Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-13-146

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

County and city boards of education shall have authority to pay interest at a rate not exceeding eight percent per annum on current loans secured in accordance with the provisions of Section year; authority to contract with T.V.A. to obtain funds to improve energy-inefficient school buildings with approval of state superintendent” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”16″>16-13-145. County and city boards of education shall have the right to call upon the State Superintendent of Education for assistance in securing loans at as low an interest rate as possible.