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SB60
172850-4:n:02/01/2016:PMG*/tj LRS2016-31R2 SB60 By Senator Glover RFD Education and Youth Affairs
Rd 1 02-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 adoption and
implementation of the standards commonly known as the Common Core Standards, also known as
the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards (ACCRS). 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. This bill would further protect state and local control of education
by restricting the State Board of Education from adopting or implementing any other national
standards from any source or requiring the use of any assessments aligned with them. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public education; to...
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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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HB230
Rep(s). By Representative Williams (JD) HB230 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to institutions of higher education; to require currently serving and future members of governing
boards to complete mandatory state ethics law training; and to provide for the adoption by
each board of an ethics compliance form to be completed annually by board members. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Each institution of higher education within
the State of Alabama that is governed by a board of trustees or a board of directors and that
receives state appropriations or receives on behalf of and to the credit of students benefiting
from state-funded awards and grants, either directly or indirectly, shall require board members
to complete ethics training. The training required by this subsection shall be approved by
the Alabama Ethics Commission. Board members must either attend a training program approved
by the commission or participate in an online educational...
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HB218
Rep(s). By Representatives Drake, Carns, Alexander, Grimsley, Fridy, Shedd, Butler, Farley,
Scott, Fincher, Wadsworth, Holmes (M), Sells, Daniels, Hill (J), McCutcheon and Treadaway
HB218 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 16-6B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to require that instruction
in handwriting for elementary school students include instruction in cursive writing by the
end of the third grade year. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This
act shall be known and may be cited as Lexi's Law.Section 2. 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 to prepare him or her to enter
the world of work and/or to complete course work at the postsecondary level. In addition to
a comprehensive core curriculum of academics, each local board of education shall offer a
program of vocational/technical education. "(a) The following words and phrases used
in...
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HB84
168098-2:n:02/02/2016:LLR/mfc LRS2015-1633R1 HB84 By Representative Johnson (K) RFD Education
Policy Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Education Savings Account program
which would allow parents to use the funds in the account which would have been allocated
to their child at their resident school district for an education program of the parents'
choosing. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to education; to create the Education Savings
Account program which would allow parents to use the funds in the account which would have
been allocated to their child at their resident school district for an education program of
the parents' choosing. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall
be known and may be cited as the Education Savings Account Act. Section 2. As used in this
act, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department
of Education or an organization chosen by the state. (2) ELIGIBLE...
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HB467
175401-3:n:03/22/2016:LFO-LC*/bdl HB467 By Representatives Williams (P), Greer and Ball RFD
State Government Rd 1 23-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under current law, the Boards of Control of the
Teachers Retirement System and the Employees Retirement System are required to report
certain information annually and designate an actuary to make a valuation of each system annually.
This bill specifies information that must be included in the annual report and actuarial report
and requires the Boards of Control to adopt certain reporting standards for investments. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to retirement; to amend Section 16-25-19, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the administration of the Teachers Retirement System to provide information
that must be included in annual reports of the system and actuarial valuations of the system
and to provide that the Board of Control of the system shall adopt certain investment reporting
standards; and to amend Section 36-27-23, Code of Alabama 1975,...
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SB376
175401-3:n:03/22/2016:LFO-LC*/bdl SB376 By Senator Bussman RFD Fiscal Responsibility and Economic
Development Rd 1 05-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under current law, the Boards of Control of the Teachers
Retirement System and the Employees Retirement System are required to report certain information
annually and designate an actuary to make a valuation of each system annually. This bill specifies
information that must be included in the annual report and actuarial report and requires the
Boards of Control to adopt certain reporting standards for investments. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to retirement; to amend Section 16-25-19, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to
the administration of the Teachers Retirement System to provide information that must be
included in annual reports of the system and actuarial valuations of the system and to provide
that the Board of Control of the system shall adopt certain investment reporting standards;
and to amend Section 36-27-23, Code of Alabama...
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HB29
168435-3:n:01/05/2016:KMS/tj LRS2015-1803R1 HB29 By Representative Lee RFD Boards, Agencies
and Commissions Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Board of Hearing Instrument
Dealers is the entity responsible for licensing persons to engage in the fitting and sale
of hearing instruments in the state. This bill would revise certain existing defined terms
and add new definitions. This bill would remove specific dollar amounts for fees and would
authorize the board to provide for fees pursuant to administrative rule. This bill would further
clarify reciprocity requirements. This bill would reflect adoption by the board of international
standardized test procedures. This bill would require an apprentice to be under the direct
supervision of a licensed dispenser. This bill would also make technical corrections and would
delete antiquated language. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 34-14-1, 34-14-2,
34-14-3, 34-14-4, 34-14-5, 34-14-6, 34-14-7, 34-14-8, 34-14-9,...
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SB18
SB18 By Senator McClendon ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 34-14-1, 34-14-2, 34-14-3, 34-14-4,
34-14-5, 34-14-6, 34-14-7, 34-14-8, 34-14-9, 34-14-11, 34-14-30, 34-14-32, and 34-14-33, Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to the Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers; to provide further for
defined terms; to remove specific dollar amounts for fees; to further clarify reciprocity
requirements; to reflect adoption by the board of international standardized test procedures;
to require an apprentice to be under the direct supervision of a licensed dispenser; to delete
antiquated language; and to add Section 34-14-34 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to specify the
fees the board may provide pursuant to administrative rule. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 34-14-1, 34-14-2, 34-14-3, 34-14-4, 34-14-5, 34-14-6, 34-14-7,
34-14-8, 34-14-9, 34-14-11, 34-14-30, 34-14-32, and 34-14-33 of the Code of Alabama 1975,
are amended to read as follows: §34-14-1. "For purposes of this...
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HB125
Rep(s). By Representatives Collins and Baker HB125 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to public education; to create the Alabama Longitudinal Data System to provide for the matching
of information about students from early learning through postsecondary education and into
employment; to create the Alabama Office of Education and Workforce Statistics to develop,
operate, and maintain the system; to provide for the protection and safeguarding of confidential
student and workforce information; to create an advisory board to the Alabama Office of Education
and Workforce Statistics; to provide for the adoption of statewide governance policies; to
require the State Board of Education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College
System, and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to define remediation and the process
of remediation to be utilized. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a)
For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall...
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