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34-24-532
Section 34-24-532 Finance powers. (a) The interstate commission may levy on and collect an
annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities
of the interstate commission and its staff. The total assessment must be sufficient to cover
the annual budget approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The
aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated upon a formula to be determined by the
interstate commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states. (b) The
interstate commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds
adequate to meet the same. (c) The interstate commission shall not pledge the credit of any
of the member states, except by, and with the authority of, the member state. (d) The interstate
commission shall be subject to a yearly financial audit conducted by a certified or licensed
public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in the...
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36-1-12
Section 36-1-12 Sovereign immunity. (a) For the purposes of this section, "education employee"
means a certified or noncertified employee of the State Board of Education or any local board
of education and an employee of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Alabama School
of Fine Arts, the Department of Youth Services, or the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science.
(b) An officer, employee, or agent of the state, including, but not limited to, an education
employee, acting in his or her official capacity is immune from civil liability in any suit
pursuant to Article I, Section 14, of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (c) An officer,
employee, or agent of the state, including, but not limited to, an education employee, is
immune from civil liability in his or her personal capacity when the conduct made the basis
of the claim is based upon the agent's doing any of the following: (1) Formulating plans,
policies, or designs. (2) Exercising his or her judgment in the...
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41-9-944
Section 41-9-944 Duties of commission. The commission shall have the following duties: (1)
Provide for the education of members of the Legislature and state agencies of Alabama about
Total Quality, including the basic concepts, potential benefits, and application to state
government, among other responsibilities. (2) Arrange Total Quality presentations for members
of the Legislature and host quality meetings between invitees from the Legislature, the executive
branch, state and local governments, private industry, or other relevant parties to discuss
the application of Total Quality to government. (3) Make and transmit to the Governor and
the Legislature findings and recommendations regarding the application of Total Quality principles
to the organization and continuous operations of state government. These findings and recommendations
shall address the continuous improvement of government operations through the promotion of
citizen satisfaction, cost-saving, employee satisfaction and...
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16-36-60
Section 16-36-60 State Textbook Committee. (a) The State Textbook Committee is created. The
committee shall consider the merit of textbooks offered for use in the public elementary and
high schools of the state and make recommendations for approval or rejection, or both, to
the State Board of Education as hereinafter provided. In making recommendations to the State
Board of Education, the State Textbook Committee shall also consider any recommendations made
by the State Courses of Study Committee or by the State Superintendent of Education. (b) The
State Textbook Committee shall be composed of 23 members. Four of the members shall be secondary
school classroom teachers and four elementary school classroom teachers. One of these eight
members shall be appointed from each of the seven United States Congressional Districts, as
such districts are constituted on July 1, 1998, and one shall be appointed statewide. Four
members shall be appointed from the state at large, and these four...
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16-36-64
Section 16-36-64 Statewide textbook contracts. (a) No contract shall be made pursuant to this
article for the purchase of textbooks rejected by the State Board of Education. The only contracts
entered into by the State Board of Education pursuant to this article shall be for textbooks
considered by the State Textbook Committee and adopted by the State Board of Education as
provided for in this article. (b) In addition to all other laws which forbid the use of textbooks
in the public schools of the state by authors who are members of the Communist Party or members
of communist front organizations, all contracts with publishers for textbooks made pursuant
to this article shall stipulate that the author or authors of such book or books is not a
member of the Communist Party or known advocate of communism or Marxist socialism and is not
a member of a communist front organization. (c) The maximum price at which the State Board
of Education shall contract for local boards of education to pay...
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16-46A-1
Section 16-46A-1 Adoption of policy governing virtual school program. (a)(1) Before the 2016-2017
school year, each local board of education shall adopt a policy providing, at a minimum, a
virtual education option for eligible students in grades nine to 12, inclusive, beginning
with that school year. (2) Any virtual school operating in this state that provides educational
services to public school students shall comply with this chapter. (b) The policy adopted
by the local board of education pursuant to this chapter shall govern the virtual school program
offered by the local board of education. The policy shall offer students in grades nine to
12, inclusive, an online pathway for earning a high school diploma and, at a minimum, shall
include all of the following: (1) The scope and delivery of virtual options. (2) Student eligibility
criteria for initial and continuing participation in the virtual program. (3) Specific requirements
for monitoring performance and testing protocol...
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16-46A-2
Section 16-46A-2 Enrollment; participation and attendance; online course requirements. (a)
A full-time student enrolled in a virtual program shall be enrolled and counted in the average
daily membership of the local school, participate in state testing and accountability requirements
through the local school system, and, upon satisfying the graduation requirements of the local
board of education, receive a diploma from the local school system. (b) Any provision of this
chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, a student enrolled in a virtual school program offered
by his or her local school system shall be treated as if he or she is attending his or her
local school in the attendance zone in which they reside for purposes of participating in
extracurricular activities and shall be subject to the same requirements, including Alabama
High School Athletic Association rules, imposed on a traditional public school student enrolled
in the traditional public school. In addition, if local board...
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16-5-2
Section 16-5-2 Composition; appointment; qualifications of members; duties. (a) The commission
shall consist of 12 members. Ten of these members shall be appointed by the Governor, one
shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One person
shall be appointed from each United States Congressional District in Alabama and shall reside
or maintain an office or place of business within the congressional district from which he
is appointed, and the remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large with no
more than two in number of the total 12 members being from the same congressional district.
(b) The 12 members shall be citizens of the state and shall be selected, as far as may be
practicable, on the basis of their interest in higher education. Appointees shall be selected
without regard to political affiliation and appointments shall be of a nature as...
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16-60-195
Section 16-60-195 Advisory councils. The advisory councils for the state vocational trade schools
shall each consist of not less than four nor more than nine members appointed by the Governor
upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education. The Governor shall designate
one member as chairman. The members of the councils shall serve for terms of one year and
shall be eligible for reappointment. The membership of each advisory council shall reflect,
as nearly as possible, an equal representation of employer and employee groups or organizations.
The councils shall serve in an advisory capacity to the directors of the state vocational
trade schools and to the State Board of Education in promoting the interests of the individual
schools and the development of the regional trade school program. (Acts 1953, No. 889, p.
1197, ยง 1.)...
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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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