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SB17
172859-1:n:01/06/2016:LFO-SS/bdl SB17 By Senators Dial and McClendon RFD Finance and Taxation
Education Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Ahead Act, commencing with
the 2012-2013 school year, phased in the provision of textbooks and other instructional materials
to students and teachers in electronic format through pen-enabled tablets and mobile computers.
The law provides for the reassignment of the tablets and mobile computers to students, requires
the State Department of Education to establish an advisory committee, and provides for a bond
issue. The law authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to issue bonds for
the purposes of the law contingent upon a separate legislative enactment. This bill, commencing
with the 2016-2017 school year, would delete the requirement that the tablets and mobile computers
be pen-enabled, would delete the phase-in provisions, would delete the reassignment provisions,
would delete the requirement for the...
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SB5
170635-1:n:06/05/2015:LFO-SS/bdl SB5 By Senator Dial RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd
1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Ahead Act, commencing with the 2012-2013
school year, phased in the provision of textbooks and other instructional materials to students
and teachers in electronic format through pen-enabled tablets and mobile computers. The law
provides for the reassignment of the tablets and mobile computers to students, requires the
State Department of Education to establish an advisory committee, and provides for a bond
issue. The law authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to issue bonds for
the purposes of the law contingent upon a separate legislative enactment. This bill, commencing
with the 2015-2016 school year, would delete the requirement that the tablets and mobile computers
be pen-enabled, would delete the phase-in provisions, would delete the reassignment provisions,
would delete the requirement for the establishment of an...
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HB41
Rep(s). By Representative Chesteen HB41 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 16-16B-1 and 16-16B-2,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Ahead Act; commencing with the 2016-2017 school
year, to delete the requirement that tablets and mobile computers be pen-enabled; to delete
the phase-in provisions; to delete the reassignment provisions; to delete the requirement
for the establishment of an advisory committee; to establish the Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee;
to make participation by local school systems voluntary; to provide that funds be used to
purchase and install, maintain or upgrade a high-quality, standards-based, broadband Wi-Fi
infrastructure and mobile digital computing devices to enable access to digital instructional
materials in all public school classrooms; and to amend Section 14 of Act 2012-560, 2012 Regular
Session, to delete the requirement that implementation of the act be contingent upon separate
legislative enactment. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF...
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SB351
SB351 ENGROSSED By Senators McClendon and Dial A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections
16-16B-1 and 16-16B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Ahead Act; commencing
with the 2016-2017 school year, to delete the requirement that tablets and mobile computers
be pen-enabled; to delete the phase-in provisions; to delete the reassignment provisions;
to delete the requirement for the establishment of an advisory committee; to establish the
Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee; to make participation by local school systems voluntary;
to provide that funds be used to purchase and install, maintain or upgrade a high-quality,
standards-based, broadband Wi-Fi infrastructure and mobile digital computing devices to enable
access to digital instructional materials in all public school classrooms; and to amend Section
14 of Act 2012-560, 2012 Regular Session, to delete the requirement that implementation of
the act be contingent upon separate legislative enactment. BE IT ENACTED BY...
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HB227
Rep(s). By Representative Poole HB227 ENROLLED, An Act, To make a supplemental appropriation
from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the Department of Education
in the amount of $12,014,402 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016; and to require
the Department to establish an advisory committee to assist in the implementation of the Wi-Fi
infrastructure. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. In addition to all
other appropriations heretofore or hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated $12,014,402
from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the Department of Education
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. This appropriation shall be expended to: (1)
provide funds to complete the goal of providing wireless networks in all public schools or
(2) provide E-Rate matching funds to local school systems that apply to the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) E-Rate program for funds to accomplish the goal of...
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HB123
Rep(s). By Representative Poole HB123 ENROLLED, An Act, To make a supplemental appropriation
from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the Alabama Community College
System in the amount of $5,866,947 and to the Department of Education in the amount of $15,546,351
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. In addition to all other appropriations heretofore or hereafter made, there is
hereby appropriated $5,866,947 from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund
to the Alabama Community College System for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. This
appropriation shall be expended for equipment and/or deferred maintenance. Section 2. In addition
to all other appropriations heretofore or hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated $15,546,351
from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the Department of Education
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. This...
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SB125
OF FUNDS: Alabama State Board of Chiropractic Examiner's Fund 504,000 As provided in Section
34-24-143, Code of Alabama 1975. Total Chiropractic Examiners, Alabama State Board of 504,000
504,000 Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority: Water Resource
Development Program 10,000 10,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS: Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Fund
10,000 Total Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority 10,000 10,000
Commerce, Department of: Industrial Development Program 5,010,544 350,000 5,360,544
Of the above appropriation, $75,000 shall be expended for the Robotics Technology Park. Skills
Enhancement and Employment Opportunities Program 759,456 41,686,938 42,446,394 SOURCE OF FUNDS:
State General Fund 5,770,000 Departmental Receipts 350,000 Federal and Local Funds 41,686,938
Total Commerce, Department of 5,770,000 42,036,938 47,806,938 Conservation and Natural Resources,
Department of: State Land Management Program 20,049,291...
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SB11
SB11 By Senator Allen ENROLLED, An Act, To establish the Jason Flatt Act, relating to student
health in grades K-12 public school systems; to amend Section 16-28B-8, Code of Alabama 1975;
to provide for annual suicide prevention education training for certificated school system
personnel; to provide that no cause of action is created; to provide that no duty of care
is created; to provide for legislative findings; and to provide for an advisory committee
and related matters. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall
be known and may be cited as the Jason Flatt Act. Section 2. The Legislature finds as follows:
(1) Suicide in youth cuts across ethnic, economic, social, and age boundaries and has a tremendous
and traumatic impact on surviving family members, friends, and the community at large. (2)
After unintentional injury, suicide has become the leading cause of death among young people.
At a time when unintentional injuries have been on the decline,...
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HB264
173853-1:n:02/10/2016:PMG*/cj LRS2016-556 HB264 By Representatives Fincher, Mooney, Whorton
(I), Holmes (M), Hanes, Martin, Hurst, Millican, Johnson (R), Whorton (R), Ledbetter, Harbison,
Fridy, Wingo, Polizos, Drake, Ainsworth, Williams (JW), Moore (B) and Beckman RFD Education
Policy Rd 1 18-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the State Board of Education is required
to establish curriculum standards for all K-12 public schools. This bill would terminate the
use of the standards commonly known as the Common Core Standards, also known as the Alabama
College- and Career-Ready Standards. This bill would direct the State Board of Education to
replace the Common Core Standards for Math and English Language Arts with the courses of study
for Math and English Language Arts in place immediately prior to adoption of the Common Core
Standards and use these transition standards in K-12 public schools for the 2016-2017 school
year. This bill would require the State Board of Education to revise...
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HB200
173508-1:n:02/03/2016:LFO-KF*/bdl HB200 By Representative Poole RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: In order to provide for the implementation of biennial budgeting
periods, this bill changes the dates of notice of non-renewal and of non-tenure of teachers
in the public schools of Alabama. This bill is contingent upon the approval in referendum
of the constitutional amendment proposed by HB. ____ providing for biennial budgeting sessions
of the legislature which is approved at statewide referendum as provided for by law. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend current state law changing the dates of non-renewal and notice
of non-tenure of teachers in the public schools of Alabama. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 16-24C-4 and 16-24C-5, Code of Alabama 1975, are hereby amended
to read as follows: ยง16-24C-4. "No action may be proposed or approved based upon personal
or political reasons on the part of the employer, chief executive officer,...
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