Alabama Code — 16
Browse 2,235 sections in division 16 of the Alabama code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 16-1-1. Definitions.
- § 16-1-2. Inspection of Buildings During and After Construction; Acceptance of Completed Construction; Forms for Construction Contracts.
- § 16-1-2.1. New School Construction to Include Approved Safe Space or Hallway.
- § 16-1-2.2. New Construction at Public Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education to Include Approved Safe Space or Hallway.
- § 16-1-2.3. Requirements for Restroom Facilities at Public or Private High School Sports Stadiums.
- § 16-1-2.4. Management of Construction and Renovation of Property; Capital Improvement Projects; Transfer of Powers, Authority, and Jurisdiction.
- § 16-1-2.5. Contracts.
- § 16-1-2.6. Application of Act 2022-367.
- § 16-1-3. Photographing or Microphotographing Records - Authorized; Force and Effect.
- § 16-1-4. Photographing or Microphotographing Records - Destruction of Records Photographed, Etc.; Retention of Photographs.
- § 16-1-5. Photographing or Microphotographing Records - Intent.
- § 16-1-6. Association of School Board Members.
- § 16-1-7. Eye Protective Devices for Pupils and Teachers Participating in Certain Courses.
- § 16-1-8.1. Classroom Instructional Support.
- § 16-1-10. Selling, Etc., Alcoholic Beverages to School Children; Keeping on School Premises.
- § 16-1-11. Private Schools to Register and Report;.
- § 16-1-11.1. Autonomy of Nonpublic Schools - Legislative Findings.
- § 16-1-11.2. Autonomy of Nonpublic Schools - Education Selection by Parents; Exemption from Licensure or Regulation.
- § 16-1-11.3. Autonomy of Nonpublic Schools - Applicability of Statutory Requirements.
- § 16-1-11.4. Admission of Nonpublic School Students by Public Institutions of Higher Education.
- § 16-1-11.5. Teacher Certification.
- § 16-1-11.6. Membership of Nonpublic Schools in Alabama High School Athletic Association.
- § 16-1-13. Teaching Pupils of Disparate Ability, Background and Achievement.
- § 16-1-14. Uniform System of Procedural Due Process Protections for Students Facing Long-Term Suspension or Expulsion for Violating Student Code of Conduct or State Law.
- § 16-1-15. Classification and Grouping of Pupils Upon Consideration of Social Attitudes, Etc.
- § 16-1-16. Special Courses, Tutoring, Counseling, Etc., for Special Groups of Pupils.
- § 16-1-16.1. Alabama Council on Family and Children.
- § 16-1-17. Contest of Certain Elections.
- § 16-1-18.2. Payment for Unused Sick Leave Upon Death of Employee.
- § 16-1-19. Students at Colleges, Universities, Etc., Deemed Residents of State If Parent or Guardian Registered to Vote in State and Employed by Congressman or in Executive Branch of Federal Government on Appointment by President.
- § 16-1-20. Period of Silence for Meditation at Beginning of First Class in Public Schools.
- § 16-1-20.1. Period of Silence for Meditation.
- § 16-1-20.2. School Prayer.
- § 16-1-20.3. Student-Initiated Voluntary Prayer.
- § 16-1-20.4. Period of Quiet Reflection.
- § 16-1-20.5. Protection of Student Religious Liberties.
- § 16-1-21. Payments by Boards of Education for Fund-Saving Suggestions; Section Permissive Only.
- § 16-1-22. Audit of Certain Institutions.
- § 16-1-23. Hazing Prohibited; Penalty.
- § 16-1-24. Reporting of Property Damage and Physical Assaults on Students and School Personnel; Legislative Intent; Penalties.
- § 16-1-24.2. Department of Education to Develop Statewide Violence Prevention Program.
- § 16-1-24.3. Local Boards of Education to Implement Policies Requiring Expulsion of Students Who Possess Firearms in School Areas.
- § 16-1-25. Access to Students and Campus Facilities by Military Recruiters; Administration of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
- § 16-1-25.1. Access by Professional Educators’ Associations.
- § 16-1-26. Compensation of School Board Members.
- § 16-1-28. No Public Funds or Public Facilities to Be Used to Promote Lifestyle or Activities Prohibited by Sodomy and Sexual Misconduct Laws.
- § 16-1-30. Written Educational Policies, Rules and Regulations of Local Boards of Education.
- § 16-1-31. Elective Course Credit for Participation in Ymca Youth and Government Programs.
- § 16-1-32. Debit Cards; Authorized Uses; Transaction Fees.
- § 16-1-33. Written Reduction-in-Force Policy.
- § 16-1-34. Donation by Two-Year College President of Surplus Property to Local Public School System.
- § 16-1-35. Governor’s Academic Achievement Program.
- § 16-1-36. Tutoring Programs for Students Accessed Below Average Sat Scores.
- § 16-1-37. Issuance of High School Diplomas to Certain Honorably Discharged Veterans.
- § 16-1-38. Financial and Education Law Training for Newly Elected Superintendents of Education.
- § 16-1-38.1. Professional Development Program for County and City Superintendents of Education.
- § 16-1-39. Self-Administration of Medications by Student.
- § 16-1-40. Education Trust Fund Proration Relief.
- § 16-1-41. Orientation and Training for Members of Local Board of Education.
- § 16-1-41.1. School Board Governance Improvement.
- § 16-1-42. High School Fast Track to College Program.
- § 16-1-43. Waiver of Undergraduate Tuition and Fees for Purple Heart Recipients.
- § 16-1-44. School Emergency Operations Plans.
- § 16-1-44.1. School Security Personnel and School Resource Officers.
- § 16-1-44.2. Electronic Notification System.
- § 16-1-45. Automated External Defibrillator Requirements.
- § 16-1-46. Farm-to-School Procurement Processes and Procedures.
- § 16-1-47. Information on Meningococcal Meningitis Disease and Its Vaccine to Be Provided to Parents and Guardians of Students.
- § 16-1-48. Anaphylaxis Preparedness Program.
- § 16-1-49. Information on Influenza and It Vaccine to Be Provided to Parents and Guardians of Students.
- § 16-1-50. Possession and Use of Over-the-Counter Sunscreen by Students.
- § 16-1-51. Grants to Public Schools for Advanced Educational and Specialized Programs for Gifted and Talented Children.
- § 16-1-51.1. Comprehensive Model Policy for Supervision and Monitoring of Juvenile Sex Offender Students; Educational Placement of Juvenile Sex Offenders.
- § 16-1-52. Participation in Athletic Events to Be Based on Biological Sex of Athletes.
- § 16-1-52.1. Participation in Certain Interscholastic Athletic Contests by a Dependent Child of a Full-Time Active Duty Military Parent.
- § 16-1-53. Broadcast of Public K-12 School Sporting Events.
- § 16-1-54. Multiple Occupancy Restrooms or Changing Areas Designated for Student Use to Be Used by Individuals Based on Their Biological Sex.
- § 16-1-55. Providing No Cost Feminine Hygiene Products to Students.
- § 16-1-56. Forms of Payment for Admission to Certain School-Sponsored Events.
- § 16-1-57. Posting of Classroom Curricula on School Website; Examination of Instructional Materials; Complaints.
- § 16-2-1. Creation; Direction; Duties of Assistant State Superintendents.
- § 16-2-2. Duties of Department.
- § 16-2-3. Organization.
- § 16-2-4. Publications by Department.
- § 16-2-5. Expenses of Department.
- § 16-2-6. Public Kindergarten Pilot Programs.
- § 16-2-7. Appointment, Compensation, Benefits, Etc., of Assistant State Superintendents of Education and Division Directors in State Department of Education; Filling of Vacancies.
- § 16-2-8. Department Authorized to Contract for Storage and Distribution of Federal Food Programs.
- § 16-2-9. Donation of Surplus, Non-expired Food to Charitable Organizations for Redistribution to Needy Students.
- § 16-3-1. Composition; Election; Term of Office.
- § 16-3-1.1. State Board of Education Districts; Official Maps.
- § 16-3-2. Officers.
- § 16-3-3. Qualifications of Members.
- § 16-3-4. Removal of Members.
- § 16-3-5. Vacancies.
- § 16-3-6. Oath of Office.
- § 16-3-7. Meetings.
- § 16-3-8. Compensation of Members.
- § 16-3-9. Expense Allowance for Members.
- § 16-3-10. Compensation of Employees Subject to the Merit System.
- § 16-3-11. Powers Generally.
- § 16-3-12. Rules and Regulations - Generally.
- § 16-3-13. Rules and Regulations - Necessary to Make Effective the Law’s Purpose.
- § 16-3-14. Grading and Standardizing Schools.
- § 16-3-16. Teachers’ Training and Certification; Reciprocity.
- § 16-3-16.1. Board to Review Requirements for Teacher Education; Nationally Normed Teacher Examination.
- § 16-3-17. Educational Needs Investigated.
- § 16-3-17.3. Flexible School Terms.
- § 16-3-18. Vocational Education.
- § 16-3-19. Acceptance of Federal Funds by Board.
- § 16-3-20. Supervision of Educational Work of Special Institutions.
- § 16-3-21. Annual Report.
- § 16-3-22. Recommendations of Legislation.
- § 16-3-23. Seal.
- § 16-3-24. Oaths of Agents; Examination of Witnesses.
- § 16-3-25. Removal of Appointees; Filling of Vacancies in Office of Appointees.
- § 16-3-26. Property Control.
- § 16-3-27. Review of Local Actions by State Superintendent.
- § 16-3-28. Authority of Board and Trustees of Institutions to Borrow from Federal Agencies or Others; Issuance of Bonds, Notes and Other Securities.
- § 16-3-29. Donations Held for Schools.
- § 16-3-30. Administration of Gifts and Donations.
- § 16-3-31. Gifts May Be Accepted on Conditions.
- § 16-3-32. Providing Instruction Not Available at State-Supported Institutions - Graduate and Professional Instruction.
- § 16-3-33. Providing Instruction Not Available at State-Supported Institutions - College or University Instruction.
- § 16-3-34. Authority of Institutions of Higher Learning to Make Interstate Educational Agreements.
- § 16-3-35. Contracts with Tuskegee Institute and Meharry Medical College for Education of Alabama Students.
- § 16-3-37. Naming or Designating Institutions of Higher Learning.
- § 16-3-39. Indemnification of Members.
- § 16-3-40. Public High School Graduation Examination Available to Nonpublic High School Students.
- § 16-3-41. Written Policy Requirements on Student Discipline and Education Related to Private Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material.
- § 16-4-1. Appointment; Qualifications; Salary.
- § 16-4-1.1. Vacancies.
- § 16-4-2. Oath.
- § 16-4-3. Bond.
- § 16-4-4. Duties Generally.
- § 16-4-5. Apportionment of School Funds.
- § 16-4-6. Execution of Educational Policy.
- § 16-4-7. Publication of Laws, Rules, Etc.; Examination of Reports, Expenditures, Etc.
- § 16-4-8. Review of Action of County and City Boards.
- § 16-4-9. Forms of Contracts.
- § 16-4-10. Rules for Construction of Buildings; Condemnation of Buildings.
- § 16-4-11. Administration of Department; Supervision and Nomination of Employees of Department.
- § 16-4-12. Clerical and Professional Assistants.
- § 16-4-13. Rules for Protection of Health.
- § 16-4-14. Grading and Standardizing Schools.
- § 16-4-15. Census for Schools.
- § 16-4-16. Forms and Blanks.
- § 16-4-17. Vocational Education.
- § 16-4-18. Reports.
- § 16-4-19. Budget.
- § 16-4-20. Legislation.
- § 16-4-21. Inventory; Federal Grants; Special Studies.
- § 16-5-1. Definitions.
- § 16-5-2. Composition; Appointment; Qualifications of Members; Duties.
- § 16-5-3. Terms of Office; Reconfirmation of Current Members; Appointment of New Members; Vacancies; Reappointment.
- § 16-5-4. Organization; Chairperson; Meetings, Quorum, Agenda, Etc.; Expenses; Executive Director and Employees; Retirement System.
- § 16-5-5. Commission to Analyze and Evaluate Education Needs; Advisory and Consultant Groups; Council of Presidents.
- § 16-5-6. Long-Range Planning.
- § 16-5-7. State University and College Electronic Faculty and Student Unit Record System; Definitions; State Coordinating Agency; Advisory Committee; Database Reports; Failure to Comply with Requirements.
- § 16-5-8. Review, Coordination, Establishment, Etc., of Programs; Transfer of Credits; Articulation and General Studies Committee.
- § 16-5-8.1. Computation of Grades Earned at Another Institution.
- § 16-5-8.2. Equal Access for All Citizens.
- § 16-5-8.3. Legislative Intent.
- § 16-5-8.4. Reports to Legislature.
- § 16-5-9. Budget Proposals; Open Hearings; Unified Budget Report; Recommendations.
- § 16-5-10. Additional Powers and Duties of Commission.
- § 16-5-11. Commission Responsible for Certain Functions.
- § 16-5-12. Evaluation of Commission Effectiveness; Survey Report and Recommendations.
- § 16-5-13. Powers and Duties of Governing Boards of Public Institutions of Higher Education; Commission Relationship with State Board and Chancellor.
- § 16-5-14. Acceptance and Expenditure of Gifts, Grants, Etc.
- § 16-5-15. Submission of Facilities Master Plans by Public Institutions of Higher Education; Review by Commission; Freeze on Construction and Acquisitions; Prioritization of Capital Budget Requests; Exemption of Facilities on Military Reservation.
- § 16-5-30. Committee Established to Improve Postsecondary Education Participation; Membership.
- § 16-5-31. Duties.
- § 16-5-32. Postsecondary Education Communication Center Created; Center to Operate Statewide Computer Network, Develop Interactive Communication System, Establish Annual Ninth Graders Data Base, Operate Toll-Free Numbers, and Research Factors Affecting Educational Choices.
- § 16-5-33. Funding.
- § 16-5-70. Short Title.
- § 16-5-71. Purpose.
- § 16-5-72. Definitions.
- § 16-5-73. Annual Collection and Compilation of Information.
- § 16-5-74. Student Horizon Database.
- § 16-5-75. Student Graduate Horizon Scorecard.
- § 16-5-76. Annual Report.
- § 16-5-77. Sharing of Data or Information.
- § 16-5-78. Powers of Commission.
- § 16-5-79. Rulemaking Authority.
- § 16-5A-1. Annual Reporting by Institutions of Higher Education as to Funding Received from Certain Foreign Countries, Entities, Etc.
- § 16-6-1. Created; Membership; Appointment; Terms; Vacancies; Meetings; Compensation.
- § 16-6-2. Organization; Quorum; Majority Vote.
- § 16-6-3. Employees; Contracts for Services.
- § 16-6-4. Reports to Legislature.
- § 16-6-5. Cooperation of State Superintendent of Education and Other Agencies; Authority to Summon and Examine Officials and Records; Use of Facilities, Etc., of Other Agencies.
- § 16-6-5.1. Alabama Education Study Commission Designated as Standards of Excellence Commission; Responsibilities of Commission.
- § 16-6-6. Acceptance of Gifts, Etc.
- § 16-6A-1. Short Title.
- § 16-6A-2. Definitions.
- § 16-6A-3. Legislative Intent.
- § 16-6A-4. Governor’s Program for Improving Education.
- § 16-6A-5. Governor’s Educational Reform Commission - Composition; Funding.
- § 16-6A-6. Governor’s Educational Reform Commission - Chairperson; Meetings; Rules for Conducting Business; Expenses; Employment of Staff.
- § 16-6A-7. Governor’s Educational Reform Commission - to Study Education Reform; Serve in Advisory Capacity; Make Reports to Governor and Legislature; Dissolution; Not to Duplicate Education Board.
- § 16-6A-8. Governor’s Educational Reform Commission - Additional Powers and Duties.
- § 16-6A-9. Development of Plan for Improving Courses in Critical Needs Areas.
- § 16-6A-10. Employment of Provisionally Certified Persons for Critical Needs Areas.
- § 16-6A-14. Scholarship Loans for Teacher Education Programs in Critical Needs Areas - Rules and Regulations.
- § 16-6A-15. Tuition Grant Program for Certified Teachers; Limitations on Tuition Reimbursement; Letter of Commitment; Withholding Records Upon Failure to Satisfy Agreement.
- § 16-6A-16. Plan for In-Service Education Centers; Governing Boards; Requirements of Centers; School Systems to Affiliate with Centers.
- § 16-6B-1. Student Achievement.
- § 16-6B-2. Core Curriculum.
- § 16-6B-2.1. Legislative Findings; Termination of Plans, Programs, Activities, Etc., Relative to the Common Core State Standards; Ceding Control Over Public Education Prohibited; Construction.
- § 16-6B-2.2. Alabama Workforce Pathways Act.
- § 16-6B-3. Assistance Programs.
- § 16-6B-4. Financial Accountability.
- § 16-6B-5. School Safety and Discipline Accountability.
- § 16-6B-6. Release from Intervention.
- § 16-6B-7. Accountability Reports to the Public.
- § 16-6B-8. Participation in Foundation Program.
- § 16-6B-9. Salary Allocations.
- § 16-6B-10. Budget Requirements for Foundation and Vocational/Technical Education Program.
- § 16-6B-12. Conflicting and Specific Laws Repealed; State Board of Education to Review and Develop Policies.
- § 16-6C-1. Legislative Findings.
- § 16-6C-2. School Grading System.
- § 16-6C-3. Legislative School Performance Recognition Program.
- § 16-6D-1. Short Title.
- § 16-6D-2. Purpose.
- § 16-6D-3. Legislative Findings and Intent.
- § 16-6D-4. Definitions.
- § 16-6D-5. Innovative School System Requirements and Procedures.
- § 16-6D-6. Innovation Plan.
- § 16-6D-7. Equal Opportunity for Applicants.
- § 16-6D-8. Tax Credits; Priority Schools Income Tax Credit Account.
- § 16-6D-9. Tax Credit Claims; Administrative Accountability; Verification of Requirements; Rules and Procedures.
- § 16-6E-1. Short Title.
- § 16-6E-2. Purpose.
- § 16-6E-3. Definitions.
- § 16-6E-4. Intervention in Local Education Operations and Assumption of Control by State Board of Education.
- § 16-6E-5. Regulations.
- § 16-6E-6. Construction of Chapter.
- § 16-6E-7. Application on Boards of Education Operating Under Intervention.
- § 16-6F-1. Short Title.
- § 16-6F-2. Legislative Intent.
- § 16-6F-3. Legislative Findings.
- § 16-6F-4. Definitions.
- § 16-6F-5. Enrollment; Credits; Student Capacity; Records.
- § 16-6F-6. Authorization of Establishment; Alabama Public Charter School Commission; Registration Requirements; Powers and Duties of Authorizers.
- § 16-6F-7. Applicant Proposals; Conversion to Public Charter School; Terms of Charters; Contracts.
- § 16-6F-8. Performance Framework; Oversight; Renewal; Revocation; School Closure and Dissolution; Reporting.
- § 16-6F-9. Legal Status and Powers of Public Charter Schools; Employees.
- § 16-6F-10. Reporting of Enrollment, Attendance, Etc.; Funding.
- § 16-6F-11. Public School and College Authority Funding; Local School System Facilities and Land.
- § 16-6G-1. Short Title.
- § 16-6G-2. Definitions.
- § 16-6G-3. Literacy Task Force; Membership; Meetings; Approved Assessment Systems.
- § 16-6G-4. Use of Funds in Support of Alabama Reading Initiative; Literacy and Reading Specialists.
- § 16-6G-5. Reading and Intervention Programs; Individual Reading Improvement Plan; Summer Reading Camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; Retention of Students; Reporting Requirements.
- § 16-6G-6. Dyslexia Therapist Certification Endoresement; Accreditation of Teacher Preparation Programs; Licensure and Certification of Teachers; Professional Learning.
- § 16-6G-7. Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading.
- § 16-6G-8. Technical Assistance; Rulemaking Authority.
- § 16-6H-1. Short Title.
- § 16-6H-2. Definitions.
- § 16-6H-3. Elementary Mathematics Task Force.
- § 16-6H-4. Office of Mathematics Improvement.
- § 16-6H-5. Duties of K-5 Teachers Who Provide Instruction in Mathematics.
- § 16-6H-6. Mathematics Intervention Services; Assessment of Students.
- § 16-6H-7. Mathematics Coaches.
- § 16-6H-8. Identification of and Requirements for Full Support and Limited Support Schools; Annual Reports.
- § 16-6H-9. Alabama Mathematics Summer Achievement Program; Summer Math Camp.
- § 16-6H-10. Training for Full Support and Limited Support Schools Under the Alabama Multi-Tiered System of Support Framework.
- § 16-6H-11. Duties of Department.
- § 16-6H-12. State Academic Intervention Framework; Support and Intervention; School Improvement Teams; School Turnaround Options; Progress Reports.
- § 16-6H-13. Postsecondary Mathematics Task Force; Annual Report; Educator Preparation Programs; Initial Licensure Requirements for Prospective Teachers; Review and Report.
- § 16-6H-14. K-5 Mathematics Coach Endorsement Program; Incentive Program.
- § 16-6H-15. Alabama Instructional Leadership Framework.
- § 16-6H-16. School Turnaround Academy.
- § 16-6H-17. Evaluation by External Consultant; Request for Proposals Process; Review Panels; Comprehensive Evaluation Plan; Annual Report.
- § 16-6H-18. Technical Assistance Provided to Local Education Agencies; Rulemaking Authority.
- § 16-6H-19. Disposition of Funds.
- § 16-6I-1. Short Title.
- § 16-6I-3. Program Design Team; Contracts; Requirements.
- § 16-6I-4. Phases of Program; Implementation and Evaluation.
- § 16-6I-5. Annual Supplements.
- § 16-6I-6. Funding; Compliance; Rulemaking Authority.
- § 16-6I-7. Reporting Requirements.
- § 16-6J-1. Short Title.
- § 16-6J-2. Definitions.
- § 16-6J-3. Refundable Income Tax Credit Established; Applicability; Priority.
- § 16-6J-4. Requirements for Parents.
- § 16-6J-5. Requirements for Education Service Providers.
- § 16-6J-6. Availability of Educational Savings Accounts; Administration of Program; Rulemaking Authority.
- § 16-6J-7. Fraud or Misuse of Program Funds; Appeals.
- § 16-6J-9. Intervention Permitted in Defense of Program.
- § 16-7-1. Creation.
- § 16-7-2. Membership; Appointment; Terms; Vacancies; Per Diem and Expenses.
- § 16-7-3. Members Not to Have Financial Interest in Facilities; Removal.
- § 16-7-4. Organization; Officers; Rules and Regulations; Agents.
- § 16-7-5. Duties.
- § 16-7-6. Contracts; Acceptance of Gifts.
- § 16-7A-1. Creation; Membership, Salary, Etc.
- § 16-7A-2. Appointment of Members.
- § 16-7A-3. Election of Officers; Meetings.
- § 16-7A-4. Purposes; Tax Exemption; Audits.