16-8-25
Section 16-8-25 Vacations and leaves of absence. The county board of education shall have the authority, under the rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by the State Board of Education, to provide for leaves of absence and vacations by the employees of the boards and for the payment from public funds to the employees of the boards for leaves of absence or vacations, or both. The boards may provide leaves of absence during the times the schools are not in session for the teachers and employees on full pay when the teacher or employee devotes the leave of absence to instructing in or attending schools for teacher training or in the manner approved by the State Board of Education as beneficial to the educational work of the county and may also provide for the payment of any full-time teachers for absences during the time schools are in session where the absence results from sickness or some other unavoidable cause which prevents the teacher from discharging his or her...
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16-5-31
Section 16-5-31 Duties. The steering committee shall perform each of the following duties: (1) Seek methods to improve participation in two-year and four-year postsecondary education. (2) Seek methods to improve high school retention. (3) Encourage the State Board of Education and local boards of education to adopt courses of study that prepare students for two-year and four-year technical, vocational, and academic programs. (4) Organize and supervise local groups to perform each of the following functions: a. Encourage participation in two-year and four-year postsecondary education. b. Improve high school retention. c. Encourage the adoption by the local board of education of two-year and four-year postsecondary education preparatory courses of study. d. Provide tutorial, counseling, and other educational assistance to local junior and senior high school students. (5) Advise the Alabama Commission on Higher Education regarding the operation of the Postsecondary Education Communication...
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16-6B-1
Section 16-6B-1 Student achievement. (a) The Legislature finds that the people of Alabama desire two basic things from their public schools: (1) High achievement for students. (2) A safe and orderly environment in which to learn. (b) The Legislature encourages the State Board of Education to assist local boards of education in the development of a strong disciplinary policy and directs the State Board of Education to develop a program to closely monitor student achievement. (1) The State Board of Education shall require implementation of an assessment program for the public schools of Alabama. The assessment program may include nationally normed tests or criterion referenced tests, or both. These tests may be used to assist in the assessment of student achievement. The State Board of Education may also require the use of other tests and assessments as the board may deem necessary. (2) In grades 11 and 12, the State Board of Education shall implement an assessment and remediation...
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16-61E-2
Section 16-61E-2 Definitions; purchase authorization; competitive bids; applicability of public contract laws. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Educational and eleemosynary institutions governed by boards of trustees or similar governing bodies, state trade schools, state junior colleges, state colleges, or universities under the supervision and control of the State Board of Education, city and county boards of education, district boards of education of independent school districts, Department of Youth Services, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Alabama School of Math and Science. (2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Equipment, supplies, and other tangible personal property, software, services, or any combination of the foregoing, used to provide data processing, networking, or communications services. (3) JOINT PURCHASING AGREEMENT. An agreement in writing...
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16-63-5
Section 16-63-5 Duties of community schools advisory committees; membership. Every participating local board of education shall establish one or more community schools advisory committees which may become involved in matters affecting the educational process in accordance with rules established by the local board of education and approved by the State Board of Education and further shall consider ways of increasing community involvement in the public schools and utilization of public school facilities. Community schools advisory committees may assist local boards of education in the development and preparation of the plans and programs to achieve such goals, may assist in the implementation of such plans and programs and may provide such other assistance as may be requested by the local boards of education. Community schools advisory committees shall work with local school officials and personnel, parent-teacher organizations, and community groups and agencies in providing maximum...
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16-1-24.3
Section 16-1-24.3 Local boards of education to implement policies requiring expulsion of students who possess firearms in school areas. (a) All city and county boards of education shall develop and implement local policies and procedures requiring the expulsion of students, for a period of one year, who are determined to have brought to school or have in their possession a firearm in a school building, on school grounds, on school buses, or at other school-sponsored functions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, city and county boards of education and the local superintendent of education of each board may modify the expulsion requirement for a student on a case-by-case basis. Students who are expelled for violation of this section shall not be allowed to attend regular school classes in any public school in the state during the expulsion period. Students who are expelled from schools for firearm possession may be permitted to attend alternative schools designed to provide education...
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40-17-168.10
Section 40-17-168.10 Deduction for sale or disbursement to exempt entities. (a) A licensed public seller of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas or the licensed fleet producer of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas may deduct the number of gallons of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas sold or disbursed to the following entities provided that the exempt entity has a valid exempt entity license issued in accordance with subsection (j) of Section 40-17-332: (1) The United States government or any agency thereof. (2) Any county governing body in this state. (3) The governing body of any incorporated municipality in this state. (4) City and county boards of education in this state. (5) The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Department of Youth Services school district, and private and church school systems, as defined in Section 16-28-1, which offer essentially the same curriculum as offered in grades K-12 in the public schools of this state. (b)...
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16-6E-4
Section 16-6E-4 Intervention in local education operations and assumption of control by State Board of Education. The State Board of Education may intervene in the educational operations of a city or county board of education and thereby assume general and direct control over all decision making and operational functions of the city or county board of education under and subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) If the State Superintendent of Education determines that a majority of the schools in the system are priority schools, or the system is not in compliance with Chapter 13A of this title or the accreditation status of the system or a majority of the schools in the system has been placed on probation, or suspended, or revoked, or if any other formal disciplinary action has been ordered by the accrediting authority, the State Superintendent of Education shall issue a written notice to the local superintendent of education and the presiding officer of the city or county...
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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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16-16B-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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