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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61 - Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars. › Section 16-61-4 - Challenge Grant Money; Accounting Methods.

Section 16-61-4
Challenge grant money; accounting methods.
Such challenge grants shall be matched by the university's foundation on a basis of $3.00 of contributions and accrued interest thereon, received by said university's foundation for every $2.00 in challenge grant money from the Alabama Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars. Matching funds shall come from contributions, and accrued interest thereon, received by such university's foundation after October 1, 1985, which are for the eminent scholars fund or from unpledged contributions, and accrued interest thereon, received by such university's foundation. Each university's foundation shall establish an Eminent Scholars Fund account for each grant, which shall serve as the depository for funds received pursuant to this chapter. State matching funds in the amount of $400,000.00 shall be transferred by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to a university's foundation within 90 days of notification, by such university's foundation to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, that such university's foundation has received and deposited $600,000.00 in its Eminent Scholars Trust Fund account. But no matching funds shall be transferred by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education until the Alabama Commission on Higher Education has verification, in the form of a current bank statement, from the respective university's foundation that such university's foundation has a total of at least $600,000.00 in its eminent scholars fund.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-759, p. 1265, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61 - Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars. › Section 16-61-5 - Universities Entitled to Match Appropriated Funds; Basis for Applying for Unmatched Funds.

Section 16-61-5
Universities entitled to match appropriated funds; basis for applying for unmatched funds.
Each public state university named in Section 16-61-1 is entitled to match an equal share of the total moneys appropriated to the Alabama Eminent Scholars Trust Fund prior to September 30, 1987, or for two years after any subsequent appropriation made by the Legislature. Any funds hereby allocated to the Alabama Eminent Scholars Trust Fund, which remain unmatched by contributions, as outlined above, on September 30, 1987, shall be available for matching by any university foundation on the following basis: On September 30, 1987, any university foundation which has previously received a challenge grant may apply for any remaining funds and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall award matching challenge grants in equal amounts to the applying foundations upon certification of the availability of matching funds. The matching ratio for these grants shall be the same as outlined in Section 16-61-4. These funds and its matching amount may be used by a university foundation to increase its existing Eminent Scholars Fund or to establish an additional Eminent Scholars Fund.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-759, p. 1265, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61 - Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars. › Section 16-61-6 - University Foundations to Maintain and Invest Funds; Limitation on Total Amount of Grants Received; Annual Report.

Section 16-61-6
University foundations to maintain and invest funds; limitation on total amount of grants received; annual report.
The foundation serving a university shall have the responsibility for the maintenance and investment of its fund and for the administration of the program at that university. The governing board of each foundation shall be responsible for soliciting and receiving gifts to be used as matching funds to be deposited and matched with challenge grants from the Alabama Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars for the establishment of the endowments for the specified university. Once an endowment is established and operating, there may be further challenge grants to be matched for the establishment of more chairs. The total amount of challenge grants received by a university foundation shall not exceed its equal share of the amount appropriated to the Alabama Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars plus its equal share of any funds unmatched by other university foundations by September 30, 1987. Through the 1987-88 fiscal year, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall include in its annual report to the Legislature information concerning distribution of the appropriation, and accrued interest thereon, of the Alabama Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-759, p. 1265, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61 - Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars. › Section 16-61-7 - Establishment of Endowed Chair.

Section 16-61-7
Establishment of endowed chair.
When the sum of the challenge grant and matching funds reaches $1,000,000.00 the foundation and the president of the university may recommend, to the board of trustees of the university for its approval, the establishment of an endowed chair. The board of trustees must approve the recommendation in order for the chair to be established. The chair, which is then the property of the university, may be named in honor of a donor, benefactor, or honoree of the university, at the option of the university.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-759, p. 1265, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61 - Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars. › Section 16-61-8 - Selection Process for Individual to Fill Endowed Chair; Use of Endowment Proceeds.

Section 16-61-8
Selection process for individual to fill endowed chair; use of endowment proceeds.
(a) The president shall be responsible for the final approval of criteria to be used in the selection process for the individual to fill the endowed chair.
(b) The president of the university shall nominate individuals for consideration as candidates, or individuals may apply to the foundation for consideration as candidates. Candidates for the chairs may or may not be currently employed as faculty members of the granting university; however, a candidate not so employed must become employed as a faculty member by the granting university upon acceptance of the chair.
(c) The president of the university may establish a committee to process each application or nomination. Final selection of an individual shall follow the regular procedures established by the university.
(d) Upon the approval of the president, proceeds of the endowment may be used as salaries or a supplement for salaries for the holder of the chair and for those individuals directly associated with the holder of the chair's scholarly work and for other expenses directly related to the chair's scholarly work.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-759, p. 1265, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61 - Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars. › Section 16-61-9 - Foundation to Enter Into Agreement With University.

Section 16-61-9
Foundation to enter into agreement with university.
The respective university foundation receiving a challenge grant from the Alabama Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars shall enter into a written agreement with its university to provide from the earnings from its Eminent Scholars Trust Fund an amount not to exceed said earnings which the university may use as specified in this chapter in Section 16-61-8(d).
(Acts 1985, No. 85-759, p. 1265, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61 - Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars. › Section 16-61-10 - Provisions Apply to Future Appropriations.

Section 16-61-10
Provisions apply to future appropriations.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any future appropriations made by the Legislature for the Eminent Scholars Program.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-759, p. 1265, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61A - Educational Trust Funds. › Section 16-61A-1 - Short Title.

Section 16-61A-1
Short title.
Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
(Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-899, p. 187, §1; Act 2002-515, p. 1327, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61A - Educational Trust Funds. › Section 16-61A-2 - Definitions.

Section 16-61A-2
Definitions.
Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
(Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-899, p. 187, §2; Act 2002-515, p. 1327, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61A - Educational Trust Funds. › Section 16-61A-3 - Appropriation of Expenditures.

Section 16-61A-3
Appropriation of expenditures.
Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
(Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-899, p. 187, §3; Act 2002-515, p. 1327, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61A - Educational Trust Funds. › Section 16-61A-4 - Restrictions Upon Expenditures.

Section 16-61A-4
Restrictions upon expenditures.
Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
(Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-899, p. 187, §4; Act 2002-515, p. 1327, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61A - Educational Trust Funds. › Section 16-61A-5 - Investment Options of Fiduciary.

Section 16-61A-5
Investment options of fiduciary.
Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
(Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-899, p. 187, §5; Act 2002-515, p. 1327, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61A - Educational Trust Funds. › Section 16-61A-6 - Duties of Governing Board.

Section 16-61A-6
Duties of governing board.
Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
(Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-899, p. 187, §6; Act 2002-515, p. 1327, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61A - Educational Trust Funds. › Section 16-61A-7 - Conformity to Standards for Fiduciary Investment.

Section 16-61A-7
Conformity to standards for fiduciary investment.
Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
(Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-899, p. 187, §7; Act 2002-515, p. 1327, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61A - Educational Trust Funds. › Section 16-61A-8 - Consent of Donor; Release of Restriction.

Section 16-61A-8
Consent of donor; release of restriction.
Repealed by Act 2008-276, p. 434, §1, effective January 1, 2009.
(Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-899, p. 187, §8; Act 2002-515, p. 1327, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61B - Education Technology Fund. › Section 16-61B-1 - Legislative Intent.

Section 16-61B-1
Legislative intent.
There is hereby created within the State Treasury a fund, designated the Education Technology Fund, hereinafter referred to as the fund. The State Superintendent of Education shall authorize the expenditure of monies within the fund, upon the approval of the State Board of Education. Receipts to the fund shall include, but shall not be limited to the following: 1) appropriations made at the discretion of the Legislature; 2) grant funds; 3) donations and contributions; 4) federal funds; and 5) appropriations made by local governments. At the end of any fiscal year, unexpended monies remaining in the fund shall not revert but shall remain available for appropriation. The expenditure of monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature and subject to the provisions of the Budget Management Act, Sections 41-19-1 through 41-19-12. The State Board of Education shall ensure that expenditures made from the Education Technology Fund shall be based on educational need and shall be made in an equitable manner.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-673, p. 1291, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61C - Alabama Science in Motion Act. › Section 16-61C-2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 16-61C-2
Legislative findings.
The Legislature of the State of Alabama hereby finds:
(1) That the Alabama Science in Motion Program (the ASIM Program) of six pilot networks, created by Act No. 94-673, to augment the science curriculum of the public schools, have demonstrated efficacy as a model in advancing the state's efforts towards the following goals and directives of the "Alabama Education Improvement Act of 1991."
(2) That by the year 2000, Alabama students should be among the country's leaders in mathematics and science achievement and that special attention be given to science in the Alabama Course of Study.
(3) That the State Board of Education provide "a plan for the cooperative development and execution of research, demonstration, evaluation and dissemination of activities related to the effective use of technologies in teaching and learning"; and that these activities be carried out in cooperation with the existing Alabama Regional Inservice Centers and local school systems.
(4) That the model is consistent and compatible with a coordinated educational technology plan; that it uses technology to improve teaching and learning; and that it uses technology to "improve efficiency in productivity in education administration."
The Legislature further finds that the Alabama Science in Motion Program is an effective and efficient model that furthers the state's efforts to: (1) promote equity in the allocation of the state's financial and educational resources among the several school systems of the state; (2) provide students of the public schools with adequate science laboratories, as provided for in Section 16-1-29(a) (2); and (3) provide students of the public schools with instructional supplies and science equipment in adequate form and quantity, as provided by law.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-650, p. 1358, §2; Act 98-320, p. 544, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61C - Alabama Science in Motion Act. › Section 16-61C-3 - Legislative Intent - Program to Augment Science Curriculum; Administration of Program.

Section 16-61C-3
Legislative intent - Program to augment science curriculum; administration of program.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the Alabama Science in Motion Program shall augment the science curriculum of the public schools and be administered such that:
(1) The ASIM Program complement, enhance and facilitate the implementation of the Alabama Course of Study: Science.
(2) The State Superintendent of Education annually makes every effort practical to expose the ASIM Program to the maximum number of students enrolled in science coursework, regardless of the students' prior achievement levels in science or other academic coursework.
(3) Each of the core sciences covered under the ASIM Program be standardized among the several networks, in terms of the scientific equipment that is utilized, the content of instruction presented in the classroom and in the content and the extent of the staff development training offered to science teachers. In the development of both the classroom instructional content and the content of the professional development training, the standards used shall meet or exceed those of Juniata College's (Pennsylvania) Science in Motion Program. Provided, however, no provision of this chapter shall be construed to require each network to conform to a specific organizational structure.
(4) Representatives from the schools of education involved in science education and from the schools of natural sciences of the several host universities for each Alabama Regional Inservice Center jointly cooperate and participate in the planning and in the oversight of the operations of the network. This action advances the efforts of the State Board of Education to encourage university schools of education to review their programs to ensure that prospective teachers are properly prepared to teach, as contemplated in Section 16-3-15(g).
(5) The host universities of each of the eleven sites shall share in this effort to implement the provisions of this chapter through cost sharing. The cost sharing may be financial support, in-kind services or other forms of support, which demonstrate the host universities' commitment to the ASIM Program. The State Superintendent of Education shall, however, annually determine the adequacy of the cost sharing that is provided by each host university.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-650, p. 1358, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61C - Alabama Science in Motion Act. › Section 16-61C-4 - Rules and Regulations; Schedule for Expansion of Program; Advisory Committee.

Section 16-61C-4
Rules and regulations; schedule for expansion of program; advisory committee.
(a) The State Board of Education may promulgate necessary rules and regulations for the effective administration of the Alabama Science in Motion Program, in accordance with applicable state laws. Upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education the State Board of Education shall adopt a flexible schedule, of not more than five years, that will provide for the complete statewide expansion of the Alabama Science in Motion Program to eleven networks, one network to operate within the service region of each of the eleven existing Alabama Regional Inservice Centers. ASIM Program expansion shall be completed when each network shall operate one van for each of the three core sciences, namely biology, chemistry and physics. The schedule shall consist of three or more phases; provided, that all effort shall be made to ensure that no geographic region of the state shall be unduly neglected by the schedule as the expansion of the ASIM Program unfolds.
It is hereby expressly provided that each phase of the schedule shall be implemented only to the extent that funding is appropriated or otherwise made available for implementation.
(b) There is hereby created an Alabama Science in Motion Advisory Committee consisting of not more than twelve members who shall advise the State Superintendent of Education on the operational activities of the ASIM Program. The membership of the ASIM Advisory Committee shall be comprised of six project directors, three van operators and three classroom science teachers; provided, however, that each of the eleven sites shall be represented by at least one member of the ASIM Advisory Committee.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-650, p. 1358, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61C - Alabama Science in Motion Act. › Section 16-61C-5 - Appointment of Director; Responsibilities of Superintendent.

Section 16-61C-5
Appointment of director; responsibilities of superintendent.
The State Superintendent of Education may appoint a full-time director for the Science in Motion Program who shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration, monitoring and coordination of the ASIM Program.
The State Superintendent of Education shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Initiate the preparation of proposals for funding grants from governmental, corporate or private sources. If, as a requirement for receiving grant funds, the grant-awarding entity requires the participation of private schools in the Alabama Science in Motion Program, the superintendent is hereby authorized to include private schools to the extent that the requirement is satisfied.
(2) Establish the ASIM Program standards upon approval of the State Board of Education and certify that each network annually meets the overall standards of the ASIM Program as a prior condition for the allocation of the respective shares of ASIM Program funds to each network.
(3) Document and maintain records of the ASIM Program and make an annual report to the Legislature, by the tenth legislative day of each regular session, which summarizes the finances and activities of the ASIM Program during the previous school year.
(4) The State Superintendent of Education is authorized to contract with one or more of the host universities to make purchases of scientific equipment and supplies on behalf of the ASIM Program in the event that more favorable prices can be obtained by the host university.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-650, p. 1358, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61C - Alabama Science in Motion Act. › Section 16-61C-6 - Superintendent to Allocate Grant Funds; Recoupment of Replaced State Funds.

Section 16-61C-6
Superintendent to allocate grant funds; recoupment of replaced state funds.
In the event that in any fiscal year prior to the complete expansion of the ASIM Program, grant funds are received as funding support for the ASIM Program, the State Superintendent of Education shall allocate the grant funds in an equitable manner among the several ASIM Program networks to replace a like amount of state funds. The state superintendent shall also recoup the replaced state funds previously allocated among the networks and deposit the state funds to the credit of the Education Technology Fund, to be expended at the recommendation of the superintendent upon the approval of the State Board of Education for further expansion of the ASIM Program, according to the approved schedule.
In the event that grant funds are received after the expansion of the ASIM Program is completed, the recouped state funds shall be deposited to the credit of the Education Technology Fund to be expended at the recommendation of the state superintendent upon approval of the State Board of Education for any purpose stated within an approved statewide plan for the acquisition and use of advanced technology in the public schools.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-650, p. 1358, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 61E - Information Technology Joint Purchase Agreements. › Section 16-61E-1 - Legislative Findings; Purpose.

Section 16-61E-1
Legislative findings; purpose.
The Legislature finds that information technology is an area of rapid change in which specialized knowledge and equipment are often essential. The Legislature further recognizes that substantial savings may be realized by aggregating the purchasing power of educational institutions. The Legislature therefore desires to authorize the joint purchase of information technology and further recognizes that in an effort to truly have fair and competitive bidding as well as ensure quality vendors, any companies that have ISO-9001 certification or any companies or contractors whose affiliates, subdivisions, subsidiaries, or departments have ISO-9001 certification can bid on the information technology to be jointly purchased by educational institutions.
(Act 2003-392, p. 1111, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 62 - Black Heritage Museum of West Alabama Act. › Section 16-62-2 - Definitions.

Section 16-62-2
Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) REPOSITORY. A place or depository on the campus of Stillman College.
(2) SOURCE MATERIALS. Any written or printed matter, memorabilia and artifacts.
(3) AFRO-AMERICAN. Any American person of African descent and who is identified with the black race.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-661, p. 1061, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 62 - Black Heritage Museum of West Alabama Act. › Section 16-62-3 - General Purpose.

Section 16-62-3
General purpose.
The general purposes of this chapter are to provide for the obtaining, preserving and holding for circulation in a repository at the Stillman College source materials on Afro-American history and culture which shall be used for research and other educational and cultural purposes, and which shall thereby encourage the development of inspiration and positive self-concepts on the part of black Americans and provide a basis for whites to gain greater respect for the black race.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-661, p. 1061, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 62 - Black Heritage Museum of West Alabama Act. › Section 16-62-4 - Appointment of Curator; Duties of Curator.

Section 16-62-4
Appointment of curator; duties of curator.
The Board of Directors of the Black Heritage Museum shall appoint a curator of the repository who shall be a recognized authority on Afro-American history and culture. The curator shall be empowered to seek out and secure source materials on or about Afro-Americans, to catalog and preserve such materials in keeping with the best available methods of preservation, and shall disseminate or make available to the public said materials in keeping with the designated functions of the repository.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-661, p. 1061, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 62 - Black Heritage Museum of West Alabama Act. › Section 16-62-5 - Functions and Duties of Repository.

Section 16-62-5
Functions and duties of repository.
The repository shall serve the state and West Alabama by collecting and preserving source materials on the contributions, achievements and general experiences of Afro-Americans, and shall endeavor to reproduce and secure copies of all materials on or about black Americans from the earliest beginnings to the present. It shall provide bibliographic and copy services, whenever practical, to state agencies, the university system, state officials, researchers and scholars of Afro-American history and culture, and encourage the use of Afro-American instructional materials in state educational services to all groups without regard to racial, religious, or ethnic membership.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-661, p. 1061, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 62 - Black Heritage Museum of West Alabama Act. › Section 16-62-6 - Authority for Stillman College to Accept Funds, Grants and Services From Federal, State and Local Agencies.

Section 16-62-6
Authority for Stillman College to accept funds, grants and services from federal, state and local agencies.
For the purposes of this chapter, Stillman College has the authority to accept and receive funds, grants and services from the federal government or its agencies; from departments, agencies and instrumentalities of state, municipal or local government; or from private or civic sources.
(Acts 1988, No. 88-661, p. 1061, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 63 - Community Schools Act. › Section 16-63-2 - Purpose; Public Policy Declared.

Section 16-63-2
Purpose; public policy declared.
The purpose of this chapter is to encourage greater community involvement in the public schools and greater community use of public school facilities. To this end it is declared to be the policy of this state:
(1) To provide for increased involvement by citizens in their local schools through community schools advisory committees.
(2) To assure maximum use of public school facilities by the citizens of each community in this state.
(3) To provide for increased involvement by business and industry in every school system through business/industry partnerships - adopt-a-school programs.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-544, p. 848, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 63 - Community Schools Act. › Section 16-63-3 - Definitions.

Section 16-63-3
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. A committee of citizens organized to advise community school coordinators, administrators, and local boards of education in the involvement of citizens in the educational process and in the use of public school facilities.
(2) COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COORDINATOR. An employee of a local board of education whose responsibility it is to promote and direct maximum use of the public schools and public school facilities as centers for community education.
(3) PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITY. Any education facility under the jurisdiction of a local board of education, whether termed an elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or high school.
(4) BUSINESS/INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS. A closely knit partnership consisting of a business and a selected Alabama public school. It is sharing of time, talent, expertise, and resources.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-544, p. 848, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 63 - Community Schools Act. › Section 16-63-4 - Duties of Local Boards of Education; Establishment of Community Schools Advisory Committees and Employment of Coordinators; Agreements; Local Funds.

Section 16-63-4
Duties of local boards of education; establishment of community schools advisory committees and employment of coordinators; agreements; local funds.
Every local board of education which elects to apply for funding pursuant to this chapter shall:
(1) Develop programs and plans for increased community involvement in the public schools based upon policies and guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education.
(2) Develop programs and plans for increased community use of public school facilities based upon policies and guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education.
(3) Establish rules governing the implementation of such programs and plans in its public schools and submit these rules along with adopted programs and plans to the State Board of Education for approval by the State Board of Education.
Programs and plans developed by a local board of education shall provide for the establishment of one or more community schools advisory committees for the public schools under the board's jurisdiction and for the employment of one or more community schools coordinators. The local board of education shall establish the terms and conditions of employment for the community schools coordinators.
Every local board of education which elects to apply for funding pursuant to this chapter shall have the authority to enter into agreements with other local boards of education, agencies and institutions for the joint development of plans and programs and the joint expenditure of funds allocated by the State Board of Education. Local funds from each local board of education applying for funds for the community schools program must equal at least one-fourth of the total budget for the community schools program of said local board of education.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-544, p. 848, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 63 - Community Schools Act. › Section 16-63-5 - Duties of Community Schools Advisory Committees; Membership.

Section 16-63-5
Duties of community schools advisory committees; membership.
Every participating local board of education shall establish one or more community schools advisory committees which may become involved in matters affecting the educational process in accordance with rules established by the local board of education and approved by the State Board of Education and further shall consider ways of increasing community involvement in the public schools and utilization of public school facilities. Community schools advisory committees may assist local boards of education in the development and preparation of the plans and programs to achieve such goals, may assist in the implementation of such plans and programs and may provide such other assistance as may be requested by the local boards of education.
Community schools advisory committees shall work with local school officials and personnel, parent-teacher organizations, and community groups and agencies in providing maximum opportunities for public schools to serve the communities, and shall encourage the maximum use of volunteers in the public schools.
Wherever possible, the local board of education is encouraged to include at least one high school student. The size of the councils and the terms of membership on the councils shall be determined by the local board of education in accordance with the state guidelines.
The role, scope and responsibility of the advisory committees shall be limited to community school matters.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-544, p. 848, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 63 - Community Schools Act. › Section 16-63-6 - Duties of Community Schools Coordinators.

Section 16-63-6
Duties of community schools coordinators.
Every participating local board of education shall employ one or more community schools coordinators and shall establish the terms and conditions of their employment. Community schools coordinators shall be responsible for:
(1) Providing support to the community schools advisory committees and public school officials.
(2) Fostering cooperation between the local board of education and appropriate community agencies.
(3) Encouraging maximum use of community volunteers in the public schools.
(4) Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the local superintendents and the local board of education, consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-544, p. 848, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 64 - Nonresident Tuition Rates for Institutions of Higher Education. › Section 16-64-1 - Definitions.

Section 16-64-1
Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) MINOR. An individual who, because of age, lacks the capacity to contract under Alabama law. Under current law, this means a single individual under 19 years of age and a married individual under 18 years of age, but excludes an individual whose disabilities of nonage have been removed by a court of competent jurisdiction for a reason other than establishing a legal residence in Alabama. If current law changes, this definition shall change accordingly.
(2) RESIDENCE. The single location at which a person resides with the intent of remaining in that location indefinitely as evidenced by more substantial connections with that place than with any other place.
(3) RESIDENT. One whose residence is in the State of Alabama.
(4) RESIDENT/NONRESIDENT STUDENT. In determining resident or nonresident classification, the primary issue is one of intent. If a person is in Alabama primarily for the purpose of obtaining an education, that person shall be considered a nonresident student.
(5) SUPPORTING PERSON. Either or both of the parents of the student, if the parents are living together, or if the parents are divorced or living separately, then either the parent having legal custody or, if different, the parent providing the greater amount of financial support. If both parents are deceased or if neither has legal custody, supporting person shall mean, in the following order: the legal custodian of the student, the guardian, and the conservator.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-663, p. 1088, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 64 - Nonresident Tuition Rates for Institutions of Higher Education. › Section 16-64-3 - Certification of Residency; Evaluation of Connections With State of Alabama.

Section 16-64-3
Certification of residency; evaluation of connections with State of Alabama.
(a) An individual claiming to be a resident for purposes of this chapter shall certify by a signed statement each of the following:
(1) A specific address or location within the State of Alabama as his or her residence.
(2) An intention to remain at this address indefinitely.
(3) Possession of more substantial connections with the State of Alabama than with any other state.
(b) Though certification of an address and an intent to remain in the state indefinitely shall be prerequisites to establishing status as a resident, ultimate determination of that status shall be made by the institution by evaluating the presence or absence of connections with the State of Alabama. This evaluation shall include the consideration of all of the following connections.
(1) Consideration of the location of high school graduation.
(2) Payment of Alabama state income taxes as a resident.
(3) Ownership of a residence or other real property in the state and payment of state ad valorem taxes on the residence or property.
(4) Full-time employment in the state.
(5) Residence in the state of a spouse, parents, or children.
(6) Previous periods of residency in the state continuing for one year or more.
(7) Voter registration and voting in the state; more significantly, continuing voter registration in the state that initially occurred at least one year prior to the initial registration of the student in Alabama at a public institution of higher education.
(8) Possession of state or local licenses to do business or practice a profession in the state.
(9) Ownership of personal property in the state, payment of state taxes on the property, and possession of state license plates.
(10) Continuous physical presence in the state for a purpose other than attending school, except for temporary absences for travel, military service, and temporary employment.
(11) Membership in religious, professional, business, civic, or social organizations in the state.
(12) Maintenance in the state of checking and savings accounts, safe deposit boxes, or investment accounts.
(13) In-state address shown on selective service registration, driver's license, automobile title registration, hunting and fishing licenses, insurance policies, stock and bond registrations, last will and testament, annuities, or retirement plans.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-663, p. 1088, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 64 - Nonresident Tuition Rates for Institutions of Higher Education. › Section 16-64-4 - Tuition Rates for Nonresident; Resident Tuition Rates for Students Residing in Counties Within 50 Miles of Campus; Tuition Rates for Distance Programs.

Section 16-64-4
Tuition rates for nonresident; resident tuition rates for students residing in counties within 50 miles of campus; tuition rates for distance programs.
(a) Each Alabama public institution of higher education shall charge each undergraduate student who is registered as a nonresident a minimum tuition of two times the resident tuition rate charged by that institution. This rate shall be effective for students who register at an institution beginning August 1, 1997. A nonresident graduate student at an institution shall be charged a rate of tuition that is at least at the level of tuition charged to a nonresident undergraduate.
(b) The governing boards of each four-year public institution of higher education and Athens State University shall retain the power to extend resident tuition rates to students who reside in any county within 50 miles of a campus of the institution; provided, however, that campus must be in existence and operating as of January 1, 1996. For public two-year institutions, not including Athens State University, the State Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education, shall retain the power to extend resident tuition rates to students who reside in any county within 50 miles of a campus of the institution; provided, however, that campus must be in existence and operating as of January 1, 1996.
(c) Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the governing boards of each four-year public institution of higher education and Athens State University shall retain the power to set tuition rates for programs that are delivered in a distance format to students who are not present within the boundaries of the state at the time the distance program is delivered. For public two-year institutions of higher education, except Athens State University, the State Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education, shall retain the power to set tuition rates for programs that are delivered in a distance format for students who are not present within the boundaries of the state at the time the distance program is delivered.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-663, p. 1088, §4; Act 2013-331, §1; Act 2014-326, p. 1212, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 64 - Nonresident Tuition Rates for Institutions of Higher Education. › Section 16-64-5 - Adoption by Institution of More Rigorous Nonresident Tuition Rates.

Section 16-64-5
Adoption by institution of more rigorous nonresident tuition rates.
A four-year public institution of higher education and Athens State University, at the discretion of its governing board, and a two-year public institution of higher education, except Athens State University, at the discretion of the Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education, may elect to adopt policies regarding nonresident tuition which are more rigorous than those specified in this chapter.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-663, p. 1088, §5; Act 2014-326, p. 1212, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 64 - Nonresident Tuition Rates for Institutions of Higher Education. › Section 16-64-6 - Annual Collection of Out-of-State Tuition Practices; Annual Report.

Section 16-64-6
Annual collection of out-of-state tuition practices; annual report.
The out-of-state tuition practices of each institution, and particularly decisions regarding resident and nonresident status and reporting thereof, shall be collected annually by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. An annual report of institutional tuition policies shall be posted on the Alabama Commission on Higher Education's website.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-663, p. 1088, §6; Act 2021-425, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 64 - Nonresident Tuition Rates for Institutions of Higher Education. › Section 16-64-7 - Exceptions; College and University Off-Campus Offerings on Military Bases.

Section 16-64-7
Exceptions; college and university off-campus offerings on military bases.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to those off-campus offerings on military bases conducted by colleges and universities.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-663, p. 1088, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-2 - Legislative Intent.

Section 16-65-2
Legislative intent.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature by passage of this chapter to enable the state, acting by and through the authority, to aid educational institutions in the financing of capital equipment on a tax-exempt basis. To this end, the Legislature intends to authorize the authority to issue bonds for the purpose of providing funds to enable the authority to make equipment loans to educational institutions to pay equipment costs; and to provide that educational institutions shall secure the payment of such equipment loans out of a dedicated source of revenue not appropriated by the state.
(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the intentions of the Legislature expressed above.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-3 - Definitions.

Section 16-65-3
Definitions.
The following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively:
(1) AUTHORITY. The Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority created by this chapter and any successor or successors thereto. Any change in name or composition of the authority shall in no way affect the vested rights of any person under the provisions of this chapter.
(2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the authority.
(3) BONDS. The bonds of the authority issued under the provisions of this chapter, including revenue refunding bonds.
(4) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Every public college, public university, public graduate school, public professional school, public junior college, community college, public business college, and any other public institution of higher learning that teaches a trade or a profession, heretofore or hereafter established or acquired under statutory authorization of the Legislature of Alabama and existing as a public institution of learning supported in substantial part by state appropriations, or by revenues derived from taxation.
(5) EQUIPMENT. All capital equipment and other capital personal property of every kind that an educational institution may at any time have been or be authorized to acquire and use in the performance of its functions and responsibilities, including, without limitation thereto, computer hardware and software, laboratory equipment, and medical equipment, specifically excluding buildings or other capital improvements.
(6) EQUIPMENT COSTS. All or any part of the cost of acquiring equipment, including financing charges, the costs of obtaining bond insurance, letters of credit or other forms of credit enhancement or liquidity facilities, underwriters' commissions or discounts, provisions for reserves for principal and interest, the cost of consulting, financial and legal services, administrative expenses, and other similar or related costs. In the case of bonds issued for the purpose of refunding principal and interest, or either, with respect to outstanding bonds or other obligations, as provided for herein, equipment costs shall include any premium that may be necessary to pay in order to redeem or retire such bonds or other obligations to be refunded.
(7) EQUIPMENT LOAN. A loan by the authority to a public educational institution pursuant to the terms of this chapter for the purpose of financing equipment costs incurred or to be incurred by such educational institution.
(8) STATE. The State of Alabama.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 65 - Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. › Section 16-65-4 - Creation of Authority; Members, Organization, Etc.

Section 16-65-4
Creation of authority; members, organization, etc.
There is hereby created a public body corporate and politic to be known as Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan Authority. The authority shall not be a state institution nor a department or agency of the state, but shall be an instrumentality of purely public charity performing an essential governmental function, being a distinct corporate entity. The Governor shall be the president of the authority, the State Treasurer shall be the vice president thereof, and the Director of Finance shall be the secretary thereof. The State Treasurer shall be treasurer thereof, shall act as custodian of its funds, and shall pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the authority out of the funds hereinafter provided for. The members of the authority shall constitute all the members of the board of directors of the authority, and any two members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Should any person holding any state office named in this section cease to hold such office by reasons of death, resignation, expiration of his or her term of office, or for any other reason, then his or her successor in office shall take his or her place as a member, officer, or director, as the case may be, of the authority. No member, officer, or director of the authority shall draw any salary in addition to that now authorized by law for any service he or she may render or for any duty he or she may perform in connection with the authority. All proceedings had and done by the board of directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, shall be signed by at least two members of the authority, and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book and filed in the office of the secretary. Copies of proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-388, p. 632, §4.)