26-24-25
Section 26-24-25 Collaboration on programs. As additional funds become available, all programs within each county participating in school readiness shall collaborate on early education and child care programs that are funded with state and/or federal funding including, but not limited to, adult and community education programs, Even-Start literacy programs, prekindergarten early intervention programs, Head Start programs, programs offered by public and private providers of child care, migrant prekindergarten programs, Title 1 programs, subsidized child care programs, and teen parenting programs, together with any additional funds appropriated or obtained for this section. These programs shall be components of the integrated school readiness program. (Act 2000-613, p. 1230, §7.)...
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16-1-43
Section 16-1-43 Waiver of undergraduate tuition and fees for Purple Heart recipients. (a) For purposes of this section, a public institution of higher education includes public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education and postsecondary technical colleges, community colleges, and junior colleges located in the state. (b) A public institution of higher education may waive undergraduate tuition and fees for each veteran who is the recipient of the Purple Heart and who satisfies all of the following: (1) Is enrolled as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in an undergraduate program that culminates in a degree or certificate. (2) Is currently, and was at the time of the military action that resulted in the awarding of the Purple Heart, a resident of this state. (3) Submits to the public institution of higher education the DD-214 form issued at the time of separation from service as documentation that he or she has received the Purple Heart. (c) The waiver...
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16-13A-2
Section 16-13A-2 Financial oversight by State Superintendent of Education; appointment and duties of Chief Education Financial Officer; internal audits of schools and school systems. (a) The State Superintendent of Education shall oversee the financial integrity of the various local boards of education and shall appoint a Chief Education Financial Officer who shall be an employee of the State Department of Education. The Chief Education Financial Officer shall be a certified public accountant or have equivalent experience as determined by the State Superintendent of Education, shall have experience in educational or governmental finance, shall complete the instructional program provided in Section 16-13A-3 within the later of six months of its introduction or six months of appointment, and shall have passed the mandated competency test provided in Section 16-13A-3 within the later of six months of its adoption or six months of appointment. The Chief Education Financial Officer shall...
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16-16B-2.1
Section 16-16B-2.1 Wireless infrastructure and mobile digital computing devices; application for funds; implementation plan. (a)(1) Contingent on funding, during the 2016-2017 school year, local school systems may begin installing sufficient, high-quality standards-based broadband WiFi infrastructure and, where possible, mobile digital devices to enable access to digital instructional materials and, to the extent practicable, textbooks in electronic format. (2) In order to accomplish subdivision (1), the following priorities are established: a. Wireless infrastructure: The first priority for the expenditure of Alabama Ahead Act funds is the establishment of a high-quality, standards-based wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure capable of providing all teachers and students with sufficient WiFi broadband access in all classrooms and common areas of schools, where feasible as described in WIRED. b. Standards: Local school systems shall use applicable funds to install wireless...
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16-28-40
Section 16-28-40 License applicant under 19 to provide documentation of school enrollment, etc.; duties of school attendance official; withdrawal from school; conviction for certain pistol offenses. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall deny a driver's license or a learner's license for the operation of a motor vehicle to any person under the age of 19 who does not, at the time of application, present a diploma or other certificate of graduation issued to the person from a secondary high school of this state or any other state, or documentation that the person: (1) is enrolled and making satisfactory progress in a course leading to a general educational development certificate (GED) from a state approved institution or organization, or has obtained the certificate; (2) is enrolled in a secondary school of this state or any other state and has not at the time of application accumulated disciplinary points while a student in school that would extend the age of eligibility for the...
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16-40-10
Section 16-40-10 Completion of required government course to include civics test component. (a) Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, as a required component for completing the government course required in the high school course of study, a student shall correctly answer at least 60 of the 100 questions listed on a civics test, which shall be made available in multiple choice format. For the purposes of this section, civics test means the 100 questions that, as of February 1, 2017, officers of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services use as the basis for selecting the questions posed on applications for naturalization. The civics test shall be completed as part of a required course in government. The school shall document on the transcript of the student that he or she has successfully completed the civics test as required by this subsection. (b) The local board of education may determine the method and manner in which to administer the civics test to students. A...
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16-64-2
Section 16-64-2 Requirements for qualification as resident student; rules and guidelines. (a) For purposes of admission and tuition, a public institution of higher education may consider that the term resident student includes any of the following: (1) One who, at the time of registration, is not a minor and satisfies one of the following: a. Is a full-time permanent employee of the institution at which the student is registering or is the spouse of such an employee. b. Can verify full-time permanent employment within the State of Alabama or is the spouse of such an employee and will commence the employment within 90 days of registration with the institution. c. Is employed as a graduate assistant or fellow by the institution at which the student is registering. d. Is an accredited member of or the spouse of an accredited member of a consular staff assigned to duties in Alabama. e. Is in a program or takes courses within an interstate consortium of colleges or universities that either...
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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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16-39A-3
Section 16-39A-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the following interpretations: (1) PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. Those children with disabilities, ages three through five, inclusive, determined eligible for special education services under existing federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and policies governing special education. (2) SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. Services relating to instruction of preschool children with disabilities. (3) LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY. A county or city school system in the State of Alabama. (4) FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. That program as defined by federal statute under Public Law 91-230, and all regulations and amendments thereto. (Acts 1991, No. 91-474, p. 859, §3.)...
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16-44A-36
Section 16-44A-36 Functions and oversight. The trust shall continue to be designated as the entity to coordinate the voluntary Alabama student mock election in cooperation with the office of Secretary of State, the State Superintendent of Education, and local educational entities, and to coordinate a voluntary program involving legislators visiting school classrooms, both of which shall be subject to oversight of the Joint Legislative Committee on Civic Education pursuant to Article 10 of Chapter 2 of Title 29. (Act 2001-970, 2001 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 868, §3.)...
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