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16-36-61
Section 16-36-61 Adoptions. (a) Based upon the recommendations of the State Textbook Committee,
the State Board of Education shall adopt textbooks from which local boards of education may
adopt for use in their systems. Local boards of education shall not adopt textbooks nor expend
public funds for textbooks that have been rejected by the State Board of Education, except
for the length of an existing local contract approved by the state superintendent. Members
of any local board found doing so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500) and also may be imprisoned or sentenced to hard labor for a term
not exceeding six months. (b) The State Board of Education shall divide the subjects of study
in the public schools so that all textbooks on a given subject for grades kindergarten through
12 shall be considered for adoption in one year. New adoptions made during any year shall
not be used in the public schools until the next ensuing scholastic...
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16-36-60
Section 16-36-60 State Textbook Committee. (a) The State Textbook Committee is created. The
committee shall consider the merit of textbooks offered for use in the public elementary and
high schools of the state and make recommendations for approval or rejection, or both, to
the State Board of Education as hereinafter provided. In making recommendations to the State
Board of Education, the State Textbook Committee shall also consider any recommendations made
by the State Courses of Study Committee or by the State Superintendent of Education. (b) The
State Textbook Committee shall be composed of 23 members. Four of the members shall be secondary
school classroom teachers and four elementary school classroom teachers. One of these eight
members shall be appointed from each of the seven United States Congressional Districts, as
such districts are constituted on July 1, 1998, and one shall be appointed statewide. Four
members shall be appointed from the state at large, and these four...
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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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16-13-231
of his or her contract reduced as a result of this article. b. The Foundation Program allowance
for fringe benefits shall be determined by multiplying a uniform percentage times the amount
of teachers' salaries allowed in paragraph a. above or by multiplying a fixed rate depending
on the type of fringe benefit. The fringe benefits allowances shall include amounts for the
employer's contribution for teachers' retirement, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare,
unemployment compensation, personal leave, and sick leave. The fringe benefits allowance
may include allowances for other fringe benefits as may be approved by the State Legislature.
The State Legislature shall seek the input and advice of appropriate agencies and individuals
in setting allowances. The Teachers' Retirement System and the Public Education Employees'
Health Insurance Board shall recommend to the Legislature, on or before the first legislative
day of each regular session of the Legislature, the rate for the...
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16-36-62
Section 16-36-62 Local textbook committee. (a) A local textbook committee or committees shall
be appointed by each separate local board of education. The number, size, and composition,
which shall include parents, of the committee or committees shall be determined by each local
board of education. A copy of local school board policies in regard to local textbook committees
shall be kept on file by each local superintendent. Names of each person serving on a local
textbook committee shall also be kept on file by each local superintendent. (b) In order to
qualify as a member of the committee, each member of the local textbook committee and its
secretary shall prepare an affidavit to be filed with the local board of education within
10 days after notice of the member's appointment stating each of the following: (1) The member
agrees to discharge faithfully all the duties imposed upon him or her as a member or as secretary
of the textbook committee. (2) The member has no interest, directly...
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16-1-41.1
local board of education, and in addition to all other requirements imposed by law, prospective
members shall be required for each term of office to affirm publicly and in writing all of
the following principles of educational governance: a. That each decision, action, and vote
taken or made as a member of a local board of education shall be based solely on the needs
and interests of students or the system. b. That no decision, action, or vote shall be taken
or made to serve or promote the personal, political, or pecuniary interests of the
member. c. That each decision, action, and vote shall be based on the interests of the school
system as a whole. d. That the views of all members of the local board of education and of
the local superintendent of education shall be considered before making a decision or taking
an action on any measure or proposal before the local board of education. e. That, except
to the extent otherwise provided by law, each member of a local board of education...
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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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16-22-9
Section 16-22-9 Educational authority sick leave bank plans. (a) The following terms shall
have the following meanings, respectively: (1) CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS. Any illness, injury,
or pregnancy or medical condition related to childbirth, certified by a licensed physician
which causes the employee to be absent from work for an extended period of time. (2) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county or city school system; the President
of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the president of any two-year school or college
under the auspices of the State Board of Education; the President of Alabama Agricultural
and Mechanical University; the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District;
the Executive Director of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Executive Director of the
Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science. (3) EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY or AUTHORITY or
BOARD. Each city and county board of education; the Board of Trustees of the...
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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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16-44B-1
Commission may deem appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the Interstate
Commission, but shall not be a Member of the Interstate Commission. The executive director
shall hire and supervise such other persons as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission.
D. The Interstate Commission's executive director and its employees shall be immune from suit
and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for a claim for damage to
or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising
out of or relating to an actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that
such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of Interstate
Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided, that such person shall not be
protected from suit or liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the
intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of such person. 1. The liability of...
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