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16-40-20
Section 16-40-20 Elective courses authorized for objective study of the Bible and religious
history. (a) A public school may offer elective courses in the objective study of the Bible
and religious history in grades six to 12, inclusive, as follows: (1) A social studies course
on the Hebrew Scriptures of the Old Testament of the Bible. (2) A social studies course on
the Greek Scriptures of the New Testament of the Bible. (3) A social studies course on the
Hebrew Scriptures of the Old Testament and the Greek Scriptures of the New Testament of the
Bible. (4) A social studies course in religious history. (b) The State Board of Education
shall adopt rules and policies necessary for implementing the requirements of this article,
including a requirement that curriculum standards submitted by a public school or school district
for approval of an elective study of the Bible course shall meet the academic rigor and curriculum
standards of other elective courses approved by the board. (Act...
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16-40-21
Section 16-40-21 Scope of elective courses; display of artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts.
(a) Elective courses offered pursuant to this article shall be designed to do all of the following:
(1) Teach students about Bible characters, poetry, and narratives that are useful for understanding
history and contemporary society and culture, including art, music, social mores, oration,
and public policy. (2) Familiarize students with the following: a. The contents of the Bible
and religious history. b. The history of the Bible and religious history. c. The literary
style and structure of the Bible. d. The influence of the Bible on law, history, government,
literature, art, music, customs, morals, values, and cultures. (b) A teacher of a course offered
pursuant to this article shall comply with applicable law and all federal and state guidelines
regarding maintaining religious neutrality and accommodating the diverse religious views,
traditions, and perspectives of students in the...
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16-6B-2
Section 16-6B-2 Core curriculum. Every Alabama student shall be given instruction in grades
kindergarten through twelve to prepare him or her to enter the world of work and/or to complete
course work at the postsecondary level. In addition to a comprehensive core curriculum of
academics, each local board of education shall offer a program of vocational/technical education.
(a) The following words and phrases used in this section shall, in the absence of a clear
implication otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations: (1) REQUIRED COURSES.
Courses which are required to be taken by every student enrolled in public schools in the
State of Alabama. (2) ELECTIVE COURSES. Courses which are neither mandatory nor required to
be taken by any student enrolled in public schools in the State of Alabama. (b) The Legislature
finds that students must become more literate in the basic skills needed to earn a living
or to continue their education. The Legislature further finds that the...
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25-4-10
Section 25-4-10 Employment. (a) Subject to other provisions of this chapter, "employment"
means: (1) Any service performed prior to January 1, 1978, which was employment as defined
in this section prior to such date and, subject to the other provisions of this section, services
performed for remuneration after December 31, 1977, including service in interstate commerce,
by: a. Any officer of a corporation; or b. Any individual who, under the usual common law
rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship, has the status of an employee;
or c. Any individual other than an individual who is an employee under paragraphs a. or b.
of this subdivision (1) who performs services for remuneration for any person: 1. As an agent-driver
or commission-driver engaged in distributing meat products, bakery products, beverages (other
than milk) or laundry or dry cleaning services for a principal; 2. As a traveling or city
salesman engaged upon a full-time basis in the solicitation on...
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12-15-314
Section 12-15-314 Dispositions for dependent children. (a) If a child is found to be dependent,
the juvenile court may make any of the following orders of disposition to protect the welfare
of the child: (1) Permit the child to remain with the parent, legal guardian, or other legal
custodian of the child, subject to conditions and limitations as the juvenile court may prescribe.
(2) Place the child under protective supervision under the Department of Human Resources.
(3) Transfer legal custody to any of the following: a. The Department of Human Resources.
b. A local public or private agency, organization, or facility willing and able to assume
the education, care, and maintenance of the child and which is licensed by the Department
of Human Resources or otherwise authorized by law to receive and provide care for the child.
c. A relative or other individual who, after study by the Department of Human Resources, is
found by the juvenile court to be qualified to receive and care for the...
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16-1-20.6
Section 16-1-20.6 Released time for student participation in religious instruction. (a) This
section shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Released Time Credit Act. (b) The Legislature
finds and declares all of the following: (1) That the United States Supreme Court, in its
decision in Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306 (1952), upheld the constitutionality of released
time programs for religious instruction for public school students during the school day.
(2) That the United States Constitution and state law allows local school districts to offer
religious released time education for the benefit of public school students. (3) That the
purpose of this section is to incorporate a constitutionally acceptable method of allowing
school districts to offer released time classes and, in grades where credit is earned, to
award students elective credit for classes taken during the school day in released time programs.
(c) As used in this section, the term released time means a period of...
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16-35-3
Section 16-35-3 Duties generally. The Courses of Study Committee shall conduct continuing studies
and evaluations of the courses taught in the public elementary and secondary schools of the
state. It shall prepare the contents of the courses of study for each grade of the elementary
and secondary schools and revise the same from time to time. In evaluating the course of study,
consideration shall be given to the required basic content, texts used and available, the
educational objective of the course, changing scientific, technological and cultural developments,
as well as established facts of American history, tradition and patriotism. The committee
shall from time to time, but not less than once in each two years, prepare a report of its
recommendations with respect to the compulsory minimum content of courses of study and of
recommended revisions of courses, materials, subject content and treatment in specific courses
and subject areas. The report shall be submitted to the State...
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16-46-3
Section 16-46-3 Exemptions from chapter; records of private postsecondary institutions ceasing
operations. (a) This chapter shall not apply to any school offering instruction in grades
K-12, or any combination thereof, including any person in regard to the operation of such
K-12 school. (b) This chapter shall not apply to any of the following private postsecondary
institutions, including any person in regard to the operation of such private postsecondary
institution: (1) Schools operated on a nonprofit basis offering only courses or programs of
study which do not lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree and are limited in nature
to the performance of or preparation for the ministry of any established church, denomination,
or religion. (2) Courses conducted by employers exclusively for their employees and courses
conducted by labor unions exclusively for their members. (3) Schools, colleges, and universities
principally operated and supported by the State of Alabama or its political...
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16-46-1
Section 16-46-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ACADEMIC FRAUD. Courses offered
are insufficient in quality, content, or administration to achieve the stated or implied educational
objective. Persons offering such courses who know or reasonably should know that the courses
cannot achieve the stated or implied educational objective shall be considered to be involved
in academic fraud. (2) AGENT or REPRESENTATIVE. Salesperson who presents materials, sells
courses, or solicits students for enrollment of students in the state in person, by mail,
by correspondence, by telephone, online, by distance learning education, or by any other method
of advertising within the state. (3) COURSE. Any course, or portion of a plan or program of
instruction, whether conducted in person, by mail, by correspondence, online, by distance
learning education, or by any other method. (4) ECONOMIC FRAUD....
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34-26-65
Section 34-26-65 Psychology program requirements. The degree program of the applicant shall
meet all of the following requirements: (1) The program shall be publicly identified and clearly
labeled as a psychology program. (2) The program shall maintain clear authority and primary
responsibility for the core and concentration areas whether or not the program crosses administrative
lines. (3) The program shall have an identifiable body of students in residence at the institution
who are matriculated in the program for degree purposes. (4) The program shall have an identifiable
full-time psychology faculty in residence at the institution, sufficient in size and breadth
to carry out the responsibilities of the program, and employed by and providing instruction
at the main campus of the institution. (5) There shall be a psychologist responsible for the
program as the administrative head of the program, the advisor, a major professor, or the
committee chair. (6) The program shall be an...
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