Payments and deductions made by the board of education under the authority of Sections 16-22-5 and 16-22-6 are presumed to be for services rendered and for the benefit of the public school; and the payments and deductions do not affect the eligibility of any school system to participate in the Foundation Program as established in Sections 16-13-50 through 16-13-59.
Ala. Code § 16-22-7 (1975)