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16-1-47
Section 16-1-47 Information on meningococcal meningitis disease and its vaccine to be provided
to parents and guardians of students. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as
the Jessica Elkins Act. (b) If a local board of education provides information on immunizations,
infectious diseases, medications, or other school health issues to parents and guardians of
students in grades six through 12, then all of the following information about meningococcal
meningitis disease and its vaccine shall be included: (1) A description of causes, symptoms,
and means of transmission. (2) A list of sources for additional information. (3) Related recommendations
issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (c) The State Department
of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health, shall develop and make
available the information about meningococcal meningitis disease and its vaccine to local
school systems as required under subsection (b) in an efficient...
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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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16-13-232
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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16-16B-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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16-28B-6
Section 16-28B-6 Duties of schools. Each school shall do all of the following: (1) Develop
and implement evidence-based practices to promote a school environment that is free of harassment,
intimidation, violence, and threats of violence. (2) Develop and implement evidence-based
practices to prevent harassment, intimidation, violence, and threats of violence based, as
a minimum, on the criteria established by this chapter and local board policy, and to intervene
when such incidents occur. (3) Incorporate into civility, citizenship, and character education
curricula awareness of and sensitivity to the prohibitions of this chapter and local board
policy against harassment, intimidation, violence, and threats of violence. (4) Report statistics
to the local board of actual violence, submitted reports of threats of violence, and harassment.
The local board shall provide the statistics of the school system and each school in the school
system to the department for posting on the department...
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16-6F-4
Section 16-6F-4 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. Any group with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or that
has submitted an application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status that develops and submits an
application for a public charter school to an authorizer. (2) APPLICATION. A proposal from
an applicant to an authorizer to enter into a charter contract whereby the proposed school
obtains public charter school status. (3) AT-RISK STUDENT. A student who has an economic or
academic disadvantage that requires special services and assistance to succeed in educational
programs. The term includes, but is not limited to, students who are members of economically
disadvantaged families, students who are identified as having special education needs, students
who are limited in English proficiency, students who are at risk of dropping out of high school,
and students who do not meet minimum standards of academic proficiency....
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45-48-101.21
Section 45-48-101.21 Districts; representation. (a) That area known as the Marshall County
school system and served by the Marshall County Board of Education shall be divided by the
board into four districts. The initial boundaries of the districts shall be based upon a map
drawn by the board and filed in the office of the Judge of Probate of Marshall County by the
members of the board. The separate districts shall be known as and shall include the following
schools: (1) District 1, Ashbury. (2) District 2, Douglas. (3) District 3, Brindlee Mountain.
(4) District 4, DAR. (b) As the terms of current board members expire, members shall be elected
to the board to represent those districts without representation on the board. If more than
one of those districts is without representation on the board, the board shall designate from
which district or districts successor board members shall be elected. In designating the sequence
of election of members from the districts, the board shall...
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16-2-9
Section 16-2-9 Donation of surplus, non-expired food to charitable organizations for redistribution
to needy students. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following
meanings: (1) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. Any food bank or charitable organization as defined
in the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. (2) DEPARTMENT. The State Department
of Education. (3) FOOD. Any raw, cooked, processed, or prepared edible substance, ice, beverage,
or ingredient used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption. (4) SCHOOL.
A public elementary school, middle school, or high school. (b) A local board of education
may allow any school under its jurisdiction to donate surplus, non-expired food to a charitable
organization through an official of the charitable organization who is directly affiliated
with the school, including a teacher, counselor, support staff, or any employee of the school,
or a parent of a student enrolled at the school. The...
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16-39-31
Section 16-39-31 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words, terms
and phrases shall have the following interpretations: (1) SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. Services
relating to instruction of exceptional children with disabilities. (2) EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN.
Those children and youth with disabilities determined eligible for special education and related
services under existing federal and state laws, rules, regulations and policies governing
special education. (3) CATASTROPHIC. Those cases where special education and related services
which are required for a particular child are unduly expensive, extraordinary and/or beyond
the routine and reasonable special education and related services provided by the local education
agency. (4) LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY. A county or city school district in the State of Alabama.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-594, p. 1097, ยง2.)...
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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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