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16-6B-4
Section 16-6B-4 Financial accountability. Following the analysis of the financial integrity
of each local board of education as provided in subsection (a) or (b) of Section 16-13A-2,
if a local board of education is determined to have submitted fiscally unsound financial reports,
the State Department of Education shall provide assistance and advice. If during the assistance
the State Superintendent of Education determines that the local board of education is in an
unsound fiscal position, a person or persons shall be appointed by the State Superintendent
of Education to advise the day-to-day financial operations of the local board of education.
If after a reasonable period of time the State Superintendent of Education determines that
the local board of education is still in an unsound fiscal condition, a request shall be made
to the State Board of Education for the direct control of the fiscal operation of the local
board of education. If the request is granted, the State...
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16-1-36
Section 16-1-36 Tutoring programs for students accessed below average SAT scores. (a)
Beginning in the 2000-2001 school year, any public school student in this state who is required
by statute or regulation of the State Department of Education to be tested or assessed by
Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) or any other assessment used by the school system who scores
or is assessed at a range of one grade below any subject or subjects, or falls below the average
of the school system assessment shall be provided tutoring programs for reading skills and
other subjects by the department. The tutoring program shall be provided within the school
system of the student. Tutoring programs shall continue two additional times for any student
while attending the school for any subject or subjects until the student scores or is assessed
in the average range or above for each subject being tutored, however, the school system may
continue the tutoring sessions, and the program shall remain for all other...
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16-22-4.1
Section 16-22-4.1 Education employee liability insurance; self-insurance. (a) For the
purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1)
CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL. Full-time teachers, principals, and other education employees employed
by a local board of education and required to hold a certificate issued by the State Superintendent
of Education. (2) LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. A city or county board of education, the Board
of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Alabama Youth Services Board
in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services School District, the Board
of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Board of Directors of the Alabama
School of Mathematics and Science. (3) STUDENT TEACHER. A college or university student in
an education degree program who, as part of the degree program, is assigned to teach in a
local public school classroom, is providing instruction to students, and is being...
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16-28B-8
Section 16-28B-8 Suicide prevention programs, training, and policies; advisory committee;
liability. (a) To the extent that the Legislature shall appropriate funds, or to the extent
that any local board may provide funds from other sources, each school system shall implement
the following standards and policies for programs in an effort to prevent student suicide:
(1) Foster individual, family, and group counseling services related to suicide prevention.
(2) Make referral, crisis intervention, and other related information available for students,
parents, and school personnel. (3) Foster training for school personnel who are responsible
for counseling and supervising students. (4) Increase student awareness of the relationship
between drug and alcohol use and suicide. (5) Educate students in recognizing signs of suicidal
tendencies and other facts and warning signs of suicide. (6) Inform students of available
community suicide prevention services. (7) Promote cooperative efforts...
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16-1-8.1
Section 16-1-8.1 Classroom instructional support. (a) For purposes of this section,
classroom instructional support means all elements of classroom instructional support as provided
in the Foundation Program, with the exception of textbook funds, as specified in Sections
16-6B-10 and 16-13-231, including, but not limited to, library enhancement, student materials,
professional development, technology, common purchases, and other classroom instructional
support approved by the State Board of Education. All funds allocated in the Foundation Program
for library enhancement, student materials, technology, professional development, and common
purchases shall be spent only for the purpose for which they were allocated. Library media
specialists shall be consulted in budgeting all library enhancement funds. (b) The procedures
for ordering, and the regulations applying to, classroom instructional support shall be as
follows: (1) BUDGET COMMITTEE. Each school shall have a budget committee. The...
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16-1-20.6
Section 16-1-20.6 Released time for student participation in religious instruction.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Released Time Credit
Act. (b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) That the United States
Supreme Court, in its decision in Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306 (1952), upheld the constitutionality
of released time programs for religious instruction for public school students during the
school day. (2) That the United States Constitution and state law allows local school districts
to offer religious released time education for the benefit of public school students. (3)
That the purpose of this section is to incorporate a constitutionally acceptable method
of allowing school districts to offer released time classes and, in grades where credit is
earned, to award students elective credit for classes taken during the school day in released
time programs. (c) As used in this section, the term released time means a period of...
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16-22A-34
Section 16-22A-34 Satisfaction of contingencies; procedures. (a) The requirement to
conduct a criminal history background information check on public and nonpublic current employees
pursuant to this chapter is contingent upon the State Superintendent of Education determining
that sufficient funds have been appropriated by the Legislature or made available from another
source to fund such background checks and related procedures. The State Superintendent of
Education shall certify to each local employing board, each nonpublic school, the State Finance
Director, and the Code Commissioner when sufficient funds have been appropriated for use by
the State Department of Education for purposes of conducting background checks and related
procedures on public and nonpublic current employees. (b) Upon the satisfaction of contingencies
provided in subsection (a) and upon the State Superintendent of Education certifying in writing
to the State Board of Education and each authorized employer that...
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16-28B-4
Section 16-28B-4 Prohibited behavior; complaints; school plans or programs. (a) No student
shall engage in or be subjected to bullying, intimidation, violence, or threats of violence
on or off of school property, on a school bus, or at any school-sponsored function by any
other student in his or her school system. (b) No person shall engage in reprisal, retaliation,
or false accusation against a victim, witness, or other person who has reliable information
about an act of bullying, violence, or threat of violence. (c) Any student, or parent or guardian
of the student, who is the object of bullying may file a complaint outlining the details of
the bullying, on a form authorized by the local board, and submit the form to the official
designated by the local board to receive complaints at the school. A copy of the form shall
be prominently posted and accessible on the website of each local board of education and school,
shall be available at each school office, and shall be included in...
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16-6F-6
Section 16-6F-6 Authorization of establishment; Alabama Public Charter School Commission;
registration requirements; powers and duties of authorizers. (a) Eligible authorizing entities.
(1) A public charter school shall not be established in this state unless its establishment
is authorized by this section. No governmental entity or other entity, other than an
entity expressly granted chartering authority as set forth in this section, may assume
any authorizing function or duty in any form. The following entities shall be authorizers
of public charter schools: a. A local school board, for chartering of schools within the boundaries
of the school system under its jurisdiction, pursuant to state law. b. The Alabama Public
Charter School Commission, pursuant to this section. (2) A local school board that
registers as an authorizer may approve or deny an application to form a public charter school
within the boundaries of the local school system overseen by the local school board. (3) All...
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41-15A-2
Section 41-15A-2 Distribution of proceeds. (a) Proceeds from the Penny Trust Fund which
are dedicated for the promotion of the public health shall be transmitted by the Comptroller
to the Department of Public Health for the Alabama Drug Assistance Program and other similar
programs upon application of the State Health Officer and approval by the board. (b) Proceeds
from the Penny Trust Fund which are dedicated for the promotion of the public health of children
in public schools shall be transmitted by the Comptroller to the State Board of Education
upon application of the State Superintendent of Education and approval by the board. Revenues
received by any school system from the Penny Trust Fund shall not replace or supplant any
existing funds or programs from any other source. (c) There is appropriated from the Penny
Trust Fund for any fiscal year accumulated earnings, available and not appropriated in any
fiscal year 2001 and forward sufficient to fund all applications and proposals...
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