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16-1-41.1
local board of education, and in addition to all other requirements imposed by law, prospective
members shall be required for each term of office to affirm publicly and in writing all of
the following principles of educational governance: a. That each decision, action, and vote
taken or made as a member of a local board of education shall be based solely on the needs
and interests of students or the system. b. That no decision, action, or vote shall be taken
or made to serve or promote the personal, political, or pecuniary interests of the
member. c. That each decision, action, and vote shall be based on the interests of the school
system as a whole. d. That the views of all members of the local board of education and of
the local superintendent of education shall be considered before making a decision or taking
an action on any measure or proposal before the local board of education. e. That, except
to the extent otherwise provided by law, each member of a local board of education...
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16-22-9
Section 16-22-9 Educational authority sick leave bank plans. (a) The following terms shall
have the following meanings, respectively: (1) CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS. Any illness, injury,
or pregnancy or medical condition related to childbirth, certified by a licensed physician
which causes the employee to be absent from work for an extended period of time. (2) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county or city school system; the President
of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the president of any two-year school or college
under the auspices of the State Board of Education; the President of Alabama Agricultural
and Mechanical University; the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District;
the Executive Director of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Executive Director of the
Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science. (3) EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY or AUTHORITY or
BOARD. Each city and county board of education; the Board of Trustees of the...
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16-23-3
Section 16-23-3 Provisional certificates. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
State of Alabama shall modify its policies relative to the certification of teachers to permit
an expanded alternative certification program for prospective teachers for grades six through
12. In addition to certificates issued pursuant to this chapter to individuals graduating
from approved teacher education programs, the State Board of Education shall adopt policies,
procedures, rules, regulations, or standards authorizing an alternative certificate to be
issued by the State Superintendent of Education to an individual, regardless of whether the
individual is a graduate of an approved teacher education program, where the applicant shall:
(1) Hold an earned bachelor's or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of
higher education. (2) Submit the required application forms and fees and, when required, a
separate fingerprint fee, along with fingerprints and release forms. (3) Be...
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16-25-32
Section 16-25-32 Admission of employees and members of State Employees' Association, the Alabama
Retired State Employees' Association and the State Credit Union into Teachers' Retirement
System. (a) The governing body of the Alabama State Employees' Association, the Alabama Retired
State Employees' Association and the State Employees' Credit Union may, by resolution legally
adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement
System, elect to have its executive officers and full-time employees, from whatever source
and in whatever manner paid, become eligible to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System
of Alabama, subject to all rules, regulations and conditions thereof. (b) The governing body
of the Alabama State Employees' Association, the Alabama Retired State Employees' Association
and the State Employees' Credit Union having made an election through a resolution as provided
in subsection (a) hereof, their employees and executive...
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16-26B-4
Section 16-26B-4 Board of trustees - Members. (a) There is created a board of trustees for
the school, which shall serve as the local educational agency for the school. The school board
shall be composed of no fewer than 17 citizens of good standing who have been supporters and
exponents of the cultural and educational advancement of the youth of the state. The 15 members
of the board of the previously existing Alabama School of Fine Arts shall be members of the
school board created by this chapter and shall continue to serve until the expiration of their
terms. The additional members shall be appointed in the manner prescribed in subsection (b)
for one and two year terms, respectively. Thereafter, the term of all members shall be four
years. (b) As terms of members of the school board expire, the school board shall recommend
to the state superintendent and the state board qualified persons for appointment or re-appointment
to the school board. Three names for each vacancy shall be...
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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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16-39-34
Section 16-39-34 Annual report on status of fund. The State Superintendent of Education shall
provide an annual report on the status of the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education
to the State Board of Education, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the
House, and the chairman of the Senate and House Education Committee. The report shall be submitted
no later than the tenth legislative day of each regular session of the Alabama Legislature.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-594, p. 1097, ยง5.)...
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16-39-5
Section 16-39-5 Responsibilities of State Board of Education. The State Board of Education
shall adopt regulations covering: (1) The qualifications of specialists for each type of exceptionality
and standards for certification of exceptional children; (2) Minimum standards of instruction
and special services to be provided for each type of exceptionality at each age or grade level;
(3) Reasonable qualifications for teachers, instructors, therapists and other personnel needed
to work with exceptional children; (4) Guidelines for suitable five-year incremental plans
for implementation of the program set forth in this chapter for various types of typical situations
likely to be encountered by school boards in the State of Alabama; and (5) Such other rules
and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Said regulations may be amended from time to time, said amended regulations to be effective
90 days after written notice of said amendments...
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16-44A-16
Section 16-44A-16 Establishment of bank accounts; adoption of annual budget; performance of
independent annual audit. (a) The board shall establish its account(s) and deposit its funds
therein with any bank qualified to serve as a state depositary. All funds shall be governed
by the applicable laws of Alabama, including the state bid law and the ethics act. Nothing
herein shall be deemed to require uncompensated compact delegates, compact members, and board
members to file annual statements of economic interests. The board shall adopt an annual budget,
provide for its administration, and require bonding of officers and employees as it deems
necessary and pay premiums therefor. (b) There shall be an annual audit performed by a certified
public accountant, appointed by the board, and a copy shall be furnished to the board, executive
director, and to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. Nothing herein shall preclude
the department from conducting an examination of the books or...
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16-6G-5
Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan; summer
reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting requirements.
(a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade level by the
end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core reading program
to all students based on the science of reading which develops foundational reading skills.
In addition, no school district may use any curriculum for public K-3 students that does not
have instructional time included. (b) Based on the results of the reading assessment in Section
16-6G-3, each K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, or the characteristics of dyslexia,
shall be provided an appropriate reading intervention program to address his or her specific
deficiencies. Additionally, students shall be evaluated after every grading period and, if
a student is determined to have a reading deficiency, the...
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