Section 16-3-26 Property control. The State Board of Education may hold, lease and rent real and personal property and may make such repairs and improvements on all property under its control as may be for the best interests of the schools and, subject to the approval of the Governor, may acquire, sell and convey title […]
Section 16-3-27 Review of local actions by state superintendent. The State Board of Education shall have the power and authority to promulgate rules and regulations governing the right and method of review and disposition upon review by the State Superintendent of Education of actions and orders of county and city boards of education and of […]
Section 16-3-28 Authority of board and trustees of institutions to borrow from federal agencies or others; issuance of bonds, notes and other securities. (a) The State Board of Education, acting for the respective educational institutions under its supervision, and each public corporation that conducts one or more state educational institutions under its supervision, acting through […]
Section 16-3-29 Donations held for schools. Property, money or other thing of value may be donated for the benefit of the public schools of this state to be held in trust and administered for the use of such schools. (School Code 1927, §626; Code 1940, T. 52, §38.)
Section 16-3-3 Qualifications of members. The members of the board shall be qualified electors of the State of Alabama, and each member shall be a qualified elector in the district which he represents. No person who is an employee of the board or who is or has been engaged as a professional educator within five […]
Section 16-3-30 Administration of gifts and donations. Whenever any property, money or thing of value is donated to be used for the benefit of the public schools of this state, the State Board of Education shall have power to administer such trusts as it deems to the best interest of the school or schools for […]
Section 16-3-31 Gifts may be accepted on conditions. The State Board of Education may accept the administration of property, money or other thing of value donated in trust for the benefit of any public school of the state upon such conditions as may be acceptable to the donor and the State Board of Education, but […]
Section 16-3-32 Providing instruction not available at state-supported institutions – Graduate and professional instruction. The State Board of Education, under such rules and regulations as it shall determine, may provide for residents of Alabama graduate and professional instruction not available to them at state-supported educational institutions. The State Board of Education shall, by its rules […]
Section 16-3-33 Providing instruction not available at state-supported institutions — College or university instruction. The State Board of Education, under such rules and regulations as it shall determine, may provide assistance for residents of Alabama for instruction on the college or university level at private nondenominational institutions when such instruction is not available to such […]
Section 16-3-34 Authority of institutions of higher learning to make interstate educational agreements. Any institution of higher learning which receives all or part of its support from the State of Alabama, subject to approval by the State Board of Education and under such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education shall determine, may […]
Section 16-3-35 Contracts with Tuskegee Institute and Meharry Medical College for education of Alabama students. (a) The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to contract with the Tuskegee Institute for educational services for Alabama students including the following: (1) Veterinary medicine; (2) Engineering; (3) Vocational agriculture; (4) Vocational home economics; (5) Chemistry; (6) Nursing […]
Section 16-3-37 Naming or designating institutions of higher learning. The State Board of Education is hereby vested with the authority to name or designate any institution of higher learning which is under its supervision and control. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 233, p. 356, § 1.)
Section 16-3-39 Indemnification of members. Members of the State Board of Education shall be indemnified for any loss incurred as a result of damage done in the performance of their duty as a member of the State Board of Education and for which the member is personally liable. The indemnification shall be made by including […]
Section 16-3-4 Removal of members. The Governor may remove any appointive member of the board for immorality, misconduct in office, incompetency or willful neglect of duty, giving to him a copy of the charges against him and, upon not less than 10 days’ notice, an opportunity of being heard publicly in person or by counsel […]
Section 16-3-40 Public high school graduation examination available to nonpublic high school students. (a) If the State Board of Education requires public high school students to take a high school graduation examination prior to graduation, the board shall make the examination available to nonpublic high school students in the state. (b) This section shall not […]
Section 16-3-5 Vacancies. As vacancies occur on the board for any cause they shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next succeeding session of the Legislature. (School Code 1927, §31; Code 1940, T. 52, §10.)
Section 16-3-6 Oath of office. Before exercising any authority or performing any duty, each member of the board shall qualify as such by taking and subscribing to the oath of office prescribed by Article XVI of the state constitution, the certificate whereof shall be filed with the records of the board. (School Code 1927, §32; […]
Section 16-3-7 Meetings. The State Board of Education shall hold a regular annual meeting on the second Tuesday in July at the office of the Department of Education in Montgomery, at which meeting one of its members shall be elected vice-president. Such other meetings may be held as the needs of public education may require, […]
Section 16-3-8 Compensation of members. The members of the State Board of Education shall receive a per diem compensation of $10.00 for each day of actual service and for a total of not more than 25 days in any fiscal year and their actual traveling and other necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings and transacting […]
Section 16-3-9 Expense allowance for members. (a) Each member of the State Board of Education shall be entitled to an expense allowance of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per month which shall be in addition to the per diem compensation and actual traveling and other necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings and transacting business […]
