Alabama Administrative Code › Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 290-1-1 - ORGANIZATION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE › Section 290-1-1-.04 - Meetings Of State Board Of Education

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, the following
				are policies and procedures by which the business of the Alabama Board shall be
				conducted:
(1) Regular meetings of the
			 Board shall be held at a time and on a date set by the Board. Such meetings
			 shall be open to the public and shall be for the purpose of transacting those
			 items of business within the power and jurisdiction of the Board in the
			 governance of public schools in Alabama. The presiding officer for each meeting
			 shall be the President, and in his or her absence, the vice president. In the
			 absence of both the president and the vice president, the president pro tem
			 shall preside.
(2) An agenda shall
			 be prepared by the Superintendent which shall include items he or she selects
			 and items requested by members of the Board.
(3) Other than requests from Board members,
			 requests for items to be placed on the agenda, including resolutions, shall be
			 filed (together with a copy of any proposed resolution or other pertinent
			 information items) with the Superintendent at least fourteen (14) calendar days
			 prior to the scheduled meeting. Before each meeting, the Superintendent shall
			 send to the Board the agenda, together with resolutions and other agenda items,
			 and with appropriate comments and/or recommendations, for receipt seven (7)
			 days prior to the date and time of the scheduled meeting of the
			 Board.
(4) A quorum shall be
			 required for the transaction of business. A majority of the total Board
			 membership shall constitute a quorum. If a quorum is not present, the meeting
			 shall be adjourned to be reconvened at the call of the president or vice
			 president of the Board or the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.
			 There shall be no representation of any member by proxy.
(5) An official act of the Board shall
			 require a motion and second, and an affirmative vote of the majority of the
			 members present. A motion may be amended by motion to amend with a second and
			 affirmative vote of the majority of the members present. Once amended, a motion
			 must be voted upon in its amended form only. No motion or amendment shall be
			 voted upon without a period of discussion, the length of which shall be in the
			 discretion of the presiding officer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a motion to
			 lay on the table, once made and seconded, shall be decided immediately without
			 discussion. Voting on all matters shall be by a show of hands. All abstaining
			 or recusing member shall so state.
(6) In matters of procedure not covered by
			 State statute, Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern all
			 meetings of the Board. The Department's legal counsel shall serve as
			 parliamentarian for all meetings.
(7) Resolutions and other items of business
			 not included in the agenda distributed by the Superintend prior to the meeting
			 must have two-thirds majority consent of the Board members present to be
			 considered.
(8) The following shall
			 be the general order of business at all regular meetings of the Board:
(a)
I. Call
			 to order