Alabama Code 16-46-9. Review by State Board of Education; review by Circuit Court of Montgomery County
Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-46-9
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- 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
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
- Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.
Any person or school or private postsecondary institution aggrieved by the actions of the Department of Postsecondary Education with respect to exemption, issuance, denial, deferral, probation, suspension, or revocation of a license or permit provided for in Sections 16-46-3, 16-46-5, and 16-46-6, may file within 30 days a petition for review by the State Board of Education. The aggrieved person, school, or institution shall then be entitled to a hearing before the State Board of Education. The person, school, or institution may be represented by counsel at the hearing. The aggrieved person, school, or institution may adduce evidence, both oral and documentary, at such hearing and on official record if such hearing shall be transcribed by a qualified court reporter. After the State Board of Education acts on the petition for review, any person, school, or institution aggrieved by the State Board of Education’s actions, within 30 days after receiving notice of any such action, may have such action reviewed by a writ of certiorari by filing in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, a verified petition setting out the specific action or actions of the State Board of Education by which the person, school, or institution is aggrieved. The court shall consider only such matters as are contained in the petition. Upon such petition being filed, a writ of certiorari shall be issued out of the court directly to the State Board of Education requiring it to file with the court the records and transcript of testimony upon which such action or order was made and requiring the board to file an answer to the petition within 30 days of service of the writ. Upon the board filing such answer, the issue shall be joined thereon without further pleading and the case considered on the petition, the records of the board, and the answer filed by the board, but no new or additional evidence shall be taken or heard by the court. If new or additional evidence is discovered by any party, after the hearing of the State Board of Education, the evidence may be made grounds for a motion for a new hearing before the State Board of Education under the rules applicable to similar laws for a new trial in the state courts of Alabama. Such court may suspend or stay such actions of the State Board of Education complained of in such petition, pending final hearing, only upon the petitioner executing a bond in such amount as the court deems reasonably sufficient to pay all costs of appeal if the petition is not sustained. In no case shall the bond be less than the reasonable cost of the transcript of the hearing before the State Board of Education that is being appealed. Upon final hearing, the court shall have jurisdiction to reverse, vacate, or modify the action complained of if, upon the consideration of the issues before the court, the court is of the opinion that the action is unlawful.