16-23-16.2
Section 16-23-16.2 Criminal history background check for teacher preparation program
applicants. (a) Each two-year and four-year institution of higher education in the state shall
require each applicant for admission to a teacher preparation program to complete a criminal
history background information check as a part of the initial application process. (b) The
criminal history background information check shall be administered in a manner prescribed
by the institution of higher education that is consistent with the Alabama Child Protection
Act of 1999, and rules promulgated by the State Department of Education. (c) Any publication
of an institution of higher education, that describes the requirements for or application
process for a teacher preparation program offered by the institution, shall also inform prospective
students of the requirements of this section. (Act 2009-628, p. 1926, §1.)...
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16-1-32
Section 16-1-32 Debit cards; authorized uses; transaction fees. (a) The board of trustees
or any other governing body of a public institution of higher education as defined in Section
16-5-1 may establish a program which provides students enrolled at the institution with debit
cards issued by the institution. This specific authority shall exist in addition to any pre-existing
authority to establish such a program conferred elsewhere by the Constitution of Alabama of
1901, or statute. (b) A student issued a debit card under the program may use the card to
purchase merchandise or services available through the institution or at the institution through
a person authorized to sell merchandise or services at the institution, or at any other location
or through any other person as determined by the board of trustees or the governing body.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing subsection, the debit card program shall
at a minimum allow a person who operates an off-campus...
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16-5-5
Section 16-5-5 Commission to analyze and evaluate education needs; advisory and consultant
groups; Council of Presidents. The commission, in consultation with the agencies and institutions
concerned with higher education in this state, shall analyze and evaluate on a continuing
basis the present and future needs for instruction, research and public service in postsecondary
education in the state, including facilities, and assess the present and future capabilities.
The use of advisory groups and consultants, as deemed desirable, may be used to meet these
needs in order to provide the highest possible quality of collegiate and university education
to all persons in the state able and willing to participate. One such advisory committee shall
be the Council of Presidents, consisting of the president of each public four-year institution
of higher education and Athens State University, the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education,
and the presidents of three public two-year institutions of...
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16-65-4
Section 16-65-4 Creation of authority; members, organization, etc. There is hereby created
a public body corporate and politic to be known as Alabama Higher Education Equipment Loan
Authority. The authority shall not be a state institution nor a department or agency of the
state, but shall be an instrumentality of purely public charity performing an essential governmental
function, being a distinct corporate entity. The Governor shall be the president of the authority,
the State Treasurer shall be the vice president thereof, and the Director of Finance shall
be the secretary thereof. The State Treasurer shall be treasurer thereof, shall act as custodian
of its funds, and shall pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the authority out
of the funds hereinafter provided for. The members of the authority shall constitute all the
members of the board of directors of the authority, and any two members of the board of directors
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of...
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16-25A-1
Section 16-25A-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
EMPLOYEE. Any person covered by the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan pursuant
to Section 16-25A-11 or person who is employed full-time in any public institution
of education within the State of Alabama which provides instruction at any combination of
grades K through 14, exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education or the
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; provided, any person employed part-time by any public
institution of education within the State of Alabama which provides instruction at any combination
of grades K through 14, exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education or
the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, shall be included in the definition of employee
if such person shall agree to have deducted from his or her compensation a pro rata...
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16-57-5
Section 16-57-5 Funding from Education Trust Fund. The Legislature finds that Tuskegee
University has a unique relationship to the State of Alabama. The Legislature further finds
that due to the unique nature of the circumstances related to the establishment and development
of Tuskegee Institute which differs from that of private schools and colleges receiving funds
from the state and from the state's public colleges and universities, the institution should
be afforded a unique treatment relative to funding from the Education Trust Fund. Tuskegee
Institute was established by an act of the Legislature in 1881 and separately incorporated
by an act of the Legislature in 1892; the Governor appoints five commissioners who serve as
voting members on the Tuskegee Board; and the State Superintendent of Education serves as
an ex officio voting commissioner on the Tuskegee Board. Tuskegee has received appropriations
from the Legislature since 1881. Being a private institution as well as a state...
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38-12B-8
Section 38-12B-8 Priority of funding. Fostering Hope scholarship funds shall be applied
to tuition and mandatory fees before any other grant, loan, voucher, or scholarship the student
may be awarded to attend a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in
the state or publicly funded state training program. (Act 2015-121, §8.)...
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41-9-944
Section 41-9-944 Duties of commission. The commission shall have the following duties:
(1) Provide for the education of members of the Legislature and state agencies of Alabama
about Total Quality, including the basic concepts, potential benefits, and application to
state government, among other responsibilities. (2) Arrange Total Quality presentations for
members of the Legislature and host quality meetings between invitees from the Legislature,
the executive branch, state and local governments, private industry, or other relevant parties
to discuss the application of Total Quality to government. (3) Make and transmit to the Governor
and the Legislature findings and recommendations regarding the application of Total Quality
principles to the organization and continuous operations of state government. These findings
and recommendations shall address the continuous improvement of government operations through
the promotion of citizen satisfaction, cost-saving, employee satisfaction and...
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16-34-5
Section 16-34-5 Council on Adult Education. (a) The State Board of Education shall establish
a Council on Adult Education prior to October 1, 1991. The membership of the council shall
be as follows: (1) The Governor or his designated representative; (2) The State Superintendent
of Education; (3) The Chancellor of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education; (4)
The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; (5) A member of, as
selected by, the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision; (6) A member of,
as selected by, the Alabama Association of School Boards; (7) A member of, as selected by,
the Alabama Education Association; (8) A member of, as selected by, the Alabama Parent Teacher
Association; (9) The Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs;
(10) The Governor's education liaison; and (11) Five members of the business/professional
community appointed by the Governor. (b) The Council on Adult Education, created...
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38-12B-9
Section 38-12B-9 Ineligibility from participation. Any other provision of this chapter
to the contrary notwithstanding, an otherwise eligible person who earns grants, scholarships,
or other awards, excluding loans, sufficient to pay his or her tuition, room and board, and
other fees at a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the state
or publicly funded state training program, as governed by rules promulgated by the department,
may not participate in the Fostering Hope program. (Act 2015-121, §9.)...
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