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16-6G-3
Section 16-6G-3 Task force to make recommendations; membership; meetings; approved systems.
(a) The State Superintendent of Education shall convene a standing task force by December
1, 2019, to provide recommendations for comprehensive core reading and reading intervention
programs, a state continuum of teacher development for approved science of reading pursuant
to subsection (e) of Section 16-6G-6, and an annual list of vetted and approved assessments
that are valid and reliable reading screening, formative, and diagnostic assessment systems
for selection and use by local education agencies. The task force shall meet in regular session
at least twice a year. All appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments so that
diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state.
The membership of the task force shall include all of the following appointees, each of whom
shall have at least three years of experience with scientifically based...
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21-9-11
Section 21-9-11 Duties of commissioner. (a) The commissioner shall direct all matters
involving the department in conformance with state and federal law and the policies of the
board. (b) The commissioner shall perform the following specific duties: (1) Enforce the rules
and regulations of the board governing the department's services and programs. (2) Appoint
to positions of employment those professional, clerical, and other assistants, including specialists
and consultants, on a full or part-time basis as may be needed. The number of employees, their
qualifications, their compensation, and all other expenditures of the commissioner shall be
within the limits of a budget approved by the board. The commissioner and all employees of
the department shall be entitled to all benefits accruing to merit system employees including
the right to accumulate leave and participate in the Teachers' Retirement System under the
same terms and conditions as employees of the State Department of...
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22-22A-5
Section 22-22A-5 Powers and functions of department; representation of department by
Attorney General in legal actions. In addition to any other powers and functions which may
be conferred upon it by law, the department is authorized beginning October 1, 1982 to: (1)
Administer appropriate portions of Sections 9-7-10 through 9-7-20, which relate to permitting,
regulatory and enforcement functions; administer and enforce the provisions and execute the
functions of Chapter 28 of this title; Chapter 22 of this title; Article 2 of Chapter 23 of
this title; Chapter 30 of this title; appropriate portions of Article 1 of Chapter 27 of this
title; Sections 22-24-1 through 22-24-11; Sections 22-25-1 through 22-25-15; and Sections
22-36-1 through 22-36-10. (2) Acting through the Environmental Management Commission, promulgate
rules, regulations, and standards in order to carry out the provisions and intent of this
chapter; provided, however, that prior to the promulgation of any state primary or...
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16-1-24.3
Section 16-1-24.3 Local boards of education to implement policies requiring expulsion
of students who possess firearms in school areas. (a) All city and county boards of education
shall develop and implement local policies and procedures requiring the expulsion of students,
for a period of one year, who are determined to have brought to school or have in their possession
a firearm in a school building, on school grounds, on school buses, or at other school-sponsored
functions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, city and county boards of education and the local
superintendent of education of each board may modify the expulsion requirement for a student
on a case-by-case basis. Students who are expelled for violation of this section shall
not be allowed to attend regular school classes in any public school in the state during the
expulsion period. Students who are expelled from schools for firearm possession may be permitted
to attend alternative schools designed to provide education...
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16-6G-5
Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan;
summer reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting
requirements. (a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade
level by the end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core
reading program to all students based on the science of reading which develops foundational
reading skills. In addition, no school district may use any curriculum for public K-3 students
that does not have instructional time included. (b) Based on the results of the reading assessment
in Section 16-6G-3, each K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, or the characteristics
of dyslexia, shall be provided an appropriate reading intervention program to address his
or her specific deficiencies. Additionally, students shall be evaluated after every grading
period and, if a student is determined to have a reading deficiency, the...
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16-1-41.1
Section 16-1-41.1 School board governance improvement. (a) This section shall
be known and may be cited as the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. (b) The
Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) That the purpose of this section
is to enhance the effectiveness of public education governance in Alabama through the establishment
of training requirements, boardsmanship standards, and accountability measures that are designed
to promote informed deliberations and decisions, to revise the qualifications for serving
as a member of a local board of education, to provide for a code of conduct for each member
of a local board of education in order to better ensure that any decision or action of a local
board of education is based on the interests of students or the system, and to foster the
development and implementation of organizational practices that are designed to promote broad
support of the public schools. (2) A local board of education is the legally...
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16-6D-9
Section 16-6D-9 Tax credit claims; administrative accountability; verification of requirements;
rules and procedures. (a)(1) An individual taxpayer who files a state income tax return and
is not claimed as a dependent of another taxpayer, a taxpayer subject to the corporate income
tax levied by Chapter 18 of Title 40, an Alabama S corporation as defined in Section
40-18-160, or a Subchapter K entity as defined in Section 40-18-1 may claim a credit
for a contribution made to a scholarship granting organization. If the credit is claimed by
an Alabama S corporation or Subchapter K entity, the credit shall pass through to and may
be claimed by any taxpayer eligible to claim a credit under this subdivision who is a shareholder,
partner, or member thereof, based on the taxpayer's pro rata or distributive share, respectively,
of the credit. (2) The tax credit may be claimed by an individual taxpayer or a married couple
filing jointly in an amount equal to 100 percent of the total...
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16-6F-8
Section 16-6F-8 Performance framework; oversight; renewal; revocation; school closure
and dissolution; reporting. (a) Performance framework. (1) The performance provisions within
the charter contract shall be based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the
academic and operational performance indicators, measures, and metrics that will guide the
authorizer's evaluations of each public charter school. The performance framework shall include
indicators, measures, and metrics for, at a minimum: a. Student academic proficiency, which
includes, but is not limited to, performance on state standardized assessments. b. Student
academic growth, which includes, but is not limited to, performance on state standardized
assessments. c. Achievement gaps in both proficiency and growth between major student subgroups.
d. Attendance. e. Recurrent enrollment from year to year. f. Postsecondary readiness for high
schools. g. Financial performance and sustainability. h. Board performance and...
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45-5A-70
Section 45-5A-70 Election of board of education; referendum. (a)(1) Pursuant to Amendment
659 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and as soon as practicable after final approval
of this section by the United States Department of Justice, if necessary, the Oneonta
City Council shall call an authorizing referendum election, to be held at the time of the
next general election held in the city on November 7, 2000, regarding changing the Oneonta
City Board of Education to an elected city board of education. (2) If a majority of the qualified
electors of the municipality voting in the authorizing referendum election vote in favor of
an elected city board of education, the board shall be established as provided in this section
and the Legislature, as provided in Amendment 659, from time to time, by local law may provide
further for the election and operation of the Oneonta City Board of Education. The local laws
may provide for the termination of the terms of office of members of the...
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16-28B-8
Section 16-28B-8 Suicide prevention programs, training, and policies; advisory committee;
liability. (a) To the extent that the Legislature shall appropriate funds, or to the extent
that any local board may provide funds from other sources, each school system shall implement
the following standards and policies for programs in an effort to prevent student suicide:
(1) Foster individual, family, and group counseling services related to suicide prevention.
(2) Make referral, crisis intervention, and other related information available for students,
parents, and school personnel. (3) Foster training for school personnel who are responsible
for counseling and supervising students. (4) Increase student awareness of the relationship
between drug and alcohol use and suicide. (5) Educate students in recognizing signs of suicidal
tendencies and other facts and warning signs of suicide. (6) Inform students of available
community suicide prevention services. (7) Promote cooperative efforts...
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