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16-23-3
Section 16-23-3 Provisional certificates. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
State of Alabama shall modify its policies relative to the certification of teachers to permit
an expanded alternative certification program for prospective teachers for grades six through
12. In addition to certificates issued pursuant to this chapter to individuals graduating
from approved teacher education programs, the State Board of Education shall adopt policies,
procedures, rules, regulations, or standards authorizing an alternative certificate to be
issued by the State Superintendent of Education to an individual, regardless of whether the
individual is a graduate of an approved teacher education program, where the applicant shall:
(1) Hold an earned bachelor's or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of
higher education. (2) Submit the required application forms and fees and, when required, a
separate fingerprint fee, along with fingerprints and release forms. (3) Be...
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16-36-63
Section 16-36-63 Bids for statewide textbook contracts. (a) Each year, before the organizational
meeting of the State Textbook Committee, the State Board of Education, through the State Superintendent
of Education, shall advertise in such manner and for such length of time and at such places
as considered advisable, that at a certain time and place determined by the State Board of
Education sealed bids or proposals shall be received from publishers for furnishing school
textbooks. Publishers and individuals may request an invitation to bid by writing the State
Superintendent of Education. The State Board of Education may include additional regulations
in the bid form that the State Board of Education deems best for the administration of this
article. Any regulations included in the bid forms and accepted by the publisher shall be
construed as a part of this article. The bids or proposals for each book shall be based upon
a contract period determined by the State Superintendent of...
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16-46-5
Section 16-46-5 License for operation of schools; fees; financial stability. (a) No private
postsecondary institution, except those enumerated in Section 16-46-3, shall operate within
this state unless the private postsecondary institution first secures a license from the Department
of Postsecondary Education, regardless of whether the private postsecondary institution enrolls
Alabama students or has a physical presence within the State of Alabama. Procedures for licensing
and bonding of private postsecondary institutions operating courses in separate locations
shall be established in the rules and regulations pursuant to Section 16-46-7. (b) For all
applicable private postsecondary schools or institutions that apply for a license and that
meet the criteria identified in this section, the Department of Postsecondary Education shall
issue a license to be publicly displayed on the premises where the private postsecondary institution
operates. (c) The application for a license for a...
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31-12A-3
Section 31-12A-3 Academic credits based on military education, training, or service. Each board
of a state public educational institution, community college, or technical school shall adopt,
by December 31, 2013, a policy requiring each institution under the board's supervision and
management to award educational credits to a student, who is also a veteran, enrolled in the
institution for courses that are part of the student's military training or service and that
meet the standards of the American Council on Education or equivalent standards for awarding
academic credit if the award of education credit is based upon the institution's admission
standards and its role, scope, and mission. Each board shall adopt necessary rules, regulations,
and procedures to implement the provisions of this section, effective beginning with the 2014-2015
academic year and continuing thereafter. (Act 2013-350, p. 1255, ยง3.)...
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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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16-6D-4
Section 16-6D-4 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC YEAR. The 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending
on the following June 30. (2) DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. The Alabama Department of Revenue. (3)
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP. A grant made by a scholarship granting organization to an eligible
student to cover all or part of the tuition and mandatory fees for one academic year charged
by a qualifying school to the eligible student receiving the scholarship; provided, however,
that an educational scholarship shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000) for an elementary
school student, eight thousand dollars ($8,000) for a middle school student, or ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) for a high school student per academic year. The term does not include a
lump sum, block grant, or similar payment by a scholarship granting organization to a qualifying
school that assigns the responsibility in whole or in part for...
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16-6B-10
Section 16-6B-10 Budget requirements for Foundation and Vocational/Technical Education Program.
(a) Foundation Program. It is the intent of the Legislature to see that funds allocated for
classroom instructional support actually reach the classroom. To that end, the State Department
of Education shall monitor the flow of funds appropriated for various instructional purposes.
Classroom instructional support shall be defined as those funds appropriated for instructional
supplies, library enhancement, textbooks, technology and professional development. The Legislature
believes that the classroom instructional support funds have a direct impact upon the ability
of classroom teachers to have the resources and assistance necessary to assist them in the
performance of their responsibilities. School budgets for instructional supplies shall be
developed within each school as is required by Section 16-1-30 relating to the adoption of
school board policies. It is the intent of the Legislature...
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16-23-24
Section 16-23-24 Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program established; use; subsequent obligations;
funding; rule-making authority; provisions for current scholarship recipients. (a) Effective
October 1, 1993, there is established a Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program (hereinafter
referred to as "the program") to provide for the education of certified, employed
public school teachers to be trained in the use of integrating technology skills in the curriculum.
First priority shall be given to those certified public school teachers in the fields of English,
science, mathematics, and social science and history and those who teach pupils in kindergarten
to grade six, inclusive. Twenty-five percent of the funds available through this program shall
be targeted for minority teachers. When moneys are available for scholarship loans for teachers
above and beyond the first priority group, the State Board of Education shall designate other
critical needs areas for scholarship loans. (b)...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section 15-3-5,
the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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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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