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16-46B-1
Section 16-46B-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Education. (2) COMPUTER SCIENCE. The
study of computers and algorithmic processes, including their principles, their hardware and
software designs, their implementation, and their impact on society. Content should focus
on teaching students how to create new technologies, not simply how to use technology. (3)
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND CONTENT. Courses that teach computer science either as a standalone
course implementation in middle and high schools, or, for elementary school, integrated into
other content areas. (4) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education. (5) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Includes grades kindergarten to six, inclusive. (6) HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. Professional
development activities that satisfy all of the following: a. Clarify the conceptual foundations
of computer science. b. Teach research-based practices,...
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16-46B-6
Section 16-46B-6 Duties of department. Before June 30, 2020, the department shall create all
of the following: (1) A secondary computer science certification pathway for preservice teachers.
(2) An endorsement in computer science for all teachers who hold a valid Professional Educator
Certificate and demonstrate sufficient content knowledge in the course material as determined
by the department. Upon passing the Praxis, this certification does not have a two-year time
and service requirement to begin teaching. (3) A course-specific permit for teachers without
a secondary computer science certification or endorsement, who hold a valid Professional Educator
Certificate. The course-specific permit shall be issued upon the completion of a nationally
recognized professional learning course that is linked to a recognized high quality middle
school or high school computer science course or an approved preservice computer science pathway
offered at an institution of higher education for a...
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16-46B-5
Section 16-46B-5 Computer science education task force. (a) The Governor shall establish a
computer science education task force to develop a state strategic plan for expanding computer
science education in the public schools in Alabama. (b) The membership of the task force shall
include all of the following: (1) One member of the House of Representatives, as appointed
by the Speaker of the House, and one member of the Senate, as appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate. (2) A representative of the board, as appointed by the board. (3) The
state computer science specialist and two additional representatives of the department, as
appointed by the superintendent. (4) A representative of the Department of Early Childhood
Education, as appointed by the secretary. (5) A representative of the Alabama Community College
System, as appointed by the board of trustees of the system. (6) A representative of the Alabama
Workforce Council, as appointed by the council. (7) A...
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16-6G-5
Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan; summer
reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting requirements.
(a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade level by the
end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core reading program
to all students based on the science of reading which develops foundational reading skills.
In addition, no school district may use any curriculum for public K-3 students that does not
have instructional time included. (b) Based on the results of the reading assessment in Section
16-6G-3, each K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, or the characteristics of dyslexia,
shall be provided an appropriate reading intervention program to address his or her specific
deficiencies. Additionally, students shall be evaluated after every grading period and, if
a student is determined to have a reading deficiency, the...
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16-46B-3
Section 16-46B-3 Funding for teacher professional learning programs. (a) Subject to appropriation
from the Legislature, funds shall be appropriated to the department and the department shall
allocate those funds to eligible entities to develop and implement teacher professional learning
programs for the required computer science courses and content. (b) For the purposes of this
section, eligible entities shall include high quality computer science professional learning
providers, including institutions of higher education physically located in the state, nonprofits
dedicated to providing high quality computer science professional learning as determined by
the superintendent, and private entities. (c) For the purposes of this section, eligible entities
do not include a local education agency or a consortium of local education agencies. (d) Eligible
uses of funds appropriated for computer science professional learning are as follows: (1)
High quality professional learning for K-12...
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16-6G-4
Section 16-6G-4 Use of funds in support of Alabama Reading Initiative; literacy and reading
specialists. (a) Funds appropriated by the Legislature in support of the Alabama Reading Initiative
shall be allocated to support the following: (1) Local education agencies to support local
reading specialists. (2) The Alabama Summer Achievement Program. (3) Regional literacy specialists.
(4) Preservice and inservice teacher professional learning activities for elementary school
teachers in reading. (5) Curricula to support student interventions. (6) State administration.
(b) Funds dedicated to the Alabama Reading Initiative shall be expended on local and regional
reading specialists, professional learning activities, and administrative activities that
support all of the following activities for kindergarten through third grade students in public
K-12 schools; continued funding shall be contingent on measurable performance growth, as determined
by the task force established under subsection (a)...
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16-22A-3
Section 16-22A-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter only, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
APPLICANT. A certified or noncertified individual who submits an application for employment
to a local employing board or any nonpublic school, to act in any capacity in which the individual
will have unsupervised access to children in an educational environment. (2) APPLICANT FOR
CERTIFICATION. An individual who submits an application for certification issued by the State
Superintendent of Education. (3) AUTHORIZED EMPLOYER. Any educational entity authorized to
obtain criminal history background information, including the State Department of Education,
local employing boards, and nonpublic schools which are responsible for hiring employees or
contracting with private employers to provide personnel who have unsupervised access to children
in an educational setting. (4) CERTIFIED APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT. A...
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16-6B-2
Section 16-6B-2 Core curriculum. Every Alabama student shall be given instruction in grades
kindergarten through twelve to prepare him or her to enter the world of work and/or to complete
course work at the postsecondary level. In addition to a comprehensive core curriculum of
academics, each local board of education shall offer a program of vocational/technical education.
(a) The following words and phrases used in this section shall, in the absence of a clear
implication otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations: (1) REQUIRED COURSES.
Courses which are required to be taken by every student enrolled in public schools in the
State of Alabama. (2) ELECTIVE COURSES. Courses which are neither mandatory nor required to
be taken by any student enrolled in public schools in the State of Alabama. (b) The Legislature
finds that students must become more literate in the basic skills needed to earn a living
or to continue their education. The Legislature further finds that the...
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16-46B-2
Section 16-46B-2 Computer science course or instruction requirements. (a)(1) Beginning in the
2020-2021 school year, each public high school shall offer at least one authentic computer
science course from a department-approved list. (2) Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year,
each public middle school shall offer instruction in middle school computer science courses
approved by the department. (3) Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each public elementary
school shall offer instruction on the basics of computer science and computational thinking.
(b) A computer science course or instruction in computer science offered by a public school
shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be of high quality, as defined by the department.
(2) Meet or exceed the standards and curriculum requirements, as they relate to authentic
computer science, established by the board in the state course of study for digital literacy
and computer science pursuant to Section 16-35-4 and be on the approved list...
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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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