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16-44A-31
Section 16-44A-31 Citizenship Trust established. (a) The State of Alabama hereby establishes
and authorizes the Citizenship Trust, herein referred to as the "trust." (b) The
purpose of the trust is to strengthen and renew the foundation of American liberty and self-government
through citizenship education. The trust shall provide students with high quality educational
programs, learning experiences, and resources inside and outside the classroom which enhance
their understanding and appreciation of the principles of American citizenship, and knowledge
of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and other essential foundations of the American Republic,
and which encourage them to serve and lead their communities, state, and nation as active,
responsible, informed, and law-abiding citizens. Programs shall be focused on improving student
learning and achievement in the critical academic areas of American history, government, civics,
and citizenship. (c) The trust shall encourage voluntary,...
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16-44A-32
Section 16-44A-32 Powers and duties of board. In furtherance of the purposes of the trust,
the board of trustees shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Accept gifts, contributions,
donations of funds or land, bequests, grants, appropriations, membership fees, or other forms
of financial assistance for educational and other purposes in furtherance of this article,
from any federal entity, from the state, its agencies and various political subdivisions,
or any public or other entity, any and all of which are hereby authorized to grant any of
the foregoing forms of assistance, or from any private person, foundation, corporation, or
other agency, and to comply with any rules and regulations concerning grants by the federal
government or other grantors, which are not in contravention of the Constitution and laws
of this state or the United States. In fulfillment of its statewide civic educational mission,
the trust may enter into cooperative agreements with local, state, regional,...
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16-44A-13
Section 16-44A-13 Programs and experiences encouraged and supported by compact. The compact
shall encourage, support, and provide high quality educational programs, learning, and service
experiences related to the history and diverse cultures of the United States and the State
of Alabama, and especially American citizenship, its origins and development, and the positive
role models, attributes, and contributions of leaders in the progress of the nation, the American
South, Alabama, and its communities; and the application of knowledge and skills important
in leadership and citizenship in a free and self-governing society. Its program shall provide
a resource of information to support existing leaders, and better equip a new generation of
leaders with broad understanding and appreciation of our American system of government and
ways in which to make positive differences in the quality of life in Alabama communities.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-482, p. 799, ยง13.)...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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41-4-412
Section 41-4-412 Alabama Construction Industry Craft Training Program; Craft Training Board.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish and provide for a coordinated effort
between the construction industry and institutions of higher education and other entities,
including, but not limited to, union training programs, to enhance the availability and quality
of programs which promote construction industry craft training and education, and thereby
enhance the availability and competence of the work force for supporting the industry. (b)
In order to provide for efficient, competent, and resourceful construction industry craft
training programs that will deliver the knowledge and skills necessary for persons to learn
and meet the skill requirements for a craft and career in the construction industry trades
and thereby enhance the development of a quality labor pool to support the construction industry
of this state, there is established within the Division of Construction...
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16-44-1
Section 16-44-1 Governor authorized to enter into compact; form of compact. The Governor of
the State of Alabama is hereby authorized to enter into the compact for education in the form
substantially as follows: COMPACT FOR EDUCATION Article I. Purpose and Policy. A. It is the
purpose of this compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding
among executive, legislative, professional education and lay leadership on a nationwide basis
at the state and local levels. 2. Provide a forum for the discussion, development, crystallization
and recommendation of public policy alternatives in the field of education. 3. Provide a clearinghouse
of information on matters relating to educational problems and how they are being met in different
places throughout the nation. 4. Facilitate the improvement of state and local educational
systems. B. It is the policy of this compact to encourage and promote local and state initiative
in the development, maintenance, improvement and...
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16-1-41.1
Section 16-1-41.1 School board governance improvement. (a) This section shall be known and
may be cited as the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. (b) The Legislature finds
and declares all of the following: (1) That the purpose of this section is to enhance the
effectiveness of public education governance in Alabama through the establishment of training
requirements, boardsmanship standards, and accountability measures that are designed to promote
informed deliberations and decisions, to revise the qualifications for serving as a member
of a local board of education, to provide for a code of conduct for each member of a local
board of education in order to better ensure that any decision or action of a local board
of education is based on the interests of students or the system, and to foster the development
and implementation of organizational practices that are designed to promote broad support
of the public schools. (2) A local board of education is the legally...
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16-44A-35
Section 16-44A-35 Legislative findings; designation and dedication as Veterans Living Legacy.
(a) The Legislature of Alabama finds and declares all of the following: (1) That pursuant
to Section 16-44A-31, a statewide extended classroom for education in critical academic areas
of citizenship, civics, American history, and government is now operational as "the American
Village" under the auspices of the Citizenship Trust, a public education corporation.
(2) The nationally pioneering educational program serves students statewide and also school
groups from other states. The United States Congress has provided support of the American
Village as a national model and as an innovative civic education initiative that provides
students with a better understanding of the United States Constitution and the historical
and civic foundation of American self-government. (3) Recent studies indicate that many students
have only a superficial knowledge and lack deeper understanding of the foundations...
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16-44A-12
Section 16-44A-12 Adoption of plan of educational work which furthers purposes of compact;
plan objectives; programs and activities under plan. (a) The board of directors shall consider
recommendations of advisory committees and may hold hearings, review, revise, and adopt a
plan of educational work which furthers the purposes of the compact and the leadership goals
of the Commission on the Future of the South and which are designed to complement or augment,
but not duplicate, existing programs and services offered in service areas by individual compact
members or other non-profit entities. (b) The plan shall focus on meeting three objectives:
(1) Increasing leadership and citizenship programs for youth. (2) Extending community and
other leadership programs to rural and under-served areas. (3) Serve as a network and resource
to enhance communications and idea and information exchange among community and youth leadership
programs and other interested parties. (c) Pursuant to the plan...
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16-44A-30
Section 16-44A-30 Legislative findings. (a) Under Article 1 of this chapter, the Joint Legislative
Committee on Southern Leadership Goals authorized and consented to the formation of a non-profit
entity, subsequently organized as The Citizenship Trust and domiciled in Shelby County, Alabama,
for the purpose of, among other things, proposing to the Legislature a voluntary compact to
promote citizenship education programs. (b) The Legislature now finds that the voluntary partnership,
compact, or trust should be authorized and ratified whereby public and private entities which
desire to work together may do so to enhance and expand citizenship education for students.
The Legislature further finds that citizenship and character education of young people in
the principles of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and other great foundations of the American
Republic are essential to the civic, political, economic, security, and social well-being
of our society, and to the advancement and progress...
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