Section 16-8-1 Composition; election; single member election districts; qualifications. (a) The county board of education shall be composed of five members, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county. (b) County boards of education unless otherwise provided by law may use the provisions of this subsection to establish single member election districts […]
Section 16-8-11 Uniform system of schools maintained. The county boards of education shall maintain a uniform and effective system of public schools throughout their respective counties. (School Code 1927, §96; Code 1940, T. 52, §72.)
Section 16-8-12 Property vested in county board; permissible conveyance. (a) All the property, estate, effects, money, funds, claims, and donations now or hereafter vested by law in the public school authorities of any county for the benefit of the public schools of any county are hereby transferred and vested in the county board of education, […]
Section 16-8-12.1 Authority to enter into cooperative agreements, programs, etc. In addition to all authority previously granted by statute, county boards of education may enter into cooperative agreements, projects and programs with the county commission, and may take such other actions as they deem necessary and appropriate for the proper management of the public schools; […]
Section 16-8-13 Consolidation of schools – Authority. The county board of education shall consolidate schools wherever in its judgment it is practicable and arrange, if necessary, for the transportation of pupils to and from such consolidated schools, subject to the provisions of this title. (School Code 1927, §100; Code 1940, T. 52, §76.)
Section 16-8-14 Consolidation of schools – In two counties – Authority. The county boards of two or more adjoining counties shall have the power, by resolution spread upon the minutes of such county boards of education in the counties so adjoining, to form a consolidated school to be composed of the territory bounded by the […]
Section 16-8-15 Consolidation of schools – In two counties – Control. The government and control of any school in the consolidated territory lying within two counties formed in accordance with the resolution of the boards shall be vested in the county board of education of the county in which the school building is located or […]
Section 16-8-16 Consolidation of schools – In two counties – Apportionment of funds. The county boards of education of the counties which have formed a consolidated school composed of territory lying within different counties shall apportion funds to the consolidated school or schools in the same manner as to any other school in the county. […]
Section 16-8-17 Consolidation of schools – County and city systems. (a) Whenever a county board of education and the city board or boards of education in the county shall deem it advisable to consolidate the administration of their respective systems under the county board of education and shall reach an agreement to that effect through […]
Section 16-8-18 Joint maintenance of schools – Between counties; attendance by pupils near county lines. The county boards of education of two or more counties shall have power to provide jointly for the maintenance of schools in or near the dividing line of such counties on the basis of the enrollment in such school from […]
Section 16-8-19 Joint maintenance of schools – State-line schools. When a county board of education desires to provide for the joint maintenance of a public school by a county in this state and an adjoining county in another state, said board shall ascertain what agreement with the authority having power to bind the county in […]
Section 16-8-2 When members elected; terms of office; oath of office. At the general election of state and county officers, a member or members shall be elected for terms of six years to succeed the member or members whose term or terms of office expire at that time. The members of the county board of […]
Section 16-8-20 Annexing to city territory embracing schools – Retention of control pending agreements. When any part of the territory embracing a school under the supervision and control of the county board of education is annexed to a city having a city board of education by extension of the corporate limits of such city, the […]
Section 16-8-21 Annexing to city territory embracing schools – When arbitration of agreement required; appointment of Board of Arbitration. If an agreement under Section 16-8-20 is not reached within 30 days after the annexation, wherever such annexation occurs in any county having a population of less than 400,000 according to the last or any succeeding […]
Section 16-8-22 Annexing to city territory embracing schools – Hearing by Board of Arbitration. The Board of Arbitration shall secure all facts available relative to the matter, hold a public hearing for the purpose of giving an opportunity for every contention to be presented by both evidence and argument and determine all matters relative to […]
Section 16-8-23 Appointment and removal of teachers. The county board of education shall appoint, upon the written recommendation of the county superintendent, all principals, teachers, clerical and professional assistants authorized by the board. The county board may suspend or dismiss for immorality, misconduct in office, insubordination, incompetency or willful neglect of duty, or whenever, in […]
Section 16-8-24 Full-time employment of teachers by county board. Nothing shall be construed as preventing a county board of education from contracting with teachers and other employees for a longer period of time than that actually devoted to teaching or the conduct of the schools while actually in session. But no teacher or employee shall […]
Section 16-8-25 Vacations and leaves of absence. The county board of education shall have the authority, under the rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by the State Board of Education, to provide for leaves of absence and vacations by the employees of the boards and for the payment from public funds to the […]
Section 16-8-26 Definitions; personal leave for teachers during time schools are in session; reimbursement for unused personal leave. (a) When used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. Any public city or county board of education; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the […]
Section 16-8-26.1 Personal leave for support personnel; funding. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97-444, p. 751, §2, effective August 1, 1997.
