Title 16 — Title 16

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. An out-of-classroom learning experience, approved by the State Board of Education, a local board of education, or a public charter school, which provides a …

Commencing with the 2021-2022 school year, the State Board of Education and each local board of education and public charter school shall routinely inform students and their parents of the ability to earn credit for participating in extended learning opportunities. Employees of t…

Approved Entities; Certificate of Completion and Credit. (a) An extended learning opportunity shall count as elective credit toward graduation requirements and the achievement of applicable state standards for students, upon approval of the extended learning opportunity by the St…

Any policy or procedure adopted by the State Board of Education, a local board of education, or a public charter school for participating in an extended learning opportunity shall provide every student an equal opportunity to participate and satisfy established time lines and req…

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter. History: (Act 2021-428, §1.)

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Move on When Ready Act. History: (Act 2025-412, §1(a).)

Any person who knowingly makes or furnishes any false statement or misrepresentation, or who accepts a statement or misrepresentation knowing it to be false, for the purpose of enabling an eligible institution to wrongfully obtain any payment under this chapter shall be guilty of…

No later than July 1 of each year, the department, in consultation with the ACCS and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education’s Council of Presidents, shall prepare and publish a report about the impact of the program during the previous academic year. The report shall include,…

As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) ACCS. The Alabama Community College System. (2) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Education. (3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION or INSTITUTION. Each of the following: a. Any two-year public institution of highe…

Requirements; Dual Enrollment. [Effective July 1, 2026.] (a) Any eligible student may apply to an eligible institution to take courses at that institution which are approved for secondary academic credit pursuant to Section 16-46D-6. If accepted at an eligible institution, an eli…

Except as otherwise provided, the state board shall consult with the Board of Trustees of ACCS and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education’s Council of Presidents in developing and adopting rules regarding the program, including, but not limited to: (1) Eligibility criteria fo…

(a) No later than April 1 of each year, each local board of education shall provide general information about the program, including the appropriate forms, to all middle school, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students in the district. The state board shall make the appropriate forms a…

(a)(1) Each local board of education shall grant academic credit to an eligible student enrolled in a course at an eligible institution if that course has been approved pursuant to subdivision (2) and if the student successfully completes that course. (2) The state board and repr…

(a) The Move on When Ready Fund is created within the State Treasury. The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall administer the fund. The executive director shall use the fund to pay eligible institutions the lesser of the following amounts for eac…

A student enrolled in an eligible institution for secondary credit shall not be eligible for any other state student financial aid for courses taken under the program. History: (Act 2025-412, §1(h).)

An eligible institution may not charge an eligible student for coursework taken pursuant to this program and shall accept the payment made pursuant to Section 16-46D-7 as full payment for the eligible student. History: (Act 2025-412, §1(i).)

The Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, by virtue of their respective offices, the trustees heretofore appointed from the different congressional districts of the state under the provisions of Section 264 of the constitution and such other members as may be from t…

The president of the university may appoint or employ one or more suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property of the university. Such person shall be charged with all the duties and invested with all the po…

(a) Any police officer appointed pursuant to Sections 16-47-10 or 16-22-1 is a peace officer whose authority extends to any place in the state; provided, that the primary duty of such a peace officer shall be the enforcement of the law on property owned, leased, or licensed by th…

The Department of Mining Engineering of the University of Alabama is declared to be the “School of Mines” of the State of Alabama. Alabama’s share of such federal aid as may hereafter be provided by Congress for the promotion or development of mines and mining and mining engineer…

Scholarships; Agreements with Loan Recipients. There is hereby created a Board of Medical Scholarship Awards, which shall establish scholarships and loans to provide for the medical training of qualified applicants for admission, or students in, the University of Alabama School o…

Members; Chairman. (a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall be composed of three members of the Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, the Executive Officer of the State Board of Health, the dean of each school of medicine in Alabama or his …

(a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant, and award scholarships and loans according to the judgment of the board. Preference in granting loans shall be given to app…

(a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards Fund is created in the State Treasury. All monies received by the board pursuant to Section 16-47-125 or Section 16-47- 127 and from fees, gifts, donations, grants, and bequests shall be deposited in the fund and are continuously approp…

There shall be two types of awards as follows: (1) LOANS. A number of loans equal in number to 20 percent of the student body of the medical schools in the State of Alabama, each in an amount of up to the average cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses, as set forth in the cur…

Medical Education. Any recipient who fails for any reason to continue his or her medical education may, at the discretion of the board, be required to repay all loan amounts immediately with simple interest of eight percent annually from the date of his or her departure or remova…

The loan or any part thereof shall be repaid by engaging in full-time clinical practice, as defined in the regulations of the board, in one of the following ways, in accordance with a contract approved by the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards: (1) Practice for a period equal to…

Option Available to Re-contract Under New Provisions; Additional Board Powers. Individuals who have entered into contracts with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards prior to February 14, 1994 shall be entitled to continue to receive the loans or merit scholarship, or both, in …

Liability Upon Default; Penalty Provisions; Proceedings for Recovery of Amount Due; Death, Disability May Excuse Repayment. (a) Each recipient of a loan under this division shall enter into an agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards whereby the recipient agrees to …

Revocation of Medical License; Revocation Proceedings. The failure of a recipient of a loan to perform his or her agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards or to pay the amount he or she is liable for under this division shall constitute a ground for the revocation o…

Any incorporated or unincorporated municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 15,000, desiring additional physicians and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional physicians, may apply to the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards to be pl…

The Federal Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, has established and located a mining experiment station at the University of Alabama, the continuance of such station being conditioned upon the performance of certain obligations on the part of the University of Alabama pr…

There is hereby created and established a collegiate school of nursing in the University of Alabama to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the purpose of providing a program of education and clinical traini…

The University of Alabama is authorized to secure clinical and other educational facilities for the students of the nursing school in approved hospitals and health agencies and institutions by contract or other arrangements. History: (Acts 1949, No. 596, p. 927, §2.)

The expenses incurred in and the cost of carrying out the provisions of this article shall be paid out of funds appropriated for that purpose by the Legislature. History: (Acts 1949, No. 596, p. 927, §3.)

Appropriations Made to University. Since it is the purpose of this article to establish and maintain a collegiate school of nursing to be administered by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, and since the said board of trustees in order to carry out that purpose, m…

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make to the Legislature of Alabama at each regular session thereof a full report of its transactions under this chapter and of the condition of the nursing school, embracing an itemized statement of all receipts and disbursements o…

There shall be awarded each year 125 scholarships to the University of Alabama School of Nursing for nursing education. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the state-at-large. They shall be distributed, insofar as practicable, throughout the state, and may be d…

To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this article, a person must have been a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application and must be a person of good character, who shall have been accepted…

Each scholarship provided for by this article shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year payable from funds appropriated to the University of Alabama School of Nursing for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the school of nursing for the same student or awarded t…

The testing laboratory of the University of Alabama is the official testing laboratory for cement and other materials of construction. History: (School Code 1927, §568; Code 1940, T. 52, §506.)

The trustees of the University of Alabama may establish at that institution a school to be known as the summer school for teachers, at which during the summer months instruction shall be given in all the public school studies and in such other studies as may be necessary to bette…

There shall be awarded each year 30 scholarships to the Division of Nursing, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama, for nursing education. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the state-at-large. They shall be distributed insofar as practicable throughout t…

To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this article, a person must have been a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application and must be a person of good character and shall have been accepted …

of Recipients. Each scholarship provided for by this article shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year, payable from funds appropriated to the Division of Nursing of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the said …

The summer school for teachers at the University of Alabama shall be maintained and supported by the annual legislative appropriation for that specific purpose. History: (School Code 1927, §570; Code 1940, T. 52, §508.)

373) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-373, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. There is hereby created and established a graduate school of social work in the State of Alabama, to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of T…

University Generally; School to Be Separate Graduate School; Qualifications of Dean. [Effective until October 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-373, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama is hereby given full power and authorit…

by Act 2026-373) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-373, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama is authorized and required to establish 10 scholarships for the benefit of 10 students in the school of soc…

by Act 2026-373) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2026-373, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. Applicants for admission to the school of social work who are bona fide residents of the State of Alabama, if they meet the admission requirements of the scho…