Purpose of Local School Board Governance Rule. Regulations of the State Board of Education are required by the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012 enacted as Act No. 2012-221.
(1) School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. The purpose of this act is to enhance the effectiveness of public education governance in Alabama by:
- (a) establishing training requirements, stewardship standards, and accountability measures that are designed to promote informed deliberations and decisions;
- (b) providing minimum qualifications for serving as a member of a local board of education;
- (c) providing a code of conduct for each member of a local board of education in order to better ensure that any decision or action of a local board of education is based on the interests of students or the school system;
- (d) fostering the development and implementation of organizational practices that promote broad support of the public schools.
Author: Warren Craig Pouncey
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §16-3-11.
History: New Rule: Filed January, 10, 2013; effective February 14, 2013.