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16-5-32
Section 16-5-32 Postsecondary Education Communication Center created; center to operate
statewide computer network, develop interactive communication system, establish annual ninth
graders data base, operate toll-free numbers, and research factors affecting educational choices.
(a) The commission shall enter into a contract with a state educational institution to establish
a Postsecondary Education Communication Center to operate a statewide computer network and
to perform the functions prescribed in this section. The commission shall supervise
the operation of the center. The functions and services of the Postsecondary Education Communication
Center shall not duplicate the functions and services provided by the Computer Articulation
Program operated by Troy State University. (b) The center shall assist and support the steering
committee and local groups in fulfilling their duties. (c) The center shall develop and provide
an interactive communication system that accomplishes each 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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16-1-41.1
Section 16-1-41.1 School board governance improvement. (a) This section shall
be known and may be cited as the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. (b) The
Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) That the purpose of this section
is to enhance the effectiveness of public education governance in Alabama through the establishment
of training requirements, boardsmanship standards, and accountability measures that are designed
to promote informed deliberations and decisions, to revise the qualifications for serving
as a member of a local board of education, to provide for a code of conduct for each member
of a local board of education in order to better ensure that any decision or action of a local
board of education is based on the interests of students or the system, and to foster the
development and implementation of organizational practices that are designed to promote broad
support of the public schools. (2) A local board of education is the legally...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove
barriers to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent
moves and deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children
of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty
in the transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in
entrance/age requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children
of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling,
sequencing, grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility
for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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16-5-31
Section 16-5-31 Duties. The steering committee shall perform each of the following duties:
(1) Seek methods to improve participation in two-year and four-year postsecondary education.
(2) Seek methods to improve high school retention. (3) Encourage the State Board of Education
and local boards of education to adopt courses of study that prepare students for two-year
and four-year technical, vocational, and academic programs. (4) Organize and supervise local
groups to perform each of the following functions: a. Encourage participation in two-year
and four-year postsecondary education. b. Improve high school retention. c. Encourage the
adoption by the local board of education of two-year and four-year postsecondary education
preparatory courses of study. d. Provide tutorial, counseling, and other educational assistance
to local junior and senior high school students. (5) Advise the Alabama Commission on Higher
Education regarding the operation of the Postsecondary Education Communication...
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16-6B-1
Section 16-6B-1 Student achievement. (a) The Legislature finds that the people of Alabama
desire two basic things from their public schools: (1) High achievement for students. (2)
A safe and orderly environment in which to learn. (b) The Legislature encourages the State
Board of Education to assist local boards of education in the development of a strong disciplinary
policy and directs the State Board of Education to develop a program to closely monitor student
achievement. (1) The State Board of Education shall require implementation of an assessment
program for the public schools of Alabama. The assessment program may include nationally normed
tests or criterion referenced tests, or both. These tests may be used to assist in the assessment
of student achievement. The State Board of Education may also require the use of other tests
and assessments as the board may deem necessary. (2) In grades 11 and 12, the State Board
of Education shall implement an assessment and remediation...
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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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16-5-8
Section 16-5-8 Review, coordination, establishment, etc., of programs; transfer of credits;
Articulation and General Studies Committee. (a)(1) The Commission on Higher Education is authorized
to review periodically all new and existing programs and units of instruction, research, and
public service funded by state appropriations at the state universities and colleges and to
share with the appropriate governing board, through the president of the institution, and
state Legislature, its recommendations. (2) As a part of its program review process, the commission
shall enforce, monitor, and report on minimum degree productivity standards for all existing
programs of instruction at public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education.
Productivity standards shall be based, primarily, but not exclusively, on the annual average
number of degrees conferred during a five-year period for senior institutions and a three-year
period for two-year institutions, as verified by the...
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16-46-6
Section 16-46-6 Permit for solicitation of students. (a) No person representing any
private postsecondary institution or other individual or organization offering courses in
this state, or from a place of business in this state, whether located within or outside this
state, shall sell any course or solicit students therefor in this state for a consideration
or remuneration unless a permit is first secured from the Department of Postsecondary Education,
with the exception of agents representing schools exempted under Section 16-46-3. If
the agent represents more than one school not exempted under Section 16-46-3, a separate
permit shall be obtained for each school represented. The application for a permit shall be
made on forms to be furnished by the Department of Postsecondary Education and shall be renewed
every two years. (b) Upon satisfactory review of an agent, the Department of Postsecondary
Education shall issue a pocket card displaying the signature of the person, facial photo,...
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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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