§ 6-5-101 - Authorization.
6-5-101. Authorization.
(a) Any school district or any combination of school districts of this state is authorized to join with a state-supported junior college, college, or university, or any combination of state-supported junior colleges, colleges, or universities in this state and develop a pilot or demonstration project for early childhood development and teaching and to apply to the Department of Education for approval and funding of the project.
(b) Any project to be approved must be a program combining both childhood development for the children involved in the project and training for teachers in the area of early childhood development.