Section 16-26C-1.1 Letson Grants. - Alabama Statutes

Section 16-26C-1.1

Letson Grants.

(a) Sam Letson Honorarium and Memorium. In honor of the life and public service of Representative Sam Letson of Lawrence County, deceased, the Legislature may, from time to time, appropriate monies to the Foundation for Local Schools. The appropriated funds shall be known and may be cited as "Letson Grants."

(b) Dedication and disbursement of Letson Grants. Any funds which the Legislature may appropriate for Letson Grants shall be credited to those local school systems or trust funds according to the standards, prerequisites, and regulations which shall be adopted by the Board of Control. The disbursement of Letson Grant monies to the account of a school system or trust fund applying for a grant shall be based on average daily membership as provided in Section 16-13-231. The local superintendent of education shall be responsible for making application to the secretary of the foundation for a Letson Grant for either the school system or trust fund, or both, in compliance with the requirements, standards, and prerequisites of the Board of Control.

(Act 98-319, p. 535, §2.)