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HB411
204929-1:n:02/12/2020:KMS*/cr LSA2020-605 HB411 By Representatives Hurst, Poole, Johnson, McMillan,
Shiver, Ledbetter, Whorton, McCutcheon and McCampbell RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 05-MAR-20
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, local boards of education are required to annually establish
school calendars. This bill would clarify the ability of a local board of education to establish
its own school calendar and would specify the latest start date and earliest end date of the
summer break provided by a local school calendar. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to
public preK-12 education; to clarify that a local board of education shall establish its local
school calendar; and to specify the minimum length of the summer break for school calendars
established by local boards of education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), Section 16-13-231, Code of Alabama 1975, a local
board of education has local control to establish its...
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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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SB269
205776-2:n:02/27/2020:KMS/tj LSA2020-884R1 SB269 By Senator Whatley RFD Education Policy Rd
1 05-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Literacy Act, commencing with the 2021-2022
school year, third grade students who fail to demonstrate sufficient reading skills will not
be promoted to fourth grade, unless a good cause exemption is granted. This bill would delete
the provisions against promoting students who fail to demonstrate sufficient reading skills
to the fourth grade and would delete all references to good cause exemptions. A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Alabama Literacy Act; to amend Section 5 of Act 2019-523,
now appearing as Section 16-6G-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to delete the requirement that third
grade students who fail to demonstrate sufficient reading skills not be promoted to fourth
grade; and to delete references to good cause exemptions to nonpromotion. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 5 of Act 2019-523, now...
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SB316
205923-2:n:03/09/2020:LSA-SS*/jmb SB316 By Senators Elliott, Chesteen, Williams, Whatley, Allen,
Barfoot, Scofield and Jones RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 12-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Under
existing law, the total amount allocated to any local board of education from the Foundation
Program Fund includes an allowance for teachersÂ’ salaries, fringe benefits, classroom instructional
support, and other current expense. This bill revises existing law to include an allowance
for student growth. 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 Fund; and to provide an allowance
for student growth. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 16-13-231
and 16-13-232, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §16-13-231. "(a)
In addition to all other appropriations and apportionments of public school money now provided
by law and made available for public schools there shall be...
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HB362
204312-1:n:02/24/2020:KMS*/ma LSA2020-334 HB362 By Representatives Estes, Lipscomb, Isbell,
Fincher, Baker, Ellis, Simpson, Moore (P), Brown (C), Marques, Collins, Drummond, Faust, Robertson,
Sorrell, Stringer, Meadows and Rogers RFD Education Policy Rd 1 03-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: This bill
would create the Building Exceptional School Board Teams (BEST) Act, to provide further for
boardsmanship standards, training, and discipline of elected and appointed members of local
boards of education. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Building Exceptional School
Board Teams (BEST) Act; to provide further for boardsmanship standards, training, and discipline
of elected and appointed members of local boards of education; to amend Sections 16-8-1 and
16-11-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the composition of city and county boards of education;
and to repeal Section 16-1-41.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the School Board Governance
Improvement Act of 2012. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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SB243
204312-1:n:02/24/2020:KMS*/ma LSA2020-334 SB243 By Senators Figures, Marsh, Waggoner, Beasley,
Coleman-Madison, Orr, Livingston, Barfoot, Stutts, Butler, Gudger, Ward, Holley, Albritton,
Chesteen, Sessions, Scofield, Price, Allen, Williams, Sanders-Fortier, Chambliss, Melson,
Burkette, Jones, Givhan, Smitherman and Singleton RFD Education Policy Rd 1 27-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS:
This bill would create the Building Exceptional School Board Teams (BEST) Act, to provide
further for boardsmanship standards, training, and discipline of elected and appointed members
of local boards of education. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Building Exceptional
School Board Teams (BEST) Act; to provide further for boardsmanship standards, training, and
discipline of elected and appointed members of local boards of education; to amend Sections
16-8-1 and 16-11-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the composition of city and county boards
of education; and to repeal Section 16-1-41.1, Code of Alabama...
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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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HB420
206007-1:n:03/04/2020:PMG/tj LSA2020-937 HB420 By Representatives Mooney and Treadaway RFD
Boards, Agencies and Commissions Rd 1 10-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama
Private Investigation Board licenses private investigators. This bill would provide further
for the qualifications for licensure as a private investigator. This bill would clarify those
fees collected by the board that must be deposited into the Board of Private Investigation
Fund. This bill would authorize the board to grant inactive status to licensees and to provide,
by rule, for a procedure and fee to reinstate an inactive license. This bill would provide
for administrative penalties against any person practicing without a license. This bill would
clarify that the number of hours of continuing education required to maintain licensure is
16 hours during the two-year license period. This bill would create a private investigator
apprentice license that would allow apprentices to gain work experience through...
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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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HB442
204636-1:n:03/11/2020:AHP/bm LSA2019-3229 HB442 By Representative McMillan RFD Boards, Agencies
and Commissions Rd 1 12-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Existing law provides the Home Builders Licensure
Board with authority to adopt residential building codes and standards of practices for residential
home builders within this state and allows county commissions and municipalities to adopt
building laws and codes within their respective jurisdictions. This bill would create the
Alabama Residential Building Code Advisory Council to recommend an Alabama Residential Building
Code to be based upon the International Residential Code to be adopted by the Home Builders
Licensure Board. This bill would require counties and municipalities that enforce residential
building laws or codes to comply with the minimum standards set by the Alabama Residential
Building Code. This bill would require residential home builders in this state to build, renovate,
and repair residences in accordance with the minimum...
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