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16-16B-1
Section 16-16B-1 Short title; electronic textbooks; wireless electronic devices; rule
making authority; implementation plan; Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee. (a) This chapter
shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Ahead Act. (b)(1) Commencing with the 2016-2017
school year, students may be provided textbooks in electronic format . Textbooks in electronic
format may be available to schools under the jurisdiction of those local boards of education
which choose to participate in Alabama Ahead, to the extent practicable and funding is obtainable,
to provide students with resources in the following three areas: a. Wireless broadband access
via high-quality WiFi infrastructure in schools, as a first priority pursuant to Section
16-6B-2.1. b. Upgrades, expansions, and maintenance of existing WiFi infrastructure. c. Devices,
digital content, management systems, debt service, or support. (2) Digital textbooks or other
instructional materials provided in electronic format may also be...
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16-16B-2.1
Section 16-16B-2.1 Wireless infrastructure and mobile digital computing devices; application
for funds; implementation plan. (a)(1) Contingent on funding, during the 2016-2017 school
year, local school systems may begin installing sufficient, high-quality standards-based broadband
WiFi infrastructure and, where possible, mobile digital devices to enable access to digital
instructional materials and, to the extent practicable, textbooks in electronic format. (2)
In order to accomplish subdivision (1), the following priorities are established: a. Wireless
infrastructure: The first priority for the expenditure of Alabama Ahead Act funds is the establishment
of a high-quality, standards-based wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure capable
of providing all teachers and students with sufficient WiFi broadband access in all classrooms
and common areas of schools, where feasible as described in WIRED. b. Standards: Local school
systems shall use applicable funds to install wireless...
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16-6B-2.1
Section 16-6B-2.1 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2016
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 11, 2016. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)(1)
Contingent on funding, during the 2016-2017 school year, local school systems may begin installing
sufficient, high-quality standards-based broadband WiFi infrastructure and, where possible,
mobile digital devices to enable access to digital instructional materials and, to the extent
practicable, textbooks in electronic format. (2) In order to accomplish subdivision (1), the
following priorities are established: a. Wireless infrastructure: The first priority for the
expenditure of Alabama Ahead Act funds is the establishment of a high-quality, standards-based
wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure capable of providing all teachers and students
with sufficient WiFi broadband access in all classrooms and common areas of schools, where
feasible as described in WIRED. b. Standards: Local school systems...
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16-44A-36
Section 16-44A-36 Functions and oversight. The trust shall continue to be designated
as the entity to coordinate the voluntary Alabama student mock election in cooperation with
the office of Secretary of State, the State Superintendent of Education, and local educational
entities, and to coordinate a voluntary program involving legislators visiting school classrooms,
both of which shall be subject to oversight of the Joint Legislative Committee on Civic Education
pursuant to Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 29. (Act 2001-970, 2001 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 868,
ยง3.)...
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40-9-34
Section 40-9-34 Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology. (a) The following is hereby
found and declared by the Legislature of Alabama: (1) The lack of content in natural and bio-science
education offered to students in kindergarten through high school is a nationwide problem.
(2) Such lack in curricular offerings to students will be detrimental in the long-term to
the economy of the state and the welfare of the citizens during the scientific revolution
now engulfing the world. (3) The biotechnology institute can provide to education leaders
of the distance learning program of the state cutting edge biotechnology curriculum recommendations
and content for Alabama high schools, by providing information about cutting edge biotechnology
curriculum and content to students in kindergarten through high school pursuant to the distance
learning program of the state, the state course of study, and state textbooks. (4) By educating
Alabama high school students in the field of biotechnology, such...
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16-6G-7
Section 16-6G-7 Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading. (a) The State Superintendent
of Education shall establish the Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading. The committee shall
consist of three members appointed from each State Board of Education district. The Governor,
the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate shall each appoint one member from each district. The appointing authorities
shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas
is reflective of the makeup of this state. (b) Each member of the committee shall be a parent
or legal guardian of a state K-12 public school student, a practicing teacher, a retired teacher,
or employed in the field of education. (c) On or before June 30, 2020, the committee shall
revise the 2011 Alabama Action Plan for Literacy Birth Through Grade 12 in consultation with
the Campaign for Grade Level Reading group, which shall be...
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16-36-70
Section 16-36-70 Adequate textbooks. (a) The Legislature finds that textbooks and other
instructional materials are among the basic tools of learning that must exist if Alabama students
are to succeed. (b) All students in the public schools shall be provided with adequate and
current textbooks and other necessary instructional supplies for use in their education. Textbooks
and other supporting materials shall be appropriate for their course work and shall be in
suitable condition. Where textbooks are issued pursuant to Section 16-36-69, every
student shall have his or her own copy of the issued textbook of the correct edition, which
he or she shall be permitted to take home each day for home study for the entire school year
or for the portion of the year when the book is issued. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature
that it is the student's responsibility, as well as the student's parent or guardian, to care
for the textbooks and instructional supplies provided by the state in a...
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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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16-5-7
Section 16-5-7 State university and college electronic faculty and student unit record
system; definitions; state coordinating agency; advisory committee; database reports; failure
to comply with requirements. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words
shall have the following meanings: (1) BIOGRAPHICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ELEMENTS. Include,
but are not limited to, student identification number which shall not be the Social Security
number, sex code, race and ethnic identification code, birth date, country of citizenship,
state of geographic origin on entry, matriculation date, and college graduation date. (2)
CURRENT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY DATA ELEMENTS. Include, but are not limited to, student level,
major area code, credit hours enrolled, cumulative credit hours attempted, cumulative credit
hours earned, cumulative grade point average (GPA), state of current legal residence, residency
status, cumulative quality points, veterans' benefits status, housing status, minor/...
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34-29-61
Section 34-29-61 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ACCREDITED SCHOOL OF
VETERINARY MEDICINE. Any veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers
the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and is accredited by the American
Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). (2) ANIMAL. Any animal or mammal other than man, including
birds, fish, reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. (3) APPLICANT. A person who files
an application to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine or licensed as a veterinary
technician. (4) BOARD. Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. (5) CONSULTING
VETERINARIAN. A veterinarian licensed in another state who gives advice or demonstrates techniques
to a licensed Alabama veterinarian or group of licensed Alabama veterinarians. A consulting
veterinarian shall not utilize this privilege to circumvent the law. (6) DIRECT...
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