Title 16

The Legislature finds that Career and Technical Education (CTE) plays a vital role in preparing students for in-demand careers across a range of industries including manufacturing, information technology, construction, and skilled trades. Many school districts across the state fa…

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Any public two-year institution of higher education under the control of the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System. (2) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUN…

(a) There is hereby created a tax credit that an employer may apply against any of the following: (1) To offset the income taxes levied in Chapter 18 of Title 40. (2) To offset the state portion of the financial institution excise tax levied in Chapter 16 of Title 40. (b)(1) The …

(a) All findings and applications made with any department of the state government shall be made using forms adopted by the department. The filing shall be treated as a tax return, subject to penalties imposed by the Department of Revenue. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be con…

(a) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules for implementation and enforcement of this chapter. (b) The department shall establish a process to approve agreements, and the Department of Revenue shall allow tax credits in accordance with the following: (1) Upon receipt of an exe…

The tax credits provided in this chapter shall not be available for employers as described in this chapter, for which agreements are not approved on or prior to December 31, 2031, unless the Legislature enacts legislation to extend the date. This shall only affect the availabilit…

(a) In order to support statewide workforce development initiatives, it is necessary to establish a streamlined process by which private sector employees may teach a qualified CTE program at an eligible educational institution. (b) The department, in consultation with the Departm…

The State of Alabama hereby accepts all of the provisions and benefits of an act passed by the United States Congress, entitled “an act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and their return to civil employment” (29…

For the purpose of enabling the State of Alabama to comply with the provisions of the national Social Security Act insofar as it relates to extending and strengthening its program of vocational rehabilitation of physically and mentally disabled persons, to provide physical and me…

For the purpose of enabling the State Board of Education of Alabama to comply with the provisions of the national Social Security Act and to continue to extend and improve as far as practicable the services now maintained by the State Board of Education for locating crippled chil…

The Treasurer is hereby designated and appointed custodian of all moneys received by the state from the appropriations made by the act of Congress referred to in Section 16-38-1, and he is authorized to receive and to provide for the proper custody of the same and to make disburs…

The State Superintendent of Education shall designate, by and with the advice and consent of the State Board of Education, such assistants as may be necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this chapter. The State Superintendent of Education shall also carry into effect …

The State Board of Education shall have all necessary authority to cooperate with the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Agency in the administration of said act of Congress. It shall cooperate with the state agency in charge of the Workers’ Compensation Law. The state board shall…

The board of education of any county, city or incorporated town having control of its own public school system or any state institution of higher learning having its own board of control may cooperate with the State Board of Education in the establishment of schools or classes gi…

(a) The moneys appropriated by the State of Alabama, the funds deposited with the Treasurer under the provisions of the federal act and any other funds accruing to the state for vocational rehabilitation training of disabled persons shall be used by the State Board of Education f…

The State Board of Education in its annual report to the Governor shall set forth the conditions of vocational rehabilitation education in the State of Alabama, a list of the schools to which federal and state aid has been given, and a detailed statement of expenditures of federa…

There is created in the State Treasury the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund. (Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §1; Act 2016-259, §1.)

There is created the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board to be appointed as herein provided. The following agencies and organizations shall appoint one representative to the board: (1) The Alabama Medical Association. (2) The Alabama Head Injury Foundati…

(a) The first appointees shall be appointed by the fifth legislative day of the 1993 Regular Session of the Legislature and shall serve until their successors are appointed on the fifth day of the 1995 Regular Session of the Legislature. In the event of death or resignation of an…

(a) The board shall establish priorities and criteria for disbursement of monies in the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund and to assure maximum benefits from the trust. The Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education shall expend monies f…

This chapter may be referred to as the “Alabama Exceptional Child Education Act.” (Acts 1971, No. 106, p. 373, §13.)

The local superintendents of education are authorized to purchase and arrange for distribution among schools previously adopted textbooks, equipment and materials which are prepared in various resource and media centers for the use of vision and hearing impaired children and thos…

When authorized by regulations of the State Board of Education in lieu of the amount calculated on the basis of average daily membership otherwise authorized by law, there shall be allowed from the Education Trust Fund appropriation for transportation for each bus used exclusivel…

The State Board of Education is authorized to make training grants to professional personnel who seek special training in exceptional child education to qualify said personnel to meet professional requirements set forth in said state board’s regulations and shall be responsible f…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) SELF-CONTAINED CLASSROOM. A public K-12 classroom in which at least half of the students in regular attendance are provided special education services. This term includes any room attached …

For purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the following respective interpretations: (1) EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. Persons between the ages of six and 21 years who have been certified under regulations of the State Board of Education by a special…

Each school board shall provide not less than 12 consecutive years of appropriate instruction and special services for exceptional children, beginning with those six years of age, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such public school instruction and special servic…

Within 120 days after July 22, 1971, each school board in the State of Alabama shall take a careful and thorough survey of persons who (if thereafter certified by a specialist) would probably qualify as exceptional children residing in its school district, which survey shall show…

The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations covering: (1) The qualifications of specialists for each type of exceptionality and standards for certification of exceptional children; (2) Minimum standards of instruction and special services to be provided for each type of …

During the fifth year of implementation of the incremental five-year plan referred to above, each school board shall submit a long-range plan for providing appropriate instruction and special services for exceptional children and shall submit said long-range plan to the State Boa…

No child shall be given special services under the terms of this chapter as an exceptional child until he is properly classified as an exceptional child; provided, that the child’s parent or guardian shall be informed of the reasons for such classification. A copy of the report c…

The Alabama Boys Industrial School, Alabama State Training School for Girls, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Alabama state Department of Mental Health, State Crippled Children’s Service, the State Board of Health and the Department of Human Resources shall direct their fiel…

There is hereby established the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education to be titled the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education Act, to be administered by the State Department of Education for the purpose of assisting local education agencies providing special educat…

For the purposes of this article, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the following interpretations: (1) SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. Services relating to instruction of exceptional children with disabilities. (2) EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. Those children and youth with…

All funds appropriated as a result of this article and funds obtained through donations, bequests, other forms of financial assistance, and accrued interest in the investment of all funds that are to be used to fund services for exceptional children with disabilities. All unencum…

The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the total operation of the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education and shall request funding for the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education. (Acts 1991, No. 91-594, p. 1097, §4.)

The State Superintendent of Education shall provide an annual report on the status of the Catastrophic Trust Fund for Special Education to the State Board of Education, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the chairman of the Senate and House Educa…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Preschool Special Education Act.” (Acts 1991, No. 91-474, p. 859, §1.)

There is hereby established a preschool special education program for children with disabilities, ages three through five years, inclusive. All county and city local education agencies are required to provide free appropriate public education for all eligible children with disabi…

For purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the following interpretations: (1) PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. Those children with disabilities, ages three through five, inclusive, determined eligible for special education services under …

Every public school and private school, except church schools as defined in Section 16-28-1, shall carry out a system of physical education, the character of which shall conform to the program or course outlined by the Department of Education. (School Code 1927, §621; Code 1940, …

(a) Each local board of education shall require, in accordance with rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, that students in grades seven to 12, inclusive, receive instruction in parental responsibilities. The content of the instructional program shall be determine…

(a) Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, as a required component for completing the government course required in the high school course of study, a student shall correctly answer at least 60 of the 100 questions listed on a civics test, which shall be made available in multip…

(a) Each local board of education may offer instruction in yoga to students in grades K-12, subject to the following: (1) Instruction in yoga shall be an elective activity. Students shall have the option to opt out in favor of alternative activities, which shall be made available…

(a) Beginning with public school students entering ninth grade in the 2024-2025 school year, each student shall complete a course in personal financial literacy and money management before graduation from high school. This instruction shall include discussion of or instruction in…

(a) No later than July 1, 2025, the State Department of Education shall develop and approve an asynchronous, digitally delivered course that addresses the risks of using social media and how to use social media safely. (b) At a minimum, the course shall include the following topi…