16-13A-4
Section 16-13A-4 Appointment; removal of chief school financial officer; qualifications.
(a) In consultation with the local superintendent of education, the local board of education
shall appoint a chief school financial officer who shall be an employee of the board. (b)(1)
If the position of chief school financial officer is vacant for 30 days and the local board
is not actively seeking to fill the position, the State Superintendent of Education may designate
a chief school financial officer for a period of not more than one year, which may be extended
from year to year, unless and until the local board appoints a person who meets the established
qualifications. In addition, the State Superintendent of Education shall designate a chief
school financial officer if the position has been vacant for more than 60 days. (2) A person
designated as chief school financial officer by the State Superintendent of Education may
not be unilaterally removed from that position by the local board of...
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16-28A-3
Section 16-28A-3 Local boards of education required to develop and disseminate student
discipline and behavior policies. To fully implement the provisions of this chapter, the State
Board of Education shall require each local board of education to develop a written policy
on student discipline and behavior and to broadly disseminate them following its adoption.
Copies of the student discipline and behavior policy shall be given to all teachers, staff,
parents and students. (Acts 1995, No. 95-539, p. 1121, §3.)...
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16-1-27
Section 16-1-27 Use of electronic communication devices on school property. (a) A local
board of education may permit any pupil to carry a pocket pager, cellular telephone, or other
electronic communication device while on school property and may permit any pupil to use a
pocket pager, cellular telephone, or other electronic communication device, when such use
is expressly and specifically permitted by the school administrator, teacher, or employee
who is acting in a supervisory capacity at the time of the use. (b) Any pupil found in violation
of this section shall be subject to suspension by the board of education. (c) Each
local board of education may adopt a local policy that pertains to pocket pagers, cellular
telephones, and other electronic communication devices. (Acts 1989, No. 89-953, p. 1880, §1;
Act 2006-530, p. 1224, §1.)...
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16-13-144
Section 16-13-144 Prohibition and penalty for exceeding budget; waiver of penalty. (a)
No local board of education shall spend or obligate itself to spend more money in any fiscal
year than the estimate of income available to that board of education for that year, plus
balances on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year, which estimate shall be approved by
the State Superintendent of Education, if the excess expenditure or excess obligation to spend
results in a deficit for that fiscal year, except as provided in Section 16-13-145.
The estimate of income shall include estimates of income from revenue receipts from all sources
and estimates of nonrevenue receipts from all sources, but excluding all funds derived from
loans other than loans obtained by the issuance of school warrants authorized by the laws
of the state. This section shall not apply to any fiscal year where there is proration
of education funds going to local boards of education. No funds shall be transferred by any...

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16-13-145
Section 16-13-145 Authority to borrow funds against revenues of current year; authority
to contract with T.V.A. to obtain funds to improve energy-inefficient school buildings with
approval of state superintendent. (a) Any local board of education shall have authority during
any fiscal year upon the recommendation of the local superintendent of education, as the case
may be, to borrow money in anticipation of the current revenues for that fiscal year and to
pledge the current revenues for said fiscal year for the payment of such loan or loans if
funds on hand are not sufficient to pay the salaries of teachers and to meet the current expenses
when due; provided, that the party or parties making such loan or loans to a local board of
education shall not be put upon inquiry as to the validity of such indebtedness because of
this provision. The total amount of such loans a local board of education may have outstanding
at any time during the fiscal year shall be determined as follows: From...
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16-13A-6
Section 16-13A-6 Required reports. (a) The State Board of Education shall by regulation
provide for various financial and other information which local superintendents of education
shall have prepared for the local boards of education, including, but not limited to, the
following: (1) A monthly financial statement showing the financial status of the local board
of education accounts with itemized categories specified by the State Board of Education.
(2) A monthly report showing all receipts and the sources thereof. (3) A monthly report showing
all expenditures with itemized categories specified by the State Board of Education. (4) An
annual projected budget. (5) Monthly and/or quarterly reports showing expenditures relative
to such projected budget. (6) A yearly report of the fixed assets inventory of the local board
of education with itemized categories specified by the State Board of Education. (7) Financial
and other information necessary to participate in national statistical...
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16-13A-7
Section 16-13A-7 Audits. (a)(1) The yearly business and financial transactions of a
local board of education shall be audited as early as possible after the end of the fiscal
year. (2) The audits of the books and accounts of local boards of education shall be conducted
by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts
shall audit, review, and otherwise investigate the receipts and disbursements of funds of
each local board in the same manner as audits are performed on other agencies and departments
of the State of Alabama. (3) Any local board of education governing a city school system,
other than those city systems required by law to be audited by the Department of Examiners
of Public Accounts on June 1, 2006, may employ a certified public accounting firm or firms
or use the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to perform its yearly financial audit
of its books and accounts including a legal compliance audit and program compliance...
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16-63-4
Section 16-63-4 Duties of local boards of education; establishment of community schools
advisory committees and employment of coordinators; agreements; local funds. Every local board
of education which elects to apply for funding pursuant to this chapter shall: (1) Develop
programs and plans for increased community involvement in the public schools based upon policies
and guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education. (2) Develop programs and plans for
increased community use of public school facilities based upon policies and guidelines adopted
by the State Board of Education. (3) Establish rules governing the implementation of such
programs and plans in its public schools and submit these rules along with adopted programs
and plans to the State Board of Education for approval by the State Board of Education. Programs
and plans developed by a local board of education shall provide for the establishment of one
or more community schools advisory committees for the public schools...
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16-63-6
Section 16-63-6 Duties of community schools coordinators. Every participating local
board of education shall employ one or more community schools coordinators and shall establish
the terms and conditions of their employment. Community schools coordinators shall be responsible
for: (1) Providing support to the community schools advisory committees and public school
officials. (2) Fostering cooperation between the local board of education and appropriate
community agencies. (3) Encouraging maximum use of community volunteers in the public schools.
(4) Performing such other duties as may be assigned by the local superintendents and the local
board of education, consistent with the purposes of this chapter. (Acts 1990, No. 90-544,
p. 848, §6.)...
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16-6B-4
Section 16-6B-4 Financial accountability. Following the analysis of the financial integrity
of each local board of education as provided in subsection (a) or (b) of Section 16-13A-2,
if a local board of education is determined to have submitted fiscally unsound financial reports,
the State Department of Education shall provide assistance and advice. If during the assistance
the State Superintendent of Education determines that the local board of education is in an
unsound fiscal position, a person or persons shall be appointed by the State Superintendent
of Education to advise the day-to-day financial operations of the local board of education.
If after a reasonable period of time the State Superintendent of Education determines that
the local board of education is still in an unsound fiscal condition, a request shall be made
to the State Board of Education for the direct control of the fiscal operation of the local
board of education. If the request is granted, the State...
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