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SB104
164850-1:n:02/24/2015:JET/cj LRS2015-599 SB104 By Senator Orr RFD Education & Youth Affairs
Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Existing law provides for the adoption of policies by public school
systems pertaining to the prevention of harassment of one student against another student
and requires the Department of Education to develop a model policy for local boards of education
pertaining to student harassment prevention. This bill would create the crime of cyber-bullying
of another student or school employee by a student and provide for penalties and restitution.
This bill would allow prosecutors to defer prosecution of cyber-bullying crimes and provide
for the expungement of the criminal record of the student under certain conditions. This bill
would require school employees to report cyber-bullying incidents and would provide immunity
from civil liability for persons reporting cyber-bullying. Amendment 621 of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the...
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SB242
164850-2:n:03/16/2015:JET/agb LRS2015-599R1 SB242 By Senator Orr RFD Education and Youth Affairs
Rd 1 17-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Existing law provides for the adoption of policies by public school
systems pertaining to the prevention of harassment of one student against another student
and requires the Department of Education to develop a model policy for local boards of education
pertaining to student harassment prevention. This bill would create the crime of cyber-bullying
of another student or school employee by a student in a public K-12 school and provide for
penalties and restitution. This bill would allow prosecutors to defer prosecution of cyber-bullying
crimes and provide for the expungement of the criminal record of the student under certain
conditions. This bill would require school employees to report cyber-bullying incidents and
would provide immunity from civil liability for persons reporting cyber-bullying. Amendment
621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as...
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HB1
Rep(s). By Representatives Butler, Rowe, Williams (D), Farley, Sanderford, Rich, Whorton (R),
Wilcox and Sessions HB1 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to religious expression; to create the
Alabama Student Religious Liberties Act of 2015; to prohibit local boards of education from
discriminating against a student or parent on the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious
expression in public schools; to require local boards of education to allow religious expression
in class assignments, coursework, and artwork; to require local boards of education to provide
students with the freedom to organize religious groups and activities; and to require local
boards of education to adopt and implement a policy regarding voluntary student expression
of religious viewpoints. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act
shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Student Religious Liberties Act of 2015."
Section 2. A public school district local board of education may not...
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SB90
SB90 ENGROSSED By Senator Holtzclaw A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the School Fiscal
Accountability Act; to add Section 16-13A-14 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize local
boards of education to utilize approved electronic methods to disburse and receive funds and
complete other financial transactions; and to repeal Sections 16-8-37 and 16-11-24, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to the publication of annual financial reports to the public by city
and county boards of education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section
16-13A-14 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §16-13A-14. (a) A local
board of education may adopt fiscal management policies which allow financial transactions
to be made by electronic means according to standards approved by the State Superintendent
of Education and the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. (b) All of the following
transactions of a local board of education or school may be conducted by...
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HB255
165135-1:n:03/03/2015:KMS/cj LRS2015-879 HB255 By Representative Rich RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 11-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Existing law relating to courses of study in public schools specifies
that it is the intent of the Legislature that, in addition to required courses, elective courses
including wellness education be available to students as determined by the local board of
education. This bill would authorize local boards of education to include released time religious
instruction as an elective course for high school students. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to courses of study in public schools; to provide legislative intent; and to authorize local
boards of education to include released time religious instruction as an elective course for
purposes of satisfying certain curriculum requirements for high school students. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
Alabama Released Time Credit Act. Section 2. The Legislature...
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HB427
156858-2:n:03/20/2015:KMS/agb LRS2014-229R1 HB427 By Representative Coleman-Evans RFD Education
Policy Rd 1 07-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not limit the number of students per teacher
in kindergarten to twelfth grade classrooms. This bill would require that, beginning with
the 2019-2020 school year, class size limits be maintained at 15 students per teacher for
grades kindergarten to third, inclusive, at 22 students per teacher for grades four to eight,
inclusive, and at 25 students per teacher for grades nine to 12, inclusive. Such limits would
be implemented on a graduated basis beginning with the 2015-2016 fiscal year. This bill would
also provide that any costs associated with satisfying the class size limitations imposed
by this bill would be the responsibility of the state and not the local school systems. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public education; to establish class size limits in
grades kindergarten to 12, inclusive, beginning with the 2019-2020 school...
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SB114
164544-1:n:02/11/2015:JET/tj LRS2015-516 SB114 By Senator Orr RFD Finance and Taxation Education
Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize the State Department of Education, pending
available funds, to offer competitive two-year grants to public schools for the purpose of
developing new educational programs or continuing existing educational programs for gifted
or talented children. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to education; to provide findings
of the Legislature relating to public education; to authorize the State Department of Education,
pending available funds, to offer certain grants to public schools for the purpose of developing
new advanced educational and specialized programs for gifted or talented children; to require
the department to adopt rules providing for the evaluation of applications for grants; to
provide public access to applicant scoring; and to require local boards of education to match
awarded grant funds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF...
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SB329
SB329 ENGROSSED By Senators Coleman, Dunn, Brewbaker and Singleton A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT To amend Section 16-6D-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to definitional phrases for the
Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to provide further for the definition of failing school.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 16-6D-4, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §16-6D-4. "For the purposes of this chapter, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: "(1) EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. Grants made by
a scholarship granting organization to cover all or part of the tuition and mandatory fees
charged by a qualifying school to an eligible student receiving a scholarship. "(2) ELIGIBLE
STUDENT. A student who satisfies all of the following: "a. Is a member of a household
whose total annual income the year before he or she receives an educational scholarship under
this program does not exceed an amount equal to 150 percent of the median household...
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HB576
168265-1:n:04/23/2015:LLR/th LRS2015-1379 HB576 By Representative Williams (P) RFD Ways and
Means Education Rd 1 30-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide an annual tax credit of up
to 50 percent of the tax liability of an individual or business who donates to a nonprofit
organization that provides grants to a school to support digital learning through the use
of technology to increase student academic performance, subject to certain annual maximum
amounts. This bill would require the Department of Revenue to establish a procedure to approve
the formation of a nonprofit organization that provides digital learning grants for a school
to improve learning with technology. This bill would provide that the grants may be used to
purchase technology devices, improve infrastructure, strengthen wireless connectivity, or
improve instructional practices with technology. This bill would provide that a grant funding
request shall require a 50 percent match by the requesting organization in cash...
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HB577
168265-1:n:04/23/2015:LLR/th LRS2015-1379 HB577 By Representative Williams (P) RFD Ways and
Means Education Rd 1 30-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide an annual tax credit of up
to 50 percent of the tax liability of an individual or business who donates to a nonprofit
organization that provides grants to a school to support digital learning through the use
of technology to increase student academic performance, subject to certain annual maximum
amounts. This bill would require the Department of Revenue to establish a procedure to approve
the formation of a nonprofit organization that provides digital learning grants for a school
to improve learning with technology. This bill would provide that the grants may be used to
purchase technology devices, improve infrastructure, strengthen wireless connectivity, or
improve instructional practices with technology. This bill would provide that a grant funding
request shall require a 50 percent match by the requesting organization in cash...
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