Title 16 — Title 16

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings: (1) LOCAL SUBDIVISION. Any county or municipality in the State of Alabama. (2) STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Any institution of higher learning above the secondary sch…

Donations to State Educational Institutions. Any local subdivision shall have the power to make, from time to time, appropriations from any of its funds not required by law to be devoted to some other purpose, to any state educational institution for the purpose of paying all or …

Each local subdivision shall have the power from time to time to sell and issue interest-bearing warrants of such local subdivision for the purpose of raising funds to pay all or any part of the costs of the acquisition by a state educational institution, by construction or other…

As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any warrants issued under the provisions of this chapter, the local subdivision issuing such warrants may, in the discretion of its governing body, specially pledge for payment of such principal and interest at their…

Issuance Deemed Audit and Allowance of Claim. Any general obligation warrants and the interest coupons applicable thereto issued by a county under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute preferred claims against the issuing county, having the same priority, under Section …

8-10 Inapplicable. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall control, it being hereby declared that the provisions of Section 11-8-10 shall not be applicable to warrants issued by any c…

Schoolhouses. Warrants issued by a municipality under the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to constitute obligations issued for the purpose of acquiring, providing or constructing schoolhouses within the meaning of Section 225 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. His…

The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition to all powers conferred upon any local subdivision by any other law. History: (Acts 1959, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 79, p. 140, §8.)

“School lands,” within the meaning of this chapter, are sections numbered 16, in every township, granted by the United States for the use of schools in the township, and such other lands as may have been granted to any township or district for the use of schools; and all such lan…

(a) The lots reserved for timber are for the common benefit of the lessees of the other lots; but no timber shall be cut down, injured or destroyed as long as there is sufficient on the other lots, which the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is …

The Secretary of State must issue patents, upon satisfactory evidence furnished him of full payment of purchase money to any person, agent or other officer legally authorized to receive such payment; and, upon proof of a mistake in the issue of any patent, he must correct the sam…

All notes for school lands held by or deposited with the State Superintendent of Education, if not paid within six months after maturity, must be placed with the Attorney General for collection; but this section shall not be so construed as to prevent the State Superintendent of …

All funds now in the Treasury derived from the sale of sixteenth section or other school lands, or which may hereafter accrue from sale of such lands, together with the redemption money of other lands in which former accumulations have been invested under an act approved March 1,…

When a person is in possession of any sixteenth section lands under color of title, and has been in such possession for more than 20 years prior to the first day of May, 1908, and neither the state, nor any department thereof, holds any note, bond, obligation or other contract of…

Township lines for school purposes are abolished; but the inhabitants of no township shall be deprived of the sixteenth section or any fund arising therefrom, or of selling and leasing such lands as provided by law. History: (School Code 1927, §654; Code 1940, T. 52, §568.)

Deeds. Whenever the county board of education of any county shall certify to the State Superintendent of Education that it is to the benefit of the public school interest of such county, or a public school district thereof, for any lands situated in such county or district which …

Proceeds. The proceeds of any sale of lands made under Section 16-20-8 shall be paid by the State Superintendent of Education to the county custodian of school funds where such land is situated. History: (School Code 1927, §388; Code 1940, T. 52, §374.)

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…

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…

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…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Virtual Library Act. History: (Act 2009-575, p. 1687, §1.)

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…

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.)

(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…

(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, §…

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…

and Blind - Employment; Powers and Duties; Nonlethal Weaponry; Certification. (a) The president or chief executive officer of any state college or university, the president or chief executive officer of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and the presidents or chief executi…

and Blind -- Employment of Reserve Police Officers. (a) The president or chief executive officer of any public institution of higher education in the state that employs police officers pursuant to Section 16-22-1, Section 16-22-2, or another law, may employ one or more reserve po…

Colleges Salary Schedule Upgrade; Miscellaneous Pay Provisions. (a) The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services Department District, the Alabama School of M…

Schedules for Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions; Miscellaneous Pay Provisions. (a) The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services Department District, the Al…

Miscellaneous Pay Provisions. (a) The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services Department District, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Alabama High Sch…

Miscellaneous Pay Provisions. (a) The state Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the boards of trustees of the public universities, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board …

(a) The state Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Board of Trustees of the…

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2021-2022. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the…

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2022-2023. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the…

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2023-2024. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the…

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2024-2025. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the…

(a) Pay increases, FY 2002-2003. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and…

(a) Pay increases, FY 2005-06. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and t…

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2006-07. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and t…

(a) Pay increases, FY 2007-08. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and t…

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2013-2014. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and…

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2016-2017. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and…

(a) Pay increases, FY 2018-2019. The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and…

(a) PAY INCREASES, FY 2019-2020. (a) The State Budget Officer shall allocate to the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School District, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts,…

(a) Definitions. When used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE. Any person employed by a school board. (2) EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county or city school system; the President of the Alabama Institute for…

(Amended by Act 2026-400) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-400, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD OF EDUCATION or BOARD. All public …

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BOARD, BOARD OF EDUCATION, or EXECUTIVE OFFICER. These terms shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 16-22-15. (2) RELATIVE. The spouse, a dependant, an adult child or his or her spouse, …

(a) The State Department of Education and the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall require the employment of school nurses in each local school system. (b) There shall not be greater than five licensed practical nurses to one registered nurse within each school system. Howe…

The State Board of Education shall ensure that a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse shall be hired in every public K-12 school from funds appropriated for that purpose. History: (Act 2021-519, §2.)