Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-8-29

  • 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.

The county board of education shall, upon the written recommendation of the county superintendent of education, grade and standardize all the schools under its jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of this title.