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HB270
203018-1:n:10/16/2019:KMS/ma LSA2019-2071 HB270 By Representative Sells RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 18-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, cursive writing is required to be taught in the
public elementary schools. This bill would require each public school senior to legibly print
and sign his or her own name in cursive writing as a requirement for graduation from high
school. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 16-6B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to require
each public school senior to legibly print and sign his or her own name in cursive writing
as a requirement for graduation from high school. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 16-6B-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §16-6B-2.
"Every Alabama student shall be given instruction in grades kindergarten through twelve
12 to prepare him or her to enter the world of work and/or or to complete course work at the
postsecondary level, or both. In addition to a comprehensive core...
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HB47
197055-1:n:02/14/2019:KMS/tgw LSA2019-240 HB47 By Representative McCampbell RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a public K-12 school or school district that
is determined to have poor performance is labeled by the State Superintendent of Education
as failing to make adequate progress or as a failing school under the school grading system.
Also under existing law, the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, provides financial assistance
through an income tax credit to a parent who transfers a student from a failing public school
to a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school of the parent's choice. This bill would
change the designation of a failing school to a challenged school and the designation of a
nonfailing school to a nonchallenged school for the purposes of school grading and the Alabama
Accountability Act of 2013, and would require the State Board of Education to reflect those
changes in terminology when amending or adopting rules. A BILL TO BE...
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SB336
206886-1:n:04/30/2020:KMS/cr LSA2020-1069 SB336 By Senator Smitherman RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 04-MAY-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill would require the State Department of Education to develop
a program to specifically address the mental health of that population of public K-12 students
(Tier II students) who are considered at-risk for developing inadequate social-behavioral
skills, such as ADHD or anger management issues, in the classroom. This bill would provide
that the program include developing and providing professional development training, providing
one-on-one consultations with students and behavioral specialists, and developing curricula
for those at-risk students to learn appropriate social-behavioral skills. This bill would
require the department to provide guidance for each school district in establishing a safe
and supportive school framework to support schools in fostering a positive and healthy learning
environment and improve student outcomes. This bill would require the...
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HB187
Rep(s). By Representative Poole HB187 ENROLLED, An Act, To make appropriations for the support,
maintenance and development of public education in Alabama, for debt service, and for capital
outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA: Section 1. There is hereby appropriated for the support of public education in Alabama
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, for debt service, and for capital outlay to
be paid out of funds specified in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this act, the amounts specified
in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 3 of this act. For the purpose specified
in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this act, amounts are shown by programmatic area and the
total for all programs is shown so as to include estimated sources of funds other than those
listed in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this act. For the purpose of this act, "ETF"
shall mean the Education Trust Fund and "Federal and Local Funds" shall...
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HB347
204381-2:n:02/27/2020:KMS/ma LSA2020-192R1 HB347 By Representative Collins RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 27-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama School Choice and Student
Opportunity Act provides for the establishment of public charter schools in the state. This
bill would provide further for the membership of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission,
would authorize the commission to employ staff, and would allow an applicant to apply directly
to the commission to open a public charter school under certain conditions. This bill would
also provide further for the funding of public charter schools based on projected enrollment
initially and then on current enrollment, would require the disbursement of funds to a public
charter school on a monthly, rather than quarterly, basis, and would provide for the treatment
of certain local revenues and local tax allocations. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Sections 16-6F-6, 16-6F-7, 16-6F-9, and 16-6F-10, Code of Alabama...
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SB189
SB189 ENGROSSED By Senator Smitherman A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to school discipline;
to amend Section 16-1-14, Code of Alabama 1975; to prohibit a public school from suspending
or expelling students in certain circumstances; to require a public school that has expelled
or suspended a student for a long period of time to hold a hearing on the expulsion or suspension;
to establish hearing procedures; and to require the State Board of Education to adopt rules.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 16-1-14, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §16-1-14. "(a) As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: "(1) EXPULSION. The exclusion of a student for
more than 90 days from the student's regular school environment for disciplinary purposes.
"(2) LONG-TERM SUSPENSION. The exclusion of a student for more than 10 but no more than
90 school days from the student's regular school environment for disciplinary...
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SB318
205872-1:n:02/27/2020:AHP/bm LSA2020-775 SB318 By Senator Chesteen RFD Education Policy Rd
1 12-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill would require public K-12 schools to install water bottle
filling stations in school facilities. This bill would also require the State Board of Education
to adopt rules to implement and enforce its provisions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to public K-12 schools; to require public K-12 schools to install water bottle filling stations
in school facilities; and to require the State Board of Education to adopt rules to implement
and enforce the provisions of the bill. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. (a) For the purposes of this section, "water bottle filling station" means a
water fountain that allows clean filtered drinking water that has been cooled to be dispensed
into a bottle. (b) This section applies to all of the following: (1) Any existing public K-12
school facilities for which otherwise applicable state or local building or...
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HB27
203318-1:n:10/28/2019:ANS/tj LSA2019-2620 HB27 By Representatives Jackson and Hatcher RFD Education
Policy Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a parent or guardian of a student with
diabetes who seeks care for the student while the student is at school must submit an individual
health plan to provide guidance to school officials on the student's care. This bill would
provide that a parent or guardian of a student with a seizure disorder may seek care for the
student while the student is at school or participating in a school-sponsored activity by
submitting a seizure management and treatment plan to the local board of education. This bill
would also require a school nurse employed by a local board of education and a school employee,
other than a school nurse, whose job duties include regular contact with students to complete
an online training course approved by the State Board of Education on seizure disorders. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to minors attending public...
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SB223
205045-1:n:02/19/2020:KMS/bm LSA2020-507 SB223 By Senator Smitherman RFD Finance and Taxation
Education Rd 1 20-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish and provide for the qualifications
and duties of a mental health service coordinator and would require each local board of education
in the state, subject to appropriations by the Legislature, to employ a mental health service
coordinator to serve those schools under the jurisdiction of the board. This bill would also
provide for the responsibilities of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and the State
Department of Education in providing continuing evaluation and support of mental health services
provided to students through local boards of education. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to public K-12 education; to require each local board of education in the state, subject to
appropriations by the Legislature, to employ a mental health service coordinator; to provide
for the qualifications and duties of the mental health...
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HB237
204937-1:n:02/12/2020:KMS/tj LSA2020-606 HB237 By Representative Hollis RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 13-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill would require local boards of education to provide
feminine hygiene products in women's restrooms at schools under the board's jurisdiction.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public K-12 education; to require local boards of
education to provide feminine hygiene products in women's bathrooms of certain schools at
no cost to students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Commencing
with the 2021-2022 scholastic year, each local board of education shall provide, in the women's
restrooms of each school building under the jurisdiction of the board, where any student in
grades five through 12 is enrolled and at no cost to students, feminine hygiene products.
(b) For the purposes of this section, feminine hygiene products include sanitary napkins and
tampons. Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first day of the...
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