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16-6G-7
Section 16-6G-7 Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading. (a) The State Superintendent
of Education shall establish the Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading. The committee shall
consist of three members appointed from each State Board of Education district. The Governor,
the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate shall each appoint one member from each district. The appointing authorities
shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas
is reflective of the makeup of this state. (b) Each member of the committee shall be a parent
or legal guardian of a state K-12 public school student, a practicing teacher, a retired teacher,
or employed in the field of education. (c) On or before June 30, 2020, the committee shall
revise the 2011 Alabama Action Plan for Literacy Birth Through Grade 12 in consultation with
the Campaign for Grade Level Reading group, which shall be...
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31-13-27
Section 31-13-27 Verification of citizenship and immigration status of students enrolling
in public schools; annual reports; disclosure of information. (a)(1) Every public elementary
and secondary school in this state, at the time of enrollment in kindergarten or any grade
in such school, shall determine whether the student enrolling in public school was born outside
the jurisdiction of the United States or is the child of an alien not lawfully present in
the United States and qualifies for assignment to an English as Second Language class or other
remedial program. (2) The public school, when making the determination required by subdivision
(1), shall rely upon presentation of the student's original birth certificate, or a certified
copy thereof. (3) If, upon review of the student's birth certificate, it is determined that
the student was born outside the jurisdiction of the United States or is the child of an alien
not lawfully present in the United States, or where such certificate...
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16-1-38.1
Section 16-1-38.1 Professional development program for county and city superintendents
of education. (a) The School Superintendents of Alabama, a professional organization, shall
establish and administer a professional development program for all county and city superintendents
of education. (b) This program shall draw guidance from the National Staff Development Council
definition of professional development that is included in the proposal to amend ESEA Section
9101 (34)(C), currently before the U.S. Congress and defined as "a comprehensive, sustained
and intensive approach to improving superintendents effectiveness in raising student achievement."
(c) Professional development fosters collective responsibility for improved student performance
and must be comprised of professional learning that: (1) Is aligned with rigorous standards,
as well as related local educational agency and school improvement goals. (2) Is conducted
among learning teams of educators, including teachers,...
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16-40-9
Section 16-40-9 Instruction for avoiding child sexual abuse. (a)(1) The Legislature
recognizes that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor
and a family member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the
silence and shame around sexual abuse. Erin's Law has been adopted in a number of states to
help address the problem of child sexual abuse. (2) The intent of Erin's Law is to shatter
the silence and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them
to recognize and to report abuse. (3) The Legislature finds that without a specific initiative
like Erin's Law, schools generally fail to give young students adequate awareness and a voice
in this issue. (b) The Governor's Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children created
under subsection (c) shall adopt guidelines for a child sexual abuse prevention instructional
program. The guidelines shall: (1) Educate children in grades pre-kindergarten...
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16-28B-3
Section 16-28B-3 Definitions. The following terms have the following meanings: (1) BULLYING.
A continuous pattern of intentional behavior that takes place on or off of school property,
on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored function including, but not limited to, cyberbullying
or written, electronic, verbal, or physical acts that are reasonably perceived as being motivated
by any characteristic of a student, or by the association of a student with an individual
who has a particular characteristic, if the characteristic falls into one of the categories
of personal characteristics contained in the model policy adopted by the department or by
a local board, and implemented at each school. To constitute bullying, a pattern of behavior
may do any of the following: a. Place a student in reasonable fear of harm to his or her person
or damage to his or her property. b. Have the effect of substantially interfering with the
educational performance, opportunities, or benefits of a student. c....
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16-44-1
Section 16-44-1 Governor authorized to enter into compact; form of compact. The Governor
of the State of Alabama is hereby authorized to enter into the compact for education in the
form substantially as follows: COMPACT FOR EDUCATION Article I. Purpose and Policy. A. It
is the purpose of this compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding
among executive, legislative, professional education and lay leadership on a nationwide basis
at the state and local levels. 2. Provide a forum for the discussion, development, crystallization
and recommendation of public policy alternatives in the field of education. 3. Provide a clearinghouse
of information on matters relating to educational problems and how they are being met in different
places throughout the nation. 4. Facilitate the improvement of state and local educational
systems. B. It is the policy of this compact to encourage and promote local and state initiative
in the development, maintenance, improvement and...
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16-64-3
Section 16-64-3 Certification of residency; evaluation of connections with State of
Alabama. (a) An individual claiming to be a resident for purposes of this chapter shall certify
by a signed statement each of the following: (1) A specific address or location within the
State of Alabama as his or her residence. (2) An intention to remain at this address indefinitely.
(3) Possession of more substantial connections with the State of Alabama than with any other
state. (b) Though certification of an address and an intent to remain in the state indefinitely
shall be prerequisites to establishing status as a resident, ultimate determination of that
status shall be made by the institution by evaluating the presence or absence of connections
with the State of Alabama. This evaluation shall include the consideration of all of the following
connections. (1) Consideration of the location of high school graduation. (2) Payment of Alabama
state income taxes as a resident. (3) Ownership of a...
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16-6D-9
Section 16-6D-9 Tax credit claims; administrative accountability; verification of requirements;
rules and procedures. (a)(1) An individual taxpayer who files a state income tax return and
is not claimed as a dependent of another taxpayer, a taxpayer subject to the corporate income
tax levied by Chapter 18 of Title 40, an Alabama S corporation as defined in Section
40-18-160, or a Subchapter K entity as defined in Section 40-18-1 may claim a credit
for a contribution made to a scholarship granting organization. If the credit is claimed by
an Alabama S corporation or Subchapter K entity, the credit shall pass through to and may
be claimed by any taxpayer eligible to claim a credit under this subdivision who is a shareholder,
partner, or member thereof, based on the taxpayer's pro rata or distributive share, respectively,
of the credit. (2) The tax credit may be claimed by an individual taxpayer or a married couple
filing jointly in an amount equal to 100 percent of the total...
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16-1-18.1
Section 16-1-18.1 Accumulation of sick leave. (a) Definitions. When used in this section,
the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively: (1) EMPLOYEE. Any person
employed full time as provided by law by those employers enumerated in this section;
and adult bus drivers. (2) EMPLOYER. All public city and county boards of education; the Board
of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Department
District Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services Department
District; the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; the Board of Trustees
of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science; for purposes of subsection (c) only,
the Alabama State Senate, the Lieutenant Governor, the Office of the Senate President Pro
Tempore, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Alabama House of Representatives,
the Legislative Reference Service; any organization participating in the Teachers'...
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16-6D-3
Section 16-6D-3 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares
all of the following: (1) To further the goals of public education throughout the state, each
school system should be able to have maximum possible flexibility to meet the needs of students
and the communities within its jurisdiction. (2) There is a critical need for innovative models
of public education that are tailored to the unique circumstances and needs of the students
in all schools and communities, and especially in schools and communities that are struggling
to improve academic outcomes and close the achievement gap. (3) To better serve students and
better use available resources, local boards of education, local school systems, and parents
need the ability to explore flexible alternatives in an effort to be more efficient and effective
in providing operational and programmatic services. (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the
Legislature to do all of the following: (1) Allow school systems...
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