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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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16-6F-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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16-1-40
Section 16-1-40 Education Trust Fund proration relief. (a) During fiscal year 2009 and any
fiscal year in which proration is declared by the Governor in an amount equal to or greater
than three percent, local boards of education, with the recommendation of the local superintendent,
may transfer Education Trust Fund line item appropriations including the Public School Fund,
except Public School Fund monies dedicated to a specific capital outlay project or debt service
and except for Alabama Public School and College Authority funds which are allocated for a
specific capital outlay project, between and among appropriated line item categories. No state
funds shall be transferred from funds appropriated for salaries, fringe benefits, or student
materials allocations. (b) Prior to any implementation of the flexibility provisions of this
section, the local board of education shall produce a plan indicating the source and amount
to be transferred from each line item and show that the transfer...
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16-1-24.1
Section 16-1-24.1 Safe school and drug-free school policy; treatment of policy violators; promulgation
and distribution of discipline policy; liability limited for discipline actions; local boards
may adopt more stringent guidelines. (a) The Legislature finds a compelling public interest
in ensuring that schools are made safe and drug-free for all students and school employees.
The Legislature finds the need for a comprehensive safe school and drug-free school policy
to be adopted by the State Board of Education. This policy should establish minimum standards
for classes of offenses and prescribe uniform minimum procedures and penalties for those who
violate the policies. It is the intent of the Legislature that our schools remain safe and
drug-free for all students and school employees. The State Board of Education shall adopt
and all local boards of education shall uniformly enforce policies that protect all students
and school employees. The State Board of Education shall require...
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16-24-61
Section 16-24-61 Contracts for part-time employment. Public school teachers, whether or not
tenured, may contract with local boards of education to work less than full time so long as
their salaries reflect employment for less than a full day, week, or contract year and are
commensurate with the salary schedule hourly rate of pay adopted by the Legislature, based
on their educational attainment and experience; provided however, that any part-time teacher
receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System shall conform to the criteria and
prescribed limits for outside income as provided in subsection (a) of Section 16-25-26. Teachers
employed in any part-time capacity shall meet the certification requirements established by
the State Board of Education to teach the grade or subject for which they are employed and
shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 22A, of this title. (Act 2004-300, p. 425, ยง2.)...
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16-3-17.3
Section 16-3-17.3 Flexible school terms. It is the intent of the Legislature that local school
systems be permitted to develop flexible school terms extending over the course of the 12
month calendar year. School systems desiring to use flexible school terms may utilize such
scheduling to develop tutorial programs or innovative programs for at-risk students or students
deemed academically deficient and to relieve overcrowded classroom conditions. Local school
systems desiring to develop flexible school terms shall, upon approval of the local board
of education, submit a plan to the State Superintendent of Education and upon his recommendation
and approval by the State Board of Education, the plan shall be adopted. No provision of The
Alabama Education Improvement Act of 1991 (Acts 1991, No. 91-323), shall be interpreted to
require personnel employed in local school systems to work longer than their current contract
provides. School personnel may work extended contract periods provided...
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16-16B-2.1
Section 16-16B-2.1 Wireless infrastructure and mobile digital computing devices; application
for funds; implementation plan. (a)(1) Contingent on funding, during the 2016-2017 school
year, local school systems may begin installing sufficient, high-quality standards-based broadband
WiFi infrastructure and, where possible, mobile digital devices to enable access to digital
instructional materials and, to the extent practicable, textbooks in electronic format. (2)
In order to accomplish subdivision (1), the following priorities are established: a. Wireless
infrastructure: The first priority for the expenditure of Alabama Ahead Act funds is the establishment
of a high-quality, standards-based wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure capable
of providing all teachers and students with sufficient WiFi broadband access in all classrooms
and common areas of schools, where feasible as described in WIRED. b. Standards: Local school
systems shall use applicable funds to install wireless...
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16-6B-2.1
Section 16-6B-2.1 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2016 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE APRIL 11, 2016. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)(1) Contingent on
funding, during the 2016-2017 school year, local school systems may begin installing sufficient,
high-quality standards-based broadband WiFi infrastructure and, where possible, mobile digital
devices to enable access to digital instructional materials and, to the extent practicable,
textbooks in electronic format. (2) In order to accomplish subdivision (1), the following
priorities are established: a. Wireless infrastructure: The first priority for the expenditure
of Alabama Ahead Act funds is the establishment of a high-quality, standards-based wireless
local area network (WLAN) infrastructure capable of providing all teachers and students with
sufficient WiFi broadband access in all classrooms and common areas of schools, where feasible
as described in WIRED. b. Standards: Local school systems...
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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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16-30A-3
Section 16-30A-3 Training of school employees for care of students with diabetic medical needs.
(a) No later than the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, the State Department of Education,
in consultation with the Alabama Board of Nursing, shall develop guidelines for the training
of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetic medical needs according
to the student's Individual Health Plan, the medical authorizations of which are limited to
permitting the administration of injectable medications specific to his or her diabetes. No
other delegation of injectable medications shall be allowed under this chapter. These guidelines
shall be developed in consideration of the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
the National Diabetes Education Program, and any other appropriate published medical guidelines.
Each local board of education shall ensure that diabetes training programs are provided for
all school nurses and unlicensed medication assistants...
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