Title 16 — Title 16

(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 distric…

The county boards of education shall maintain a uniform and effective system of public schools throughout their respective counties. History: (School Code 1927, §96; Code 1940, T. 52, §72.)

(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, and the…

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 …

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. History: (School Code 1927, §100; Code 19…

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 limits set out for each co…

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 is to be located, unle…

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. The funds apportioned …

(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 resolutio…

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 the counties represented. Each pupi…

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 the other state may…

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 education shall hold office until their success…

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 county board of education shall re…

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 federa…

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 the transfer of t…

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, insubor…

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 be …

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 employ…

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 Alabama Youth Se…

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97-444, p. 751, §2, effective August 1, 1997.

County boards of education may at their discretion provide for the transportation of employees of such boards of education to and from schools along with pupils on established pupil transportation route schedules where such transportation can be provided without extra mileage or …

The county board of education shall prescribe, on the written recommendation of the county superintendent of education, courses of study for the schools under its jurisdiction, and a printed copy of these courses of study shall be supplied to every teacher and to every interested…

The county board of education shall, upon the written recommendation of the county superintendent of education, grade and standardize all the schools under its jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of this title. History: (School Code 1927, §119; Code 1940, T. 52, §88.)

The county board of education shall hold a meeting each year for the purpose of giving the public an opportunity of presenting to the board matters relating to the allotment of public school funds or any other matter relating to the administration of the public schools of the cou…

The county board of education, in order to expedite the payment of teachers’ salaries and to make possible efficient supervision, shall fix a uniform date each year for the opening of all schools in the county under its jurisdiction, and all schools as far as in the opinion of th…

The county board of education, subject to the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, shall cause to be taken, under the direction of the county superintendent of education, a quadrennial school census of the children in the county between the ages of six and 19, i…

The county board of education, upon the recommendation of the county superintendent of education, shall appoint a sufficient number of enumerators to take the census of the county during the month of July or at such other time as the State Superintendent of Education shall cause …

Repealed by Act 2006-196, p. 275, §5, effective June 1, 2006. History: (School Code 1927, §94; Acts 1935, No. 507, p. 1090, §1; Code 1940, T. 41, §76; Code 1940, T. 52, §70.)

The county board of education shall, upon the recommendation of the county superintendent of education, arrange the county into one or more appropriate and convenient compulsory school attendance districts, shall keep full and complete records of the boundaries thereof and shall …

The county board of education, upon the recommendation of the county superintendent of education, shall prescribe the conditions on which pupils in the elementary schools, limited to the first six grades of elementary instruction, may be admitted to junior high schools, and also …

The public schools of the county shall include elementary schools, that is, grades one to six, inclusive; junior high schools, that is, grades seven to nine, inclusive; and senior high schools, that is, grades 10 to 12, inclusive, except as otherwise authorized by the State Board…

The county board of education shall publish annually in the month of October in the county newspaper at the county seat of each county a full and complete statement of the receipts by source and disbursements by function of the county for the 12 months’ period ending September 30…

The county board of education shall prescribe, upon the recommendation of the county superintendent of education, forms and blanks on which school trustees, supervisors, attendance officers, principals, teachers, janitors and other regular employees shall make such reports as sha…

The county board of education shall make all the reports required to the State Board of Education at such time, upon such items and in such form and on such blanks as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education. History: (School Code 1927, §131; Code 1940, T. 52, §98.)

Majority Vote. The county board of education shall hold an annual meeting each year in November. At this meeting the board shall elect each year one of its members to serve as president and one to serve as vice-president. Each board shall hold at least five additional regular mee…

Process. (a) The county board of education shall have the right to acquire, purchase by the institution of condemnation proceedings if necessary, lease, receive, hold, transmit and convey the title to real and personal property for school purposes. (b) It may sue and contract. Al…

Age Limits of Children Admitted to Kindergarten. The county boards of education shall have power to establish and maintain within their systems of public schools kindergartens and playgrounds for the children who are bona fide residents of and living within their respective juris…

The county board of education is charged with the duty of seeing that every school building whose title is vested in the state, county or school district is insured for its insurable value and to this end may use a part of the proceeds of incidental fees, district tax levies or s…

(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings subscribed to them by this section: (1) RISK MANAGEMENT COOPERATIVE. An entity or entities, to be formed by local boards of education in any combination of 25 or more for the purpose of …

The county board of education shall provide sanitary, hygienic, suitable and convenient rest rooms for the children of the public schools under its jurisdiction, not less than two for each school or building when both sexes are in attendance, with separate means of access to each…

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-331, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (School Code 1927, §92; Code 1940, T. 52, §68; Acts 1949, No. 369, p. 542, §1; Acts 1949, No. 667, p. 1031, §1; Acts 1969, No. 331, p. 705; Acts 1975, No. 1013, p. 2043, §1.)

In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of members of the county board of education, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining members of the county board of education, and the appointee shall hold for the unexpired term. In the event the vacan…

Board. The county board of education shall appoint as its executive officer a county superintendent of education who shall also be the secretary of the county board of education. As secretary he shall conduct all correspondence of the board, keep and preserve all of its records, …

The general administration and supervision of the public schools of the educational interests of each county, with the exception of cities having a city board of education, shall be vested in the county board of education; provided, that such general administration and supervisio…

The county board of education shall exercise through its executive officer, the county superintendent of education and his professional assistants control and supervision of the public school system of the county. The board shall consult and advise through its executive officer a…