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16-6F-4
Section 16-6F-4 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. Any group with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or that
has submitted an application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status that develops and submits an
application for a public charter school to an authorizer. (2) APPLICATION. A proposal from
an applicant to an authorizer to enter into a charter contract whereby the proposed school
obtains public charter school status. (3) AT-RISK STUDENT. A student who has an economic or
academic disadvantage that requires special services and assistance to succeed in educational
programs. The term includes, but is not limited to, students who are members of economically
disadvantaged families, students who are identified as having special education needs, students
who are limited in English proficiency, students who are at risk of dropping out of high school,
and students who do not meet minimum standards of academic proficiency....
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16-6F-7
Section 16-6F-7 Applicant proposals; conversion to public charter school; terms of charters;
contracts. (a) Request for proposals. (1) To solicit, encourage, and guide the development
of quality public charter school applications, every local school board, in its role as public
charter school authorizer, shall issue and broadly publicize a request for proposals for public
charter school applications by July 17, 2015, and by November 1 in each subsequent year. The
content and dissemination of the request for proposals shall be consistent with the purposes
and requirements of this act. (2) Public charter school applicants may submit a proposal for
a particular public charter school to no more than one local school board at a time. (3) The
department shall annually establish and disseminate a statewide timeline for charter approval
or denial decisions, which shall apply to all authorizers in the state. (4) Each local school
board's request for proposals shall present the board's strategic...
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16-6D-9
Section 16-6D-9 Tax credit claims; administrative accountability; verification of requirements;
rules and procedures. (a)(1) An individual taxpayer who files a state income tax return and
is not claimed as a dependent of another taxpayer, a taxpayer subject to the corporate income
tax levied by Chapter 18 of Title 40, an Alabama S corporation as defined in Section 40-18-160,
or a Subchapter K entity as defined in Section 40-18-1 may claim a credit for a contribution
made to a scholarship granting organization. If the credit is claimed by an Alabama S corporation
or Subchapter K entity, the credit shall pass through to and may be claimed by any taxpayer
eligible to claim a credit under this subdivision who is a shareholder, partner, or member
thereof, based on the taxpayer's pro rata or distributive share, respectively, of the credit.
(2) The tax credit may be claimed by an individual taxpayer or a married couple filing jointly
in an amount equal to 100 percent of the total...
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16-6F-6
Section 16-6F-6 Authorization of establishment; Alabama Public Charter School Commission; registration
requirements; powers and duties of authorizers. (a) Eligible authorizing entities. (1) A public
charter school shall not be established in this state unless its establishment is authorized
by this section. No governmental entity or other entity, other than an entity expressly granted
chartering authority as set forth in this section, may assume any authorizing function or
duty in any form. The following entities shall be authorizers of public charter schools: a.
A local school board, for chartering of schools within the boundaries of the school system
under its jurisdiction, pursuant to state law. b. The Alabama Public Charter School Commission,
pursuant to this section. (2) A local school board that registers as an authorizer may approve
or deny an application to form a public charter school within the boundaries of the local
school system overseen by the local school board. (3) All...
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16-6B-3
Section 16-6B-3 Assistance programs. (a) Student strategy. The superintendent of the local
board of education along with the staff of each school shall develop an assistance program
at each school for at-risk students performing below the standards set by the State Board
of Education. The standards shall include the results of the required assessment program adopted
by the State Board of Education with emphasis on students who are found to be at one or more
grade levels below the prescribed norm. The local board of education shall budget at least
one hundred dollars ($100) per student so identified to be expended on tutorial assistance
programs including, but not limited to, after-school, Saturday school, or summer school, or
any combination of these programs. These funds may be budgeted from state or federal funds.
However, federal funds already budgeted for at-risk students may not be counted toward the
minimum one hundred dollars ($100) requirement set aside to be expended for...
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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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16-1-39
Section 16-1-39 Self-administration of medications by student. (a) Commencing with the 2007-2008
scholastic year, each local board of education and the governing body of each nonpublic school
in the state shall permit the self-administration of medications by a student for chronic
conditions if conducted in compliance with the State Department of Education and State Board
of Nursing Medication Curriculum, as may be amended from time to time by the department and
board. Approved medications may be self-administered if the parent or legal guardian of the
student provides all of the information outlined in the medication curriculum, including,
but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Written and signed authorization for the self-administration
to the chief executive officer of the school. (2) Written and signed acknowledgement that
the school shall incur no liability and that the parent or legal guardian shall indemnify
and hold harmless the school and the employees and agents of the...
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16-28-3.1
Section 16-28-3.1 Guidelines and procedures for withdrawal from school; dropout prevention
program. (a) A child over the age of 17 may withdraw from public school prior to graduation
if both of the following circumstances exist: (1) Written consent is granted by the child's
parent or legal guardian. (2) An exit interview is conducted where the student and the student's
parent or legal guardian have been advised that withdrawal from school shall likely reduce
the student's future earning potential and increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed
in the future. During the exit interview, the student who is withdrawing from school shall
be given information that has been prepared and supplied by the State Department of Education
regarding the detrimental impacts and effects of early withdrawal from school along with any
available training and employment opportunity programs, provided such information is available.
(b) The State Department of Education shall work with local public...
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16-40-1.1
Section 16-40-1.1 Instruction mandated in parental resposibility, education and high school
diploma importance, and study skills; new required courses not established. (a) Each local
board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board
of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive, receive instruction in parental
responsibilities. The content of the instructional program shall be determined by the State
Board of Education. (b) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules
and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive,
receive instruction in the importance of an education and the consequences of not obtaining
a high school diploma. The contents of the instructional program shall be determined by the
State Board of Education. The instructional program shall offer information appropriate to
each grade level and age and level of maturity of the student. (c) Each...
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16-6F-10
Section 16-6F-10 Reporting of enrollment, attendance, etc.; funding. (a) Enrollment. Students
enrolled in and attending public charter schools shall be included in all enrollment and attendance
counts of students of the local school system in which the students reside. The public charter
school shall report all such data to the local school systems of residence in a timely manner.
Each local school system shall report such enrollment, attendance, and other counts of students
to the department in the manner required by the department. (b) Operational funding. (1) The
following provisions govern operational funding: a. In their initial year, and in subsequent
years to accommodate growth as articulated in their application, funding for public charter
schools shall be provided from the Education Trust Fund in the Foundation Program appropriation
for current units. Subsequent year funding for public charter schools shall be based on the
Foundation Program allocation and other public school...
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