16-22-17
Section 16-22-17 Payroll deductions for participation in statewide programs. (a) When used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively: (1) EMPLOYEE. Any person employed full-time as provided by law by those employers enumerated in this section and adult bus drivers. (2) EMPLOYER. All public city and county boards of education; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Department District Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services Department District; the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science; the State Board of Education as applied to the payroll office of two-year postsecondary education institutions; and the Board of Trustees of Alabama A and M University. (3) PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION or ORGANIZATION. The employees' local professional organization representing the...
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16-13-280
Section 16-13-280 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. Each county or city board of education; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services School District; the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science. (2) GROWTH. The amount by which projected revenue in the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year for which appropriations for teacher salaries are being made is anticipated to exceed projected revenue for the prior fiscal year. For purposes of calculating growth, prior fiscal year projected revenue shall exclude actual beginning of year balance and projected end of year unappropriated balance. For purposes of calculating growth, projected revenue for the fiscal year for which appropriations for teacher salaries...
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16-2-9
Section 16-2-9 Donation of surplus, non-expired food to charitable organizations for redistribution to needy students. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. Any food bank or charitable organization as defined in the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. (2) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education. (3) FOOD. Any raw, cooked, processed, or prepared edible substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption. (4) SCHOOL. A public elementary school, middle school, or high school. (b) A local board of education may allow any school under its jurisdiction to donate surplus, non-expired food to a charitable organization through an official of the charitable organization who is directly affiliated with the school, including a teacher, counselor, support staff, or any employee of the school, or a parent of a student enrolled at the school. The...
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16-1-8.1
Section 16-1-8.1 Classroom instructional support. (a) For purposes of this section, classroom instructional support means all elements of classroom instructional support as provided in the Foundation Program, with the exception of textbook funds, as specified in Sections 16-6B-10 and 16-13-231, including, but not limited to, library enhancement, student materials, professional development, technology, common purchases, and other classroom instructional support approved by the State Board of Education. All funds allocated in the Foundation Program for library enhancement, student materials, technology, professional development, and common purchases shall be spent only for the purpose for which they were allocated. Library media specialists shall be consulted in budgeting all library enhancement funds. (b) The procedures for ordering, and the regulations applying to, classroom instructional support shall be as follows: (1) BUDGET COMMITTEE. Each school shall have a budget committee. The...
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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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16-23-16.1
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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16-26A-4
Section 16-26A-4 Board of directors generally. (a) There is hereby created a board of directors for the school, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "board." The board shall be composed of 21 members as follows: (1) The State Department of Education assistant state superintendent in charge of curriculum development, or his or her designee. (2) The Chancellor of the University of Alabama System, or his or her designee. (3) The President of Auburn University, or his or her designee. (4) The President of the University of South Alabama, or his or her designee. (5) The President of Alabama A&M University, or his or her designee. (6) The Chair of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science Foundation. (7) The Chair of the House Standing Committee on Education, or his or her designee. (8) The Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Education, or his or her designee. (9) The Chair of the House Standing Committee on Ways and Means Education, or his or her designee. (10) The Chair...
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16-28B-3
Section 16-28B-3 Definitions. The following terms have the following meanings: (1) BULLYING. A continuous pattern of intentional behavior that takes place on or off of school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored function including, but not limited to, cyberbullying or written, electronic, verbal, or physical acts that are reasonably perceived as being motivated by any characteristic of a student, or by the association of a student with an individual who has a particular characteristic, if the characteristic falls into one of the categories of personal characteristics contained in the model policy adopted by the department or by a local board, and implemented at each school. To constitute bullying, a pattern of behavior may do any of the following: a. Place a student in reasonable fear of harm to his or her person or damage to his or her property. b. Have the effect of substantially interfering with the educational performance, opportunities, or benefits of a student. c....
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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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16-13-232
Section 16-13-232 Determining number of teacher units and instructional support units; grade level divisors. (a) In determining the number of teacher units for the purpose of apportioning the state Foundation Program, one teacher unit or fraction thereof shall be allowed for the specified number of pupils in average daily membership as provided for in subsection (b), during the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day of the preceding school year in the public schools. In extreme circumstances involving natural occurrences, health-related occurrences, or other extenuating circumstances as determined and approved by the State Superintendent of Education, average daily membership for local boards of education may be calculated using alternative days to the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day. Such alternative calculation shall be determined by the State Department of Education on a case by case basis. If a request from a local board is made to the State Superintendent, the...
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