Section 16-6D-1 – Short Title.
Section 16-6D-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013. (Act 2013-64, p. 112, §1.)
Section 16-6D-2 – Purpose.
Section 16-6D-2 Purpose. (a) Innovative schools and school systems may be established in Alabama in accordance with this chapter. (b) The purpose of this chapter is to advance the benefits of local school and school system autonomy in innovation and creativity by allowing flexibility from state laws, regulations, and policies. (Act 2013-64, p. 112, §2.)
Section 16-6D-3 – Legislative Findings and Intent.
Section 16-6D-3 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) To further the goals of public education throughout the state, each school system should be able to have maximum possible flexibility to meet the needs of students and the communities within its jurisdiction. (2) There is a critical […]
Section 16-6D-4 – Definitions.
Section 16-6D-4 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC YEAR. The 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on the following June 30. (2) DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. The Alabama Department of Revenue. (3) EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP. A grant made by a scholarship granting organization to […]
Section 16-6D-5 – Innovative School System Requirements and Procedures.
Section 16-6D-5 Innovative school system requirements and procedures. (a) Pursuant to this chapter, to be considered as an innovative school system, a local school system shall successfully comply with the requirements and procedures set forth by the State Department of Education regarding school flexibility contracts, which include, but are not limited to: (1) Submission to […]
Section 16-6D-6 – Innovation Plan.
Section 16-6D-6 Innovation plan. (a) The innovation plan of a local school system shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The school year that the local school system expects the school flexibility contract to begin. (2) The list of state laws, regulations, and policies, including rules, regulations, and policies promulgated by the […]
Section 16-6D-7 – Equal Opportunity for Applicants.
Section 16-6D-7 Equal opportunity for applicants. The State Board of Education and the State Department of Education shall ensure equal opportunity for all school systems that apply for programmatic flexibility or budgetary flexibility, or both, as delineated in this chapter, and in no way shall one local school system be favored over another local school […]
Section 16-6D-8 – Tax Credits; Failing Schools Income Tax Credit Account.
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 […]
Section 16-6D-9 – Tax Credit Claims; Administrative Accountability; Verification of Requirements; Rules and Procedures.
Section 16-6D-9 Tax credit claims; administrative accountability; verification of requirements; rules and procedures. (a)(1) An individual taxpayer who files a state income tax return and is not claimed as a dependent of another taxpayer, a taxpayer subject to the corporate income tax levied by Chapter 18 of Title 40, an Alabama S corporation as defined […]