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16-16B-1
the Alabama Supercomputer Authority, Alabama Public Television, and the Alabama Educational
Technology Association (AETA) who have experience and knowledge in the administration and
management of school networks. (g) With the exception of those members serving on the committee
by virtue of their respective offices, each member must have proven experience in the areas
of instructional technology, network design, public school business practices, public school
administration, or other similar experience commensurate with the duties and responsibilities
of the proper knowledge of the implementation of this project. (h) Appointed members shall
not be entitled to receive any direct or indirect personal gain from this assignment.
The members shall serve without compensation for their services. (i) The membership of the
Committee shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and
economic diversity of the state. (Act 2012-560, p. 1645, §1; Act 2016-139, §1.)...
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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,
§3.)...
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40-9-34
be proven in the state and provided by companies in the state to patients suffering from diseases.
(6) By establishing a biotechnology campus, the biotechnology institute will be in a better
position to join with the economic development leaders of the state to attract biotechnology
companies to the campus and to the state, thereby creating additional job opportunities for
the citizens of the state. (b) The Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology, a nonprofit corporation,
and any real and personal property owned by the corporation, shall be exempt from the
payment of any and all state, county, and municipal taxes, licenses, fees, and charges of
any nature whatsoever, including any privilege or excise tax heretofore or hereafter levied
by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof. (c)(1) In exchange for the
tax exemption granted in subsection (b), beginning October 1, 2008, and for each year thereafter,
the Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology shall make a report...
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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
or guardian, to care for the textbooks and instructional supplies provided by the state in
a manner so that the materials are not damaged to the point of being unusable. (d) The State
Department of Education has a continuing obligation to provide systems and schools with information
about textbooks and other instructional materials, including computer software and technology-related
materials. The State Textbook Committee shall ensure that textbooks recommended to the State
Board of Education for approval support the appropriate course or courses of study. (e) Instructional
supplies, including library books and media resources, science equipment, classroom furniture,
audiovisual equipment, maps and globes, chalkboards, art and music supplies, and other educational
materials shall be provided in all schools in adequate form and quantity. It shall not be
necessary for teachers to make personal expenditures to provide the materials described
in this section. (Act 98-320, p. 544, §11)...
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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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VETERINARIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine
in Alabama. (13) LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed
to practice as a veterinary technician in Alabama. (14) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership,
association, joint venture, cooperative, or corporation or any other group or combination
acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver,
or as any kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest,
assigning agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative
of such person. (15) PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE: a. To diagnose, treat, correct, change,
relieve, or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or
mental condition; including the prescription or administration of any drug, medicine, biologic,
apparatus, application, anesthesia, or other therapeutic or diagnostic...
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