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16-46B-1
Section 16-46B-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Education. (2) COMPUTER SCIENCE. The
study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware and
software designs, their implementation, and their impact on society. Content should focus
on teaching students how to create new technologies, not simply how to use technology. (3)
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND CONTENT. Courses that teach computer science either as a standalone
course implementation in middle and high schools, or, for elementary school, integrated into
other content areas. (4) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education. (5) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Includes grades kindergarten to six, inclusive. (6) HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. Professional
development activities that satisfy all of the following: a. Clarify the conceptual foundations
of computer science. b. Teach research-based practices,...
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16-22-12
Section 16-22-12 Cost-of-living adjustment for public education employees; miscellaneous pay
provisions. (a) The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the
Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services
Department District, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Alabama High School of Mathematics
and Science, for disbursement to the employees thereof funds based on the following criteria.
It is not the intent of the Legislature to make an appropriation in this section. (1) CERTIFICATED
PERSONNEL (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1996, and each year thereafter,
each cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained in the annual budget act for the
public schools shall be increased by four percent (4%) in addition to the amounts contained
in the 1995-96 annual budget act as required and provided by Acts 95-313 and 95-314 and as
contained in Section 16-6B-8 and Section 16-13-231 as amended. If the...
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40-9-34
Section 40-9-34 Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology. (a) The following is hereby found
and declared by the Legislature of Alabama: (1) The lack of content in natural and bio-science
education offered to students in kindergarten through high school is a nationwide problem.
(2) Such lack in curricular offerings to students will be detrimental in the long-term to
the economy of the state and the welfare of the citizens during the scientific revolution
now engulfing the world. (3) The biotechnology institute can provide to education leaders
of the distance learning program of the state cutting edge biotechnology curriculum recommendations
and content for Alabama high schools, by providing information about cutting edge biotechnology
curriculum and content to students in kindergarten through high school pursuant to the distance
learning program of the state, the state course of study, and state textbooks. (4) By educating
Alabama high school students in the field of biotechnology, such...
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16-22-13
Section 16-22-13 Cost-of-living adjustment for certain public education employees; miscellaneous
pay provisions. (a) The state Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education,
the boards of trustees of the public universities, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute
for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of
the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama High School of Mathematics
and Science for disbursement to the employees thereof funds based on the criteria established
in this section. It is not the intent of this section to make appropriations, but the appropriations
required by this section shall be made in the annual budget act for the public schools and
colleges. (1) CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1998,
and each year thereafter, each cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule contained in the
annual budget act for the public schools shall be...
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31-2-17
Section 31-2-17 Unauthorized wearing of uniform of United States Armed Forces. It shall be
unlawful for any person not an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man of the United States
Armed Forces to wear the duly prescribed uniform or any distinctive part thereof, of the uniform
of the United States Armed Forces, within the boundaries of the State of Alabama; provided
that the foregoing provisions shall not be construed so as to prevent officers, warrant officers,
or enlisted men of the National Guard or Naval Militia, or such other organizations as the
Secretary of Defense shall designate, from wearing the prescribed uniform, nor to prevent
persons who in time of war have served honorably as officers of the United States Armed Forces,
regular or volunteer, whose most recent service was terminated by an honorable discharge,
muster out or resignation, from wearing, upon occasions of ceremony, the uniform of the highest
grade they held by brevet or other commission in such regular or...
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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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16-6F-6
Section 16-6F-6 Authorization of establishment; Alabama Public Charter School Commission; registration
requirements; powers and duties of authorizers. (a) Eligible authorizing entities. (1) A public
charter school shall not be established in this state unless its establishment is authorized
by this section. No governmental entity or other entity, other than an entity expressly granted
chartering authority as set forth in this section, may assume any authorizing function or
duty in any form. The following entities shall be authorizers of public charter schools: a.
A local school board, for chartering of schools within the boundaries of the school system
under its jurisdiction, pursuant to state law. b. The Alabama Public Charter School Commission,
pursuant to this section. (2) A local school board that registers as an authorizer may approve
or deny an application to form a public charter school within the boundaries of the local
school system overseen by the local school board. (3) All...
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16-26A-4
Section 16-26A-4 Board of directors generally. (a) There is hereby created a board of directors
for the school, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "board." The board shall
be composed of 21 members as follows: (1) The State Department of Education assistant state
superintendent in charge of curriculum development, or his or her designee. (2) The Chancellor
of the University of Alabama System, or his or her designee. (3) The President of Auburn University,
or his or her designee. (4) The President of the University of South Alabama, or his or her
designee. (5) The President of Alabama A&M University, or his or her designee. (6) The
Chair of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science Foundation. (7) The Chair of the
House Standing Committee on Education, or his or her designee. (8) The Chair of the Senate
Standing Committee on Education, or his or her designee. (9) The Chair of the House Standing
Committee on Ways and Means Education, or his or her designee. (10) The Chair...
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16-36-70
Section 16-36-70 Adequate textbooks. (a) The Legislature finds that textbooks and other instructional
materials are among the basic tools of learning that must exist if Alabama students are to
succeed. (b) All students in the public schools shall be provided with adequate and current
textbooks and other necessary instructional supplies for use in their education. Textbooks
and other supporting materials shall be appropriate for their course work and shall be in
suitable condition. Where textbooks are issued pursuant to Section 16-36-69, every student
shall have his or her own copy of the issued textbook of the correct edition, which he or
she shall be permitted to take home each day for home study for the entire school year or
for the portion of the year when the book is issued. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature
that it is the student's responsibility, as well as the student's parent or guardian, to care
for the textbooks and instructional supplies provided by the state in a...
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16-6G-4
Section 16-6G-4 Use of funds in support of Alabama Reading Initiative; literacy and reading
specialists. (a) Funds appropriated by the Legislature in support of the Alabama Reading Initiative
shall be allocated to support the following: (1) Local education agencies to support local
reading specialists. (2) The Alabama Summer Achievement Program. (3) Regional literacy specialists.
(4) Preservice and inservice teacher professional learning activities for elementary school
teachers in reading. (5) Curricula to support student interventions. (6) State administration.
(b) Funds dedicated to the Alabama Reading Initiative shall be expended on local and regional
reading specialists, professional learning activities, and administrative activities that
support all of the following activities for kindergarten through third grade students in public
K-12 schools; continued funding shall be contingent on measurable performance growth, as determined
by the task force established under subsection (a)...
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