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Alabama custodian of school funds bonds.
From $125.
The person who holds and disburses a local Alabama school system’s money — the custodian of school funds — must be bonded for the faithful performance of that duty. The State Superintendent of Education sets the amount; the premium is 0.4% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum. One soft credit pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Public-official bonds like this are straightforward — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the bond amount the Superintendent fixed, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File the executed bond
A certified copy of the bond is filed with the State Superintendent of Education, as the law requires. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Alabama law requires the official who holds a local school system’s money — historically called the custodian of school funds, and in current statute the chief school financial officer or treasurer — to give a faithful-performance bond. It is a public-official bond: it backs the honest handling and proper accounting of public school money.
The amount is not a flat statutory number. Ala. Code §16-13A-12 (School Fiscal Accountability) and the related city- and county-board provisions require the bond in an amount fixed by the State Superintendent of Education, written by a reputable surety authorized in Alabama, conditioned on faithful performance and accounting for all moneys. A certified copy is filed with the State Superintendent.
If the custodian mishandles or fails to account for school funds, the school system can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, the custodian (or their indemnitors) repays the surety. Because this is a public-trust position, we run one soft credit pull; it never affects your credit score.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Enter the amount the Superintendent fixed and submit.
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Premiums from $125, one soft pull — your exact price appears at the application. Enter the amount the Superintendent fixed and file it.