Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-2-5 - CHIEF SCHOOL FINANCE OFFICERS › Section 290-2-5-.04 - Certification Of Chief School Finance Officers

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) A chief school finance officer may be
			 certified by the State Superintendent as a Certified Chief School Finance
			 Officer (CCSFO) after the completion and verification of the course
			 requirements for certification. The State Superintendent shall determine the
			 procedures for the submission and verification of documentation for
			 certification requirements.
(a) A chief
			 school finance officer that is satisfactorily performing the duties of the
			 position, has been in the position for at least three years on June 30, 2003,
			 has met the certification course requirements, and has not met the professional
			 requirements listed in Rule
			 290-2-5-.03,
			 shall be certified as a CCSFO upon the recommendation of the local school
			 superintendent and the local board of education.
(b) A chief school finance officer that is
			 performing the duties of the position, has been in the position for less than
			 three years on June 30, 2003, and has not met the professional requirements
			 listed in Rule
			 290-2-5-.03,
			 shall be provisionally certified as a CCSFO upon completion of the
			 certification course requirements within three years and the recommendation of
			 the local school superintendent and the local board of education. After three
			 years of satisfactorily performing the duties of the chief school finance
			 officer, and upon the recommendation of the local school superintendent and the
			 local board of education, the chief school finance officer shall be certified
			 as a CCSFO.
(c) A chief school
			 finance officer that is satisfactorily performing the duties of the position on
			 June 30, 2003, has been in the position for at least three years, and meets the
			 professional requirements and certification course requirements in Rule
			 290-2-5-.03 shall be certified as a CCSFO upon the recommendation of the local school
			 superintendent and the local board of education.
(d) A chief school finance officer that is
			 satisfactorily performing the duties of the position on June 30, 2003, has been
			 in the position for at least three years, has met the professional requirements
			 listed in Rule
			 290-2-5-.03,
			 and has not met the certification course requirements shall be provisionally
			 certified as a CCSFO upon the recommendation of the local school superintendent
			 and the local board of education. The chief school finance officer shall have
			 three years to meet the certification course requirements, and upon the
			 recommendation of the local school superintendent and the local board of
			 education, the chief school finance officer shall be certified as a
			 CCSFO.
(e) An officer or employee
			 assigned the duties of a chief school finance officer of the local board of
			 education after June 30, 2003 shall meet the professional requirements listed
			 in Rule
			 290-2-5-.03 and shall meet the certification course requirements within three years to be
			 certified as a CCSFO upon the recommendation of the local school superintendent
			 and the local board of education.
(f) In a dire emergency, a local board of
			 education may assign the duties of a chief school finance officer, on an
			 interim basis not to exceed six continuous months, to an officer or employer
			 that does not meet the qualifications stated in Rule
			 290-2-5-.03.
			 A dire emergency exists if:
1. The position of
			 chief school finance officer is vacant and the local school superintendent
			 position is currently held on an acting or interim basis; or
2. The position of chief school finance
			 officer is vacant and the local board of education needs additional time to
			 fill the position with an individual that meets the qualifications stated in
			 Rule
			 290-2-5-.03.
(g) The State Superintendent may
			 revoke or suspend the certification of a chief school finance officer for the
			 reasons stated in Rule
			 290-2-5-.06.
Author:
Dr. Ed Richardson