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SB88
SB88 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 ALABAMA: Section 1. The Legislature finds and declares
the following: (1) It is vital that Alabama's public...
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HB97
181723-2:n:02/06/2017:KMS/mfc LRS2017-446R1 HB97 By Representatives Collins and Baker RFD Education
Policy Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Alabama Network of Statewide
Workforce and Education-Related Statistics (ANSWERS) for Alabama, a data system to be developed,
operated, and maintained by the Alabama Office of Education and Workforce Statistics within
the Department of Labor. This bill would utilize existing data assets to provide education
and workforce training for Alabama residents. This bill would provide for the protection and
safeguard of identifying confidential education and workforce information on individuals.
This bill would establish an advisory board to the Office of Education and Workforce Statistics
to oversee the development and operation of the system and to establish the research agenda
of the office. This bill would also provide for a research agenda to include all of the following:
Assessing the availability of skilled workforce to address...
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SB153
181723-2:n:02/06/2017:KMS/mfc LRS2017-446R1 SB153 By Senator Singleton RFD Governmental Affairs
Rd 1 09-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Alabama Network of Statewide Workforce
and Education-Related Statistics (ANSWERS) for Alabama, a data system to be developed, operated,
and maintained by the Alabama Office of Education and Workforce Statistics within the Department
of Labor. This bill would utilize existing data assets to provide education and workforce
training for Alabama residents. This bill would provide for the protection and safeguard of
identifying confidential education and workforce information on individuals. This bill would
establish an advisory board to the Office of Education and Workforce Statistics to oversee
the development and operation of the system and to establish the research agenda of the office.
This bill would also provide for a research agenda to include all of the following: Assessing
the availability of skilled workforce to address current and...
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HB410
181068-4:n:03/01/2017:MA/th LRS2016-2445R3 HB410 By Representatives Butler, Hanes, Henry, Williams
(JW), Pettus, Fridy and Whorton (R) RFD Public Safety and Homeland Security Rd 1 14-MAR-17
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person may not knowingly or openly possess or carry a firearm
in certain places or without the express permission of a person or entity with authority over
the premises. This bill would authorize certain persons to carry a firearm in a government
building if access is not restricted or screened by security personnel and would provide for
the carrying of firearms in places of worship under certain conditions. This bill would allow
local boards of education to adopt policies providing for the carrying of firearms by selected
school personnel on school property, at school functions, and on a bus or other transportation
furnished by a school. This bill would allow school personnel to store firearms in designated
parking areas on the premises of a school under certain...
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HB370
181850-1:n:02/28/2017:KMS/tgw LRS2017-544 HB370 By Representative Rich RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 07-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Alabama Released Time Act to authorize
each local board of education to adopt a policy that authorizes a high school student to be
excused from school to attend a class in religious instruction conducted by a private entity.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To establish the Alabama Released Time Act; to provide legislative
intent; and to authorize local boards of education to adopt policies allowing high school
students to be excused from school to attend classes in religious instruction conducted by
a private entity. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) This section
shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Released Time Act. (b) The Legislature finds
and declares all of the following: (1) That the free exercise of religion is an inherent,
fundamental, and inalienable right secured by the First Amendment to the...
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HB371
183511-1:n:03/06/2017:JET/tgw LRS2017-1128 HB371 By Representatives Shedd, Standridge, Harbison,
Wadsworth, Williams (JW), Hanes, Whorton (R), Pettus, Henry, Crawford, Whorton (I) and Morrow
RFD Education Policy Rd 1 07-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the State Superintendent
of Education is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the State Board of Education. This
bill would propose an amendment to Amendment 284 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating
to the selection, qualifications, powers, duties, and tenure of the State Superintendent of
Education; to provide for the election of the State Superintendent of Education by the qualified
electors of the state. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To propose an amendment to Amendment 284
to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 262 of the Official Recompilation
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to the selection, qualifications,
powers, duties, and tenure of the State...
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SB6
179957-1:n:09/12/2016:KMS/tj LRS2016-2959 SB6 By Senator Dial RFD Education and Youth Affairs
Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a candidate for appointment to the position of
State Superintendent of Education is required to be of good moral character, with academic
and professional education equivalent to graduation from a standard university or college,
who is knowledgeable in school administration, and has training and experience sufficient
to qualify him or her to perform the duties of the office. This bill would require a candidate
for appointment to the position of State Superintendent of Education to possess qualifications
similar to those required of a candidate for the position of county superintendent of education.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 16-4-1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the
qualifications of the State Superintendent of Education; to require a candidate for appointment
to hold an Alabama certificate in administration and supervision,...
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SB92
181799-1:n:02/06/2017:PMG/th LRS2017-530 SB92 By Senator Orr RFD Finance and Taxation Education
Rd 1 07-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a high school student may take college courses
if it fits into his or her schedule. This bill would establish a program allowing eligible
11th and 12th grade students admitted unconditionally to an eligible Alabama public postsecondary
institution to take all courses at the eligible public institution and receive high school
credit for the coursework with the goal of completing graduation and high school diploma requirements.
This bill would authorize the Department of Education to pay an institution of higher learning
for courses taken pursuant to the program through appropriation of state funds, the amount
being the lesser of either the actual cost of tuition or the amount the student would have
earned for the local school system had the student been in equivalent instructional programs
in the school system. This bill would provide for a...
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SB118
SB118 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, students attending public and nonpublic K-12 schools are
permitted to self-administer certain approved medications while on school property and the
State Department of Education is required to develop and anaphylaxis preparedness program
to recognize, prevent, and respond to severe allergic reactions on public school campuses.
This bill would name the self-administration law and the anaphylaxis preparedness program
law together as the Kyle Graddy Act. This bill would specifically allow the possession and
self-administration of single dose autoinjectable epinephrine by a school student. This bill
would also provide further for the definition of single dose autoinjectable epinephrine. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 16-1-39 and 16-1-48, Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to the administration of medications on K-12 school campuses; to name the code sections together
as the Kyle Graddy Act; to allow the possession and self-administration of...
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HB409
183838-1:n:03/14/2017:KMS/th LRS2017-1212 HB409 By Representatives Butler, Fridy, Ledbetter
and Nordgren RFD Education Policy Rd 1 14-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: This bill would require annual
inservice training provided to teachers in the public K-12 schools to include instruction
on recognizing and avoiding conduct and behavior that is considered inappropriate in the student-teacher
relationship. This bill would also require the State Board of Education to enter into contracts
with private organizations, pursuant to a competitive bidding process, to provide training.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public K-12 education; to include instruction on
recognizing and avoiding inappropriate conduct and behavior with students in annual inservice
training provided to teachers; and to require the State Board of Education to enter into contracts
with private organizations, pursuant to competitive bidding, to provide the training. BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Annual...
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