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16-1-31
Section 16-1-31 Elective course credit for participation in YMCA Youth and Government programs.
(a) Each public local board of education may provide that a high school student who participates
in YMCA Youth and Government programs may earn elective course credit for participation providing
that Section 16-28-5, which requires 140 days of instruction by a certified teacher, is adhered
to. (b) The amount of elective course credit granted for participation in YMCA Youth and Government
programs shall be determined by the local board of education, but the credit shall not exceed
one credit unit. (c) Participation by a student in YMCA Youth and Government programs shall
be certified by the local YMCA official responsible for the program. (d) YMCA Youth and Government
programs eligible for credit pursuant to this section shall be approved by local boards of
education. (e) Local boards of education may adopt minimum standards for any program pursuant
to this section including minimum standards...
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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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31-12-3
Section 31-12-3 Military leave of absence from educational institution. Whenever any active
member of the Alabama National Guard or other reserve component of the Armed Forces of the
United States is called or ordered to active duty by the Governor to state active duty for
an emergency for 30 consecutive days or more or to federally funded duty, other than training,
for homeland security, an educational institution in this state in which the member is enrolled
shall grant the member a military leave of absence from their education. Individuals on military
leave of absence from their educational institution, upon release from military duty, shall
be restored to the educational status they had attained prior to their being ordered to military
duty without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition and
other fees paid prior to the commencement of the military duty. It shall be the duty of the
educational institution to refund tuition or fees paid or to...
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8-8-4
Section 8-8-4 Maximum rates of interest - Loans, etc., of $100,000 or more to State Board of
Education and trustees of state educational institutions. (a) The State Board of Education
and the trustees of all state institutions where education is a part of the program of the
institution as referred to in Section 16-3-28, when borrowing money in amounts of not less
than $100,000, may agree to pay such rate or rates of interest not to exceed a rate of 15
percent per annum for the loan or forbearance of money as such board of education or trustees
may determine, notwithstanding any law of this state otherwise prescribing or limiting such
rate or rates of interest. (b) As to any such agreement, neither such board of education or
trustees, nor any surety, guarantor, endorser, or any other person, firm, partnership, association,
or corporation which may become liable, in whole or in part, for the payment of the debt and
interest agreed to be paid thereon in accordance with the terms hereof,...
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16-13-234
Section 16-13-234 Allocation of funds. (a) In making apportionment of the Public School Fund
held by the state, to the local boards of education, the State Superintendent of Education
shall first set apart and distribute to the schools of each township the amount due from the
state thereto as interest on its sixteenth section fund, or other trust fund held by the state.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to insure that no local board of education receive
less state funds per pupil than it received in fiscal year 1994-95. For this reason the Foundation
Program for each local board of education shall be supplemented, if necessary, by a hold harmless
allowance. The base amount of each local board's hold harmless allowance calculation is the
1994-95 program cost as defined herein. The 1994-95 program cost of each local board of education
was determined by using the first forty scholastic days of average daily membership from 1993-94.
Beginning with the fiscal year 1995-96, the hold...
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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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16-33A-7
Section 16-33A-7 Nonsectarian use of funds required. (a) In the case of a student enrolled
in an institution which has a religious or denominational affiliation, the ACHE shall devise
and implement rules, regulations and procedures to insure that the maximum amount of assistance
available to a student at a given institution under the program does not exceed the per student
operating expenditures of the institution for nonsectarian, secular educational purposes.
(b) Under no circumstances shall any funds paid pursuant to this chapter be utilized by an
institution for religious, sectarian or denominational purposes, and the ACHE shall devise
and implement such regulations and procedures as may be appropriate to insure that such funds
are used solely for nonsectarian, secular educational purposes. Any institution receiving
grant funds on behalf of and to the credit of eligible students shall segregate such funds
in a special revenue account and shall identify nonsectarian expenditures of...
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16-6B-7
Section 16-6B-7 Accountability reports to the public. (a) The local board of education shall
prepare an annual accountability report for each school and area vocational/technical center
under its jurisdiction, and for itself, to be provided to the public under regulations promulgated
by the State Board of Education. Such accountability reports shall include, but not be limited
to, all of the following: (1) A Funding and Expenditure Report which shall include those documents
specified in Section 16-6B-4 and which shall include the amount of Foundation Program funds
or vocational/technical education funds, or both, earned and of all funds expended and any
other data deemed necessary by the local board of education or the State Board of Education
to inform the public about the financial status of each school. (2) A Student Achievement
Report which shall include a comparison of the immediately previous school year with the previous
five years regarding student performance on testing...
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31-10-2
Section 31-10-2 Definitions. The following words used in this article shall have the meanings
as set forth by this section: (1) ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD. Federally recognized units of the
Alabama National Guard. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. A member of a federally recognized unit of the
Alabama National Guard meeting the minimum requirements for satisfactory membership as defined
in the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force regulations. (3) TUITION. The
per semester cost of instruction and fees to the student not to exceed the average cost of
tuition per semester of a state-supported Alabama four year institution for classes or courses
that count towards the individual's degree or certificate plan as designed and approved by
the college or institution attended for the individual's declared program of study. (Acts
1984, No. 84-288, p. 498, §2; Act 2014-179, p. 522, §1; Act 2015-431, p. 1375, §1; Act
2017-349, §1.)...
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31-6-4
Section 31-6-4 Educational benefits for children of deceased or disabled veterans or prisoners
of war. (a) Any child whose father or mother: (1) Was killed or died in line of duty or is
listed as missing in action or is/was a prisoner of war or whose death or permanent total
disabilities were service-connected while serving as a member of the armed forces; or (2)
Died from a disability incurred from military service, as established by the State Department
of Veterans' Affairs, after having been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable
and after having served at least 90 days consecutively in the armed forces prior to and/or
subsequent to the date on which such disability occurred, or who was honorably discharged
by reason of wartime, service-connected disability after serving less than 90 days; or (3)
Has been assigned 100 percent permanent or total disability rated by the United States Veterans'
Administration, or was discharged or retired from the armed forces with a 40...
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