16-40-9
Section 16-40-9 Instruction for avoiding child sexual abuse. (a)(1) The Legislature recognizes
that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor and a family
member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the silence and
shame around sexual abuse. Erin's Law has been adopted in a number of states to help address
the problem of child sexual abuse. (2) The intent of Erin's Law is to shatter the silence
and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them to recognize
and to report abuse. (3) The Legislature finds that without a specific initiative like Erin's
Law, schools generally fail to give young students adequate awareness and a voice in this
issue. (b) The Governor's Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children created under
subsection (c) shall adopt guidelines for a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program.
The guidelines shall: (1) Educate children in grades pre-kindergarten...
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16-33A-1
Section 16-33A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) ACHE. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education. (2) ALABAMA RESIDENT. A person who has
been domiciled in the State of Alabama for a period of at least 12 consecutive months immediately
preceding application for a grant under the Alabama Student Grant Program. The ACHE shall
promulgate and enforce regulations further defining and limiting the term domicile so as to
limit the benefits of this legislation to bona fide Alabama citizens, based upon criteria
including residency of parents and guardians, voter registration of students and parents,
driver's license registration, and other facts indicating bona fide citizenship. (3) APPROVED
INSTITUTION. Any independent nonprofit postsecondary institution of higher learning located
in the State of Alabama which is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of...
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16-40-1.1
Section 16-40-1.1 Instruction mandated in parental resposibility, education and high school
diploma importance, and study skills; new required courses not established. (a) Each local
board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board
of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive, receive instruction in parental
responsibilities. The content of the instructional program shall be determined by the State
Board of Education. (b) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules
and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive,
receive instruction in the importance of an education and the consequences of not obtaining
a high school diploma. The contents of the instructional program shall be determined by the
State Board of Education. The instructional program shall offer information appropriate to
each grade level and age and level of maturity of the student. (c) Each...
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16-6B-3
Section 16-6B-3 Assistance programs. (a) Student strategy. The superintendent of the local
board of education along with the staff of each school shall develop an assistance program
at each school for at-risk students performing below the standards set by the State Board
of Education. The standards shall include the results of the required assessment program adopted
by the State Board of Education with emphasis on students who are found to be at one or more
grade levels below the prescribed norm. The local board of education shall budget at least
one hundred dollars ($100) per student so identified to be expended on tutorial assistance
programs including, but not limited to, after-school, Saturday school, or summer school, or
any combination of these programs. These funds may be budgeted from state or federal funds.
However, federal funds already budgeted for at-risk students may not be counted toward the
minimum one hundred dollars ($100) requirement set aside to be expended for...
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16-3-40
Section 16-3-40 Public high school graduation examination available to nonpublic high school
students. (a) If the State Board of Education requires public high school students to take
a high school graduation examination prior to graduation, the board shall make the examination
available to nonpublic high school students in the state. (b) This section shall not be construed
as requiring nonpublic high schools to give the graduation examination. The examination shall
be made available to nonpublic high school students so that those students may use the results
of the examination to satisfy admission requirements of institutions of higher education.
(c) The board may establish and charge each nonpublic high school student taking the examination
a reasonable fee to cover costs of providing the examination. (d) The board may promulgate
necessary rules and regulations to implement this section. (Acts 1997, No. 97-932, p. 391,
§1.)...
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16-1-37
Section 16-1-37 Issuance of high school diplomas to certain honorably discharged veterans.
The State Superintendent of Education may award a standard high school diploma to any honorably
discharged veteran who served in the United States Armed Forces at any time between December
7, 1941, and January 31, 1946, between June 27, 1950, and January 31, 1955, or between November
15, 1961, and March 28, 1973; was a resident of Alabama prior to entry into the United States
Armed Forces; and whose entry into the United States Armed Forces interrupted high school
attendance and prevented graduation. Upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of
Education, the State Board of Education shall develop criteria and guidelines necessary for
the implementation of this section. (Act 2001-345, p. 449, §1; Act 2004-549, p. 1177, §1;
Act 2010-691, p. 1678, §1.)...
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16-26A-2
Section 16-26A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section, except when the context clearly
indicates a different meaning: (1) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education. (2) SCHOOL.
The Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science. (3) STATE BOARD. The State Board of Education.
(4) STATE SUPERINTENDENT. The State Superintendent of Education. (Acts 1989, No. 89-880, p.
1772, §2.)...
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16-1-24
Section 16-1-24 Reporting of property damage and physical assaults on students and school personnel;
legislative intent; penalties. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the following respective meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) INCIDENT. Any act of physical violence, with or without a weapon, trespass, vandalism,
or property damage which occurs. a. On school property; or b. During school activities, on
or off school property; or c. At any other times when such incident can be reasonably related
to school functions. Provided, however, that incidents involving only students from the same
school wherein no dangerous weapon was involved and no bodily injury requiring medical attention
occurs shall not be required to be reported as provided herein. All attacks or incidents involving
teachers or other school personnel shall be promptly reported. (2) PRINCIPAL. The principal
or top administrator of any public elementary,...
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16-22-11
Section 16-22-11 Cost-of-living increase for certain public education employees; salary schedules
for two-year postsecondary institutions; miscellaneous pay provisions. (a) The State Budget
Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama
Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services Department District, the Alabama
School of Fine Arts, and the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, for disbursement to
the employees thereof funds based on the following criteria. It is not the intent of the Legislature
to make an appropriation in this section. (1) KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 (K-12). An eight
and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each teacher employed in all public
school programs for the fiscal year 1994-95 over and above the salary received during the
1993-94 fiscal year. An eight and one-half percent salary increase shall be given to each
public education support worker employed for the fiscal year 1994-95...
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16-28-7
Section 16-28-7 Report of enrollment. At the end of the fifth day from the opening of the public
school, the principal teacher of each public school, private school, and each private tutor,
but not church school, shall report on forms prescribed by the State Superintendent of Education
to the county superintendent of education, in the event the school is operated in territory
under the control and supervision of the county board of education, or to the city superintendent
of schools, in the event the school is operated in territory under the control and supervision
of a city board of education, the names and addresses of all children of mandatory school
attendance age who have enrolled in such schools; and thereafter, throughout the compulsory
attendance period, the principal teacher of each school and private tutor shall report at
least weekly the names and addresses of all children of mandatory school attendance age who
enroll in the school or who, having enrolled, were absent...
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