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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16-13A-4
Section 16-13A-4 Appointment; removal of chief school financial officer; qualifications. (a)
In consultation with the local superintendent of education, the local board of education shall
appoint a chief school financial officer who shall be an employee of the board. (b)(1) If
the position of chief school financial officer is vacant for 30 days and the local board is
not actively seeking to fill the position, the State Superintendent of Education may designate
a chief school financial officer for a period of not more than one year, which may be extended
from year to year, unless and until the local board appoints a person who meets the established
qualifications. In addition, the State Superintendent of Education shall designate a chief
school financial officer if the position has been vacant for more than 60 days. (2) A person
designated as chief school financial officer by the State Superintendent of Education may
not be unilaterally removed from that position by the local board of...
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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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16-13A-12
Section 16-13A-12 Bonding. (a) The following officers and employees of a local board of education
shall be bonded in amounts fixed by the local board of education and approved by the State
Superintendent of Education: (1) Local superintendents of education. (2) Chief school financial
officers. (3) Any other employee of a local board handling local board of education funds
as required by the board. (b) The Chief Education Financial Officer shall be bonded in an
amount fixed by the State Superintendent of Education and approved by the State Board of Education.
(c) A certified copy of the bond shall be filed with the State Superintendent of Education.
(Act 2006-196, p. 275, §2.)...
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16-36-71
Section 16-36-71 Qualified depository for textbooks. (a) A qualified depository of textbooks
shall be responsible for receiving textbook orders from the State Board of Education or local
boards of education, storing sufficient quantities of textbooks, and distributing textbooks
in accordance with this article. (b) A qualified depository shall do all of the following:
(1) Have sufficient warehouse space to maintain sufficient stock. (2) Be located within the
state. (3) Have the financial capacity to provide steady and continuous operations upon which
the State Board of Education and local boards of education can rely. The financial capacity
may be maintained in a qualified depository or in another member of the same Alabama affiliated
group, as that term is defined in Section 40-18-39. (c) For the services provided herein,
a qualified depository may not charge the State Board of Education or a local board of education,
but rather shall sell the textbooks in accordance with the prices...
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16-13A-10
Section 16-13A-10 Penalties for failing to comply with chapter. If an employee or official
of a local board of education deliberately, willfully, or wantonly fails to provide the local
board of education, the State Department of Education, the State Superintendent of Education,
or the Chief Education Financial Officer with accurate information required pursuant to this
chapter or pursuant to regulations of the State Department of Education or the State Board
of Education, or if the employee knowingly, willfully, or wantonly provides inaccurate information,
the employee is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Act 2006-196, p. 275, §2.)...
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16-13A-3
Section 16-13A-3 Financial training of local superintendents of education. (a) The State Superintendent
of Education shall develop programs for the instruction and training of local superintendents
of education in subjects including finance, instruction, and legal requirements. The instruction
and training shall be designed to instill a minimum level of competence in local superintendents
of education. Tests of competency shall be administered by the State Superintendent of Education
as required by Section 16-1-38. (b) Persons employed before June 1, 2006, as local superintendents
by a local board of education or elected by the people shall complete the mandated training
and pass the mandated competency test within three years of June 1, 2006, unless they shall
sooner become employed by another local board of education in which case they shall immediately
complete the mandated training and competency test. All local superintendents of education
shall complete the mandated training and...
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16-22A-9
Section 16-22A-9 Collection and transfer of fingerprints, fees, and information. (a) Local
employing boards and other public authorized employers required to obtain criminal history
background information checks under this chapter shall collect and forward to the State Department
of Education, two complete acceptable sets of fingerprints, written consent, and nonrefundable
fee, when applicable, from applicants for certification, applicants for public employment,
or public current employees under review, who have or seek to have unsupervised access to
a child or children. (b) Nonpublic school employers shall voluntarily collect and forward
two complete acceptable sets of fingerprints, written consent, and nonrefundable fee, when
applicable, from applicants for nonpublic employment, nonpublic current employees, or nonpublic
current employees under review, who have or seek to have unsupervised access to a child or
children, to the Department of Public Safety to request a criminal history...
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16-28-2.2
Section 16-28-2.2 Establishment of program by local boards to inform parents of educational
responsibilities. (a) Local boards of education, pursuant to guidelines established by the
State Board of Education, shall establish educational programs to inform parents of school
children of their education-related responsibilities to their children. The programs shall
include, but shall not be limited to, coverage of each of the following topics: (1) The criminal
liability and criminal sanctions parents may be subject to under Section 16-28-12, for failing
to compel their child to properly conduct himself or herself as a pupil, or for failing to
ensure that their child attends school or enrolls in school. (2) The necessity for a parent
to monitor and supervise the school work and educational activities of the child. (3) An explanation
of the responsibilities of teachers and the school system to a child, and an enumeration of
those matters that are strictly the responsibility of the parent....
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16-36-61
Section 16-36-61 Adoptions. (a) Based upon the recommendations of the State Textbook Committee,
the State Board of Education shall adopt textbooks from which local boards of education may
adopt for use in their systems. Local boards of education shall not adopt textbooks nor expend
public funds for textbooks that have been rejected by the State Board of Education, except
for the length of an existing local contract approved by the state superintendent. Members
of any local board found doing so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500) and also may be imprisoned or sentenced to hard labor for a term
not exceeding six months. (b) The State Board of Education shall divide the subjects of study
in the public schools so that all textbooks on a given subject for grades kindergarten through
12 shall be considered for adoption in one year. New adoptions made during any year shall
not be used in the public schools until the next ensuing scholastic...
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