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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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36-36-3
Section 36-36-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following respective meanings: (1) ALABAMA RETIRED EDUCATION EMPLOYEES' HEALTH CARE
TRUST. The Alabama Retired Education Employees' Health Care Trust created by the state and
the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board pursuant to this chapter. (2) ALABAMA
RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES' HEALTH CARE TRUST. The Alabama Retired State Employees' Health Care
Trust created by the state and the State Employees' Insurance Board pursuant to this chapter.
(3) BOARDS. The State Employees' Insurance Board and the Public Education Employees' Health
Insurance Board. (4) DEPENDENTS. The spouse and dependent children, as defined by the rules
and regulations of the respective boards, of a retired employee who are covered by either
the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Chapter 25A of Title 16,
as amended from time to time, or the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan...
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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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22-22A-2
Section 22-22A-2 Legislative intent and purposes of chapter. The Legislature finds the resources
of the state must be managed in a manner compatible with the environment, and the health and
welfare of the citizens of the state. To respond to the needs of its environment and citizens,
the state must have a comprehensive and coordinated program of environmental management. It
is therefore the intent of the Legislature to improve the ability of the state to respond
in an efficient, comprehensive and coordinated manner to environmental problems, and thereby
assure for all citizens of the state a safe, healthful and productive environment. (1) To
this end an Alabama Department of Environmental Management is created by this chapter within
the Executive Branch of State Government in order to effect the grouping of state agencies
which have primary responsibility for administering environmental legislation into one department,
to promote economy and efficiency in the operation and management...
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16-3-16
Section 16-3-16 Teachers' training and certification; reciprocity. (a) Subject to the provisions
of Chapter 23 of this title, the State Board of Education, through its executive officer,
shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the training and the certification of teachers
in the public schools of the state, and for the acceptance of the diplomas of the colleges
and universities of Alabama, as well as of other states. The State Board of Education, with
the advice of the State Superintendent of Education, shall have full power and authority to
promulgate and adopt rules and regulations governing the issuance of professional and special,
alternative, and emergency certificates consistent with the provisions of Chapter 23 of this
title. (b) Alabama shall use certification by the National Boards of Professional Teaching
Standards as national reciprocity when national certification has been fully implemented.
(School Code 1927, §41; Code 1940, T. 52, §20; Acts 1991, No. 91-323, p....
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16-6A-2
Section 16-6A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) A.C.H.E. The Alabama Commission
on Higher Education. (2) BOARD or BOARD OF EDUCATION. The State Board of Education. (3) COMMISSION.
The Governor's Educational Reform Commission created by this chapter. (4) CRITICAL NEEDS AREAS.
Those curriculum and teaching areas where there is an urgent need for action. These areas
include mathematics, science, computer education and other areas to be identified from time
to time by the State Board of Education. (5) IN-SERVICE EDUCATION. The training of regularly
certified education professionals who hold positions in the public schools of the state. (6)
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. County and city boards of education and the school systems over
which these boards of education have authority. (7) PLAN FOR EXCELLENCE. A Plan for Excellence;
Alabama's Public Schools, a report to the Alabama State Board of...
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16-6F-2
Section 16-6F-2 Legislative intent. (a) Public charter schools may be established in Alabama
in accordance with this chapter. All public charter schools in the state established under
this chapter are public schools and are part of the public education system of the state.
(b) This chapter shall be interpreted to support the findings and purposes of this chapter
and to advance the continued commitment of the state to the mission and goals of public education.
(c) No private or nonpublic school may establish a public charter school pursuant to this
chapter. (Act 2015-3, §2.)...
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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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21-1-8
Section 21-1-8 Residential education and training programs for deaf, blind, etc., persons;
cooperation by local school boards, State Board of Education, etc. (a) The board of trustees
of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind is hereby authorized to provide for the education
and training of the deaf, the hearing impaired, the blind, and the visually handicapped in
residential programs at any location within the state, with no limitations on the age of participants
and no time limit on any participant. (b) All applicants must make satisfactory proof to the
president of the institute that they are citizens of the state, except as otherwise provided
in Section 21-1-14, and that they are proper candidates for admission. Proof may be made by
the applicant in person or by next best friend or by affidavit of any person cognizant of
the facts before the probate judge or notary public. No pupil shall be retained in school
after it has been ascertained that such pupil has ceased to make...
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36-32-1
Section 36-32-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates the
contrary: (1) ALABAMA FIRE COLLEGE. The independent public institution of postsecondary education
established by this chapter and operated under the general control and supervision of the
Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission for the purposes of educating,
training, and certifying firefighters and trainees in fire prevention and suppression, emergency
medical services, and related fields. All assets owned by the Alabama Fire College and the
Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, upon passage of Act 2012-207,
shall remain the property of the state and shall be titled in the name of the Alabama Firefighters'
Personnel Standards and Education Commission. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Firefighters' Personnel
Standards and Education Commission established...
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