HB81 Alabama 2011 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Foundation Program, combining of fractional teacher units to make whole units authorized, units not combined to be used for salaries and benefits, Sec. 16-13-232 am'd.; Act 2010-556, 2010 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the number of teacher units provided a K-12 public school for the apportioning of Foundation Program funds is based upon the number of pupils in average daily membership at the school and may be a fractional number</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would allow local boards of education to combine fractional teacher units to make a whole unit and would allow the local board of education to place those teachers where needed in the school system</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also provide that any funds received by a local board of education for a fractional unit, that are not combined to make a whole teacher unit, shall be available for use by the local board of education for salaries and benefits</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 16-13-232, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2010-556, 2010 Regular Session (Acts 2010, p. 1129), relating to the determination of teacher units under the Foundation Program; to allow local boards of education to combine fractional teacher units to make a whole unit; to allow the local superintendent of education, with approval of the local board of education, to assign those teacher units; and to allow the local board of education to use any funds from uncombined fractional teacher units for salaries and benefits. </p>

Subjects

Education