(a) Wherever used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "1965 Act" means Act No. 243 enacted at the 1965 First Special Session of the Legislature, codified as Title 16, Chapter 16.
(2) "1971 Acts" means Act No. 94 enacted at the 1971 First Special Session of the Legislature, Act No. 2428 enacted at the 1971 Regular Session of the Legislature, and Act No. 56 enacted at the 1971 Second Special Session of the Legislature.
(3) "1973 Act" means Act No. 1277 enacted at the 1973 Regular Session of the Legislature as amended by Act No. 73 enacted at the 1975 Third Special Session of the Legislature and Act No. 1223 enacted at the 1975 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(4) "1978 Act" means Act No. 138 enacted at the 1978 Second Special Session of the Legislature, as amended by Act No. 79-41 enacted at the 1979 Special Session of the Legislature and Act No. 81-827 enacted at the 1981 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(5) "1985 Act" means Act No. 85-943 enacted at the 1985 Second Special Session of the Legislature.
(6) "1990 Act" means Act No. 90-280 enacted at the 1990 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(7) "1995 Act" means Act No. 95-752 enacted at the 1995 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(8) "1998 Act" means Act No. 98-373 enacted at the 1998 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(9) "1999 Act" means Act No. 99-348 enacted at the 1999 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(10) "2001 Act" means Act No. 2001-668 enacted at the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(11) "2002 Act" means Act No. 2002-240 enacted at the 2002 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(12) "2003 Act" means Act No. 2003-436 enacted at the 2003 Second Special Session of the Legislature.
(13) "2007 Act" means Act No. 2007-414 enacted at the 2007 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(14) "Authority" means Alabama Public School and College Authority.
(15) "Bonds" (except where that word is used with reference to bonds issued under another act) means those bonds, other than Refunding Bonds, issued under the provisions of this chapter.
(16) "Computer equipment and software" means tablets, mobile computers, or similar wireless electronic devices for storing, reading, accessing, exploring, and interacting with digital textbooks and other instructional material as well as software necessary for such equipment, learning management system, and equipment necessary to support wireless local area networks.
(17) "Digital textbooks" means an interactive, multimedia electronic book or digital resources that can be used creatively by learners.
(18) "Government securities" means any bonds or other obligations which as to principal and interest constitute direct obligations of, or are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, including obligations of any federal agency to the extent such obligations are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America and any certificates or any other evidences of an ownership interest in such obligations of, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America or in specified portions thereof (which may consist of the principal thereof or the interest thereon).
(19) "Infrastructure" means the hardware and software resources that enable network connectivity, communication, operations, and management.
(20) "Legislature" means the Legislature of Alabama.
(21) "State" means the State of Alabama.
(22) "Trust fund" means the Education Trust Fund, formerly designated as the Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund, the name of which was changed to the Education Trust Fund, effective October 1, 1996, pursuant to Act No. 95-264 enacted at the 1995 Regular Session of the Legislature.
(23) "Wi-Fi" means a wireless networking technology that allows computers and other devices to communicate over a wireless signal.
(24) "WIRED" means Wireless Infrastructure Renovation for Education Plan, the approved standards-based funding model developed by the Alabama Educational Technology Association (AETA), and endorsed by the State Board of Education, which shall be the minimum requirement for all school systems.
(25) "WLAN" means a wireless local area network.
(b) Nouns and pronouns when used in this chapter shall be deemed to include both singular and plural and all applicable genders.
Last modified: May 3, 2021