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16-13-231
Section 16-13-231 Purposes and plan of apportionment. (a) In addition to all other appropriations
and apportionments of public school money now provided by law and made available for public
schools there shall be apportioned and paid to local boards of education from the Foundation
Program Fund, the amounts to be determined as hereinafter provided and in accordance with
regulations of the State Board of Education. This Foundation Program Fund shall be used principally:
(1) To aid in providing at least a 180 full instructional day minimum school term, or the
hourly equivalent thereof, except as otherwise provided in paragraph c. of subdivision (1)
of subsection (b); and, (2) To assist in the promotion of educational opportunity for all
children in the public schools. (b) The following requirements and procedures, supplemented
when necessary by regulations of the State Board of Education, shall govern the apportionment
of the fund: (1) REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FUND. In order for...
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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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16-13-231.1
Section 16-13-231.1 Local salary schedules; written retirement application; appropriations.
(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, each county and city board of education shall
adopt a local salary schedule which is at least 100 percent of the State Minimum Salary Schedule
as established by Sections 16-6B-8 and 16-13-231. Each teacher employed by the board shall
receive at least 100 percent pay for the appropriate salary cell on the State Minimum Salary
Schedule for that teacher's level of experience and degree. (b) The provisions of subsection
(a) shall be phased in over a two year period as specified below. (1) For the fiscal year
beginning October 1, 1997, each local board of education shall adopt a salary schedule that
shall pay each teacher employed at least one half of the difference between the board's 1996-97
salary schedule and 100 percent of the appropriate cell of the State Minimum Salary Schedule
as determined by the Legislature. (2) For the fiscal year beginning...
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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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16-6G-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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16-13-140
Section 16-13-140 Established for county and city school systems; form of annual budget
required; public hearings required. (a) There shall be a budget system for the public schools
of each county and city for the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the finances
of the public schools. (b) The State Department of Education shall prepare proposed annual
budget forms for each local board of education and shall make the forms available to each
local superintendent of education by August 1 of the first year of each legislative quadrennium
and by July 1 of each subsequent year of each legislative quadrennium for use with public
hearings. The forms shall be clear, uniform, and concise in order to promote understanding
by the general public of the budget process. (c) Each local board of education shall hold
at least two open public hearings pertaining to its proposed annual budget. Copies of the
proposed budget shall be provided to the public at each hearing on forms provided by the...
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16-6G-6
Section 16-6G-6 Dyslexia therapist certification endoresement; accreditation of teacher
preparation programs; licensure and certification of teachers; professional learning. (a)
The State Superintendent of Education shall develop, and the State Board of Education shall
approve, a dyslexia therapist certification endorsement on or before December 31, 2019. (1)
K-12 and early childhood teachers who have completed an International Multisensory Structured
Language Education Council endorsed training course and have received a passing score on the
Academic Language Therapy Association's Certified Academic Language Therapy assessment, or
the International Dyslexia Association's Knowledge and Practice Examination of Effective Reading
Instruction, and who hold a valid Professional Educator Certificate shall be eligible for
a dyslexia therapist endorsement. (2) Teacher preparation programs at public colleges and
universities in the state shall offer dyslexia therapy teacher preparation courses...
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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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16-6B-8
Section 16-6B-8 Participation in Foundation Program. (a) In order for a local board
of education to participate in the state Foundation Program certain conditions shall be met.
The teacher salary schedule of the local board of education shall be at least 100 percent
of the amount specified within the State Minimum Salary Schedule delineated by cell for the
type of degree and years of experience of each teacher. All funds allocated to a local board
of education for teacher salaries shall be spent for salaries in the instructional program.
(b) In order for a local board of education to participate in the state Vocational/Technical
Education Program certain conditions shall be met. The teacher salary schedule of the local
board of education shall be at least 100 percent of the amount specified within the State
Minimum Salary Schedule adjusted for extended contracts delineated by cell for the type of
degree and years of experience of each teacher. All funds allocated to a local board of...
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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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