16-44A-31
Section 16-44A-31 Citizenship Trust established. (a) The State of Alabama hereby establishes and authorizes the Citizenship Trust, herein referred to as the "trust." (b) The purpose of the trust is to strengthen and renew the foundation of American liberty and self-government through citizenship education. The trust shall provide students with high quality educational programs, learning experiences, and resources inside and outside the classroom which enhance their understanding and appreciation of the principles of American citizenship, and knowledge of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and other essential foundations of the American Republic, and which encourage them to serve and lead their communities, state, and nation as active, responsible, informed, and law-abiding citizens. Programs shall be focused on improving student learning and achievement in the critical academic areas of American history, government, civics, and citizenship. (c) The trust shall encourage voluntary,...
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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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41-29-335
Section 41-29-335 Alabama Apprenticeship Council. (a) The Alabama Apprenticeship Council, which shall be composed of public and private persons representing employer and employee organizations that are familiar with apprenticeable occupations, is established. All appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state. The membership of the council shall consist of all of the following: (1) The Governor, who shall serve as ex officio chair of the council. (2) The Lieutenant Governor. (3) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (4) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. (5) The Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System. (6) The State Superintendent of Education. (7) The Chair of the Alabama Workforce Development Board. (8) The Chair of the Alabama Workforce Council. (9) Nine members appointed by the Governor, and confirmed by the Senate, for a renewable term of service....
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16-5-10
Section 16-5-10 Additional powers and duties of commission. The commission shall exercise the following powers and duties in addition to those otherwise specified in this article: (1) To cause to be made such surveys and evaluations of higher education as are believed necessary for the purpose of providing appropriate information to carry out its powers and duties. (2) To recommend to the Legislature of Alabama the enactment of such legislation as it deems necessary or desirable to insure the highest quality of higher education in this state taking into consideration the orderly development and maintenance of the state system of public higher education to meet trends in population and the change in social and technical requirements of the economy. (3) To advise and counsel the Governor, at his request, regarding any area of, or matter pertaining to, postsecondary education. (4) To establish definitions of a junior college, a community college, a technical college or institute, a senior...
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41-7-3
Section 41-7-3 Advisory Board. (a) There is established the Advisory Board to the Alabama Tourism Department to advise and assist the director. The board shall be composed of 21 members who shall be appointed as follows: (1) Two members who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three persons for each board position which shall be submitted to the Governor by the Alabama Travel Council, or its successor organization. (2) Two members who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three persons for each board position which shall be submitted to the Governor by the Alabama Hospitality Association, or its successor organization. (3) Two members who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three persons for each board position which shall be submitted to the Governor by the Alabama Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus, or its successor organization. (4) Two members who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three persons for each board...
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41-29-291
Section 41-29-291 Composition. (a) The Alabama Workforce Council shall consist of the following members: (1) Fourteen members appointed by the Governor. (2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (4) One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (5) The Deputy Secretary of the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce shall be an ex officio member of the council, but shall have no voting rights. (6) The Vice Chancellor for Workforce and Economic Development of the Alabama Community College System shall be an ex officio member of the council, but shall have no voting rights. (7) The Deputy State Superintendent of Education, Career and Technical Education/Workforce Development Division shall be an ex officio member of the council, but shall have no voting rights. (8) The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall be an ex officio member of...
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41-29-333
Section 41-29-333 Alabama Office of Apprenticeship - Powers and duties; Alabama Committee on Credentialing and Career Pathways. (a) The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, with the advice and consent of the Alabama Apprenticeship Council, shall develop a nationally recognized state apprenticeship completion credential, as described in 29 C.F.R. ยง29.5, for completing a registered or industry-recognized apprenticeship program registered with the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. (b) The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship may certify industry-recognized apprenticeships, registered with the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, as eligible training providers for the purpose of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128, and may deliver services to registered apprenticeship participants with qualifying training accounts under Title I of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113-128, through the eligible training provider list of each regional workforce...
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16-68-3
Section 16-68-3 (Effective July 1, 2020) Adoption of free expression policy. (a) On or before January 1, 2021, the board of trustees of each public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy on free expression that is consistent with this chapter. The policy, at a minimum, shall adhere to all of the following provisions: (1) That the primary function of the public institution of higher education is the discovery, improvement, transmission, and dissemination of knowledge by means of research, teaching, discussion, and debate, and that, to fulfill that function, the institution will strive to ensure the fullest degree possible of intellectual freedom and free expression. (2) That it is not the proper role of the institution to shield individuals from speech protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, including without limitation, ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or...
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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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11-54-50
Section 11-54-50 Definitions. Wherever used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms shall be given the following respective meanings: (1) GOVERNING BODY. The board or body in which the legislative powers of the municipality are vested. (2) MORTGAGE. A mortgage or a mortgage and indenture of trust. (3) MUNICIPALITY. Any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama. (4) NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. a. Any regional, national, or international association or organization, one or more of the purposes or objects of which shall consist of one or more of the following: 1. The promotion of patriotism or good citizenship; 2. The development of civic pride or consciousness; 3. The improvement of trade, business, professional, or economic conditions; or 4. The promotion of health, safety, conservation, community beautification, or community welfare. b. The membership of such regional, national, or international association or organization...
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