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16-6F-3
Section 16-6F-3 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) It is in the best interests of the people of Alabama to provide all children with access
to high quality public schools. (2) It is necessary to continue to search for ways to strengthen
the academic performance of elementary and secondary public school students. (3) Different
students learn differently and public schools should have the ability to customize programs
to fit the needs of individual students. (4) Those who know students best, parents and educators,
make the best education-related decisions regarding their students. (5) Parents and local
educators have a right and responsibility to actively participate in the educational institutions
that serve the children of Alabama. (6) Public school programs, whenever possible, should
be customized to fit the needs of individual children. (7) Students of all backgrounds are
entitled to access to a high quality education. (8) Therefore,...
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16-6F-4
Section 16-6F-4 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. Any group with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or that
has submitted an application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status that develops and submits an
application for a public charter school to an authorizer. (2) APPLICATION. A proposal from
an applicant to an authorizer to enter into a charter contract whereby the proposed school
obtains public charter school status. (3) AT-RISK STUDENT. A student who has an economic or
academic disadvantage that requires special services and assistance to succeed in educational
programs. The term includes, but is not limited to, students who are members of economically
disadvantaged families, students who are identified as having special education needs, students
who are limited in English proficiency, students who are at risk of dropping out of high school,
and students who do not meet minimum standards of academic proficiency....
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38-7-2
Section 38-7-2 Definitions. Terms used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words in the singular number include the
plural number, and words in the plural number include the singular number, and the word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory: (1) CHILD. Any person under 19 years of age,
a person under the continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 12-15-117,
or a person under 21 years of age in foster care as defined by the Department of Human Resources.
(2) CHILD-CARE INSTITUTION or INSTITUTION FOR CHILD CARE. A child-care facility where more
than 10 children are received and maintained for the purpose of providing them with care or
training or both, or transitional living program services, but does not include: a. Any institution
for child care which is under the ownership or control,...
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12-15-509
Section 12-15-509 Executive Council to adopt allocation guidelines; granting role of State
Team; eligible recipients; prerequisites to maintaining funding; penalty for noncompliance;
reporting requirement. (a) The Executive Council of the State Team shall adopt policies and
procedures relating to the allocation of available resources for providing services for multiple
needs children; for granting funds for programs and services on individuals; and for monitoring,
evaluating, and reviewing services provided by programs where funds are provided. Funds available
to provide services for multiple needs children may be allocated by the State Team: (1) To
counties, or groups of counties, based on detailed proposals, for establishing new, needs-based
local services or expanding existing programs. (2) To provide treatment for individual children.
(3) For other activities consistent with the purposes of this article. (b) The State Team,
with approval of the Executive Council, shall determine...
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16-16B-1
Section 16-16B-1 Short title; electronic textbooks; wireless electronic devices; rule making
authority; implementation plan; Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee. (a) This chapter shall
be known and may be cited as the Alabama Ahead Act. (b)(1) Commencing with the 2016-2017 school
year, students may be provided textbooks in electronic format . Textbooks in electronic format
may be available to schools under the jurisdiction of those local boards of education which
choose to participate in Alabama Ahead, to the extent practicable and funding is obtainable,
to provide students with resources in the following three areas: a. Wireless broadband access
via high-quality WiFi infrastructure in schools, as a first priority pursuant to Section 16-6B-2.1.
b. Upgrades, expansions, and maintenance of existing WiFi infrastructure. c. Devices, digital
content, management systems, debt service, or support. (2) Digital textbooks or other instructional
materials provided in electronic format may also be...
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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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16-6G-7
Section 16-6G-7 Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading. (a) The State Superintendent of Education
shall establish the Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading. The committee shall consist
of three members appointed from each State Board of Education district. The Governor, the
Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate shall each appoint one member from each district. The appointing authorities
shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas
is reflective of the makeup of this state. (b) Each member of the committee shall be a parent
or legal guardian of a state K-12 public school student, a practicing teacher, a retired teacher,
or employed in the field of education. (c) On or before June 30, 2020, the committee shall
revise the 2011 Alabama Action Plan for Literacy Birth Through Grade 12 in consultation with
the Campaign for Grade Level Reading group, which shall be...
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22-4B-3
Section 22-4B-3 Loans for nursing degree - Eligibility - Contract - Cancellation of loan -
Recovery of unpaid balance. (a) Within the limits of the funds appropriated for or otherwise
available to the loan program, the board shall be authorized to grant to each applicant deemed
by the board to be qualified, a loan for the purposes of acquiring a nursing degree as defined
in Section 22-4B-1, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the board and as provided
for in this section. (b) In order to be eligible, a loan applicant must: (1) Be a citizen
and a bona fide resident of the State of Alabama; (2) At the time of application, have been
an employee of the department for at least three years in a position not requiring a nursing
degree; (3) Be accepted by and attend an accredited school of nursing approved and designated
by the board; and (4) Agree to work as a nurse for the department or for a federally-funded
community health center in an underserved or rural area of Alabama...
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31-10-20
Section 31-10-20 Definitions. The following words and terms used in this article shall have
the meanings as set forth in this section: (1) ACTIVE MEMBER. A member of a federally recognized
unit of the Alabama National Guard meeting the minimum requirements for satisfactory membership
as defined in the regulations of the Department of the United States Army and the Department
of the United States Air Force. (2) ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD. Federally recognized units of
the Alabama National Guard. (3) DEGREE OBJECTIVE. A series of courses (enrolled hours) which
apply toward a specific degree. (4) TUITION. The total semester, quarter, or classroom hour
cost of instruction and fees, excluding late registration fees, academic penalty fees, and
electives fees, to the student as periodically published in the catalog of the educational
institution, not to exceed the average full-time class load. (5) TUITION BENEFITS. The difference
in the amounts provided for tuition pursuant to the Montgomery G.I....
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12-17-226.10
Section 12-17-226.10 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) In any case in which
an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program established under this division,
there shall be a written agreement between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement
shall include the terms of the pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, as practicable
as possible, the costs of the program to the offender, and the period of time after which
the district attorney must dispose of the charges against the offender. If, as part of the
pretrial diversion program, the offender agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge or
charges and receives a specific sentence, an agreement concerning when the plea of guilt will
occur, to what charges to which the offender will plead guilty, and any sentence to be imposed
shall be approved by and submitted to an appropriate circuit or district court judge having
jurisdiction over the offender within the judicial circuit prior...
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