16-36-62
Section 16-36-62 Local textbook committee. (a) A local textbook committee or committees shall be appointed by each separate local board of education. The number, size, and composition, which shall include parents, of the committee or committees shall be determined by each local board of education. A copy of local school board policies in regard to local textbook committees shall be kept on file by each local superintendent. Names of each person serving on a local textbook committee shall also be kept on file by each local superintendent. (b) In order to qualify as a member of the committee, each member of the local textbook committee and its secretary shall prepare an affidavit to be filed with the local board of education within 10 days after notice of the member's appointment stating each of the following: (1) The member agrees to discharge faithfully all the duties imposed upon him or her as a member or as secretary of the textbook committee. (2) The member has no interest, directly...
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16-6E-4
Section 16-6E-4 Intervention in local education operations and assumption of control by State Board of Education. The State Board of Education may intervene in the educational operations of a city or county board of education and thereby assume general and direct control over all decision making and operational functions of the city or county board of education under and subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) If the State Superintendent of Education determines that a majority of the schools in the system are priority schools, or the system is not in compliance with Chapter 13A of this title or the accreditation status of the system or a majority of the schools in the system has been placed on probation, or suspended, or revoked, or if any other formal disciplinary action has been ordered by the accrediting authority, the State Superintendent of Education shall issue a written notice to the local superintendent of education and the presiding officer of the city or county...
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16-28B-8
Section 16-28B-8 Suicide prevention programs, training, and policies; advisory committee; liability. (a) To the extent that the Legislature shall appropriate funds, or to the extent that any local board may provide funds from other sources, each school system shall implement the following standards and policies for programs in an effort to prevent student suicide: (1) Foster individual, family, and group counseling services related to suicide prevention. (2) Make referral, crisis intervention, and other related information available for students, parents, and school personnel. (3) Foster training for school personnel who are responsible for counseling and supervising students. (4) Increase student awareness of the relationship between drug and alcohol use and suicide. (5) Educate students in recognizing signs of suicidal tendencies and other facts and warning signs of suicide. (6) Inform students of available community suicide prevention services. (7) Promote cooperative efforts...
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16-6D-8
Section 16-6D-8 Tax credits; Failing Schools Income Tax Credit Account. (a) To provide educational flexibility and state accountability for students in failing schools: (1) For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2013, an Alabama income tax credit is made available to the parent of a student enrolled in or assigned to attend a failing school to help offset the cost of transferring the student to a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school of the parent's choice. The income tax credit shall be an amount equal to 80 percent of the average annual state cost of attendance for a public K-12 student during the applicable tax year or the actual cost of attending a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school, whichever is less. The actual cost of attending a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school shall be calculated by adding together any tuition amounts or mandatory fees charged by the school to the student as a condition of enrolling or of maintaining enrollment in the...
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45-49-101.03
Section 45-49-101.03 Adoption of electronic school bus enforcement program fines. (a) A county or city board of education located in Mobile County may approve the use of electronic devices to detect school bus violations by voting at a public meeting of the board to approve the adoption of an electronic school bus enforcement program. (b) If approved by the county, city, or other school district governing board located in Mobile County, and authorized by ordinance or resolution enacted by the governing body of a local political subdivision, a law enforcement agency or a political subdivision in consultation with a school system, as the case may be, may enter into an agreement with a private vendor for the installation, operation, notice processing, and administration and maintenance of school bus electronic devices on buses within the school system's fleet whether owned or leased. (c) A county or city board of education located in Mobile County may contract for the operation of a...
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16-1-24.3
Section 16-1-24.3 Local boards of education to implement policies requiring expulsion of students who possess firearms in school areas. (a) All city and county boards of education shall develop and implement local policies and procedures requiring the expulsion of students, for a period of one year, who are determined to have brought to school or have in their possession a firearm in a school building, on school grounds, on school buses, or at other school-sponsored functions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, city and county boards of education and the local superintendent of education of each board may modify the expulsion requirement for a student on a case-by-case basis. Students who are expelled for violation of this section shall not be allowed to attend regular school classes in any public school in the state during the expulsion period. Students who are expelled from schools for firearm possession may be permitted to attend alternative schools designed to provide education...
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16-1-51.1
Section 16-1-51.1 Comprehensive model policy for supervision and monitoring of juvenile sex offender students; educational placement of juvenile sex offenders. (a)(1) On or before January 1, 2019, the State Board of Education shall develop a comprehensive model policy for the supervision and monitoring of juvenile sex offender students, who have a low risk of re-offense and are enrolled, attending class, and participating in school activities with the general population of students. The purpose of the model policy is to provide a safe and secure environment for all students and staff. The model policy shall be adopted by each local board of education and implemented beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. The model policy, at a minimum, shall contain all of the following components: a. Application to all school property and school-sponsored functions including, but not limited to, classroom instructional time, assemblies, athletic events, extracurricular activities, and school bus...
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16-13-144
Section 16-13-144 Prohibition and penalty for exceeding budget; waiver of penalty. (a) No local board of education shall spend or obligate itself to spend more money in any fiscal year than the estimate of income available to that board of education for that year, plus balances on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year, which estimate shall be approved by the State Superintendent of Education, if the excess expenditure or excess obligation to spend results in a deficit for that fiscal year, except as provided in Section 16-13-145. The estimate of income shall include estimates of income from revenue receipts from all sources and estimates of nonrevenue receipts from all sources, but excluding all funds derived from loans other than loans obtained by the issuance of school warrants authorized by the laws of the state. This section shall not apply to any fiscal year where there is proration of education funds going to local boards of education. No funds shall be transferred by any...
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16-24B-2
Section 16-24B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The chief administrative officer of the employing board, including the superintendent of any public county or city school system, the President of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District. (2) CONTRACT PRINCIPAL. Includes only those persons hired on or after July 1, 2000, and certified for the position of principal as prescribed by the State Board of Education and who are employed by an employing board as the chief administrator of a school, including a vocational center. (3) CONTRACT YEAR. Period of contract principal's employment up to 12 months mutually agreed upon by the contract principal and employing board. (4) DAY. A calendar day. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, the day of the act or event from which the designated period of...
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16-46B-5
Section 16-46B-5 Computer science education task force. (a) The Governor shall establish a computer science education task force to develop a state strategic plan for expanding computer science education in the public schools in Alabama. (b) The membership of the task force shall include all of the following: (1) One member of the House of Representatives, as appointed by the Speaker of the House, and one member of the Senate, as appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (2) A representative of the board, as appointed by the board. (3) The state computer science specialist and two additional representatives of the department, as appointed by the superintendent. (4) A representative of the Department of Early Childhood Education, as appointed by the secretary. (5) A representative of the Alabama Community College System, as appointed by the board of trustees of the system. (6) A representative of the Alabama Workforce Council, as appointed by the council. (7) A...
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