Section 16-3-1 Composition; election; term of office. The State Board of Education shall be composed of the Governor as an ex officio member and eight members elected from districts provided by general law. Members of the board shall serve for terms of four years each, and the member from each district shall be elected by […]
Section 16-3-1.1 State Board of Education districts; official maps. THIS SECTION WAS REENACTED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2021-559 EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 4, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The State of Alabama is divided into eight State Board of Education districts as provided in subsection (b). (b) The numbers […]
Section 16-3-10 Compensation of employees subject to the Merit System. The State Board of Education, upon recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education, shall determine the compensation of all employees in the Department of Education subject to the provisions of the Merit System. (Acts 1935, No. 211, p. 598, § 4; Acts 1939, No. 58, […]
Section 16-3-11 Powers generally. The State Board of Education shall exercise, through the State Superintendent of Education and his professional assistants, general control and supervision over the public schools of the state, except institutions of higher learning which by law are under the general supervision and control of a board of trustees, and shall consult […]
Section 16-3-12 Rules and regulations – Generally. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations for the proper construction of school buildings, for the sanitation of schools, for the physical examination of school children and, in conjunction with other state authorities, shall see to it that the rules relating to school health, compulsory […]
Section 16-3-13 Rules and regulations – Necessary to make effective the law’s purpose. In order to meet emergencies that may arise because of any defect in the language or purpose of this title, the State Board of Education may make such rules and regulations as will give full force and effect to any or all […]
Section 16-3-14 Grading and standardizing schools. The State Board of Education shall prescribe rules and regulations for the grading and standardizing of public schools. (School Code 1927, §37; Code 1940, T. 52, §16.)
Section 16-3-16 Teachers’ training and certification; reciprocity. (a) Subject to the provisions of Chapter 23 of this title, the State Board of Education, through its executive officer, shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the training and the certification of teachers in the public schools of the state, and for the acceptance of the diplomas of […]
Section 16-3-16.1 Board to review requirements for teacher education; nationally normed teacher examination. (a) The Legislature finds a compelling interest in adequately preparing teachers to teach. The two basic components of teaching consist of knowing what to teach (content) and knowing how to teach (methodology). To assure that teachers entering Alabama’s classrooms have been thoroughly […]
Section 16-3-17 Educational needs investigated. The State Board of Education shall conduct investigations relating to the educational needs of the state and the means of improving educational conditions. It may employ additional expert assistance for such investigations if needed and appoint such agents for special investigations. (School Code 1927, §47; Code 1940, T. 52, §21.)
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 […]
Section 16-3-18 Vocational education. The State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Education shall cooperate with the Federal Board for Vocational Education in the administration of all federal acts relating to vocational education. The State of Alabama accepts the benefits of these acts, passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the […]
Section 16-3-19 Acceptance of federal funds by board. The State Board of Education may accept for the State of Alabama any appropriation of money for the removal of illiteracy, the teaching of immigrants and for other educational purposes which may hereafter be made out of the federal Treasury by any acts of Congress; and the […]
Section 16-3-2 Officers. The Governor shall be the President of the State Board of Education, and the board shall elect a vice-president from its members annually. The State Superintendent of Education shall be secretary and executive officer of the board. (School Code 1927, §27; Code 1940, T. 52, §7; Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 16, […]
Section 16-3-20 Supervision of educational work of special institutions. The State Board of Education shall have general supervision of the educational work of all charitable, penal, reformatory and child-caring institutions, maintained in whole or in part by the state, through its executive officer, who shall be a member of the governing board or boards which […]
Section 16-3-21 Annual report. The board of education shall submit each year on or before the first day of December, or as early thereafter as practicable, to the Governor an annual report covering all operations of the Department of Education and the support, conditions, progress and needs of education throughout the state. Such annual report […]
Section 16-3-22 Recommendations of legislation. The State Board of Education shall consider the educational needs of the state and on and with the advice of the State Superintendent of Education shall recommend to the Governor and to the Legislature such additional legislation or changes in the existing legislation as may be deemed desirable. Such recommendations […]
Section 16-3-23 Seal. The State Board of Education may adopt a seal for the authentication of its official acts. (School Code 1927, §54; Code 1940, T. 52, §28.)
Section 16-3-24 Oaths of agents; examination of witnesses. The State Board of Education by its presiding officer, or its committees by their chairmen, the State Superintendent of Education and any of its duly appointed agents shall have authority to administer oaths and to examine under oath, in any part of the state, witnesses in any […]
Section 16-3-25 Removal of appointees; filling of vacancies in office of appointees. The State Board of Education may remove for incompetency, immorality, misconduct in office or willful neglect of duty, any person appointed under the provisions of this title, not subject to the provisions of the state Merit System, upon making known to him in […]