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16-36-69
Section 16-36-69 Use of textbooks. (a) All textbooks furnished free of charge to pupils shall
be the property of the local board of education, as long as textbook funds are expended as
prescribed by law. (b) When distributed to pupils the textbooks shall be retained for normal
use only during the period they are engaged in a course of study for which the textbooks are
selected. At the completion of each course of study or otherwise at the instructions of the
principal or teacher in charge, the textbooks shall be returned as directed. A receipt shall
be required from each pupil, parent, or guardian upon issuance of any textbook, which receipt
shall be retained until the return of the textbook. (c) The parent, guardian, or other person
having custody of a child to whom textbooks are issued shall be held liable for any loss,
abuse, or damage in excess of that which would result from the normal use of the textbooks.
In computing the loss or damage of a textbook which has been in use for a...
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16-28-12
Section 16-28-12 Person in loco parentis responsible for child's school attendance and behavior;
noncompliance; local boards to promulgate written behavior policy, contents, annual distribution,
receipt to be documented; school officials required to report noncompliance; failure to report
suspected violation; district attorneys vigorously to enforce provisions. (a) Each parent,
guardian, or other person having control or custody of any child required to attend school
or receive regular instruction by a private tutor who fails to have the child enrolled in
school or who fails to send the child to school, or have him or her instructed by a private
tutor during the time the child is required to attend a public school, private school, church
school, denominational school, or parochial school, or be instructed by a private tutor, or
fails to require the child to regularly attend the school or tutor, or fails to compel the
child to properly conduct himself or herself as a pupil in any public...
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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, ยง11)...
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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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16-1-24.1
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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16-44B-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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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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16-36-64
Section 16-36-64 Statewide textbook contracts. (a) No contract shall be made pursuant to this
article for the purchase of textbooks rejected by the State Board of Education. The only contracts
entered into by the State Board of Education pursuant to this article shall be for textbooks
considered by the State Textbook Committee and adopted by the State Board of Education as
provided for in this article. (b) In addition to all other laws which forbid the use of textbooks
in the public schools of the state by authors who are members of the Communist Party or members
of communist front organizations, all contracts with publishers for textbooks made pursuant
to this article shall stipulate that the author or authors of such book or books is not a
member of the Communist Party or known advocate of communism or Marxist socialism and is not
a member of a communist front organization. (c) The maximum price at which the State Board
of Education shall contract for local boards of education to pay...
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16-28-2.2
Section 16-28-2.2 Establishment of program by local boards to inform parents of educational
responsibilities. (a) Local boards of education, pursuant to guidelines established by the
State Board of Education, shall establish educational programs to inform parents of school
children of their education-related responsibilities to their children. The programs shall
include, but shall not be limited to, coverage of each of the following topics: (1) The criminal
liability and criminal sanctions parents may be subject to under Section 16-28-12, for failing
to compel their child to properly conduct himself or herself as a pupil, or for failing to
ensure that their child attends school or enrolls in school. (2) The necessity for a parent
to monitor and supervise the school work and educational activities of the child. (3) An explanation
of the responsibilities of teachers and the school system to a child, and an enumeration of
those matters that are strictly the responsibility of the parent....
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16-1-39
Section 16-1-39 Self-administration of medications by student. (a) Commencing with the 2007-2008
scholastic year, each local board of education and the governing body of each nonpublic school
in the state shall permit the self-administration of medications by a student for chronic
conditions if conducted in compliance with the State Department of Education and State Board
of Nursing Medication Curriculum, as may be amended from time to time by the department and
board. Approved medications may be self-administered if the parent or legal guardian of the
student provides all of the information outlined in the medication curriculum, including,
but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Written and signed authorization for the self-administration
to the chief executive officer of the school. (2) Written and signed acknowledgement that
the school shall incur no liability and that the parent or legal guardian shall indemnify
and hold harmless the school and the employees and agents of the...
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