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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 9 - County and District Three-Mill School Taxes. › Section 16-13-198 - Use of District Funds.

Section 16-13-198
Use of district funds.
The funds arising from levying a special tax for school purposes in any school tax district under the jurisdiction of the county board of education shall be used for the exclusive benefit of the public schools of such districts; provided, that in any school tax district where such tax is being levied there is no public school, the funds arising from levying said tax may be used for the purpose of transporting school children residing in such district to a school located in another district. In the case of cities and towns under independent boards, said county tax collector shall collect said taxes and pay over the same to the treasurer of said city or town to be used for the exclusive benefit of the schools thereof in accordance with the law.
(School Code 1927, §289; Acts 1931, No. 481, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 52, §272.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 9 - County and District Three-Mill School Taxes. › Section 16-13-199 - Municipality May Remain Under County Board of Education; Disposition of Tax When City Assumes Control of Schools.

Section 16-13-199
Municipality may remain under county board of education; disposition of tax when city assumes control of schools.
When a municipality under the jurisdiction of a county board of education attains a population of 5,000 or more, according to the last decennial or any subsequent federal census, the schools of the municipality may remain under control of the county board by agreement between that board and the city council of the municipality, which agreement shall be expressed in resolutions adopted by and spread upon the minutes of the two authorities. If the municipality does not enter into such an agreement, the control of the school or schools of the territory within the municipality shall be vested in a city board of education, and thereafter the district school tax collected in the city shall be paid over to the custodian of city school funds, and the district school tax collected in the contiguous territory shall be paid over to the custodian of county school funds; provided, that so much of the proceeds of the special school tax collected in the original school tax district as may be required for the retirement of outstanding warrants issued against such tax, including the interest thereon, shall be paid over to the proper official or authority to be used for such purpose.
(School Code 1927, §290; Acts 1935, No. 507, p. 1090, §8; Code 1940, T. 52, §273.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants. › Section 16-13-210 - Definitions.

Section 16-13-210
Definitions.
Whenever used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms shall be given the following respective meanings:
(1) BOARD OF EDUCATION. Any county board of education and any city board of education.
(2) NOTES. The warrant anticipation notes authorized to be issued under this article.
(3) WARRANTS. The interest-bearing tax anticipation warrants authorized to be issued by a board of education under Article 4 of this chapter and the capital outlay warrants authorized to be issued by a board of education under Article 5 of this chapter.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants. › Section 16-13-211 - Borrowing Money in Anticipation of Warrants Authorized; Issuance of Notes.

Section 16-13-211
Borrowing money in anticipation of warrants authorized; issuance of notes.
Any board of education may borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of warrants for use for any of the purposes described in Section 16-13-70(a) or Section 16-13-90 and, in evidence of such borrowing, issue from time to time notes maturing not later than 18 months from the date of issuance and bearing such rate or rates of interest as the board of education issuing such notes may provide in the proceedings wherein the notes are authorized to be issued.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §2; Acts 1981, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 81-1050, p. 295, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-577, p. 1075, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants. › Section 16-13-212 - Notes Not General Obligation; Board May Pledge Tax Proceeds.

Section 16-13-212
Notes not general obligation; board may pledge tax proceeds.
The principal of and interest on such notes shall not be general obligations of the board of education issuing said notes but shall be payable from the principal proceeds from the sale of the warrants with respect to which such notes are issued and, to the extent necessary, from the tax proceeds which the issuing board of education may pledge to the payment of such warrants. Any board of education may secure payment of the principal of and interest on the notes by a pledge of so much as may be necessary therefor of such tax proceeds.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants. › Section 16-13-213 - Refunding, Renewing or Extending Notes.

Section 16-13-213
Refunding, renewing or extending notes.
Any notes issued pursuant to this article may be refunded or renewed or extended for two additional periods of not more than 18 months from the date of maturity of such notes being refunded or renewed or extended, but otherwise pursuant to all of the terms and conditions of this article, whether or not the capital improvements with respect to which such outstanding notes were issued have been completed, if the state superintendent shall approve such refunding, renewal or extension.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §4; Acts 1982, No. 82-435, p. 685, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants. › Section 16-13-214 - Notes Sold at Public or Private Sale.

Section 16-13-214
Notes sold at public or private sale.
Any notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this article may be sold either at public or private sale as the board of education issuing such notes shall determine and the State Superintendent of Education shall approve.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants. › Section 16-13-215 - Approval of Note Issue by State Superintendent; Procedure; Conclusive Determination.

Section 16-13-215
Approval of note issue by state superintendent; procedure; conclusive determination.
(a) Before issuing any notes hereunder, the board of education by which such notes are proposed to be issued shall cause an application for approval of such issuance to be filed with the State Superintendent of Education. Such application shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the State Superintendent of Education may prescribe, and he may require such further information as may be necessary relating to the proposed notes or other financial or educational matters under the control of such board of education. He shall not approve the issue of any notes hereunder which would jeopardize the Minimum State Program of education as prescribed by law and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall not approve the issue of any notes hereunder when the principal of or the interest on any other notes or any other warrants constituting a preferred claim against the tax proceeds to be pledged for payment of the proposed notes and warrants is overdue and unpaid, except to refund the same. The written approval of the State Superintendent of Education of the amount and general purpose of the notes shall be a sufficient approval, but he may at his discretion approve any of the terms and provisions of the notes which in such event shall not be issued otherwise.
(b) The written approval of the State Superintendent of Education of the issue of any notes hereunder shall be a conclusive determination that all necessary evidence has been presented to him, and a conclusive determination in favor of the validity of such notes that all of the requirements of this article have been complied with. The State Superintendent of Education may also determine conclusively for all purposes relating to the validity of any notes issued hereunder whether any other notes or warrants constitute a preferred claim against the tax proceeds out of which the proposed notes are payable. In all matters connected with his approval of notes, the State Superintendent of Education shall comply with any regulations or instructions of the State Board of Education, but his failure to do so shall not affect the validity of the notes approved by him.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants. › Section 16-13-216 - Exemption From Taxation.

Section 16-13-216
Exemption from taxation.
All notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, all interest paid thereon and all income derived therefrom shall forever be exempt from all state, county, municipal and other taxation under the laws of Alabama.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 10 - Notes in Anticipation of Warrants. › Section 16-13-217 - Legal Investments for Fiduciaries.

Section 16-13-217
Legal investments for fiduciaries.
The notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be legal investments for executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-823, p. 1538, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-230 - Establishment of Fund.

Section 16-13-230
Establishment of fund.
There is hereby established a fund for the public schools of the state which shall be known as the Foundation Program Fund and which shall be used for providing a minimum school term and for providing educational opportunities. This fund shall comprise all appropriations made by the Legislature to the credit of the Foundation Program Fund and any other funds set aside for that purpose.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-231.2 - State Salary Matrix Renamed.

Section 16-13-231.2
State Salary Matrix renamed.
Notwithstanding Chapter 6B and other provisions of this chapter, and notwithstanding Section 16-13-231.1, the "State Salary Matrix" is hereby renamed the "State Minimum Salary Schedule." This provision shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
(Act. 98-510, p. 1189, §2(f).)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-231.3 - Funds for Classroom Supplies.

Section 16-13-231.3
Funds for classroom supplies.
(a) There shall be annually appropriated from the Education Trust Fund to each public state earned classroom teacher in public school grades K to 12 the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) for classroom supplies.
(b) Classroom supplies may include, but are not limited to, paper goods, cleaning supplies, hand soap and cleaner, pencils, pens, paper, and similar general supplies utilized on a regular basis in the classroom.
(c) The State Superintendent of Education may promulgate rules in conformity with this section regarding implementation of the requirements of this section. Such rules shall include, but are not limited to, a simple and minimal paper work method for teachers to account for the expenditure of such funds.
(Act 2012-414, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-233 - Allowance for Transportation.

Section 16-13-233
Allowance for transportation.
(a) The allowance for transportation for those local boards of education providing same shall be determined as follows for any local board of education: The number of pupils transported on transportation routes approved under regulations of the State Board of Education shall be multiplied by an amount per pupil which is to be fixed by the State Board of Education and applied to local boards of education within groups having similar density of population; provided, that studies shall be made from time to time to determine whether the cost allowed per pupil or the cost unit should be changed in any or all local boards of education. In determining the amount to be allotted for transportation, said allotment shall include an allowance for transportation in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-39-11; however, no allowance shall be made for transporting pupils who live less than two miles from the school they are attending unless such pupils can be shown to be disabled and require transportation. Upon a petition to the State Superintendent of Education by the local board of education, the two mile limit may be waived by the State Superintendent of Education to protect the safety of the children. The total amount allotted any local board of education for transportation shall not exceed a figure determined by the State Board of Education in terms of the ratio between pupils transported to school and the total number of pupils attending school in the jurisdiction of such local board of education or some similar ratio established by the State Board of Education. Any local board of education which qualifies for a transportation allowance must provide buses which meet minimum standards established by the State Board of Education and must take such other steps to protect the safety of the children as are required under regulations of the State Board of Education.
(b) The allowance for transportation provided in (a) above shall include funding for depreciation based on a depreciation schedule established by the State Board of Education. The depreciation funding included in the transportation allowance shall be set aside in a restricted fund by the local boards of education for fleet renewal only and shall not be used for operating costs. These transportation cost allowance depreciation funds shall not revert to the Education Trust Fund but shall be carried forward from fiscal year to fiscal year to renew the transportation fleet of the local boards of education.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-234.1 - Funding Salary Increases Mandated by Legislature.

Section 16-13-234.1
Funding salary increases mandated by Legislature.
(a) Any local board of education receiving a hold harmless allowance as provided for in Section 16-13-234, may use part or all of the funds received by the local board from the Public School Fund for capital outlay allowance to pay the costs of any salary increase mandated by the Legislature, including the costs of fringe benefits, not covered by an adjustment to the hold harmless allowance.
(b) Prior to using its capital outlay allowance for salary increases mandated by the Legislature, including the costs of fringe benefits, the local board of education, by a majority vote, must adopt a resolution transferring the capital outlay allowance to the general fund of the local board and earmark the funds for salary increases and associated fringe benefits. The local board of education must also submit a copy of the resolution to the State Superintendent of Education.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-889, p. 249, §§ 1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-235 - Local Boards of Education to Furnish Information and File Records; State Superintendent of Education to Provide Data; Rules and Regulations.

Section 16-13-235
Local boards of education to furnish information and file records; State Superintendent of Education to provide data; rules and regulations.
(a) All local boards of education are required, in order to receive state funds, to furnish all such information and to file such records and reports as may be required by the State Board of Education.
(b) The State Superintendent of Education shall provide to the Legislative Fiscal Office and the Department of Finance any and all data necessary to enable those departments to calculate the cost of the Foundation Program and other funding provisions of this article.
(c) The State Superintendent of Education and the State Board of Education are hereby authorized and required to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this article.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-236 - Funds for Vocational/technical Education.

Section 16-13-236
Funds for vocational/technical education.
Funds provided by the state to local boards of education for vocational/technical education shall be spent only for its intended purposes.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-237 - Funding City Board of Education Beyond Board's Pro Rata Share of Countywide Tax.

Section 16-13-237
Funding city board of education beyond board's pro rata share of countywide tax.
It is not the intent of the Legislature to require, and the Legislature expressly so declares that it does not require, any county to provide funding to any city board of education beyond the city board of education's pro rata share of any countywide tax.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-238 - Failure to Provide Certain Amount of Local Tax Support.

Section 16-13-238
Failure to provide certain amount of local tax support.
Should any county or city governing body fail to provide an amount of local tax support for its respective local board of education in an amount equivalent to the mills of ad valorem tax as required by law, the Foundation Program Fund allocation for the local board of education, as the case may be, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of tax support actually provided and the amount of tax support required by law.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 11 - Foundation Program Fund. › Section 16-13-239 - References to "Minimum Program" Deemed References to "Foundation program."

Section 16-13-239
References to "minimum program" deemed references to "Foundation Program."
Whenever any act, section of the Code of Alabama 1975, or any other provision of law refers to the "minimum program" as it relates to the funding of education, it shall be deemed a reference to the "Foundation Program."
(Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §53.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 12 - Special School Taxes Authority Extended When Original Obligation Refunded. › Section 16-13-260 - Legislative Findings.

Section 16-13-260
Legislative findings.
The Legislature makes the following findings and determinations:
(1) In a number of instances, the Legislature, by general or local act, has authorized the levy and collection within a county or municipality of a tax, other than an ad valorem tax, for school purposes and has specified that the authority for the levy of the tax shall terminate upon the payment in full of certain generally or specifically described bonds, warrants, or other obligations.
(2) Counties, municipalities, boards of education, and other political subdivisions frequently realize substantial debt service savings and other benefits through the issuance and sale of refunding obligations to provide for the payment and retirement of previously issued bonds, warrants, or other obligations.
(3) In order to facilitate the realization of the benefits that may be obtained through the refunding of outstanding obligations, and to avoid the consequence of unintentionally terminating the legal authority for the levy and collection of one or more specific taxes, it is appropriate and desirable for the Legislature to provide that the authority for the levy and collection of any tax that would otherwise terminate upon the payment of certain bonds, warrants, or other obligations shall continue until the payment in full of any refunding obligations referable thereto.
(Act 98-361, p. 631, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 12 - Special School Taxes Authority Extended When Original Obligation Refunded. › Section 16-13-261 - Authority for Special School Tax to Continue Until Payments of Refunding Obligations.

Section 16-13-261
Authority for special school tax to continue until payments of refunding obligations.
In any instance in which the Legislature, by general or local act, has provided for or authorized the levy and collection within any county or municipality of a tax, other than an ad valorem tax, for school purposes, herein called a "special school tax," and has specified that the authority for the levy of such special school tax shall terminate upon the payment in full of certain generally or specifically described bonds, warrants, or other obligations, herein called "original obligations," if other bonds, warrants, or other obligations, herein called "refunding obligations," are issued to provide for the payment or redemption of some or all of the original obligations or any previously issued refunding obligations, the authority for the levy and collection of the special school tax shall continue until the payment in full of all refunding obligations. As used herein, the term "refunding obligations" includes bonds, warrants, or other obligations issued for multiple purposes, so long as one of those purposes is to provide for the payment or redemption of some or all of the original obligations or any previously issued refunding obligations.
(Act 98-361, p. 631, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 12 - Special School Taxes Authority Extended When Original Obligation Refunded. › Section 16-13-262 - Construction.

Section 16-13-262
Construction.
In no event shall this article be construed or applied in a manner that results in a termination date for the levy of any special school tax that is earlier than the termination date that would have been applicable if this article had not become effective.
(Act 98-361, p. 631, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 12 - Special School Taxes Authority Extended When Original Obligation Refunded. › Section 16-13-263 - Application.

Section 16-13-263
Application.
This article shall apply with respect to any special school tax heretofore or hereafter authorized by the Legislature that is subject to a termination provision of the type described herein and shall be given effect if related refunding obligations are issued either before or after April 21, 1998.
(Act 98-361, p. 631, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 13 - National Average for Teacher Salaries. › Section 16-13-280 - Definitions.

Section 16-13-280
Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) BOARD. Each county or city board of education; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services School District; the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science.
(2) GROWTH. The amount by which projected revenue in the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year for which appropriations for teacher salaries are being made is anticipated to exceed projected revenue for the prior fiscal year. For purposes of calculating growth, prior fiscal year projected revenue shall exclude actual beginning of year balance and projected end of year unappropriated balance. For purposes of calculating growth, projected revenue for the fiscal year for which appropriations for teacher salaries are being made shall include all revenue projected at the time the growth calculation is made plus any projected unappropriated beginning balance up to $50,000,000, excluding any funds appropriated or anticipated to be transferred to the Proration Prevention Account. Growth shall not include revenue from a. a revenue source not in existence on May 24, 2000, or b. an increase in the rate or a substantial adjustment of the base of a revenue source in existence on May 24, 2000. For purposes of this section, "substantial" shall mean an amount estimated by the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the state Finance Director which is in excess of $500,000 for the year in which the appropriations are to be made.
(3) PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year immediately prior to the fiscal year for which appropriations for teacher salaries are being made.
(4) TEACHER. Any full-time public school teacher in Alabama who is an employee of a board and who is required to be certificated by the State Board of Education, including, but not limited to, counselors, librarians, Science in Motion teachers, supervisors, administrators (excluding superintendents and their professional executive assistants), teachers at the Department of Youth Services, the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, and the Alabama School of Fine Arts.
(Act 2000-732, p. 1583, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 13 - National Average for Teacher Salaries. › Section 16-13-282 - Purpose of Article.

Section 16-13-282
Purpose of article.
(a) It is the goal of the Governor and the Legislature to raise Alabama's non-salaried expenditures per public school student to the national average in conjunction with this commitment to teachers' salaries.
(b) It is the goal of the Governor and the Legislature to continue and enhance Alabama's financial support for public institutions of higher education, support personnel in public schools and retirees in the Teachers' Retirement System in conjunction with this commitment to teachers' salaries and non-salaried expenditures per student.
(Act 2000-732, p. 1583, §§3, 4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 14 - Warrants for Eductional Purposes. › Section 16-13-300 - Legislative Intent; Construction.

Section 16-13-300
Legislative intent; construction.
(a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the adoption of this article to authorize each county board of education and each city board of education in the State of Alabama to issue and sell, at public or private sale, upon the prior written approval of the State Superintendent of Education, warrants payable from, and secured by a pledge of, revenues of such board which are lawfully available and are designated by the board therefor, for educational and public school purposes, including, without limitation, payment of the costs of public school facilities and the refunding of valid indebtedness of such board, regardless of whether such indebtedness was incurred under this article or under other provisions of law and regardless of whether such indebtedness is a direct or indirect obligation of such board and to authorize counties and municipalities to provide financial and other assistance to boards of education within the jurisdiction thereof.
(b) This article shall be liberally construed in conformity with the foregoing intention to effect the purposes hereof.
(Act 2011-631, p. 1495, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 14 - Warrants for Eductional Purposes. › Section 16-13-305 - Approval of Issue.

Section 16-13-305
Approval of issue.
(a) A board shall obtain the prior written approval of the State Superintendent for the issuance of any warrants under this article. Before entering into any agreement or contract for the issuance and sale, and before the issuance and sale, of any warrants under this article, the board by which such warrants are proposed to be issued shall cause an application for approval of such warrants to be filed with the State Superintendent. Such application shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the State Superintendent may prescribe, and the State Superintendent may require such further information he or she may deem necessary relating to the proposed warrants or other financial or educational matters under the control of such board. The State Superintendent shall not approve the issuance of any warrants hereunder (i) if it would jeopardize the state’s Foundation Program of education, as prescribed by law and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education or (ii) when the principal of or interest on any other notes or warrants previously issued by such board are overdue and unpaid, except to refund the same. The written approval of the State Superintendent of the amount, terms, and general purpose of the warrants shall be a sufficient approval thereof.
(b) The written approval of the State Superintendent of the issuance of any warrants hereunder shall be a conclusive and final determination that all necessary evidence has been presented to the State Superintendent and a conclusive and final determination in favor of the validity of such warrants that all the requirements of this article have been complied with. The State Superintendent may also determine conclusively and finally for all purposes relating to the validity of any warrants issued hereunder whether any other warrants constitute a preferred claim against the tax proceeds or revenues out of which the proposed warrants are payable. In all matters connected with his or her approval of warrants, the State Superintendent shall comply with any regulations or instructions of the State Board of Education, but failure to do so shall not affect the validity of the warrants approved by the State Superintendent.
(Act 2011-631, p. 1495, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 14 - Warrants for Eductional Purposes. › Section 16-13-306 - Validity of Warrants.

Section 16-13-306
Validity of warrants.
Warrants reciting that they are issued pursuant to the terms of this article shall in any action or proceeding involving their validity be conclusively deemed to be fully authorized thereby and to have been issued, sold, executed, and delivered in conformity therewith and with all other provisions of law applicable thereto and shall be incontestable, anything herein or in other statutes to the contrary notwithstanding.
(Act 2011-631, p. 1495, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 14 - Warrants for Eductional Purposes. › Section 16-13-307 - Tax Exemption.

Section 16-13-307
Tax exemption.
All warrants and interest accruing thereon issued hereunder shall forever be exempt from all state, county, municipal, and other taxation under the laws of the State of Alabama.
(Act 2011-631, p. 1495, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 14 - Warrants for Eductional Purposes. › Section 16-13-308 - Warrants as Legal Investments.

Section 16-13-308
Warrants as legal investments.
The warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be legal investments for executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries.
(Act 2011-631, p. 1495, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 14 - Warrants for Eductional Purposes. › Section 16-13-309 - Powers Authorized.

Section 16-13-309
Powers authorized.
Any county may, with respect to the county board of education within its jurisdiction and any city board of education within, in whole or in part, its jurisdiction, and any municipality may, with respect to the city board of education (if any) within its jurisdiction and with respect to the county board of education for each county within the jurisdiction of which all or any part of such municipality is located, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine:
(1) Lend or donate money to, guarantee all or any part of the indebtedness or operating expense of, or perform services for the benefit of, such board.
(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to such board, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, including, without limitation, any project, any interest in any thereof, and any franchise.
(3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with such board in the planning, undertaking, acquisition, construction, financing, or operation of any of its public school facilities.
(4) Pay, or provide for the payment of, the principal of or interest on any then outstanding notes, warrants, or other obligations of such board.
(5) Issue its notes, warrants, bonds, and other forms or types of indebtedness in order to provide moneys to make any loan, donation, or payment authorized in this section.
(Act 2011-631, p. 1495, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 14 - Warrants for Eductional Purposes. › Section 16-13-310 - Obligations Under Contractual Agreements.

Section 16-13-310
Obligations under contractual agreements.
(a) Upon the request of a public person who shall have issued or incurred obligations for the benefit of a board and for a purpose or purposes for which a board could issue warrants under this article, and upon compliance with the following terms and conditions, a board may undertake, pursuant to a contractual agreement with such public person, to pay such amounts to, or for the account of, such public person at such times and in such amounts as shall be sufficient to pay all, or such portion as such board and such public person shall determine, of the principal of, premium (if any), and interest on such obligations when and as due and payable.
(b) The obligations of a public person which a board is authorized to support by a contractual agreement under subsection (a) shall be in such denomination, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate, be subject to redemption, and contain such other terms, as are authorized or required for warrants issued by a board under this article.
(c) Any contractual agreement delivered by a board under this article shall be payable solely from, and secured by, the funds and revenues of such board described in this article which such board could apply to the payment of warrants issued by such board under this article.
(d) Prior to the delivery of any contractual agreement under this article, a board shall obtain the written approval of the State Superintendent for the terms thereof in the form and manner required by the State Superintendent therefor and such approval shall be essential to the validity and enforceability of such contractual agreement.
(Act 2011-631, p. 1495, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 14 - Warrants for Eductional Purposes. › Section 16-13-311 - Construction With Other Laws.

Section 16-13-311
Construction with other laws.
Insofar as the provisions of this article may be in conflict or inconsistent with any provisions of any other law concerning actions authorized by this article, the provisions of this article shall control and govern, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. Subject to the foregoing, this article does and shall be construed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to other laws.
(Act 2011-631, p. 1495, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 15 - Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program. › Section 16-13-330 - Program Created.

Section 16-13-330
Program created.
There is created the Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Salary Schedule Program.
(Act 2021-340, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 15 - Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program. › Section 16-13-331 - Definitions.

Section 16-13-331
Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education.
(2) ELIGIBLE TEACHER. A teacher employed by a local board who satisfies all the criteria for application in the program provided in this article.
(3) HARD-TO-STAFF SUPPLEMENT. The additional salary supplement available to participating teachers teaching in certain schools, as provided in Section 16-13-335.
(4) LOCAL BOARD. A city or county board of education.
(5) MATH or MATHEMATICS. Mathematics courses that appear in the Alabama Course of Study, including mathematics for grades 6-12 or other secondary mathematics courses as approved by the department.
(6) PARTICIPATING TEACHER. An eligible teacher who elects to participate in the program and who is recommended and approved for participation in the program, as provided in this article.
(7) PROGRAM. The Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program created by this article and administered by the department.
(8) SCIENCE. Science courses that appear in the Alabama Course of Study, including science for grades 6-12 or other secondary science courses, engineering, and computer science courses, as approved by the department.
(9) TEAMS. Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science.
(Act 2021-340, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 15 - Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program. › Section 16-13-332 - Administration; Rulemaking Authoritiy.

Section 16-13-332
Administration; rulemaking authoritiy.
The department shall administer the program and may establish necessary procedures for the administration of the program. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary to implement this article.
(Act 2021-340, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 15 - Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program. › Section 16-13-333 - Participation in Program.

Section 16-13-333
Participation in program.
(a) An eligible teacher shall satisfy each of the following criteria to participate in the program:
(1) Hold a valid Alabama professional educator certificate or valid alternate certificate, approved for middle level or secondary math, science, or computer science courses.
(2) Teach approved courses in mathematics or science in grades 6-12.
(3) Teach full time in mathematics or science, or both.
(b) An eligible teacher wishing to participate in the program shall apply for the program by notifying the local superintendent of education in writing on forms prescribed by the department. The eligible teacher shall provide documentation to the local superintendent that the teacher has met the requirements for participation in the program provided in this section.
(c) After receipt of an application and required documentation, the local superintendent of education shall determine if the applicant has met the requirements for participation in the program, and, after the determination is made, may recommend that the local board offer a TEAMS contract to the applicant.
(Act 2021-340, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 15 - Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program. › Section 16-13-335 - Hard-to-Staff Supplement.

Section 16-13-335
Hard-to-staff supplement.
(a) In addition to the other provisions of this article, participating teachers shall be eligible for the hard-to-staff supplement. The hard-to-staff supplement shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.
(b)(1) To qualify for the hard-to-staff supplement, a participating teacher shall teach in a school designated as hard-to-staff by the department.
(2) The department shall annually determine which schools are hard-to-staff based on any of the following factors:
a. Out-of-field teaching assignments.
b. Poverty level.
c. Geographic location.
d. Population density.
e. Any other factors identified by the department.
(Act 2021-340, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 15 - Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program. › Section 16-13-336 - Teams Fund.

Section 16-13-336
TEAMS Fund.
(a) The TEAMS Fund is created in the State Treasury for the purpose of providing funding for differential pay and salary supplements to participating teachers as provided by this article. The Legislature shall appropriate to this fund amounts sufficient to sustain the operation of the program. All funds received by the TEAMS Fund shall remain in the TEAMS Fund and shall not revert or be expended for any purpose other than those set out in this article.
(b) Each local board is allocated one position for mathematics and one position for science funded through the TEAMS program for every 105 students in combined grades 6-12.
(c) It is not the intent of this article to make appropriations, but the appropriations required by this article shall be from the Education Trust Fund, or any other funding source, for the designated fiscal year.
(d) Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, and each school year thereafter, each participating teacher shall be paid in accordance with the TEAMS salary schedule established by the Legislature in the Education Trust Fund Appropriation Act and adopted by the State Board of Education.
(e)(1) The department shall allocate funding to local boards for the following:
a. The appropriate incremental TEAMS salary increases net of the State Minimum Salary Schedule under Sections 16-6B-8 and 16-13-231, upon verification of eligibility of a participating teacher.
b. The hard-to-staff supplement provided in Section 16-13-335.
(2) The department shall distribute monies from the TEAMS Fund to local boards monthly to fund the allocations provided in this section.
(f) The provisions and requirements of this section shall be in addition to those of Section 16-13-231.1, relating to the State Minimum Salary Schedule. Each participating teacher shall be properly placed on the TEAMS program salary schedule according to degree earned and years of public education service, either in-state or out-of-state, which shall not be less than the amounts appropriated for the State Minimum Salary Schedule. The participating teacher shall be paid according to degree earned and length of public education experience. The local board shall transmit to the department the appropriate documentation for each participating teacher in a timely fashion; thereafter, each participating teacher shall be paid under this article as soon as certified by the department.
(g) All salaries and salary increases shall be paid in full to each individual employed before the end of the applicable fiscal year as defined in Section 16-1-1.
(h) Nothing in this article shall prohibit a local board from paying additional supplements to participating teachers in accordance with local board policies.
(Act 2021-340, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 15 - Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program. › Section 16-13-337 - Contract Periods.

Section 16-13-337
Contract periods.
(a) Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year and each year thereafter, each participating teacher shall be employed on a 189-day contract with the local board.
(b) After completion of a preliminary contract period, the local board, upon the recommendation of the local superintendent, shall do one of the following, and provide written notice to the participating teacher no later than June 30:
1. Offer the participating teacher another preliminary one-year contract, subject to the limitations in Section 16-13-334(b), or an advanced contract.
2. Nonrenew the teacher's preliminary contract and employment entirely, without a stated reason.
3. Nonrenew the teacher’s preliminary contract without a stated reason, and reemploy the teacher in any position outside of the program.
(c) If no action is taken by June 30 of the year the preliminary contract expires, the teacher’s contract shall be deemed renewed for one year subject to the limitations in Section 16-13-334(b). If the teacher has reached the maximum number of three or six year preliminary contract years pursuant to Section 16-13-334(b) and fails to qualify for an advanced contract as provided in Section 16-13-334(c), he or she shall be deemed nonrenewed, subject to Section 16-13-338.
(d) After completion of an advanced contract period, the local board, upon the recommendation of the local superintendent, shall do one of the following, and provide written notice to the participating teacher no later than June 30:
(1) Offer the participating teacher another advanced contract of up to three years subject to Section 16-13-334(c).
(2) Nonrenew the teacher’s advanced contract and employment entirely for any stated reason.
(3) Nonrenew the teacher's advanced contract for any stated reason, and reemploy the teacher in any position outside the program.
(e) If no action is taken by June 30 of the year the contract expires, the teacher’s contract shall be deemed renewed for three years subject to the provisions of Section 16-13-334(c).
(f) The decision to nonrenew the contract may be based on any reason except personal or political reasons. A teacher with an advanced contract may challenge the nonrenewal by filing a petition with the department within 10 days of receipt of the written notice of nonrenewal. The only issue to be determined by the department shall be whether the nonrenewal was for personal or political reasons. The teacher shall bear the burden of establishing that the nonrenewal was based on a personal or political reason.
(g) Any notice required under this article shall be provided to the participating teacher either by personal service, certified mail, or private mail carrier return receipt requested.
(Act 2021-340, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 13 - School Finances Generally. › Article 15 - Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program. › Section 16-13-339 - Model Participating Teacher Contracts.

Section 16-13-339
Model participating teacher contracts.
(a)(1) The department may develop a model participating teacher contract for use pursuant to this article.
(2) Each model preliminary contract shall include a provision to ensure a participating teacher's adequate progress toward advanced contract qualification, to include benchmark advancement during the participating teacher's three- or six-year maximum preliminary contract period.
(b) The department may appoint a hearing officer to consider any petition filed under this article.
(Act 2021-340, §10.)