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16-1-11.1
Section 16-1-11.1 Autonomy of nonpublic schools - Legislative findings. The Legislature finds
and declares all of the following: (1) That a parent or guardian in Alabama has a constitutional
right to choose the type of K-12 education that is best for his or her child, whether public
or nonpublic, religious or nonreligious, and including home-based education. (2) That many
parents choose to home school or enroll their children in elementary and secondary nonpublic
schools, including private, church, parochial, or religious schools, that are not subject
to state regulation and do not receive state or federal funds. (3) That other than reporting
on the enrollment of students, these nonpublic K-12 schools have been primarily exempt from
state regulation and have only been required by state law to report the enrollment of students.
(4) That there is no national or state constitutional mandate that the government provide,
license, or regulate nonpublic education, including private, church,...
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16-25-1
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 school age residing within a district...
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21-1-11
by the county superintendent of education, when the child resides in territory under the control
of the county board of education, or by the city superintendent, when the child resides in
territory under a city board of education, shall not be required to attend the Alabama Institute
for Deaf and Blind: (1) A child whose physical or mental condition is such as to render inadvisable
his attendance at the aforesaid school, such mental or physical condition to be determined
by the county health officer before the issuance of certificate of exemption; or (2) A child
who may be attending a public, private, denominational, or parochial school, within
or without the State of Alabama, in which competent teachers, certified in deaf education
or in vision, are instructors for the entire length of the school term in every scholastic
year, the rating of such school and teachers to be determined by the State Superintendent
of Education. (Acts 1931, No. 61, p. 125; Code 1940, T. 52, §526.)...
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16-6B-7
Section 16-6B-7 Accountability reports to the public. (a) The local board of education shall
prepare an annual accountability report for each school and area vocational/technical center
under its jurisdiction, and for itself, to be provided to the public under regulations promulgated
by the State Board of Education. Such accountability reports shall include, but not be limited
to, all of the following: (1) A Funding and Expenditure Report which shall include those documents
specified in Section 16-6B-4 and which shall include the amount of Foundation Program funds
or vocational/technical education funds, or both, earned and of all funds expended and any
other data deemed necessary by the local board of education or the State Board of Education
to inform the public about the financial status of each school. (2) A Student Achievement
Report which shall include a comparison of the immediately previous school year with the previous
five years regarding student performance on testing...
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16-28-40
the student is applying for or renewing a driver's license or a learner's license, the attendance
officer or chief attendance administrator, upon request, shall provide the student with documentation
to present to the Department of Public Safety to exempt the student from this section. The
local superintendent of education with the assistance of the county or city school attendance
director as the case may be, and any other staff or school personnel, or the appropriate school
official of any private secondary school, shall be the sole judge of whether the withdrawal
is due to circumstances beyond the control of the person. Suspension or expulsion from school
or imprisonment in a jail or penitentiary is not a circumstance beyond the control of a person.
(e)(1) Any person over the age of 14 who is convicted of the crime of possession of a pistol
on the premises of a public school, or a public school bus, or both, under Section 13A-11-72
shall be denied issuance of a driver's permit or...
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16-4-16
Section 16-4-16 Forms and blanks. The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause
to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education a uniform
series of forms and blanks for the use of county boards of education, boards of education
of cities, school officials and teachers, and it shall be his duty to see that all financial
matters and all educational records are made according to these forms and blanks. He shall
also prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board
of Education forms and blanks to be used in the annual report and in the monthly reports of
persons conducting private schools and of private educational associations,
corporations or institutions except church schools as defined in Section 16-28-1. (School
Code 1927, §80; Code 1940, T. 52, §55; Acts 1982, No. 82-218, p. 260, §3.)...
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16-28-5
Section 16-28-5 Private tutor. Instruction by a private tutor means
and includes only instruction by a person who holds a certificate issued by the State Superintendent
of Education and who offers instruction in the several branches of study required to be taught
in the public schools of this state, for at least three hours a day for 140 days each calendar
year, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., and who uses the English language in giving
instruction. Such private tutor shall, prior to beginning the instruction of
any child, file with the county superintendent of education, where his place of instruction
is in territory under the control and supervision of the county board of education, or the
city superintendent of schools, where his place of instruction is in territory under the control
and supervision of a city board of education, a statement showing the child or children to
be instructed, the subjects to be taught and the period of time such instruction is proposed
to...
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16-6F-10
shall adhere to generally accepted accounting principles. b. A public charter school shall
annually engage an independent certified public accountant to do an independent audit of the
school's finances. A public charter school shall file a copy of each audit report and accompanying
management letter to its authorizer by June 1. This audit shall include the same requirements
as those required of local school system pursuant to Section 16-13A-7. (5) Transportation
funding. a. The department shall disburse state transportation funding to a public charter
school on the same basis and in the same manner as it is paid to public school systems. b.
A public charter school may enter into a contract with a school system or private provider
to provide transportation to the school's students. c. Public charter schools that do not
provide transportation services shall not be allocated any federal, state, or local funds
otherwise earmarked for transportation-related expenses. (Act 2015-3, §10.)...
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16-28-16
Section 16-28-16 Cases of nonenrollment and nonattendance; withdrawal of enrollment. (a) It
shall be the duty of the county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of
education, as the case may be, to require the attendance officer to investigate all cases
of nonenrollment and of nonattendance. In all cases investigated where no valid reason for
nonenrollment or nonattendance is found, the attendance officer shall give written notice
to the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child. In the event of the
absence of the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child from his or her
usual place of residence, the attendance officer shall leave a copy of the notice with some
person over 12 years of age residing at the usual place of residence, with instructions to
hand the notice to the parent, guardian, or other person having control of the child, which
notice shall require the attendance of the child at the school within three days from the...
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16-6D-4
system for flexibility and plan for annual accountability measures and five-year targets for
all participating schools within the school system. (9) LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION. A city or
county board of education that exercises management and control of a local school system pursuant
to state law. (10) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. A public agency that establishes and supervises one
or more public schools within its geographical limits pursuant to state law. (11) NONPUBLIC
SCHOOL. Any nonpublic or private school, including parochial schools, not under the
jurisdiction of the State Superintendent of Education and the State Board of Education, providing
educational services to children. A nonpublic school provides education to elementary or secondary,
or both, students and has notified the Department of Revenue of its intention to participate
in the scholarship program and comply with the requirements of the scholarship program. A
nonpublic school does not include home schooling. (12) PARENT....
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