44-1-2
Section 44-1-2 Definitions. The following terms, wherever used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings: (1) AFTERCARE. A youth is released by the department from a state training school operated by the department, wherein the department releases legal custody, supervision, and the right to return until further order of the juvenile court. The term means a legal status created by order of the committing court at the time of release from a state training school whereby a youth is permitted to return to the community subject to supervision by the court or any agency designated by the court and subject to return to the court at any time during the aftercare period. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Youth Services Board. (3) BOARD MEMBER. Any member of the Alabama Youth Services Board. (4) COMMITTED YOUTH. Any youth committed to the legal custody of the department upon a finding of delinquency and a finding by a juvenile judge that the youth is in need of care or treatment, or both, in a...
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14-12-2
Section 14-12-2 Determination of professional units and operating expenses to be provided, qualifications and salaries of teachers and minimum number of hours of weekly student attendance. (a) A formula for the determination of professional units and other operating expenses, based upon eligible students, shall be developed by the State Department of Education. An eligible student under this subsection shall be a person who has not graduated from an accredited high school and who is able to benefit from the instructional programs offered. The total number of professional units provided shall be the sum total of units necessary for classroom teachers, vocational teachers, librarians, teachers of exceptional students, supervisors, counselors, principals and a director. Any funds provided for such units where such units are not employed shall revert to the Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund. (b) The qualifications of teachers shall be determined by the State Department of Education...
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16-28-4
Section 16-28-4 Minimum age at which child may enter. (a) A child who is six years of age on or before December 31 or the date on which school begins in the enrolling district shall be entitled to admission to the first grade in the public elementary schools at the opening of such schools for that school year or as soon as practicable thereafter. A child who is under six years of age on December 31 or the date on which school begins in the enrolling district shall not be entitled to admission to the first grade in the public elementary schools during that school year; except, that an underage child who transfers from the first grade of a school in another state may be admitted to school upon approval of the board of education in authority, and an underage child who has moved into this state having completed or graduated from a mandated kindergarten program in another state shall be entitled to admission to the public elementary schools regardless of age. A child who becomes six years...
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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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16-6F-8
Section 16-6F-8 Performance framework; oversight; renewal; revocation; school closure and dissolution; reporting. (a) Performance framework. (1) The performance provisions within the charter contract shall be based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the academic and operational performance indicators, measures, and metrics that will guide the authorizer's evaluations of each public charter school. The performance framework shall include indicators, measures, and metrics for, at a minimum: a. Student academic proficiency, which includes, but is not limited to, performance on state standardized assessments. b. Student academic growth, which includes, but is not limited to, performance on state standardized assessments. c. Achievement gaps in both proficiency and growth between major student subgroups. d. Attendance. e. Recurrent enrollment from year to year. f. Postsecondary readiness for high schools. g. Financial performance and sustainability. h. Board performance and...
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26-16-51
Section 26-16-51 Department of Human Resources to adopt guidelines and criteria; general role and functions of teams. The Department of Human Resources shall adopt guidelines and criteria relating to the operations and functions of the team as promulgated by the advisory committee created pursuant to Section 26-16-52. The guidelines will be supplemental to the existing protective service activities of the children, youth, and family programs of the State of Alabama. Nothing in this section shall be construed to remove or reduce the duty and responsibility of any person to report all suspected or actual cases of child abuse or neglect or sexual abuse of a child pursuant to law. The general role of the teams shall be to support activities of the program and to provide services to abused and neglected children upon referral by the county departments of human resources, or any other agency as set forth in the guidelines and criteria established. To the extent that resources are available...
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34-2-39
Section 34-2-39 Board for Registration of Architects - Certificates; powers and duties; seals; bylaws; rules and regulations. (a) Each member of the board shall receive a certificate of appointment from the Governor. Before beginning his or her term of office, each member of the board shall file with the Secretary of State the constitutional oath of office. (b) The board, or any committee thereof, shall be entitled to the services of the Attorney General in connection with the affairs of the board, and the board shall have the power to compel attendance of witnesses, to require production of documents, to administer oaths, and to take testimony and proof concerning all matters within its jurisdiction. (c) The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates of registration granted. (d) The board shall have power and authority to make and adopt bylaws, rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter and pursuant to the state...
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6-5-340
Section 6-5-340 Computer failure or malfunction. (a) Whenever used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) GOVERNMENTAL CORPORATION AND AUTHORITY. Any public or private corporation, board, or authority established pursuant to a general or local law by state, county, or municipal government for the purpose of carrying out a specific governmental function. (2) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. The state, any municipality, or any county in the state; any department, agency, board, or commission of a municipality, a county, or the state; any legislative or regulatory body of the state, or of any municipality or county; any state, municipal, or county governmental corporation or authority; any state university or community college, including any publicly funded trade or technical school; the State Board of Education, and all county, municipal, and city-county public school boards; any state, county, or municipal hospital boards when such boards are...
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16-23-16.1
Section 16-23-16.1 Creation of Professional Teachers Standards Commission; designation or development of entry-level pre-certification examination for teacher candidates. (a) The Legislature finds that Alabama is alone among the southern states in not testing teacher candidates before allowing them in the classroom, and acknowledges that the need exists to establish, maintain, and enforce minimum professional standards for teacher candidates in the State of Alabama. In response to such need, there is hereby created a Professional Teachers Standards Commission (the commission) for the State of Alabama. The commission shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Governor in the following manner: The Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers Association, Alabama School Board Association, Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision, Alabama Education Association, and the Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher Education shall each designate a representative that together...
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16-5-32
Section 16-5-32 Postsecondary Education Communication Center created; center to operate statewide computer network, develop interactive communication system, establish annual ninth graders data base, operate toll-free numbers, and research factors affecting educational choices. (a) The commission shall enter into a contract with a state educational institution to establish a Postsecondary Education Communication Center to operate a statewide computer network and to perform the functions prescribed in this section. The commission shall supervise the operation of the center. The functions and services of the Postsecondary Education Communication Center shall not duplicate the functions and services provided by the Computer Articulation Program operated by Troy State University. (b) The center shall assist and support the steering committee and local groups in fulfilling their duties. (c) The center shall develop and provide an interactive communication system that accomplishes each of...
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