16-1-41.1
local board of education, and in addition to all other requirements imposed by law, prospective members shall be required for each term of office to affirm publicly and in writing all of the following principles of educational governance: a. That each decision, action, and vote taken or made as a member of a local board of education shall be based solely on the needs and interests of students or the system. b. That no decision, action, or vote shall be taken or made to serve or promote the personal, political, or pecuniary interests of the member. c. That each decision, action, and vote shall be based on the interests of the school system as a whole. d. That the views of all members of the local board of education and of the local superintendent of education shall be considered before making a decision or taking an action on any measure or proposal before the local board of education. e. That, except to the extent otherwise provided by law, each member of a local board of education...
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16-25A-41
Section 16-25A-41 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The Public Education Flexible Employees Benefit Board. (2) EMPLOYEE. Any person employed by a state or local board of education, postsecondary institution, or other employer with employees as defined by Sections 16-25A-1 and 16-25A-11 participating in a state health insurance program. (3) EMPLOYER. Any local board of education within the State of Alabama or other public institution of education within the state that provides instruction at any combination of grades K-14 exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education, or the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, or entities whose employees are covered by the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Section 16-25A-11. (4) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (5) PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE. An employee who elects to participate in...
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16-6C-3
Section 16-6C-3 Legislative School Performance Recognition Program. (a) The Legislative School Performance Recognition Program is created within the State Department of Education to reward public schools that either: (1) Demonstrate high performance by being ranked in the top 25 percent of public schools, as ranked in the school grading system created in Section 16-6C-2. (2) Demonstrate exemplary progress by improving the overall annual ranking of the school by at least one letter grade, as ranked in the school grading system created in Section 16-6C-2. (b) All public schools that are ranked in the school grading system created in Section 16-6C-2 are eligible to participate in the program. (c) The State Superintendent of Education shall prescribe guidelines for how the program shall be administered and implemented by not later than December 31, 2013, but the program may not be implemented by the State Superintendent of Education or the State Department of Education until both of the...
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31-10-4
Section 31-10-4 Minimum requirements to be eligible; repayment of benefits if service terminated; final authority for determining applicants. In order to be eligible to receive tuition reimbursement under this article, the member must meet the following minimum requirements: (1) Be an active member of the Alabama National Guard and must have completed basic training. (2) The member must be a member in good standing with the Alabama National Guard as prescribed by regulations promulgated by the Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, and the Military Department of the State of Alabama, at the time of application and during the entire semester or quarter for which benefits are received. (3) In the event the individual's service in the Alabama National Guard is terminated or his or her service becomes unsatisfactory while receiving or for four years after receiving the benefits afforded by this program, the benefits will be terminated and repaid by the individual on a pro...
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41-4-18
Section 41-4-18 Inventory of facilities and lands owned, leased, rented, etc., by certain state entities. (a)(1) The State Department of Finance shall develop and maintain an automated inventory of all facilities and lands owned, leased, rented, or otherwise occupied or maintained by any agency of the state or by the judicial branch. The facilities inventory shall include the location, occupying agency, and ownership. (2) For the purposes of this section, the term facility means buildings, structures, and building systems, and does not include facilities of the State Department of Transportation or the Alabama State Port Authority. (3) The State Department of Transportation shall develop and maintain an inventory of their own facilities, which inventories should be available to the public online. (4) The Alabama Commission on Higher Education and the State Department of Postsecondary Education, respectively, shall develop and maintain a facilities inventory, in the manner prescribed by...
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16-21-33
Section 16-21-33 Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council. (a) There is created the Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council whose purpose shall be to manage and govern the AVL. The council shall be the collective decision making body for the AVL. The council, representing the five partner agencies, shall determine the vision for future expansion and development of the AVL through strategic planning and implementation that best supports the AVL mission of economy, equity, and excellence to benefit teachers, students, and all Alabama citizens in lifelong learning pursuits. (b) The council shall be composed of 15 members with each of the following persons having three appointments each: (1) The Chancellor of Postsecondary Education. (2) The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. (3) The State Superintendent of the Alabama Department of Education. (4) The Director of the Alabama Public Library Service. (5) The Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama...
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16-61C-2
Section 16-61C-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature of the State of Alabama hereby finds: (1) That the Alabama Science in Motion Program (the ASIM Program) of six pilot networks, created by Act No. 94-673, to augment the science curriculum of the public schools, have demonstrated efficacy as a model in advancing the state's efforts towards the following goals and directives of the "Alabama Education Improvement Act of 1991." (2) That by the year 2000, Alabama students should be among the country's leaders in mathematics and science achievement and that special attention be given to science in the Alabama Course of Study. (3) That the State Board of Education provide "a plan for the cooperative development and execution of research, demonstration, evaluation and dissemination of activities related to the effective use of technologies in teaching and learning"; and that these activities be carried out in cooperation with the existing Alabama Regional Inservice Centers and local school...
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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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36-32-1
Section 36-32-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary: (1) ALABAMA FIRE COLLEGE. The independent public institution of postsecondary education established by this chapter and operated under the general control and supervision of the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission for the purposes of educating, training, and certifying firefighters and trainees in fire prevention and suppression, emergency medical services, and related fields. All assets owned by the Alabama Fire College and the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, upon passage of Act 2012-207, shall remain the property of the state and shall be titled in the name of the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission established...
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38-12B-2
Section 38-12B-2 Develpment and adminstration of program. (a) The State Department of Human Resources shall develop and administer Fostering Hope, a scholarship program for designated persons currently or formerly in the state foster care program, including children adopted from the program at the age of 14 or older. Commencing with the 2016-2017 academic year, the program, on behalf of participants, shall do either of the following: (1) Pay for tuition and required fees at any public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the state. (2) Pay required fees for job training courses or skill certifications that are offered by any public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the state or other publicly funded training programs in the state, and not considered an associate's degree, if the courses or certifications are first approved by the department. (b) Payments of tuition and required fees are considered program scholarships. (Act 2015-121, ยง2.)...
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