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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16-36-62
Section 16-36-62 Local textbook committee. (a) A local textbook committee or committees shall be appointed by each separate local board of education. The number, size, and composition, which shall include parents, of the committee or committees shall be determined by each local board of education. A copy of local school board policies in regard to local textbook committees shall be kept on file by each local superintendent. Names of each person serving on a local textbook committee shall also be kept on file by each local superintendent. (b) In order to qualify as a member of the committee, each member of the local textbook committee and its secretary shall prepare an affidavit to be filed with the local board of education within 10 days after notice of the member's appointment stating each of the following: (1) The member agrees to discharge faithfully all the duties imposed upon him or her as a member or as secretary of the textbook committee. (2) The member has no interest, directly...
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16-60-84
Section 16-60-84 Manner of incorporation. To become a corporation, the Governor, the Director of Finance and the State Superintendent of Education shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by them which shall set forth: (1) The name, official designation and official residence of each of the applicants, together with a certified copy of the commission evidencing each applicant's right to office; (2) The date on which each applicant was inducted into office and the term of office of each applicant; (3) The name of the proposed corporation, which shall be the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority; (4) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation; and (5) Any other matter relating to the incorporation which the applicants may choose to insert and which is not inconsistent with this article or the laws of the State of Alabama. The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the applicants before an officer...
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16-6A-9
Section 16-6A-9 Development of plan for improving courses in critical needs areas. (a) The State Board of Education shall develop and establish a comprehensive plan for improving courses in science, mathematics, computer education and other critical needs areas. In developing such plan, the superintendent shall consult with teacher organizations, school personnel, legislative leaders, the Governor's office, representatives from private industry, public and private higher education and from the fields of education, mathematics, science and computer education. Such program shall be divided into three phases with the first phase being introduced at the beginning of the 1985-1986 school year and another phase to begin each of the following two years. The entire program should be operative at the end of three years. (b) The comprehensive plan shall provide a framework for the preparation and approval of programs, provide direction for program development and shall include the following...
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45-37A-40
Section 45-37A-40 Board of education. (a) Beginning with the municipal elections in 2002, a school board for the City of Bessemer, Alabama, is established and shall be elected in 2002, and every four years thereafter. The board shall be called the Bessemer City Board of Education. The board shall be composed of seven members, with one member being elected from each of the districts from which the Bessemer City Council are elected, by a majority of the qualified electors voting who reside in the respective districts. (b) Candidates for each place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents of the district which they seek to represent on the board for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not have a record of conviction for a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude. Each candidate shall pay a qualifying fee in an amount prescribed by the Bessemer City Council. (c)(1) The...
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16-1-39
Section 16-1-39 Self-administration of medications by student. (a) Commencing with the 2007-2008 scholastic year, each local board of education and the governing body of each nonpublic school in the state shall permit the self-administration of medications by a student for chronic conditions if conducted in compliance with the State Department of Education and State Board of Nursing Medication Curriculum, as may be amended from time to time by the department and board. Approved medications may be self-administered if the parent or legal guardian of the student provides all of the information outlined in the medication curriculum, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Written and signed authorization for the self-administration to the chief executive officer of the school. (2) Written and signed acknowledgement that the school shall incur no liability and that the parent or legal guardian shall indemnify and hold harmless the school and the employees and agents of the...
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16-1-8.1
Section 16-1-8.1 Classroom instructional support. (a) For purposes of this section, classroom instructional support means all elements of classroom instructional support as provided in the Foundation Program, with the exception of textbook funds, as specified in Sections 16-6B-10 and 16-13-231, including, but not limited to, library enhancement, student materials, professional development, technology, common purchases, and other classroom instructional support approved by the State Board of Education. All funds allocated in the Foundation Program for library enhancement, student materials, technology, professional development, and common purchases shall be spent only for the purpose for which they were allocated. Library media specialists shall be consulted in budgeting all library enhancement funds. (b) The procedures for ordering, and the regulations applying to, classroom instructional support shall be as follows: (1) BUDGET COMMITTEE. Each school shall have a budget committee. The...
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16-13-231.3
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.)...
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16-13-232
Section 16-13-232 Determining number of teacher units and instructional support units; grade level divisors. (a) In determining the number of teacher units for the purpose of apportioning the state Foundation Program, one teacher unit or fraction thereof shall be allowed for the specified number of pupils in average daily membership as provided for in subsection (b), during the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day of the preceding school year in the public schools. In extreme circumstances involving natural occurrences, health-related occurrences, or other extenuating circumstances as determined and approved by the State Superintendent of Education, average daily membership for local boards of education may be calculated using alternative days to the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day. Such alternative calculation shall be determined by the State Department of Education on a case by case basis. If a request from a local board is made to the State Superintendent, the...
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16-46B-7
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.)...
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