accommodating the diverse religious views, traditions, and perspectives of students in the school.
(c) A teacher of a course offered pursuant to this article may not endorse, favor, promote, disfavor, or show hostility toward any particular religion or nonreligious faith or religious perspective.
(d) The State Board of Education, in complying with this section, may not violate the United States Constitution, federal law, the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, state law, or any administrative rule or regulation of the United States Department of Education or the State Board of Education.
(e) A school principal may authorize the display of historic artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts including, but not limited to, religious materials, if they are displayed in conjunction with a course of study that includes an elective course in history, civilization, ethics, comparative religion, literature, or other subject area that uses the artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts as instructional material, as long as the display is appropriate to the overall educational purpose of the course and is displayed only throughout the duration of the course.
(f) The local board of education shall incur no liability and is immune from any liability exposure created by this article.
(Act 2019-508, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40 - Instruction as to Certain Subjects. › Article 2 - Study of the Bible. › Section 16-40-22 - Teachers May Decline to Teach Courses Under This Article.

Section 16-40-22
Teachers may decline to teach courses under this article.
No teacher shall be required to teach any course under this article and, any provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, no teacher shall be subject to any retaliation for declining to teach such a course, including, but not limited to, non-renewal of contract, termination, transfer, reassignment, loss of extracurricular activity assignments, reassignment of planning period, or reduction of evaluation score.
(Act 2019-508, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40 - Instruction as to Certain Subjects. › Article 2 - Study of the Bible. › Section 16-40-23 - Duty of Attorney General.

Section 16-40-23
Duty of Attorney General.
The Attorney General shall defend any litigation filed against any local board of education in the state or any officer, employee, or agent thereof based upon the board's actions in implementing this article without cost to the local board of education. Should any local board of education be ordered to pay any fine, court cost, or attorneys' fees following such litigation, the Legislature shall appropriate funds for that purpose separate and apart from any other budget allocation.
(Act 2019-508, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40A - Responsible Sexual Behavior and Prevention of Illegal Drug Use. › Section 16-40A-1 - Legislative Findings; Purpose of Chapter.

Section 16-40A-1
Legislative findings; purpose of chapter.
(a) The Legislature finds that:
(1) Pregnancy and childbirth among unmarried adolescents, particularly young adolescents, often results in severe adverse health, social, and economic consequences, including: a higher percentage of pregnancy and childbirth complications; a higher incidence of low birth weight babies; a higher frequency of developmental disabilities; higher infant mortality and morbidity; a decreased likelihood of completing school; a greater likelihood that an adolescent marriage will end in divorce; and higher risks of unemployment and welfare dependency.
(2) Drug and alcohol abuse diminish the strength and vitality of the young people of our nation and state; an increasing number of substances, both legal and illegal, are being abused by increasing numbers of school children, even at the grade school level; abuse of any substance causes human behavior that influences many forces, including school, family, church, community, media, and peer groups. Prevention and early intervention in such behavior requires cooperation and coordination involving strategies designed to respond to carefully defined problems in which the education system of the state can play an important role.
(b) The purposes of this chapter are:
(1) To find effective means, within the context of the school environment, of reaching adolescents before they become sexually active in order to maximize the guidance and support available to adolescents from teachers, parents, and other family members, and to promote self discipline and other prudent approaches to the problem of premarital sexual relations of adolescents, including adolescent pregnancy.
(2) To encourage the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse among children in the public schools; to stimulate the development of improved approaches to the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse; to demonstrate the use of such approaches in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof; to disseminate successful approaches and significant information for use in educational programs throughout the public schools; and to provide training programs for school administrators, teachers, and counselors.
(Acts 1992, No. 92-590, p. 1216, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40A - Responsible Sexual Behavior and Prevention of Illegal Drug Use. › Section 16-40A-2 - Minimum Contents to Be Included in Sex Education Program or Curriculum.

Section 16-40A-2
Minimum contents to be included in sex education program or curriculum.
(a) Any program or curriculum in the public schools in Alabama that includes sex education or the human reproductive process shall, at a minimum, include and emphasize the following:
(1) Abstinence from sex is the only completely effective protection against unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and infections, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) when transmitted sexually.
(2) Abstinence from sex outside of marriage is the expected social standard for unmarried school-age persons.
(b) Course materials and instruction that relate to sexual health education or sexually transmitted diseases and infections shall be age-appropriate and medically accurate.
(c) Course materials and instruction that relate to sexual health education or sexually transmitted diseases and infections, if available, shall include all of the following elements:
(1) An emphasis on sexual abstinence as the only completely reliable method of avoiding unintended teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases and infections.
(2) The emphasis shall be on the importance of delaying sexual activity and discouraging risky sexual behavior.
(3) Statistics based on the latest medical information that indicate the degree of reliability and unreliability of various forms of contraception, while also emphasizing the increase in protection against pregnancy and protection against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV infection, which is afforded by the use of various contraceptive measures.
(4) Information concerning the laws relating to the financial responsibilities associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and child rearing.
(5) Information concerning the laws prohibiting sexual abuse, the need to report such abuse, and the legal options available to victims of sexual abuse.
(6) Information on how to cope with and rebuff unwanted physical and verbal sexual exploitation by other persons.
(7) Psychologically sound methods of resisting unwanted peer pressure.
(8) Comprehensive instruction in parenting skills and responsibilities, including the responsibility to pay child support by non-custodial parents, the penalties for non-payment of child support, and the legal and ethical responsibilities of child care and child rearing.
(d) Parents or guardians shall be given advanced, written notification of the teaching of any sex education or of the human reproductive process. Upon request and prior to distribution to students, the school shall make available to parents or guardians the sex education curriculum.
(Acts 1992, No. 92-590, p. 1216, §2; Act 2021-293, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 40A - Responsible Sexual Behavior and Prevention of Illegal Drug Use. › Section 16-40A-3 - Minimum Contents to Be Included in Drug Education Program or Curriculum.

Section 16-40A-3
Minimum contents to be included in drug education program or curriculum.
(a) Any program or curriculum in the public schools of Alabama that includes drug education or instructs on the use of drugs or alcohol shall, as a minimum, include the following:
(1) Age-appropriate, developmentally-based drug and alcohol education and prevention programs that address the legal, social, and health consequences of drug and alcohol use and that provide information about effective techniques for resisting peer pressure to use illicit drugs or alcohol for students in all grades of the public schools from early childhood level through grade 12.
(2) Information conveying to students that the use of illicit drugs and the unlawful possession and use of alcohol is wrong and harmful and is punishable by fines and imprisonment.
(3) Standards of conduct that are applicable to students and employees in all public schools and that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on school premises, or as part of any activities of the school.
(4) A clear statement that sanctions, consistent with local, state, and federal law, up to and including expulsion or termination of employment and referral for prosecution, will be imposed on students and employees who violate the standards of conduct required by subdivision (3). A description of those sanctions shall be included.
(Acts 1992, No. 92-590, p. 1216, §3.)