Title 16 — Title 16
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Ala. Code § 16-21-1 County May Appropriate Funds for School Libraries
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The county commission or board of education in any county is hereby authorized to appropriate funds to any public school under the control of the county board of education and to any county high school for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, enlarging or improving public li…
Ala. Code § 16-21-2 Library Books and Equipment
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The State Superintendent of Education, with the advice of the Director of the Department of Archives and History, shall compile and publish a carefully selected and annotated list of books from which the libraries herein provided shall be chosen, and he shall also adopt and publi…
Ala. Code § 16-21-3 Circulating Libraries
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Any county board of education may in lieu of granting separate libraries for each school establish a system of circulating libraries, said libraries to be purchased under the same conditions and in keeping with the plan set out in the previous sections of this article by the coun…
Ala. Code § 16-21-30 Short Title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Virtual Library Act. History: (Act 2009-575, p. 1687, §1.)
Ala. Code § 16-21-31 Definitions
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As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AVL. The Alabama Virtual Library. An educational entity that provides a collection of online electronic resources for research, instruction, and general information. (2) COUNCIL. The Alabama Virtu…
Ala. Code § 16-21-32 Purpose
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The intent of this article shall be to create the Alabama Virtual Library and the Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council. History: (Act 2009-575, p. 1687, §3.)
Ala. Code § 16-21-33 Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council
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(a) There is created the Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council whose purpose shall be to manage and govern the AVL. The council shall be the collective decision making body for the AVL. The council, representing the five partner agencies, shall determine the vision for future…
Ala. Code § 16-21-34 Adoption of Rules; Membership of Council
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(a) The council may adopt rules to govern its proceedings according to the Administrative Procedure Act. (b) The council membership shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of this state. History: (Act 2009-575, p. 1687, §…
Ala. Code § 16-21-35 Educational Entity; Funding
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The Alabama Virtual Library as currently administered is recognized and established as an educational entity for public school students. The Alabama Virtual Library may receive allocations from the Education Trust Fund Rainy Day Account pursuant to Amendment 709 to the Constituti…