The Alabama State Board of Education and ALSDE offer a debt of gratitude for the leadership that Mr. Jeff Newman has shown through his hard work and dedication to public education and the students of the great state of Alabama.

The issues involving expenditures of federal funds for goods and services are addressed in this presentation. Complying with federal procurement requirements while also following purchasing requirements in state laws are explained with example transactions

The State Board of Education adopted rules requiring each local board of education to have a chief school finance officer. These rules establish professional and educational requirements for new chief school finance officers and require all chief school finance officers to complete a certification program.

The State Board of Education adopted rules for meeting the requirements in the Education Accountability Law and the School Fiscal Accountability Law. The Education Accountability Law includes the authority for state intervention and control of school board operations for academic, financial, and safety reasons.