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16-46B-6
Section 16-46B-6 Duties of department. Before June 30, 2020, the department shall create all
of the following: (1) A secondary computer science certification pathway for preservice teachers.
(2) An endorsement in computer science for all teachers who hold a valid Professional Educator
Certificate and demonstrate sufficient content knowledge in the course material as determined
by the department. Upon passing the Praxis, this certification does not have a two-year time
and service requirement to begin teaching. (3) A course-specific permit for teachers without
a secondary computer science certification or endorsement, who hold a valid Professional Educator
Certificate. The course-specific permit shall be issued upon the completion of a nationally
recognized professional learning course that is linked to a recognized high quality middle
school or high school computer science course or an approved preservice computer science pathway
offered at an institution of higher education for a...
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16-46B-5
Section 16-46B-5 Computer science education task force. (a) The Governor shall establish a
computer science education task force to develop a state strategic plan for expanding computer
science education in the public schools in Alabama. (b) The membership of the task force shall
include all of the following: (1) One member of the House of Representatives, as appointed
by the Speaker of the House, and one member of the Senate, as appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate. (2) A representative of the board, as appointed by the board. (3) The
state computer science specialist and two additional representatives of the department, as
appointed by the superintendent. (4) A representative of the Department of Early Childhood
Education, as appointed by the secretary. (5) A representative of the Alabama Community College
System, as appointed by the board of trustees of the system. (6) A representative of the Alabama
Workforce Council, as appointed by the council. (7) A...
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16-46B-3
Section 16-46B-3 Funding for teacher professional learning programs. (a) Subject to appropriation
from the Legislature, funds shall be appropriated to the department and the department shall
allocate those funds to eligible entities to develop and implement teacher professional learning
programs for the required computer science courses and content. (b) For the purposes of this
section, eligible entities shall include high quality computer science professional learning
providers, including institutions of higher education physically located in the state, nonprofits
dedicated to providing high quality computer science professional learning as determined by
the superintendent, and private entities. (c) For the purposes of this section, eligible entities
do not include a local education agency or a consortium of local education agencies. (d) Eligible
uses of funds appropriated for computer science professional learning are as follows: (1)
High quality professional learning for K-12...
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16-46B-1
Section 16-46B-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Education. (2) COMPUTER SCIENCE. The
study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware and
software designs, their implementation, and their impact on society. Content should focus
on teaching students how to create new technologies, not simply how to use technology. (3)
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND CONTENT. Courses that teach computer science either as a standalone
course implementation in middle and high schools, or, for elementary school, integrated into
other content areas. (4) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education. (5) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Includes grades kindergarten to six, inclusive. (6) HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. Professional
development activities that satisfy all of the following: a. Clarify the conceptual foundations
of computer science. b. Teach research-based practices,...
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16-23-16.1
Section 16-23-16.1 Creation of Professional Teachers Standards Commission; designation or development
of entry-level pre-certification examination for teacher candidates. (a) The Legislature finds
that Alabama is alone among the southern states in not testing teacher candidates before allowing
them in the classroom, and acknowledges that the need exists to establish, maintain, and enforce
minimum professional standards for teacher candidates in the State of Alabama. In response
to such need, there is hereby created a Professional Teachers Standards Commission (the commission)
for the State of Alabama. The commission shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Governor
in the following manner: The Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers Association, Alabama
School Board Association, Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision, Alabama
Education Association, and the Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher Education shall
each designate a representative that together...
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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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16-22A-3
the employee to teach or have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children, or
both, as defined in this chapter. (17) SUITABILITY CRITERIA. a. Suitability Criteria for Nonpublic
Employment. Pertains to an applicant for employment, nonpublic current employee, or a current
employee under review in a nonpublic school. An individual who has not been convicted of a
child abuse crime, as defined herein as a crime committed under the law of the state that
involves the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or maltreatment
of a child, shall be deemed suitable for employment. b. Suitability Criteria for Public Employment.
Pertains to an applicant for certification, certified applicant for employment, current public
certified employee, current public noncertified employee, and current employee under review
in a public school. An individual who has not been convicted of a child abuse crime, as defined
herein as a crime committed under the law of the state that...
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16-6G-4
Section 16-6G-4 Use of funds in support of Alabama Reading Initiative; literacy and reading
specialists. (a) Funds appropriated by the Legislature in support of the Alabama Reading Initiative
shall be allocated to support the following: (1) Local education agencies to support local
reading specialists. (2) The Alabama Summer Achievement Program. (3) Regional literacy specialists.
(4) Preservice and inservice teacher professional learning activities for elementary school
teachers in reading. (5) Curricula to support student interventions. (6) State administration.
(b) Funds dedicated to the Alabama Reading Initiative shall be expended on local and regional
reading specialists, professional learning activities, and administrative activities that
support all of the following activities for kindergarten through third grade students in public
K-12 schools; continued funding shall be contingent on measurable performance growth, as determined
by the task force established under subsection (a)...
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34-13-1
Section 34-13-1 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACCREDITED SCHOOL or COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE. A school or
college approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service and which maintains a course of instruction
of not less than 48 calendar weeks or four academic quarters or college terms and which gives
a course of instruction in the fundamental subjects including, but not limited to, the following:
a. Mortuary management and administration. b. Legal medicine and toxicology as it pertains
to funeral directing. c. Public health, hygiene, and sanitary science. d. Mortuary science,
to include embalming technique, in all its aspects; chemistry of embalming, color harmony;
discoloration, its causes, effects, and treatment; treatment of special cases; restorative
art; funeral management; and professional ethics. e. Anatomy and physiology. f. Chemistry,
organic and inorganic. g. Pathology. h. Bacteriology. i. Sanitation...
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34-29-61
VETERINARIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine
in Alabama. (13) LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed
to practice as a veterinary technician in Alabama. (14) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership,
association, joint venture, cooperative, or corporation or any other group or combination
acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver,
or as any kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest,
assigning agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative
of such person. (15) PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE: a. To diagnose, treat, correct, change,
relieve, or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or
mental condition; including the prescription or administration of any drug, medicine, biologic,
apparatus, application, anesthesia, or other therapeutic or diagnostic...
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