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16-28A-1
Section 16-28A-1 Legislative findings. It is the finding of the Alabama Legislature
that the people of Alabama have two basic expectations of their public schools: (1) that students
be allowed to learn in a safe classroom setting where order and discipline are maintained;
and (2) that students learn at the level of their capabilities and achieve accordingly. The
Legislature finds further that every child in Alabama is entitled to have access to a program
of instruction which gives him or her the right to learn in a non-disruptive environment.
No student has a right to be unruly in his or her classroom to the extent that such disruption
denies fellow students of their right to learn. The teacher in each classroom is expected
to maintain order and discipline. Teachers are hereby given the authority and responsibility
to use appropriate means of discipline up to and including corporal punishment as may be prescribed
by the local board of education. So long as teachers follow approved...
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16-6F-7
Section 16-6F-7 Applicant proposals; conversion to public charter school; terms of charters;
contracts. (a) Request for proposals. (1) To solicit, encourage, and guide the development
of quality public charter school applications, every local school board, in its role as public
charter school authorizer, shall issue and broadly publicize a request for proposals for public
charter school applications by July 17, 2015, and by November 1 in each subsequent year. The
content and dissemination of the request for proposals shall be consistent with the purposes
and requirements of this act. (2) Public charter school applicants may submit a proposal for
a particular public charter school to no more than one local school board at a time. (3) The
department shall annually establish and disseminate a statewide timeline for charter approval
or denial decisions, which shall apply to all authorizers in the state. (4) Each local school
board's request for proposals shall present the board's strategic...
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16-26D-5
Section 16-26D-5 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The
board of trustees may perform the following functions: (1) Accept donations, bequests, or
other forms of financial assistance for educational purposes from any public or private person
or agency and comply with rules and regulations governing grants from the federal government
or from any other person or agency, which are not in contravention of the constitution and
laws. (2) Purchase or lease real estate and equipment and make improvements to facilities
necessary for the use of the school, in accordance with applicable law. (3) Lease land or
other property belonging to the board of trustees or to the school. (4) Sell or exchange land
or other real property not needed for school purposes, but only when specifically authorized
by law and then only in accordance with the procedures provided for the sale of unused...
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16-1-24.1
Section 16-1-24.1 Safe school and drug-free school policy; treatment of policy violators;
promulgation and distribution of discipline policy; liability limited for discipline actions;
local boards may adopt more stringent guidelines. (a) The Legislature finds a compelling public
interest in ensuring that schools are made safe and drug-free for all students and school
employees. The Legislature finds the need for a comprehensive safe school and drug-free school
policy to be adopted by the State Board of Education. This policy should establish minimum
standards for classes of offenses and prescribe uniform minimum procedures and penalties for
those who violate the policies. It is the intent of the Legislature that our schools remain
safe and drug-free for all students and school employees. The State Board of Education shall
adopt and all local boards of education shall uniformly enforce policies that protect all
students and school employees. The State Board of Education shall require...
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16-1-20.5
Section 16-1-20.5 Protection of student religious liberties. (a) This section
shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Student Religious Liberties Act of 2015."
(b) A public local board of education may not discriminate against students or parents on
the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression. A local board of education shall
treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible
subject in the same manner the local board of education treats a student's voluntary expression
of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and may not discriminate
against the student based on a religious viewpoint expressed by the student on an otherwise
permissible subject. (c) Students may express their beliefs about religion in homework, artwork,
and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content
of their submissions. Homework and classroom assignments shall be judged by...
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16-6F-9
Section 16-6F-9 Legal status and powers of public charter schools; employees. (a) Legal
status of a public charter school. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
to the extent that any provision of this chapter is inconsistent with any other state or local
law, rule, or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall govern and be controlling.
(2) A public charter school shall be subject to all federal laws and authorities enumerated
herein or arranged by charter contract with the school's authorizer, where such contracting
is consistent with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. (3) Except as provided in this
chapter, a public charter school shall not be subject to the state's education statutes or
any state or local rule, regulation, policy, or procedure relating to non-charter public schools
within an applicable local school system regardless of whether such rule, regulation, policy,
or procedure is established by the local school board, the State Board of...
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16-26A-4
Section 16-26A-4 Board of directors generally. (a) There is hereby created a board of
directors for the school, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "board." The
board shall be composed of 21 members as follows: (1) The State Department of Education assistant
state superintendent in charge of curriculum development, or his or her designee. (2) The
Chancellor of the University of Alabama System, or his or her designee. (3) The President
of Auburn University, or his or her designee. (4) The President of the University of South
Alabama, or his or her designee. (5) The President of Alabama A&M University, or his or
her designee. (6) The Chair of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science Foundation.
(7) The Chair of the House Standing Committee on Education, or his or her designee. (8) The
Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Education, or his or her designee. (9) The Chair
of the House Standing Committee on Ways and Means Education, or his or her designee. (10)
The Chair...
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16-6F-6
Section 16-6F-6 Authorization of establishment; Alabama Public Charter School Commission;
registration requirements; powers and duties of authorizers. (a) Eligible authorizing entities.
(1) A public charter school shall not be established in this state unless its establishment
is authorized by this section. No governmental entity or other entity, other than an
entity expressly granted chartering authority as set forth in this section, may assume
any authorizing function or duty in any form. The following entities shall be authorizers
of public charter schools: a. A local school board, for chartering of schools within the boundaries
of the school system under its jurisdiction, pursuant to state law. b. The Alabama Public
Charter School Commission, pursuant to this section. (2) A local school board that
registers as an authorizer may approve or deny an application to form a public charter school
within the boundaries of the local school system overseen by the local school board. (3) All...
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16-23-16.1
Section 16-23-16.1 Creation of Professional Teachers Standards Commission; designation
or development of entry-level pre-certification examination for teacher candidates. (a) The
Legislature finds that Alabama is alone among the southern states in not testing teacher candidates
before allowing them in the classroom, and acknowledges that the need exists to establish,
maintain, and enforce minimum professional standards for teacher candidates in the State of
Alabama. In response to such need, there is hereby created a Professional Teachers Standards
Commission (the commission) for the State of Alabama. The commission shall consist of 11 members
appointed by the Governor in the following manner: The Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers
Association, Alabama School Board Association, Alabama Council for School Administration and
Supervision, Alabama Education Association, and the Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education shall each designate a representative that together...
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16-28B-5
Section 16-28B-5 Model policy. The department shall develop a model policy prohibiting
bullying, violence, and threats of violence on or off of school property, on a school bus,
or at any school-sponsored function. The model policy, at a minimum, shall contain all of
the following components: (1) A statement prohibiting bullying, violence, and threats of violence.
(2) Definitions of the terms bullying, as provided in subdivision (1) of Section 16-28B-3,
intimidation, and threats of violence. (3) A description of the behavior expected of each
student. (4) A series of graduated consequences for any student who commits an act of intimidation,
bullying, violence, or threats of violence. Punishment shall conform with applicable federal
and state disability, antidiscrimination, and education laws and school discipline policies.
(5) A procedure for reporting an act of intimidation, threat of suicide, bullying, violence,
or threat of violence. An anonymous report may not be the basis for...
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