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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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16-6B-2
Section 16-6B-2 Core curriculum. Every Alabama student shall be given instruction in grades
kindergarten through twelve to prepare him or her to enter the world of work and/or to complete
course work at the postsecondary level. In addition to a comprehensive core curriculum of
academics, each local board of education shall offer a program of vocational/technical education.
(a) The following words and phrases used in this section shall, in the absence of a clear
implication otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations: (1) REQUIRED COURSES.
Courses which are required to be taken by every student enrolled in public schools in the
State of Alabama. (2) ELECTIVE COURSES. Courses which are neither mandatory nor required to
be taken by any student enrolled in public schools in the State of Alabama. (b) The Legislature
finds that students must become more literate in the basic skills needed to earn a living
or to continue their education. The Legislature further finds that the...
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25-4-10
Section 25-4-10 Employment. (a) Subject to other provisions of this chapter, "employment"
means: (1) Any service performed prior to January 1, 1978, which was employment as defined
in this section prior to such date and, subject to the other provisions of this section, services
performed for remuneration after December 31, 1977, including service in interstate commerce,
by: a. Any officer of a corporation; or b. Any individual who, under the usual common law
rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship, has the status of an employee;
or c. Any individual other than an individual who is an employee under paragraphs a. or b.
of this subdivision (1) who performs services for remuneration for any person: 1. As an agent-driver
or commission-driver engaged in distributing meat products, bakery products, beverages (other
than milk) or laundry or dry cleaning services for a principal; 2. As a traveling or city
salesman engaged upon a full-time basis in the solicitation on...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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16-5-8
Section 16-5-8 Review, coordination, establishment, etc., of programs; transfer of credits;
Articulation and General Studies Committee. (a)(1) The Commission on Higher Education is authorized
to review periodically all new and existing programs and units of instruction, research, and
public service funded by state appropriations at the state universities and colleges and to
share with the appropriate governing board, through the president of the institution, and
state Legislature, its recommendations. (2) As a part of its program review process, the commission
shall enforce, monitor, and report on minimum degree productivity standards for all existing
programs of instruction at public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education.
Productivity standards shall be based, primarily, but not exclusively, on the annual average
number of degrees conferred during a five-year period for senior institutions and a three-year
period for two-year institutions, as verified by the...
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16-33A-1
Section 16-33A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) ACHE. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education. (2) ALABAMA RESIDENT. A person who has
been domiciled in the State of Alabama for a period of at least 12 consecutive months immediately
preceding application for a grant under the Alabama Student Grant Program. The ACHE shall
promulgate and enforce regulations further defining and limiting the term domicile so as to
limit the benefits of this legislation to bona fide Alabama citizens, based upon criteria
including residency of parents and guardians, voter registration of students and parents,
driver's license registration, and other facts indicating bona fide citizenship. (3) APPROVED
INSTITUTION. Any independent nonprofit postsecondary institution of higher learning located
in the State of Alabama which is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of...
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16-46-3
Section 16-46-3 Exemptions from chapter; records of private postsecondary institutions ceasing
operations. (a) This chapter shall not apply to any school offering instruction in grades
K-12, or any combination thereof, including any person in regard to the operation of such
K-12 school. (b) This chapter shall not apply to any of the following private postsecondary
institutions, including any person in regard to the operation of such private postsecondary
institution: (1) Schools operated on a nonprofit basis offering only courses or programs of
study which do not lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree and are limited in nature
to the performance of or preparation for the ministry of any established church, denomination,
or religion. (2) Courses conducted by employers exclusively for their employees and courses
conducted by labor unions exclusively for their members. (3) Schools, colleges, and universities
principally operated and supported by the State of Alabama or its political...
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15-20A-4
Section 15-20A-4 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT SEX OFFENDER. A person convicted of a sex offense. (2) CHILD.
A person who has not attained the age of 12. (3) CHILDCARE FACILITY. A licensed child daycare
center, a licensed childcare facility, or any other childcare service that is exempt from
licensing pursuant to Section 38-7-3, if it is sufficiently conspicuous that a reasonable
person should know or recognize its location or its address has been provided to local law
enforcement. (4) CONVICTION. A verdict or finding of guilt as the result of a trial, a plea
of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, or an Alford plea regardless of whether adjudication
was withheld. Conviction includes, but is not limited to, a conviction in a United States
territory, a conviction in a federal or military tribunal, including a court martial conducted
by the Armed Forces of the United States, a conviction for an offense committed...
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16-1-31
Section 16-1-31 Elective course credit for participation in YMCA Youth and Government programs.
(a) Each public local board of education may provide that a high school student who participates
in YMCA Youth and Government programs may earn elective course credit for participation providing
that Section 16-28-5, which requires 140 days of instruction by a certified teacher, is adhered
to. (b) The amount of elective course credit granted for participation in YMCA Youth and Government
programs shall be determined by the local board of education, but the credit shall not exceed
one credit unit. (c) Participation by a student in YMCA Youth and Government programs shall
be certified by the local YMCA official responsible for the program. (d) YMCA Youth and Government
programs eligible for credit pursuant to this section shall be approved by local boards of
education. (e) Local boards of education may adopt minimum standards for any program pursuant
to this section including minimum standards...
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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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