16-9-2
Section 16-9-2 Qualifications of superintendent. (a) The county superintendent of education shall be chosen for his general fitness and character and shall be a person of recognized ability as a school administrator. No person shall be eligible for appointment by any county board of education or for any political party nomination, or for election to the office of county superintendent of education unless such person: (1) Holds an Alabama certificate in administration and supervision based upon requirements established by the State Board of Education for such certificate; (2) Has had not less than five years of experience in public school work at the time he assumes office; (3) Submits proof to the State Superintendent of Education of three years of successful educational experience as a teacher, principal, supervisor, superintendent, educational administrator or instructor in school administration during the five years next preceding his appointment or election; (4) Submits proof to...
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16-13-140
Section 16-13-140 Established for county and city school systems; form of annual budget required; public hearings required. (a) There shall be a budget system for the public schools of each county and city for the purpose of promoting economy and efficiency in the finances of the public schools. (b) The State Department of Education shall prepare proposed annual budget forms for each local board of education and shall make the forms available to each local superintendent of education by August 1 of the first year of each legislative quadrennium and by July 1 of each subsequent year of each legislative quadrennium for use with public hearings. The forms shall be clear, uniform, and concise in order to promote understanding by the general public of the budget process. (c) Each local board of education shall hold at least two open public hearings pertaining to its proposed annual budget. Copies of the proposed budget shall be provided to the public at each hearing on forms provided by the...
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16-40-9
Section 16-40-9 Instruction for avoiding child sexual abuse. (a)(1) The Legislature recognizes that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor and a family member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the silence and shame around sexual abuse. Erin's Law has been adopted in a number of states to help address the problem of child sexual abuse. (2) The intent of Erin's Law is to shatter the silence and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them to recognize and to report abuse. (3) The Legislature finds that without a specific initiative like Erin's Law, schools generally fail to give young students adequate awareness and a voice in this issue. (b) The Governor's Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children created under subsection (c) shall adopt guidelines for a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program. The guidelines shall: (1) Educate children in grades pre-kindergarten...
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16-6A-9
Section 16-6A-9 Development of plan for improving courses in critical needs areas. (a) The State Board of Education shall develop and establish a comprehensive plan for improving courses in science, mathematics, computer education and other critical needs areas. In developing such plan, the superintendent shall consult with teacher organizations, school personnel, legislative leaders, the Governor's office, representatives from private industry, public and private higher education and from the fields of education, mathematics, science and computer education. Such program shall be divided into three phases with the first phase being introduced at the beginning of the 1985-1986 school year and another phase to begin each of the following two years. The entire program should be operative at the end of three years. (b) The comprehensive plan shall provide a framework for the preparation and approval of programs, provide direction for program development and shall include the following...
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41-15A-6
Section 41-15A-6 Definitions; duties of board. (a) As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings, respectively: (1) BOARD. The Board of Control of the Penny Trust Fund, which shall consist of the following officials or their designees and the following representatives: a. The Governor. b. The State Treasurer. c. The State Health Officer. d. The State Superintendent of Education. e. The State Auditor. f. A member to be appointed by the Governor from one of Alabama's historically black colleges and universities, whose term on the board shall end when the appointing Governor's term ends. g. A member to be appointed by the Governor from a non-profit health-related agency, organization, or health-related community action agency, whose term on the board shall end when the appointing Governor's term ends. (2) EARNINGS. Ninety percent of the prior fiscal year's earnings of the Penny Trust Fund. (b) The duties of the board shall include, but not necessarily be...
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16-13-231.1
Section 16-13-231.1 Local salary schedules; written retirement application; appropriations. (a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, each county and city board of education shall adopt a local salary schedule which is at least 100 percent of the State Minimum Salary Schedule as established by Sections 16-6B-8 and 16-13-231. Each teacher employed by the board shall receive at least 100 percent pay for the appropriate salary cell on the State Minimum Salary Schedule for that teacher's level of experience and degree. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall be phased in over a two year period as specified below. (1) For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1997, each local board of education shall adopt a salary schedule that shall pay each teacher employed at least one half of the difference between the board's 1996-97 salary schedule and 100 percent of the appropriate cell of the State Minimum Salary Schedule as determined by the Legislature. (2) For the fiscal year beginning...
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16-1-36
Section 16-1-36 Tutoring programs for students accessed below average SAT scores. (a) Beginning in the 2000-2001 school year, any public school student in this state who is required by statute or regulation of the State Department of Education to be tested or assessed by Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) or any other assessment used by the school system who scores or is assessed at a range of one grade below any subject or subjects, or falls below the average of the school system assessment shall be provided tutoring programs for reading skills and other subjects by the department. The tutoring program shall be provided within the school system of the student. Tutoring programs shall continue two additional times for any student while attending the school for any subject or subjects until the student scores or is assessed in the average range or above for each subject being tutored, however, the school system may continue the tutoring sessions, and the program shall remain for all other...
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16-25-1
Section 16-25-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter the following terms, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following respective meanings: (1) RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama as defined in Section 16-25-2. (2) PUBLIC SCHOOL. Any day school conducted within the state under the authority and supervision of a duly elected or appointed county or city board of education and any educational institution supported by and under the control of the state or any private nondenominational school operated nonprofit for the education of children of school age residing within a district where no public school is available for the children. (3) TEACHER. Any teacher, principal, superintendent, supervisor, college professor, administrative officer, or clerk employed in any public school or public college within the state or employed in any private nondenominational school operated nonprofit for the education of children of...
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16-25-19
Section 16-25-19 Administration. (a) The general administration and responsibility for the proper operation of the retirement system and for making effective the provisions of this chapter are hereby vested in a board of trustees which shall be known as the Board of Control and shall be organized immediately after a majority of the trustees provided for in this section shall have qualified and taken the oath of office. (b) The board shall consist of 15 trustees as follows: (1) The State Superintendent of Education, ex officio. (2) The State Treasurer, ex officio. (3) The state Director of Finance, ex officio. (4) Twelve elected members of the retirement system. Those 12 members shall consist of representatives elected from each of the following categories: two shall be retired members, one shall be a city or county superintendent, one shall be a principal, one shall be a member from an institution of postsecondary education that is part of the Alabama Community College System, two...
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45-25-101
Section 45-25-101 Election; term; compensation; qualifications; powers and duties; vacancy. (a) A county Superintendent of Education for DeKalb County, Alabama, shall be elected by the qualified electors of DeKalb County, Alabama, at the next general election who shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified as hereinafter provided. (b) At the next general election to be held in the county and state a county Superintendent of Education for DeKalb County, Alabama, shall be elected, who shall hold office for a term of four years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, unless sooner removed for good cause. Each four years thereafter, a county Superintendent of Education for DeKalb County, Alabama, shall be elected by those qualified voters of the county residing outside of a municipality served by a city board of education at the regular general election, nominations for which office may be made in primary elections as other county officers. (c)...
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