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16-6G-3
Section 16-6G-3 Task force to make recommendations; membership; meetings; approved systems.
(a) The State Superintendent of Education shall convene a standing task force by December
1, 2019, to provide recommendations for comprehensive core reading and reading intervention
programs, a state continuum of teacher development for approved science of reading pursuant
to subsection (e) of Section 16-6G-6, and an annual list of vetted and approved assessments
that are valid and reliable reading screening, formative, and diagnostic assessment systems
for selection and use by local education agencies. The task force shall meet in regular session
at least twice a year. 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 task force shall include all of the following appointees, each of whom
shall have at least three years of experience with scientifically based...
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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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16-23-24
Section 16-23-24 Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program established; use; subsequent obligations;
funding; rule-making authority; provisions for current scholarship recipients. (a) Effective
October 1, 1993, there is established a Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program (hereinafter
referred to as "the program") to provide for the education of certified, employed
public school teachers to be trained in the use of integrating technology skills in the curriculum.
First priority shall be given to those certified public school teachers in the fields of English,
science, mathematics, and social science and history and those who teach pupils in kindergarten
to grade six, inclusive. Twenty-five percent of the funds available through this program shall
be targeted for minority teachers. When moneys are available for scholarship loans for teachers
above and beyond the first priority group, the State Board of Education shall designate other
critical needs areas for scholarship loans. (b)...
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16-40-8
Section 16-40-8 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (a) Effective upon the effective dates of this
section, all students enrolled in health classes in the tenth grade in the public schools
of Alabama shall receive instruction in the techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hereinafter
referred to as "CPR." (b) The State Department of Education shall administer the
CPR instruction program and be responsible for the training of personnel, and shall provide
proper CPR training for teacher personnel from September 1, 1983, to be completed by September
1, 1984. (1) CPR training programs for instructors shall continue after this period of time
to provide for refresher courses and updating of new techniques and information. Specific
personnel within local school districts are required to receive training and be certified
prior to providing classroom instruction. (2) In those school systems which have trained and
certified personnel available, classroom instruction shall begin as of September...
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16-1-11.1
Section 16-1-11.1 Autonomy of nonpublic schools - Legislative findings. The Legislature finds
and declares all of the following: (1) That a parent or guardian in Alabama has a constitutional
right to choose the type of K-12 education that is best for his or her child, whether public
or nonpublic, religious or nonreligious, and including home-based education. (2) That many
parents choose to home school or enroll their children in elementary and secondary nonpublic
schools, including private, church, parochial, or religious schools, that are not subject
to state regulation and do not receive state or federal funds. (3) That other than reporting
on the enrollment of students, these nonpublic K-12 schools have been primarily exempt from
state regulation and have only been required by state law to report the enrollment of students.
(4) That there is no national or state constitutional mandate that the government provide,
license, or regulate nonpublic education, including private, church,...
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34-14A-20
Section 34-14A-20 Alabama Construction Trade Academy Fund; Alabama Construction Trade Advisory
Council; applications for funding; program guidelines. (a) The Alabama Construction Trade
Academy Fund is established in the State Treasury. The fund shall be comprised of federal,
state, and private funding through direct budgetary funding and grants for the expansion of
construction trade education. To the extent practicable, monies in the fund shall be used
to leverage other forms of funding from private sources. A percentage of matching funds, as
established by the advisory council, must come from private, non-governmental sources. The
board may not use more than 15 percent of the monies in the fund for administrative and operational
costs incurred in the implementation and administration of this section. (b) The board, in
cooperation with public and private sector partners, shall establish a program to provide
funding mechanisms for tool grants, program incentives, supplies, mobile...
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16-1-51
Section 16-1-51 Grants to public schools for advanced educational and specialized programs
for gifted and talented children. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)
It is vital that Alabama's public schools challenge and encourage students who are capable
of completing accelerated academic work. (2) Programs to encourage accelerated students can
often be maintained by schools, after an initial start cost, with funding roughly equivalent
to what they currently receive. (3) This state should encourage schools to develop and implement
gifted and talented student programs to provide options for students capable of doing advanced
class work. (b)(1) The State Department of Education shall award available grants to public
schools for the purpose of initiating new programs or continuing existing programs to offer
advanced and specialized educational services to gifted or talented children. The number of
schools receiving grants under this section shall be determined based...
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16-13A-7
Section 16-13A-7 Audits. (a)(1) The yearly business and financial transactions of a local board
of education shall be audited as early as possible after the end of the fiscal year. (2) The
audits of the books and accounts of local boards of education shall be conducted by the Department
of Examiners of Public Accounts. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall audit,
review, and otherwise investigate the receipts and disbursements of funds of each local board
in the same manner as audits are performed on other agencies and departments of the State
of Alabama. (3) Any local board of education governing a city school system, other than those
city systems required by law to be audited by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts
on June 1, 2006, may employ a certified public accounting firm or firms or use the Department
of Examiners of Public Accounts to perform its yearly financial audit of its books and accounts
including a legal compliance audit and program compliance...
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16-6A-8
Section 16-6A-8 Governor's Educational Reform Commission - Additional powers and duties. In
addition but not limited to the powers and duties otherwise specified in this chapter, the
commission shall have the following duties: (1) To study and make recommendations to the Governor
and the Legislature concerning mechanisms for increasing financial support of public education;
(2) To study and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the state
funding formula, including consideration of incentive plans to increase local support; (3)
To study and make recommendations to the Governor and Legislature concerning capital outlay
needs of public education in the state; (4) To study and make recommendations to the Governor
and Legislature concerning the development of summer camp programs for public school students;
(5) To study and present recommendations to the Governor and Legislature concerning mathematics,
science, and other critical needs areas; (6) To study and...
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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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