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SB373
167555-1:n:04/13/2015:LFO-SS/bdl SB373 By Senators Pittman, Chambliss, Albritton, Marsh, Scofield,
Sanford, Glover, Holley, Livingston, McClendon, Allen, Shelnutt, Ward, Reed, Waggoner, Beasley,
Stutts, Melson, Dial and Williams RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 14-APR-15 SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, local boards of education are allocated funds annually for transportation
operations and for the replacement of school buses. The amount allocated for the replacement
of school buses is based on a ten-year replacement schedule established by the State Board
of Education. This bill would establish a twelve-year replacement schedule and allow local
boards of education to apply for waivers for the use of buses in operation beyond the twelve-year
replacement schedule. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 16-13-233, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the allowance for transportation; to establish a twelve-year bus replacement
schedule; and to allow local boards of education to...
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SB449
168492-1:n:04/29/2015:KMS/th LRS2015-1823 SB449 By Senator Pittman RFD Finance and Taxation
Education Rd 1 05-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, average daily membership for the purpose
of annually apportioning Foundation Program funds for education is determined by calculating
the average number of students enrolled on a daily basis for the first 20 scholastic days
following Labor Day of the preceding school year. This bill would provide that average daily
membership be calculated based on the first 90 scholastic days of the preceding school year
for the particular school. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 16-13-231 and 16-13-232,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Foundation Program; to provide that average daily membership
be calculated based on the first 90 scholastic days of the preceding school year for a particular
school. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 16-13-231 and 16-13-232
of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as...
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SB22
SB22 By Senator Holtzclaw ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 16-13-231, Code of Alabama 1975,
the Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012; to remove the temporary academic school calendar
parameters provided for the 2013-2014 school year; to allow each local board of education
to provide the required 180 full instructional days based on an hourly equivalent of no less
than 1080 instructional hours; and in connection therewith to have as its purpose or effect
the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds; and in connection therewith
would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing
as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as
amended. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 16-13-231 of the Code
of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §16-13-231. "(a) In...
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HB5
163982-1:n:01/12/2015:KMS/th LRS2015-50 HB5 By Representatives Chesteen, Lee, Clouse, Moore
(B), Brown and Patterson RFD Education Policy Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law,
the Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012 requires each local board of education to establish
an academic school calendar, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year and ending with the
last day of the third month of the 2013-2014 school year, with the first day of instruction
for students no earlier than the Monday two calendar weeks before Labor Day, unless August
31 is a Monday, then on Monday, August 17, and the last day of instruction for students shall
be no later than the Friday immediately before Memorial Day. This bill would remove the temporary
academic school calendar parameters provided for the 2013-2014 school year and would allow
each local board of education to provide the required 180 full instructional days based on
an hourly equivalent of no less than 1080 instructional hours. Amendment 621...
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HB584
be deposited with the State Treasurer to be continuously appropriated to the Department of
Human Resources to assist all children in temporary or permanent custody in foster care. "(9)
Contributions designated for mental health on the Alabama state resident individual income
tax return shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and shall be distributed equally to
the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Alabama and to the Mental Health Consumers of Alabama.
"(10) Contributions to the Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Research Program
shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and distributed to the University of Alabama at
Birmingham, which shall implement and administer the program. "(11) Contributions to
the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer for distribution
by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs for weatherization assistance as provided
for under Article 6, commencing with Section 41-23-100, Chapter 23, Title 41. "(12)...
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HB135
Program 7,935,026 24,206,365 32,141,391 Children's Health Insurance Program 167,984,830 167,984,830
Any funds appropriated for the CHIP Program in prior years which are reappropriated shall
be utilized for other public health services programs. Public Health Services Program 9,137,228
498,665,879 507,803,107 Of the above appropriation, $17,353 shall be expended for the Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association for the Regional Certified Clinic; and $250,000 shall
be expended for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Of the above
appropriation, at least $2,419,796 shall be expended for the Alabama Drug Assistance Program
and other AIDS programs; $79,429 shall be expended for Hepatitis A and B vaccines to be provided
to adults; $60,000 shall be expended for prostate screening and colorectal cancer screening;
$100,000 shall be transferred to the Kidney Foundation for dialysis patient transportation;
$125,000 shall be expended for the Alabama Cancer Research...
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SB203
164467-1:n:03/06/2015:LFO-BD/bdl SB203 By Senator Orr RFD Finance and Taxation General Fund
Rd 1 10-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the State Forestry Commission is an independent
agency of the state, with the power to appoint the State Forester who is responsible for managing
everyday operations of the commission. This bill would rename the Department of Agriculture
and Industries to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Services. This bill
would create the Division of State Forestry within the Department of Agriculture, Forestry,
and Consumer Services. This bill would transfer the duties, responsibilities, papers, funds,
property, and other effects of the State Forestry Commission to the Division of State Forestry.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 2-3-1, 2-3-2, 9-3-1, 9-3-4, 9-3-5, 9-3-6, 9-3-7,
9-3-8, 9-3-9, 9-3-10, 9-3-10.1, 9-3-11, 9-3-12, 9-3-13, 9-3-14, 9-3-15, 9-3-17, 9-3-19, 9-8A-3,
9-10A-4, 9-13-1, 9-13-3, 9-13-4, 9-13-5, 9-13-6, 9-13-8,...
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SB395
167666-3:n:04/16/2015:PMG/mfc LRS2015-1557R2 SB395 By Senator Chambliss RFD Education and Youth
Affairs Rd 1 21-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, local boards of education set policies
for student transportation by school bus. This bill would authorize local boards of education
to set policies providing for the transportation of students to and from extracurricular activities
by modes of transportation other than bus. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to schools;
to amend Section 16-27-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize local boards of education to
set policies providing for the transportation of students to and from extracurricular activities
by modes of transportation other than bus. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 16-27-1, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §16-27-1. "(a)
The State Board of Education shall prescribe rules and regulations: "(1) Requiring all
local boards of education which provide transportation services for...
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SB72
SB72 By Senator Brewbaker ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to public K-12 education; to require,
at a minimum, each local board of education to adopt a policy for providing a virtual school
option for eligible students in grades nine to 12, inclusive. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Before the 2016-2017 school year, each local board of education
shall adopt a policy providing, at a minimum, a virtual education option for eligible students
in grades nine to 12, inclusive, beginning with that school year. Any virtual school operating
in this state that provides educational services to public school students shall comply with
this act. (b) The policy adopted by the local board of education pursuant to this act shall
govern the virtual school program offered by the local board of education. The policy shall
offer students in grades nine to 12, inclusive, an online pathway for earning a high school
diploma and, at a minimum, shall include all of the following: (1) The...
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SB99
164761-1:n:02/20/2015:KMS/agb LRS2015-596 SB99 By Senators Ross, Singleton, Dunn, Coleman,
Beasley, Smitherman, Sanders and Figures RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 03-MAR-15
SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not provide an educational program for children who are not yet
of mandatory school age. This bill would establish a universal preschool program for the state.
This bill would authorize the State Department of Education to promulgate rules for implementation
of the program. This bill would provide eligibility requirements. This bill would require
collaboration among various community, state, and federal programs. This bill would provide
for funding through the local school district from the Education Trust Fund. This bill would
also provide a means for prioritizing school districts when sufficient funds are not available
to fund all preschool programs. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public education;
to establish a universal preschool program in the state; to provide...
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