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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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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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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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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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HB459
attorneys, engineers, consultants, and other professionals as the board shall deem necessary
for the conduct of the business of the institute. "(13) To provide grants to educational,
governmental, nonprofit, community-based, workforce development, economic development, and
other organizations and associations engaged in the education, recruitment, training, placement,
and professional development of persons engaged in activities leading to the furtherance of
careers in commercial and industrial construction in accordance with the purposes of
the institute. "(14) To cooperate or partner, or both, with regional and national organizations
promoting construction workforce development, including the sharing of non-monetary marketing
and educational resources and databases, in furtherance of the purposes of the institute.
"(15) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers and purposes conferred
by this section. "(16) To exercise any and all powers permissible under...
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SB325
172725-1:n:12/22/2015:JLB/th LRS2015-3438 SB325 By Senators Dial, Holley, Ward and Sanford
RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 03-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, various services are
provided to the Legislature by the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office,
and Alabama Law Institute. This bill would create the Legislative Services Agency and reconstitute
the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, and Alabama Law Institute as
divisions of the Legislative Services Agency and repeal conflicting and obsolete provisions.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Legislature; to create the Legislative Services
Agency to provide certain staff services to the Legislature; to reconstitute the Legislative
Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, and the Alabama Law Institute as divisions of
the agency; to add Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 29-5A-1) to, and to repeal Chapter
5 (commencing with Section 29-5-1), Section 29-6-2.1, Chapter 7...
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SB229
SB229 ENGROSSED By Senator Brewbaker A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 2 of Act
2015-89 of the 2015 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 16-46A-2, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to virtual schools, to clarify existing law and provide additional guidance for the
local school system providing a virtual school program and the local school of residence of
the student enrolled in the program to use in determining the distribution of state and federal
funds to the local school systems involved. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. To amend Section 2 of Act 2015-89 of the 2015 Regular Session, now appearing as Section
16-46A-2, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: ยง16-46A-2. "(a) A full-time
student enrolled full time in a virtual program shall be enrolled and counted in the average
daily membership of the local school in which the virtual program is offered, participate
in state testing and accountability requirements through the local...
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HB279
174398-1:n:02/19/2016:KMS/tj LRS2016-737 HB279 By Representative Beech RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 23-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, members of local boards of education are required
to annually complete continuing education and training requirements developed in cooperation
with the Alabama Association of School Boards. This bill would provide for the certification
of organizations by the State Superintendent of Education to assist in the development and
provision of required training to members of local boards of education. This bill would also
require newly elected or appointed members of local boards of education to attend an orientation
session provided by the local superintendent of education, relating to local school system
policies and procedures, that would count toward the annual training requirement. A BILL TO
BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 16-1-14.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the continuing
education and training of local board of education members; to...
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