In order to eliminate the causes of school fires and other conditions which jeopardize the health and safety of school children:
(1) The county or city superintendent of education shall notify the State Superintendent of Education within 10 days after the beginning of the construction of a building; and, upon the request of the county or city superintendent of education, the State Superintendent of Education or his agent shall inspect said building during construction for the purpose of seeing that plans and specifications upon which the contract was let are being complied with.
(2) A county or city superintendent of education shall not recommend and a county or city board of education shall not approve for payment more than 90 percent of the contract price of the building constructed by the county or city board of education until the State Superintendent of Education or his agent has made a final inspection of said building for the purpose of seeing that the plans and specifications upon which the contract was let have been complied with in full. The State Superintendent of Education or his agent must make final inspection of a school building within 10 days after being notified by the county or city board of education that the building is ready for final inspection. When the State Superintendent of Education or his agent makes a final inspection of a building and finds that it has been completed in accordance with said plans and specifications, the State Superintendent of Education must within five days after said final inspection give the county or city board of education written notice that the building has been completed in accordance with plans and specifications. If the State Superintendent of Education or his agent in making final inspection finds that the building has not been completed in accordance with plans and specifications, the State Superintendent of Education shall not authorize acceptance of said building until it has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications on which the contract was let or until the contractor or his bondsmen makes an adjustment satisfactory to the county or city board of education and the State Superintendent of Education. Final acceptance of a building cannot be made by a county or city board of education and the final payment of 10 percent of the contract price of such building cannot be made until the State Superintendent of Education has given written notice to the county or city board of education that said building has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications upon which the contract was let.
(3) Contracts for architectural services and for school building construction shall be made by county and city boards of education on contract forms prescribed by the State Superintendent of Education, into which forms the contracting parties shall write the terms and conditions of the contract agreed upon.
(4) Representatives of the Department of Finance charged with the responsibility of inspecting buildings insured in the State Insurance Fund shall at all times have the authority to inspect for fire hazards school buildings insured in the State Insurance Fund. Reports of said inspections shall be made to the county or city superintendent of education, the State Superintendent of Education and the Director of Finance of the State Department of Finance. If a board of education fails within 30 days to eliminate a potential fire hazard, or hazards, in a school building insured in the State Insurance Fund when notified to do so by a representative of the State Department of Finance charged with the responsibility of inspecting buildings insured in the State Insurance Fund, upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education, the Director of Finance shall have the authority to order the affected building vacated and closed until said potential fire hazard, or hazards, are eliminated.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Section 16-1-2.1 - New School Construction to Include Approved Safe Space or Hallway.
Section 16-1-2.5 - (Effective February 1, 2022) Contracts.
Section 16-1-3 - Photographing or Microphotographing Records - Authorized; Force and Effect.
Section 16-1-5 - Photographing or Microphotographing Records - Intent.
Section 16-1-6 - Association of School Board Members.
Section 16-1-7 - Eye Protective Devices for Pupils and Teachers Participating in Certain Courses.
Section 16-1-8.1 - Classroom Instructional Support.
Section 16-1-10 - Selling, etc., Alcoholic Beverages to School Children; Keeping on School Premises.
Section 16-1-11 - Private Schools to Register and Report;.
Section 16-1-11.1 - Autonomy of Nonpublic Schools - Legislative Findings.
Section 16-1-11.3 - Autonomy of Nonpublic Schools - Applicability of Statutory Requirements.
Section 16-1-11.5 - Teacher Certification.
Section 16-1-11.6 - Membership of Nonpublic Schools in Alabama High School Athletic Association.
Section 16-1-13 - Teaching Pupils of Disparate Ability, Background and Achievement.
Section 16-1-15 - Classification and Grouping of Pupils Upon Consideration of Social Attitudes, Etc.
Section 16-1-16 - Special Courses, Tutoring, Counseling, etc., for Special Groups of Pupils.
Section 16-1-16.1 - Alabama Council on Family and Children.
Section 16-1-17 - Contest of Certain Elections.
Section 16-1-18.1 - Accumulation of Sick Leave.
Section 16-1-18.2 - Payment for Unused Sick Leave Upon Death of Employee.
Section 16-1-20 - Period of Silence for Meditation at Beginning of First Class in Public Schools.
Section 16-1-20.1 - Period of Silence for Meditation.
Section 16-1-20.2 - School Prayer.
Section 16-1-20.3 - Student-Initiated Voluntary Prayer.
Section 16-1-20.4 - Period of Quiet Reflection.
Section 16-1-20.5 - Protection of Student Religious Liberties.
Section 16-1-20.6 - Released Time for Student Participation in Religious Instruction.
Section 16-1-22 - Audit of Certain Institutions.
Section 16-1-23 - Hazing Prohibited; Penalty.
Section 16-1-24.2 - Department of Education to Develop Statewide Violence Prevention Program.
Section 16-1-25.1 - Access by Professional Educators' Associations.
Section 16-1-26 - Compensation of School Board Members.
Section 16-1-27 - Use of Electronic Communication Devices on School Property.
Section 16-1-30 - Written Educational Policies, Rules and Regulations of Local Boards of Education.
Section 16-1-31 - Elective Course Credit for Participation in Ymca Youth and Government Programs.
Section 16-1-32 - Debit Cards; Authorized Uses; Transaction Fees.
Section 16-1-33 - Written Reduction-in-Force Policy.
Section 16-1-35 - Governor's Academic Achievement Program.
Section 16-1-36 - Tutoring Programs for Students Accessed Below Average Sat Scores.
Section 16-1-37 - Issuance of High School Diplomas to Certain Honorably Discharged Veterans.
Section 16-1-39 - Self-Administration of Medications by Student.
Section 16-1-40 - Education Trust Fund Proration Relief.
Section 16-1-41 - Orientation and Training for Members of Local Board of Education.
Section 16-1-41.1 - School Board Governance Improvement.
Section 16-1-42 - High School Fast Track to College Program.
Section 16-1-43 - Waiver of Undergraduate Tuition and Fees for Purple Heart Recipients.
Section 16-1-44 - School Emergency Operations Plans.
Section 16-1-44.1 - School Security Personnel and School Resource Officers.
Section 16-1-44.2 - Electronic Notification System.
Section 16-1-45 - Automated External Defibrillator Requirements.
Section 16-1-46 - Farm-to-School Procurement Processes and Procedures.
Section 16-1-48 - Anaphylaxis Preparedness Program.
Section 16-1-50 - Possession and Use of Over-the-Counter Sunscreen by Students.
Section 16-1-52 - Participation in Athletic Events to Be Based on Biological Sex of Athletes.
Section 16-1-53 - Broadcast of Public K-12 School Sporting Events.