(a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the adoption of this article to authorize each county board of education and each city board of education in the State of Alabama to issue and sell, at public or private sale, upon the prior written approval of the State Superintendent of Education, warrants payable from, and secured by a pledge of, revenues of such board which are lawfully available and are designated by the board therefor, for educational and public school purposes, including, without limitation, payment of the costs of public school facilities and the refunding of valid indebtedness of such board, regardless of whether such indebtedness was incurred under this article or under other provisions of law and regardless of whether such indebtedness is a direct or indirect obligation of such board and to authorize counties and municipalities to provide financial and other assistance to boards of education within the jurisdiction thereof.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-13-300
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
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
(b) This article shall be liberally construed in conformity with the foregoing intention to effect the purposes hereof.
