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16-3-40
Section 16-3-40 Public high school graduation examination available to nonpublic high school
students. (a) If the State Board of Education requires public high school students to take
a high school graduation examination prior to graduation, the board shall make the examination
available to nonpublic high school students in the state. (b) This section shall not be construed
as requiring nonpublic high schools to give the graduation examination. The examination shall
be made available to nonpublic high school students so that those students may use the results
of the examination to satisfy admission requirements of institutions of higher education.
(c) The board may establish and charge each nonpublic high school student taking the examination
a reasonable fee to cover costs of providing the examination. (d) The board may promulgate
necessary rules and regulations to implement this section. (Acts 1997, No. 97-932, p. 391,
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16-16-15
Section 16-16-15 Incentive fund and council. (a) There is hereby created the Alabama Public
School and College Education Incentive Fund (Incentive Fund). Fifty-five million dollars ($55,000,000)
from the first series of bonds issued pursuant to Act 2007-415 shall be deposited into the
Incentive Fund. (b) There is hereby created the Alabama Public School and College Education
Incentive Fund Council. The council shall be made up of the State Superintendent of Education;
the Director of Finance; one member, who shall not be an elected official, appointed by the
Governor; the Lieutenant Governor; the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education
Committee; and the Chair of the House Education Appropriations Committee. The Lieutenant Governor
and legislative members of the council shall be entitled to their regular per diem when attending
council meetings. The council created by this section shall allocate capital expenditures
from the Incentive Fund. Authorized expenditures from the...
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16-40-1.1
Section 16-40-1.1 Instruction mandated in parental resposibility, education and high school
diploma importance, and study skills; new required courses not established. (a) Each local
board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board
of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive, receive instruction in parental
responsibilities. The content of the instructional program shall be determined by the State
Board of Education. (b) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules
and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive,
receive instruction in the importance of an education and the consequences of not obtaining
a high school diploma. The contents of the instructional program shall be determined by the
State Board of Education. The instructional program shall offer information appropriate to
each grade level and age and level of maturity of the student. (c) Each...
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16-26-1
Section 16-26-1 Administration of high school affairs. In the establishment and operation of
high schools, matters relating to the minimum standards prescribed by the State Board of Education
on the courses of study, organization, instruction, qualifications of principals and teachers,
building and equipment and of sanitary conditions shall be administered through the professional
assistants in the Department of Education, directed by the State Superintendent of Education.
Manuals of instruction, bulletins setting out programs of study, rules and regulations and
other matters relating to secondary education shall be printed from time to time by the State
Board of Education. The requirements for accreditment of high schools and the list of approved
institutions shall be submitted to and approved and printed by the State Board of Education
on the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education and supplied in sufficient
quantities to meet the needs of high school principals,...
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16-1-48
Section 16-1-48 Anaphylaxis preparedness program. (a) The State Department of Education shall
develop an anaphylaxis preparedness program to be adopted by each local board of education
and implemented in each K-12 public school commencing with the 2015-2016 scholastic year.
The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy shall provide guidance, direction, and advice to the State
Department of Education in developing and administering the anaphylaxis preparedness program.
(b) The anaphylaxis preparedness program shall incorporate the following three levels of prevention
initiated by licensed public school nurses as a part of the health services program: (1) Level
I, primary prevention: Education programs that address food allergies and anaphylaxis through
both classroom and individual instruction for staff and students. (2) Level II, secondary
prevention: Identification and management of chronic illness. (3) Level III, tertiary prevention:
The development of a planned response to...
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16-23-24
Section 16-23-24 Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program established; use; subsequent obligations;
funding; rule-making authority; provisions for current scholarship recipients. (a) Effective
October 1, 1993, there is established a Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program (hereinafter
referred to as "the program") to provide for the education of certified, employed
public school teachers to be trained in the use of integrating technology skills in the curriculum.
First priority shall be given to those certified public school teachers in the fields of English,
science, mathematics, and social science and history and those who teach pupils in kindergarten
to grade six, inclusive. Twenty-five percent of the funds available through this program shall
be targeted for minority teachers. When moneys are available for scholarship loans for teachers
above and beyond the first priority group, the State Board of Education shall designate other
critical needs areas for scholarship loans. (b)...
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16-46A-1
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...
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16-6B-10
Section 16-6B-10 Budget requirements for Foundation and Vocational/Technical Education Program.
(a) Foundation Program. It is the intent of the Legislature to see that funds allocated for
classroom instructional support actually reach the classroom. To that end, the State Department
of Education shall monitor the flow of funds appropriated for various instructional purposes.
Classroom instructional support shall be defined as those funds appropriated for instructional
supplies, library enhancement, textbooks, technology and professional development. The Legislature
believes that the classroom instructional support funds have a direct impact upon the ability
of classroom teachers to have the resources and assistance necessary to assist them in the
performance of their responsibilities. School budgets for instructional supplies shall be
developed within each school as is required by Section 16-1-30 relating to the adoption of
school board policies. It is the intent of the Legislature...
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16-1-24.2
Section 16-1-24.2 Department of Education to develop statewide violence prevention program.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) GUIDANCE COUNSELING PROCEDURES. Procedures providing planned, sequential activities and
services designed to help all students develop skills in the areas of personal and social
growth, educational planning, and career and vocational development. (2) LAW-RELATED EDUCATION.
Education which provides children and youth with the knowledge and skills pertaining to the
law, the legal process, school safety, and citizenship responsibilities to promote law-abiding
behavior with the purpose to prevent children and youth from engaging in delinquency or violence
and enable them to become productive citizens. (b) The Department of Education shall develop
a statewide violence prevention program using such resources as law-related education and
guidance counseling procedures to develop violence prevention...
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16-6F-11
Section 16-6F-11 Public School and College Authority funding; local school system facilities
and land. (a) Access to Alabama Public School and College Authority (PSCA) funds. (1) Public
charter schools shall have the same rights and access to PSCA funding opportunities as non-charter
public schools. (2) The PSCA and the department shall adopt and maintain a policy to ensure
that public charter schools receive access to equitable facilities funding. (b) Access to
local school system facilities and land. (1) A public charter school shall have a right of
first refusal to purchase or lease at or below fair market value a closed or unused public
school facility or property located in a school system from which it draws its students if
the school system decides to sell or lease the public school facility or property. (2) Unused
facility means a school building or other local board of education owned building that is
or could be appropriate for school use, in which more than 60 percent of the...
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