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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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16-6G-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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16-6G-6
Section 16-6G-6 Dyslexia therapist certification endoresement; accreditation of teacher preparation
programs; licensure and certification of teachers; professional learning. (a) The State Superintendent
of Education shall develop, and the State Board of Education shall approve, a dyslexia therapist
certification endorsement on or before December 31, 2019. (1) K-12 and early childhood teachers
who have completed an International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council endorsed
training course and have received a passing score on the Academic Language Therapy Association's
Certified Academic Language Therapy assessment, or the International Dyslexia Association's
Knowledge and Practice Examination of Effective Reading Instruction, and who hold a valid
Professional Educator Certificate shall be eligible for a dyslexia therapist endorsement.
(2) Teacher preparation programs at public colleges and universities in the state shall offer
dyslexia therapy teacher preparation courses...
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16-6G-3
Section 16-6G-3 Task force to make recommendations; membership; meetings; approved systems.
(a) The State Superintendent of Education shall convene a standing task force by December
1, 2019, to provide recommendations for comprehensive core reading and reading intervention
programs, a state continuum of teacher development for approved science of reading pursuant
to subsection (e) of Section 16-6G-6, and an annual list of vetted and approved assessments
that are valid and reliable reading screening, formative, and diagnostic assessment systems
for selection and use by local education agencies. The task force shall meet in regular session
at least twice a year. All appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments so that
diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state.
The membership of the task force shall include all of the following appointees, each of whom
shall have at least three years of experience with scientifically based...
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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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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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16-6B-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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16-22-4.1
Section 16-22-4.1 Education employee liability insurance; self-insurance. (a) For the purposes
of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL.
Full-time teachers, principals, and other education employees employed by a local board of
education and required to hold a certificate issued by the State Superintendent of Education.
(2) LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. A city or county 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. (3) STUDENT TEACHER. A college or university student in an education degree program
who, as part of the degree program, is assigned to teach in a local public school classroom,
is providing instruction to students, and is being...
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16-22-13.7
Section 16-22-13.7 Fiscal year 2016-2017 adjustments. (a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2016-2017. The
State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees
of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District,
the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Board of Trustees of the
Alabama School of Mathematics and Science and for disbursement to the employees thereof funds
based on the criteria established in this section. It is not the intent of this section to
make appropriations, but the appropriations required by this section shall be made in the
annual Education Trust Fund budget act for the designated fiscal year. (1) CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
EARNING LESS THAN $75,000 (K-12). For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016, and each
year thereafter, each certificated employee at all city and county school systems and the
teachers at the Department of Youth Services School District earning less than...
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16-6B-11
Section 16-6B-11 Paperwork Reduction Committee. (a) The Legislature finds that the excessive
paperwork required of teachers and other public education employees hinders the prime responsibility
of public education: The education of the children of Alabama. The Legislature also finds
that excessive and time-consuming reporting requirements levied on school systems requires
automation in order to for timely reporting to occur. The Legislature further finds that the
excessive paperwork required of teachers has become so burdensome that teachers do not have
adequate time to prepare lesson plans or to devote individual attention to those students
who require special assistance. The Legislature further finds that, for teachers to have time
to teach, it is imperative that all unnecessary paperwork be eliminated from our public schools
and necessary paperwork be automated to the maximum practical extent. (b) The Paperwork Reduction
Committee is created. The membership of the committee shall...
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