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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 44A - Alabama Compact for Leadership and Citizenship Education. › Article 2 - The Citizenship Trust. › Division 2 - Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Act of 2008. › Section 16-44A-52 - Purpose.

Section 16-44A-52
Purpose.
The Alabama Veterans Living Legacy shall fulfill four vital public purposes, namely:
(1) Publicly to remember, respect, thank, and honor United States veterans, living and dead, and active members of the Armed Forces, especially those with ties to Alabama, and prominently to present their individual and collective names, biographical sketches, stories, and photographs, thereby inspiring youth and general visitors to a lasting appreciation of their faithful service and heroic sacrifices for our nation and the cause of liberty.
(2) To teach students and youth the vital lessons of liberty which our veterans have served, as an essential foundation for good citizenship which upholds the freedom and system of self-government secured by our veterans.
(3) To receive, welcome, orient, and engage local, regional, and national visitors to the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy, National Veterans Shrine and Interpretive Gateway at the American Village and adjoining National Veterans Cemetery.
(4) To provide a separate and distinct means to extend condolences and hospitality to those surviving family members bereaved by the loss of a veteran.
(Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 44A - Alabama Compact for Leadership and Citizenship Education. › Article 2 - The Citizenship Trust. › Division 2 - Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Act of 2008. › Section 16-44A-53 - Adoption and Administration of Master Plan.

Section 16-44A-53
Adoption and administration of master plan.
In addition to such powers conferred on it by Section 16-44A-32, the governing board of the Citizenship Trust shall adopt, subject to consultation and review as provided in Section 16-44A-56, and administer a master plan for the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy to fulfill the vital public purposes provided in Section 16-44A-52, organized in these core public components:
(1) The National Veterans Shrine and Interpretive Gateway shall consist of property, open spaces, and memorial areas, educational, exhibition, and other visitor facilities and programs to remember, respect, thank, and honor our nation's veterans, with special emphasis on those from Alabama. The plans shall include a means to record and present for public recognition by individual name, biographical sketch, photograph or photographs, stories, and records, as many Alabama veterans as possible, both living and dead, with respect to the privacy rights of those not wishing to participate. The plans shall also include a distinct facility to receive with respect and in privacy the families of deceased veterans, where such families may be extended expressions of the condolences and gratitude of the Governor, Legislature, and people of Alabama.
(2) The educational offerings of the American Village statewide classroom and laboratory center and institute shall be designed, organized, and administered in ways to complement, augment, and enhance classroom teaching in the areas of American History, civics, and government, and having an essential purpose to teach the vital lessons of liberty, as a preparation for good citizenship, and as a living legacy to prominently honor United States veterans and their service and sacrifice.
(3) Such other initiatives as deemed appropriate that promote broader knowledge, skills, and practices of good citizenship, and a better appreciation of our veterans and their legacy of American liberty and self-government.
(Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 44A - Alabama Compact for Leadership and Citizenship Education. › Article 2 - The Citizenship Trust. › Division 2 - Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Act of 2008. › Section 16-44A-54 - Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Trust Fund.

Section 16-44A-54
Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Trust Fund.
On and after September 1, 2008, to ensure accountability for receiving and administering public funds, the public funds provided for by Section 16-44A-55, or by any future act, for the support of the Veterans Living Legacy, are appropriated to and shall be administered by the trust in accordance with the laws governing the trust, and shall be placed and accounted for in a separate, segregated, non-reverting and non-lapsing fund account to be designated the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Trust Fund, herein fund. The expenditures of these public funds shall be subject to the competitive bid law and subject to the general audit and reporting requirements found in Article 2. A copy of such audit shall be provided to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, which is also authorized to audit the fund. Expenditures may be made only for public purposes related to acquisition, financing, equipping, operating, promoting, maintaining, staffing, and administering property, facilities, and programs of the Veterans Living Legacy, pursuant to the master plan in Section 16-44A-53.
(Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 44A - Alabama Compact for Leadership and Citizenship Education. › Article 2 - The Citizenship Trust. › Division 2 - Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Act of 2008. › Section 16-44A-55 - Administration of Public Funds.

Section 16-44A-55
Administration of public funds.
The following public funds shall be administered by the trust for the support of the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy:
(1) Net proceeds derived from this or any other legislative act and specifically earmarked or designated for the Veterans Living Legacy.
(2) Appropriations, if any, made from the State General Fund or the State Education Trust Fund for the Veterans Living Legacy, by annual or supplemental appropriation acts.
(3) Any support for the Veterans Living Legacy provided by a public contract entered into with the trust by any state institution, agency, or department, or any political subdivision of the state, any of which is hereby authorized.
(4) Support of the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy provided by a grant or appropriation from the United States government.
(Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 44A - Alabama Compact for Leadership and Citizenship Education. › Article 2 - The Citizenship Trust. › Division 2 - Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Act of 2008. › Section 16-44A-56 - Review of Master Plan.

Section 16-44A-56
Review of master plan.
The master plan provided for in Section 16-44A-53 shall be subject to consultation with and review by the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee provided in Section 16-44A-59 and the Governor.
(Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 44A - Alabama Compact for Leadership and Citizenship Education. › Article 2 - The Citizenship Trust. › Division 2 - Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Act of 2008. › Section 16-44A-57 - Disposition of Proceeds.

Section 16-44A-57
Disposition of proceeds.
It is the intent of this division that the trust, and its associated public educational building authority, may pledge the proceeds of revenues earmarked, designated, or appropriated for the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy and projects thereof, in the same manner as provided in Section 16-44A-32(3). The indebtedness or obligations shall not be deemed or constitute in any way a debt or obligation of the State of Alabama.
(Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 44A - Alabama Compact for Leadership and Citizenship Education. › Article 2 - The Citizenship Trust. › Division 2 - Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Act of 2008. › Section 16-44A-58 - Funding.

Section 16-44A-58
Funding.
The trust shall undertake efforts to secure private funds, gifts, grants, bequests, and other funds to construct, operate, and endow the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy.
(Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 44A - Alabama Compact for Leadership and Citizenship Education. › Article 2 - The Citizenship Trust. › Division 2 - Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Act of 2008. › Section 16-44A-59 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee.

Section 16-44A-59
Joint legislative oversight committee.
(a) After September 1, 2008, the Joint Legislative Committee on the New National Veterans Cemetery created for this quadrennium by Act 2007-507 shall be constituted as a permanent oversight committee, to be called the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Alabama's Veterans Living Legacy. At the start of each quadrennium thereafter, by joint resolution, the permanent oversight committee shall be organized.
(b) The trust shall annually report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, the Legislature, and the Governor on its cooperative efforts with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs associated with the new National Veterans Cemetery, and the public purposes, initiatives, and accomplishments of the Veterans Living Legacy pursuant to this division.
(Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 45 - Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium. › Section 16-45-1 - Organization; Initial Member Institutions.

Section 16-45-1
Organization; initial member institutions.
A consortium is hereby created under the name of the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium for the purposes set forth herein. The initial member institutions are: Alabama State University; Auburn University; Birmingham Southern College; University of North Alabama; Huntingdon College; Jacksonville State University; Livingston University; Mobile College; Samford University; Springhill College; Troy State University; Tuskegee Institute; The University of Alabama in Birmingham; The University of Alabama in Huntsville; The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; University of Montevallo; and University of South Alabama. Institutional membership in the consortium may be increased or decreased under regulations to be established by the board of directors hereinafter provided for.
(Acts 1971, No. 2432, p. 3890, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 45 - Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium. › Section 16-45-2 - Purposes.

Section 16-45-2
Purposes.
The purposes of the consortium are to provide educational programs in marine sciences on both the undergraduate and graduate levels, to promote and encourage pure and applied research in marine sciences and related areas, to promote and encourage communication and dialogue among those interested in marine sciences and to do and perform all other acts and things which may be incidental to and come legitimately within the scope of any and all of the foregoing objects and purposes or which may be necessary or appropriate for the carrying out and accomplishment of any and all foregoing objects.
(Acts 1971, No. 2432, p. 3890, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 45 - Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium. › Section 16-45-3 - Consortium Constituted Body Corporate.

Section 16-45-3
Consortium constituted body corporate.
The Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium is hereby constituted as a body corporate, and such consortium shall have all the rights, powers and franchises necessary to or promotive of the end of its creation and shall be charged with all the corresponding duties and responsibilities, including the powers and responsibilities devolving upon a nonprofit corporation organized under Title 10.
(Acts 1971, No. 2432, p. 3890, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 45 - Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium. › Section 16-45-4 - Management of Consortium; Board of Directors; Officers.

Section 16-45-4
Management of consortium; board of directors; officers.
The entire management of the consortium shall be vested in its board of directors, to be composed of the chief executive officers of the member institutions. The board of directors shall determine the overall program and general policies of the consortium in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as now enacted or as the same may be hereafter amended.
The board may elect or appoint such officers as it deems desirable, who may or may not be members of the board, to have such responsibilities and to exercise such authority as the board may from time to time prescribe.
(Acts 1971, No. 2432, p. 3890, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 45 - Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium. › Section 16-45-5 - Contributions and Annual Expenditures by Governing Authorities of Member Institutions.

Section 16-45-5
Contributions and annual expenditures by governing authorities of member institutions.
The governing authorities of the member institutions are hereby authorized to lease or to deed any real property to the consortium, and such authorities may also sell, give, lend or lease any personal property to the consortium. Further, the governing authority of each member institution is hereby authorized and empowered to make annual expenditures as may be necessary for the support and maintenance of the consortium.
(Acts 1971, No. 2432, p. 3890, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46 - Regulation of Certain Schools and Courses of Instruction. › Section 16-46-2 - Declaration of Policy.

Section 16-46-2
Declaration of policy.
It is hereby generally recognized that courses of postsecondary instruction, whether given in residence, by mail, or electronically online, result in substantial benefits for students pursuing such courses, provided that such courses are designed and administered in accordance with recognized educational standards and practices. It is also recognized that persons taking such courses and postsecondary institutions offering such courses should be afforded additional protection under the laws of this state. It is the purpose of this chapter to supplement the general law of fraud of this state so as to provide for students, postsecondary institutions, and the general public such added protection.
(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 87, p. 4299, §1; Acts 1980, No. 80-272, p. 349, §1; Act 2014-245, p. 785, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46 - Regulation of Certain Schools and Courses of Instruction. › Section 16-46-4 - False Statements; Promises of Employment; Fraud.

Section 16-46-4
False statements; promises of employment; fraud.
No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Make or cause to be made any statement or representation, oral, written, or visual, in connection with the operation of a school or the offering of a course, if such person knows or reasonably should know the statement or representation to be false, inaccurate, or misleading.
(2) Promise or guarantee employment utilizing information, training, or skill purported to be provided or otherwise enhanced by a course or school, unless such person offers the student or prospective student a bona fide contract of employment agreeing to employ the student or prospective student for a period of not less than six months in a business or other enterprise regularly conducted by him or her and in which such information, training, or skill is a normal condition of employment.
(3) Do any act constituting part of the conduct of operating a school or administration of a course or the obtaining of students therefor if such person knows or reasonably should know that any phase or incident of the conduct or operation of the school or administration of the course is being carried on by the use of fraud, deception, or other misrepresentation or by a person or persons operating a school without a license or soliciting students without a permit provided for by this chapter.
(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 87, p. 4299, §5; Acts 1980, No. 80-272, p. 349, §1; Act 2014-245, p. 785, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46 - Regulation of Certain Schools and Courses of Instruction. › Section 16-46-7 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations; Advisory Committee.

Section 16-46-7
Adoption of rules and regulations; advisory committee.
The State Board of Education may adopt rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and shall require the Chancellor to establish an advisory committee of owners or operators of private postsecondary institutions, to which this chapter applies, and of other persons with knowledge in the field to which this chapter applies to advise the Chancellor in the administration of this chapter relating to private postsecondary institutions. The advisory committee may review any action taken or policy established by the Department of Postsecondary Education in the administration of this chapter and may offer recommendations to the Chancellor or State Board of Education. Reimbursement for per diem and travel to advisory committee meetings shall be authorized under this chapter and shall be expended by voucher as required by the Department of Postsecondary Education.
(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 87, p. 4299, §8; Acts 1980, No. 80-272, p. 349, §1; Act 2004-282, p. 388, §1; Act 2014-245, p. 785, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46 - Regulation of Certain Schools and Courses of Instruction. › Section 16-46-8 - Enforcement Proceedings.

Section 16-46-8
Enforcement proceedings.
The Department of Postsecondary Education may institute such action of law or in equity as may be necessary to enforce this chapter. In addition to any other remedy under this chapter, the Department of Postsecondary Education may apply for relief by injunction, mandamus, or any other appropriate remedy in equity without being compelled to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not otherwise exist. The Department of Postsecondary Education is not required to give or post bond in any action to which it is party, whether upon appeal or otherwise. All legal actions shall be brought against the Department of Postsecondary Education in the name of the Department of Postsecondary Education. The Department of Postsecondary Education may institute an action by its own attorney, but shall have the right, if it deems advisable, to call upon any assistant district attorney or district attorney to represent it in the circuit courts of this state or the Attorney General to represent it on appeal in the appellate courts of this state.
(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 87, p. 4299, §9; Acts 1980, No. 80-272, p. 349, §1; Act 2004-282, p. 388, §1; Act 2014-245, p. 785, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46 - Regulation of Certain Schools and Courses of Instruction. › Section 16-46-10 - Violations of Chapter; Penalties.

Section 16-46-10
Violations of chapter; penalties.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate this chapter. Any person required by this chapter to have a license or permit who shall do in this state any business of the nature described in this chapter without first obtaining such a license or permit as required of him or her by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or a term of imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both. Each day's violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense. All fines shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Postsecondary Education.
(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 87, p. 4299, §11; Acts 1980, No. 80-272, p. 349, §1; Act 2004-282, p. 388, §1; Act 2014-245, p. 785, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46A - Virtual Education. › Section 16-46A-1 - Adoption of Policy Governing Virtual School Program.

Section 16-46A-1
Adoption of policy governing virtual school program.
(a)(1) Before the 2016-2017 school year, each local board of education shall adopt a policy providing, at a minimum, a virtual education option for eligible students in grades nine to 12, inclusive, beginning with that school year.
(2) Any virtual school operating in this state that provides educational services to public school students shall comply with this chapter.
(b) The policy adopted by the local board of education pursuant to this chapter shall govern the virtual school program offered by the local board of education. The policy shall offer students in grades nine to 12, inclusive, an online pathway for earning a high school diploma and, at a minimum, shall include all of the following:
(1) The scope and delivery of virtual options.
(2) Student eligibility criteria for initial and continuing participation in the virtual program.
(3) Specific requirements for monitoring performance and testing protocol consistent with this chapter.
(4) Attendance requirements, if any.
(c) A local board of education shall not be required to utilize a state program or vendor for the provision of virtual school options.
(d) For the purposes of this chapter, a dependent of a member of the United States Armed Forces who has received orders to relocate to this state shall be considered a resident of this state and the applicable local school system.
(Act 2015-89, p. 300, §1; Act 2020-68, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46A - Virtual Education. › Section 16-46A-2 - Enrollment; Participation and Attendance; Online Course Requirements.

Section 16-46A-2
Enrollment; participation and attendance; online course requirements.
(a) A full-time student enrolled in a virtual program shall be enrolled and counted in the average daily membership of the local school, participate in state testing and accountability requirements through the local school system, and, upon satisfying the graduation requirements of the local board of education, receive a diploma from the local school system.
(b) Any provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, a student enrolled in a virtual school program offered by his or her local school system shall be treated as if he or she is attending his or her local school in the attendance zone in which they reside for purposes of participating in extracurricular activities and shall be subject to the same requirements, including Alabama High School Athletic Association rules, imposed on a traditional public school student enrolled in the traditional public school.
In addition, if local board of education policy permits inter-system transfer for all students, a student enrolled under this policy shall be treated as if he or she is attending his or her school of record for the purposes of participating in extracurricular activities and shall be subject to the same requirements, including Alabama High School Athletic Association rules, imposed on a traditional public school student enrolled in the traditional public school.
(c) A board of education shall be exempt from any provision of general law, local law, or administrative rule that applies to the traditional delivery of instruction including, but not limited to, requirements relating to the physical presence of a student, student monitoring and security, staffing requirements, transportation obligations, facility requirements, space and location requirements, time requirements, and physical education requirements to the extent any of the foregoing conflict with the delivery of the virtual program.
(d) A local board of education is not subject to online course restrictions imposed by the State Department of Education.
(e) Any online course delivery that is not supported by the State Department of Education shall be accredited by an institution recognized pursuant to administrative rule adopted by the department.
(f) Coursework offered through a virtual program shall contain the required content as identified in the applicable Alabama course of study.
(Act 2015-89, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46A - Virtual Education. › Section 16-46A-3 - Duties of State Department of Education.

Section 16-46A-3
Duties of State Department of Education.
The State Department of Education shall provide a repository of quality content and curriculum for local boards of education providing virtual education. The department shall continue to provide its virtual platform Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide (ACCESS), which shall be available to local school systems at no local cost, and shall include, at a minimum, required courses necessary for students in grades nine to 12, inclusive, to graduate.
(Act 2015-89, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46A - Virtual Education. › Section 16-46A-4 - Legislative Task Force.

Section 16-46A-4
Legislative Task Force.
(a) A legislative task force representing local school superintendents, local school board members, administrators, teachers, and technology practitioners is established to review and make recommendations for realigning the funding, structure, and curriculum of the ACCESS program and to aid in the implementation of this chapter. The task force shall consist of all of the following:
(1) Four members, with two appointed by the Chair of the Senate Education and Youth Affairs Committee and two appointed by the Chair of the House of Representatives Education Policy Committee.
(2) Two members, with one appointed by the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee and one appointed by the Chair of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Education Committee.
(3) Two members appointed by the Governor.
(4) Two members appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
(5) One representative from each of the following: The Alabama Association of School Boards, the School Superintendents of Alabama, the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools, the Alabama Educational Technology Association, and the Office of Educational Technology of the State Department of Education.
(b) The membership of the task force shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
(c) At the organizational meeting of the committee, the members shall select a chair and a vice chair. The chair of the committee may create advisory subcommittees and appoint members thereto, which may include members of the committee, representatives from governmental agencies, and members of the public with interest and expertise in the objectives of the committee.
(d) The committee shall thereafter meet at the call of the chair or any majority of the members thereof; provided, that the committee shall meet at least once each four months. The committee may meet, act, and conduct its business at any place within this state during the sessions of the Legislature or any recess thereof and in the interim period between sessions. Each legislative member of the committee or any subcommittee, if created, shall be entitled to his or her legislative compensation, per diem, and travel as provided in Amendment 871 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.
(e) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before the 2016 Regular Session, and then shall meet as needed to fulfill the purposes of this chapter.
(Act 2015-89, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46B › Section 16-46B-1 - Definitions.

Section 16-46B-1
Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) BOARD. The State Board of Education.
(2) COMPUTER SCIENCE. The study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware and software designs, their implementation, and their impact on society. Content should focus on teaching students how to create new technologies, not simply how to use technology.
(3) COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND CONTENT. Courses that teach computer science either as a standalone course implementation in middle and high schools, or, for elementary school, integrated into other content areas.
(4) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education.
(5) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Includes grades kindergarten to six, inclusive.
(6) HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. Professional development activities that satisfy all of the following:
a. Clarify the conceptual foundations of computer science.
b. Teach research-based practices, including hands-on and inquiry-based learning.
c. Are intended for existing teachers, with or without previous exposure to computer science.
(7) HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROVIDERS. Institutions of higher education, nonprofits, or private entities that have successfully designed, implemented, and scaled high quality, evidence-based computer science professional learning for teachers and recommended by the superintendent and approved by the board.
(8) HIGH SCHOOL. Includes grades nine to 12, inclusive.
(9) MIDDLE SCHOOL. Includes grades seven and eight.
(10) PUBLIC SCHOOL. Includes public K-12 elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.
(11) SUPERINTENDENT. The State Superintendent of Education.
(Act 2019-389, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46B › Section 16-46B-2 - Computer Science Course or Instruction Requirements.

Section 16-46B-2
Computer science course or instruction requirements.
(a)(1) Beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, each public high school shall offer at least one authentic computer science course from a department-approved list.
(2) Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, each public middle school shall offer instruction in middle school computer science courses approved by the department.
(3) Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each public elementary school shall offer instruction on the basics of computer science and computational thinking.
(b) A computer science course or instruction in computer science offered by a public school shall satisfy all of the following:
(1) Be of high quality, as defined by the department.
(2) Meet or exceed the standards and curriculum requirements, as they relate to authentic computer science, established by the board in the state course of study for digital literacy and computer science pursuant to Section 16-35-4 and be on the approved list of computer science courses.
(c) A computer science course offered by a public high school should be offered through an in-person setting and shall be offered as a virtual or distance learning course option only when an in-person classroom setting is not practicable. A rationale for using the virtual or distance learning option shall be included in the annual report.
(d) The enforcement of this section shall comply with Section 16-1-11.1.
(Act 2019-389, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46B › Section 16-46B-4 - Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards.

Section 16-46B-4
Digital literacy and computer science standards.
(a) Before the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, the department shall develop and the board shall approve, pursuant to Chapter 35 of this title, a rigorous K-12 course of study for digital literacy and computer science and shall consider existing computer science frameworks and content standards including, but not limited to, the K-12 computer science framework and the K-12 computer science content standards developed by the Computer Science Teachers Association.
(b) To ensure continuity in early learning, the department and the Department of Early Childhood Education may form a committee to create developmentally appropriate technology content standards for prekindergarten students.
(Act 2019-389, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46B › Section 16-46B-6 - Duties of Department.

Section 16-46B-6
Duties of department.
Before June 30, 2020, the department shall create all of the following:
(1) A secondary computer science certification pathway for preservice teachers.
(2) An endorsement in computer science for all teachers who hold a valid Professional Educator Certificate and demonstrate sufficient content knowledge in the course material as determined by the department. Upon passing the Praxis, this certification does not have a two-year time and service requirement to begin teaching.
(3) A course-specific permit for teachers without a secondary computer science certification or endorsement, who hold a valid Professional Educator Certificate. The course-specific permit shall be issued upon the completion of a nationally recognized professional learning course that is linked to a recognized high quality middle school or high school computer science course or an approved preservice computer science pathway offered at an institution of higher education for a specific permitted course. The state computer science specialist shall maintain a vetted list of supported professional learning opportunities aligned to K-12 Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) standards and advanced placement computer science course and exam descriptions in computer science that are linked to recognized high quality computer science courses offered at the middle school and high school levels. The course-specific permits shall only be issued to teach a course on the vetted list by a teacher who has completed professional learning courses linked to the vetted list, as determined by the state computer science specialist.
(4) Career and technical education certificate options shall remain in place to provide business, industry, and other postsecondary noneducation certified graduates with the opportunity to teach computer science courses.
(Act 2019-389, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46B › Section 16-46B-7 - Graduation Requirements.

Section 16-46B-7
Graduation requirements.
(a) Before June 30, 2020, and in accordance with Section 16-35-4, the department shall identify approved computer science courses that may fulfill one unit of academic credit for any mathematics or science course for high school graduation.
(b) Beginning with the graduating class of 2021, for the purposes of high school graduation requirements and satisfying mathematics or science freshman admission requirements for a public institution of higher education physically located in this state, as determined by the institution of higher education, a computer science course successfully completed under subsection (a) shall be equivalent to either of the following:
(1) One mathematics course credit.
(2) One science course credit.
(Act 2019-389, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46B › Section 16-46B-8 - Incorporation of Computer Science Into Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Loan Repayment Program.

Section 16-46B-8
Incorporation of computer science into Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Loan Repayment Program.
(a) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, the teaching field of computer science shall be added to the list of eligible subject areas identified within the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Loan Repayment Program (AMSTEP), Article 3, commencing with Section 16-5-50, Chapter 5 of this title, with the following exceptions:
(1) Computer science recipients shall be eligible to receive a total of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per year or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per semester worked.
(2) Computer science teachers are not eligible to receive the acute shortage area supplement, until such time as the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and the State Department of Education concur that there is sufficient need or resources, or both, available to allow its inclusion.
(b) The Alabama Commission on Higher Education may adopt any rules necessary for the incorporation of the teaching field of computer science into AMSTEP within the parameters provided by this section.
(Act 2019-389, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46C - Extended Learning Opportunity Act. › Section 16-46C-2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 16-46C-2
Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) Students attending schools in this state would benefit from experiencing extended learning opportunities outside of the traditional classroom.
(2) Students are capable of learning both inside and outside of the traditional classroom.
(3) Students should earn credit for approved extended learning opportunities that facilitate their mastery of required skills or fulfilling state standards.
(Act 2021-428, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46C - Extended Learning Opportunity Act. › Section 16-46C-3 - Definitions.

Section 16-46C-3
Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. An out-of-classroom learning experience, approved by the State Board of Education, a local board of education, or a public charter school, which provides a student with any of the following:
a. Enrichment opportunities.
b. Career readiness or employability skills opportunities, including internships, pre-apprenticeships, and apprenticeships.
c. Any other approved educational opportunity.
(2) STUDENT. Includes elementary and secondary school students attending K-12 non-charter public schools and public charter schools, as those schools are defined in Section 16-6F-4.
(Act 2021-428, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46C - Extended Learning Opportunity Act. › Section 16-46C-4 - Participation in Extended Learning Opportunities.

Section 16-46C-4
Participation in extended learning opportunities.
Commencing with the 2021-2022 school year, the State Board of Education and each local board of education and public charter school shall routinely inform students and their parents of the ability to earn credit for participating in extended learning opportunities. Employees of the State Board of Education, local boards of education, and public charter schools may assist students and their parents in completing any enrollment processes required for participating in approved extended learning opportunities. Permission is not required from the local board of education or public charter school in which the student is enrolled and attending for a parent to enroll his or her student in any approved extended learning opportunity; however, before participating in an extended learning opportunity, both parent and student shall sign an agreement detailing all program requirements, in a form provided by the State Board of Education.
(Act 2021-428, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46C - Extended Learning Opportunity Act. › Section 16-46C-5 - Elective Credit Toward Graduation Requirements; Adoption of Policy; Approved Entities; Certificate of Completion and Credit.

Section 16-46C-5
Elective credit toward graduation requirements; adoption of policy; approved entities; certificate of completion and credit.
(a) An extended learning opportunity shall count as elective credit toward graduation requirements and the achievement of applicable state standards for students, upon approval of the extended learning opportunity by the State Board of Education, a local board of education, or public charter school. To receive credit, a student shall submit a written request for credit and proof of successful completion of the approved extended learning opportunity to the designated administrator of the school he or she is attending. The State Board of Education shall adopt, and each local board of education and public charter school shall distribute and implement, an extended learning opportunities policy that provides all of the following:
(1) An application process for accepting and approving extended learning opportunities offered for credit by outside entities.
(2) A list of entities that are eligible to submit applications for offering extended learning opportunities. Eligible entities shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
a. Nonprofit organizations.
b. Businesses with established locations in the state.
c. Trade associations.
d. Any of the Armed Forces of the United States, subject to applicable age requirements.
(3) A process for students to follow for requesting credit.
(4) Criteria the local board of education or public charter school shall use to determine whether a proposed extended learning opportunity shall be approved to count toward credit.
(5) Criteria the local board of education or public charter school shall use to award a student a certificate of completion and credit for completing an approved extended learning opportunity. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to, allowing a student to demonstrate competencies through performance-based assessments and other methods independent of instructional time and credit hours.
(b) An entity approved by the State Board of Education to offer an extended learning opportunity shall be automatically qualified to offer that extended learning opportunity for all local boards of education and public charter schools in the state.
(c) A student who successfully completes an approved extended learning opportunity, and satisfies criteria established for the award of a certificate of completion and credit pursuant to subdivision (a)(5), shall be considered to have completed all of the required coursework for the particular course. If an approved extended learning opportunity satisfies all required coursework for a high school course, the student shall also be considered to have satisfied the equivalent number of credits toward his or her graduation requirements.
(Act 2021-428, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 46C - Extended Learning Opportunity Act. › Section 16-46C-6 - Equal Opportunity Requirements.

Section 16-46C-6
Equal opportunity requirements.
Any policy or procedure adopted by the State Board of Education, a local board of education, or a public charter school for participating in an extended learning opportunity shall provide every student an equal opportunity to participate and satisfy established time lines and requirements for purposes of transcribing credits and state reporting.
(Act 2021-428, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 47 - University of Alabama. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-47-1 - Body Corporate.

Section 16-47-1
Body corporate.
The Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, by virtue of their respective offices, the trustees heretofore appointed from the different congressional districts of the state under the provisions of Section 264 of the constitution and such other members as may be from time to time added to the board of trustees and their successors in office are constituted a body corporate under the name of "the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama," to carry into effect the purposes and intent of the Congress of the United States in the grant of lands by the act of April 20, 1818, and of the act of March 2, 1819, to this state, to be by it held and administered for the benefit of a seminary of learning.
(School Code 1927, §543; Code 1940, T. 52, §486.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 47 - University of Alabama. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-47-2 - Corporate Powers Generally.

Section 16-47-2
Corporate powers generally.
Such corporation shall have all the rights, powers and franchises necessary to or promotive of the end of its creation and shall be charged with all the corresponding duties, liabilities and responsibilities.
(School Code 1927, §544; Code 1940, T. 52, §487.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 47 - University of Alabama. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-47-3 - Power to Hold and Dispose of Property.

Section 16-47-3
Power to hold and dispose of property.
Such corporation may hold and may lease, sell or in any other manner not inconsistent with the object or terms of the grant or grants under which it holds dispose of any property, real or personal, or any estate or interest therein, remaining of the original or any subsequent grant by Congress, or by this state, or by any person, or accruing to the corporation from any source, including also the proceeds of the University Fund, as to it may seem best for the purposes of its institution.
(School Code 1927, §545; Code 1940, T. 52, §488.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 47 - University of Alabama. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-47-4 - University Fund.

Section 16-47-4
University fund.
The fund designated as the University Fund consists of the sum of $36,000.00 per annum as interest on the funds of the University of Alabama, heretofore covered into the Treasury, for the maintenance and support of said institution, which said sum of $36,000.00 shall be paid to the duly authorized agent of the university as hereinafter provided; and the further sum of $25,000.00, annually, is added to and made a part of the University Fund.
(School Code 1927, §546; Code 1940, T. 52, §489.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 47 - University of Alabama. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-47-5 - Grants and Gifts Preserved.

Section 16-47-5
Grants and gifts preserved.
No grant or gift, by will or otherwise, shall fail on account of any misnomer or informality, when the intention of the grantor or donor can be ascertained; nor shall any default or malfeasance on the part of the trustees or other officers or agents of such corporation work a forfeiture of any of its rights, powers, privileges or franchises.
(School Code 1927, §547; Code 1940, T. 52, §490.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 47 - University of Alabama. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-47-6 - Rights, Franchises, Properties and Privileges Retained.

Section 16-47-6
Rights, franchises, properties and privileges retained.
In addition to the rights, properties, privileges and franchises herein granted, all rights, properties, privileges and franchises heretofore by any act of the Legislature granted to or vested in the University of Alabama shall vest and continue in such corporation.
(School Code 1927, §548; Code 1940, T. 52, §491.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 47 - University of Alabama. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-47-7 - Books May Be Furnished Law Department.

Section 16-47-7
Books may be furnished law department.
The justices of the Supreme Court are authorized from time to time to set apart and turn over to the law department of the university copies of such secondhand or superseded law books, known as textbooks, as they may deem expedient, the marshal and librarian taking proper receipts therefor.
(School Code 1927, §557; Code 1940, T. 52, §498.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 47 - University of Alabama. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-47-8 - Code and Reports Furnished Law Department.

Section 16-47-8
Code and reports furnished law department.
The Secretary of State shall supply to such law department 10 copies of the Code of Alabama and one copy of the quarterly reports of the opinions of the Attorney General, as the same may from time to time be published.
(School Code 1927, §558; Code 1940, T. 52, §499.)