| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 Career/Technical Education |
Adopted 06/2012 |
P-12 | CTE Teaching Credentials
AL ADC 290-3-2-.23, 24, 25, 26
Provides an option for individuals with a bachelor's or higher degree to become certified through the Specialty Area Career and Technical Ce...
| More... |
Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | School and District Grading, School Awards, Funding Flexibility
H.B. 588
Establishes legislative findings. Directs the state superintendent of education to develop a school grading system for schools and districts...
| More... |
Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Use of Specified At-Risk Funds
S.B. 318 - Use of Specified At-Risk Funds
From K-12 appropriations bill: Specifies that funds appropriated to the Governor's Local School and School System Academic and Financial Imp...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | At-Risk Students
S.B. 318 - At-Risk Students
From K-12 appropriations bill: Permits at-risk funds to be used for student programs to improve the efficiency and utilization of technology...
| More... |
Attendance--Compulsory |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Reducing Minimum Compulsory School Age
S.B. 28
Lowers the minimum age at which children are required to attend public school from seven to six years of age....
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Workforce Investment
S.B. 318 - Workforce Investment
From K-12 appropriations bill: Provides that workforce development funds may be expended for technical dual enrollment programs. Also requir...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Agriscience in CTE
S.B. 318 - Agriscience in CTE
Specifies that not more than $900,000 of the appropriation for the career tech initiative must be first used for agriscience purposes if an ...
| More... |
Curriculum--Drivers Education |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Driver Education Instructors at Private High Schools
H.B. 19
Permits a driver education instructor at a private high school who is certified, approved, and trained by the department of public safety to...
| More... |
Finance--Bonds |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | BRAC Districts, Use of BRAC Bonds Funds for School Bus Fleets
H.B. 407
Changes the baseline date for the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Distributions provisions in the education code from January 1, 2010 to...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Classroom Supplies
S.B. 257
Provides each K-12 public classroom teacher $300 annually from the Education Trust Fund. Defines "classroom supplies." Authorizes the state ...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Exemptions from Competitive Bidding Requirements Expanded
H.B. 504
Expands exemptions from competitive bidding requirements by local boards of education to include exemptions from additional cooperative purc...
| More... |
Finance--Resource Efficiency |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | School Start Dates
S.B. 318 - School Start Dates
From K-12 appropriations bill: Establishes legislative intent that local school systems be permitted to develop flexible school terms extend...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Concussions
H.B. 308
Requires each local board of education to develop guidelines and other pertinent information regarding medical evaluation of concussions or ...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Student Health Data
S.B. 318 - Student Health Data
From K-12 appropriations bill: Provides that of appropriation to the School Nurses Program, $250,000 is appropriated for the collection and ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
Postsec. | National Guard Classified as Residents for Purposes of In-State Tuition
H.B. 97
Classifies certain members of the Alabama National Guard as residents eligible for in-state tuition rates....
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
Postsec. | Building Commission-Approved Safe Space or Hallway in Postsecondary Classrooms and Dorm Buildings
H.B. 427
Requires any new construction of a building containing classrooms or dorm rooms at a public two-year or four-year institution of higher educ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
Postsec. | Minimum Amount of Postsecondary Contracts Subject to Competitive Bids
S.B. 14
Increases the minimum amount of contracts at higher education institutions subject to the competitive bidding process from $7,500 to $15,000...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012
H.B. 360
Creates the Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012. Permits the 180-day minimum school term requirement to be met through the hourly equivalen...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Farm-To-School Procurement Act
H.B. 670
Establishes the Farm-To-School Procurement Act. Directs the state department of education and the department of agriculture and industries c...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Physical Aptitude of School Bus Drivers
S.B. 191
Establishes the Lieutenant Dexter Holcomb Act. Prohibits a local board from hiring or entering into any agreement with any person for the pu...
| More... |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Student Data
S.B. 318 - Student Data
Provides that $950,000 of the appropriation to the Governor's High Hopes for Alabama Students program be expended to link the Alabama Studen...
| More... |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Sports Official Workers' Compensation and Civil Liability
H.B. 497
Defines "sports official" and qualifies sports officials as independent contractors. Exempts sports officials at an interscholastic or inter...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Third Party Prescription Program Act Not Applicable to Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan
S.B. 571
Provides that the Third Party Prescription Program Act does not apply to the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan....
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Service Credit in Teachers' Retirement System; Eligibility for Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan Benefits
H.B. 598
Permits an active member of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System with at least 10 years of credible service i...
| More... |
Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Electronic Textbooks, Wireless Electronic Devices, and Bonds
H.B. 165
Establishes the Alabama Ahead Act. Beginning with the 2012-13 school year, requires provision of electronic textbooks and other instructiona...
| More... |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 | Study of Quality/Efficiency of Online Textbooks
S.B. 318 - Study of Quality/Efficiency of Online Textbooks
Requires that $10,000 of the appropriation to ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide) be expended for a st...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | School Board Governance Improvement Act
H.B. 431
Establishes the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. Provides legislative intent. Requires prospective board members to publicly...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Voluntary Influenza Vaccination Program
S.J.R. 11
Directs the department of education, in consultation with the Alabama Department of Public Health, to strongly encourage all public K-12 sch...
| More... |
Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Salary Supplement for National Board-Certified Teachers and Principals
S.B. 143
Makes a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $2,313,850 from the Education Trust Fund to the state department of education for the fi...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
Postsec. | Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program
H.B. 603
Appropriates specified amounts from the Education Trust Fund to the PACT Trust Fund for the fiscal years ending in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 201...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Criminal History Background Checks
S.B. 60
Makes clarifying changes to the laws governing certain criminal history background checks, and provides for permissive referrals for prosecu...
| More... |
Health |
Issued 12/2011 |
P-12 | HIV/AIDS Prevention Task Force
Executive Order 26
Establishes the HIV/AIDS Prevention Task Force. Includes the state superintendent of education or designee among the membership. Charges the...
| More... |
Bilingual/ESL |
To governor 06/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. | K-12 and Postsecondary Education Services and Illegal Aliens
H.B. 56
Specifies that verification of lawful presence in the U.S. must not be required for K-12 education. However, requires public schools to dete...
| More... |
Finance |
To governor 06/2011 |
P-12 | Monthly Reporting on Education Trust Fund
H.B. 25
Requires the Department of Finance to produce monthly reports on the condition of the Education Trust Fund. Provides legislative intent that...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 | Concussions
H.B. 108
Requires the governing body of each sport or recreational organization to develop guidelines and other pertinent information to inform paren...
| More... |
Leadership--District Superintendent |
To governor 06/2011 |
P-12 | Filling Superintendent Vacancies
H.B. 455
Relates to the posting of notices of vacancies in the positions of appointed county superintendent of education and appointed city superinte...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
To governor 06/2011 |
P-12 | Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan
S.B. 419
Relates to the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP). Subjects employees or retirees who knowingly and willfully submit...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
To governor 05/2011 |
P-12 | Funding to Repair Tornado-Damaged Schools
H.J.R. 460
Legislature resolved to work with governor and state superintendent of education to provide funding for tornado-damaged schools....
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Employer and Employee Rights
S.B. 310
Establishes the Students First Act of 2011. Establishes the purposes of this act. Provides definitions. Provides no action may be proposed o...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
To governor 05/2011 |
Postsec. | Oversight of For-Profit and Nonprofit Postsecondary Institutions
H.B. 321
Relates to the regulation of certain schools and courses of instruction and exemptions from school licensing. Clarifies the definitions of f...
| More... |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Adopted 04/2011 |
P-12 | IB May Substitute for Advanced Academic Endorsement Courses
AL ADC 290-3-1-.02
Amends rule 290-3-1-.02(8) (g)6 which will allow any Alabama public school system to substitute the IB Diploma Program courses for required ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Adopted 01/2011 |
Postsec. | Student Grant Program
AL ADC 300-4-3-.01
The new rule is intended to provide administrative procedures as regards the Alabama Student Grant Program administered by the Alabama Commi...
| More... |
Rural |
Issued 01/2011 |
P-12 | Alabama Office of Rural Development
Executive Order 5
Makes findings relative to education in rural areas of Alabama. Creates the Alabama Office of Rural Development. Provides the Alabama Office...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 12/2010 |
P-12 | Teacher and Leader Certification
ADC 290-3-2-.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
Rewrites Chapter 290-3-2. To align the format so that all relevant information on each topic is placed together which will make the document...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 | Expenditures of Public School Funds
H.B. 724
Authorizes local boards of education, during FY 2011 only, to expend public school funds on any operating expense (according to SREB report,...
| More... |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 | State Agency Employee Furloughs
H.B. 678
Authorizes a state agency to enact an employee furlough plan if the plan is approved by the state personnel department. Provides any adopted...
| More... |
Rural |
Issued 06/2010 |
P-12 | Alabama Rural Action Commission
E.O. 50
Creates the Alabama Rural Action Commission. Identifies responsibilities of the commission, including to set comprehensive goals and specifi...
| More... |
Curriculum--Physical Education |
Pocket veto by governor 05/2010 |
P-12 | Physical Education in Grades K-8
H.B. 105
Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, requires all students in grades K-8 to take physical education; provides that this may include dance...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 05/2010 |
P-12 | Teacher Leader
290-3-3-52.01
Creates new rules related to Teacher Leader programs. Establishes rationale, criteria for admission to teacher leader programs, teacher lead...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 05/2010 |
P-12 | Instructional Leadership
290-3-3-53.01
Creates new rules related to Instructional Leadership programs. Establishes rationale, criteria for admission to instructional leader progra...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
Pocket veto by governor 05/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Misdemeanors by Public School Employees
H.B. 236
Defines "public education employee" as any public education employee employed by federal, state or county government or any public college, ...
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Bonds to Support Public Education
H.B. 743
The state of Alabama issued $66.5 million in bonds dedicated toward public education. These bonds were paid for through dedicated state exci...
| More... |
High School |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Diplomas for Vietnam Veterans
H.B. 74
Extends eligibility for high school diplomas to honorably discharged Vietnam veterans....
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Finance |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Funding Formula in ESEA Reauthorization
S.J.R. 159
Urges the Congress of the United States, in the course of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), to direct federal...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
Postsec. | Alabama Higher Education Partnership and Teachers' Retirement System Membership
H.B. 585
Relates to the Teachers' Retirement System; authorizes the officers and employees of the Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc. (http://...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
Postsec. | Alabama Student Grant Program
S.B. 290
Relates to the Alabama Student Grant Program. Removes the qualifying requirement that an approved institution not already accredited by the ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Safe Space or Hallway
H.B. 459
Specifies that any new contract awarded for the construction of a new public school must require that the school include an Alabama Building...
| More... |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Recognition of Bass Fishing as School Sport
H.J.R. 30
Requests that Alabama High School Athletic Association consider authorizing bass fishing as a recognized school sport in the state....
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 04/2010 |
P-12 | Education Accountability
290-4-1-.01
Amended Chapter 290-4-1 will include the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics and will stipulate that, 'Schools and school systems are responsibl...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Sex Offenders Barred from Driving School Buses
H.B. 144
Adds new Section 36-6-49.25. Relates to commercial driver licenses issued by the department of public safety. Effective July 2010, prohibits...
| More... |
Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Personal Finance Course for High School Students
S.J.R. 95
Urges the state department of education and the state board of education to require local school districts to incorporate a money management...
| More... |
Leadership |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Vacancies in Leadership Positions
H.B. 79
Amends Sections 16-4-1.1 and 16-60-111.1. Requires the state board to post a vacancy notice for the position of state superintendent of educ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
Adopted 03/2010 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Course Offerings by Non-Accredited Institutions
300-2-1-.02
Defines "non-accredited institution" as an institution not accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or Council...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Two-Year College System Joint Interim Legislative Committee
H.J.R. 97
Creates the Two Year College System Joint Interim Legislative Committee. Directs the committee to study all facets of the two-year college s...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Adopted 03/2010 |
P-12 | Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program
300-4-7
Provides administrative procedures as regards the Alabama Teacher Recruitment Incentive Program (ATRIP), which is intended to provide a scho...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 02/2010 |
P-12 | Alabama Educator Code of Ethics
S.J.R. 9
Provides that after determining the state board's proposed July 2009 amendment to Rule 290-4-1, creating the "Alabama Educator Code of Ethic...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 01/2010 |
P-12 | Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts
S.J.R. 21
Extends the life of the Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts (created by Act No. 2009-229, SJR24, 2009 R...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Adopted Rule Filing 09/2009 |
P-12 | Career/Technical Education
290-6-1
Repeals and rewrites rules regarding career and technical education, including teacher certification, current practices and curriculum, stud...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 08/2009 |
P-12 | Teacher Certification
290-3-3
Repeals and adopts new chapter concerning specific teaching fields and areas of instructional support. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode....
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 07/2009 |
P-12 | Alabama Educator Code of Ethics
290-4-1
Adds section creating the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics. Identifies nine areas of standards of conduct, including teacher/student relation...
| More... |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Adopted 06/2009 |
P-12 | Unique Student Identifier
290-3-1-.02(4)(b)3
Amends public school rules to replace the student social security number with the unique state student identifier as the official identifica...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Dropout Prevention
S.B. 334
Increases the upper mandatory school age to 17 while retaining existing exceptions for certain students. Allows a student over the age of 17...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Interstate Military Compact
H.B. 438
Adds Alabama to the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, an interstate compact to address the education t...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
Postsec. | Background Checks for Teacher Preparation Candidates
S.B. 270
Requires each applicant for admission to a teacher preparation program at a two-year or four-year institution to complete a criminal history...
| More... |
Curriculum--Physical Education |
Pocket veto by governor 05/2009 |
P-12 | Mandatory Physical Education
H.B. 719
Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, requires K-8 students in public and private schools to take physical education....
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Expenditure of Local Reserve Funds
S.B. 165
Allows local boards of education to expend their reserve funds if (1) the governor declares proration in the Education Trust Fund or (2) tot...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | County Education Tax Elections
H.B. 253
(Constitutional Amendment) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to provide that special county education taxes taxes may be levied by a...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Automated External Defibrillator
S.B. 306
Requires that an automated external defibrillator be placed in each public K-12 school in the state. Requires at one employee at each school...
| More... |
Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Superintendent Professional Development and Induction
S.B. 262
Directs the School Superintendents of Alabama to administer a professional development program for school superintendents of education. Requ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
Postsec. | Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance
S.B. 379
Relates to Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance. Defines volunteer firefighter; Adds dependents and spouses o...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Financial Aid for Spouses and Children of Veterans
H.B. 177
Extends educational benefits for a spouse and dependents of deceased or totally disabled veterans or prisoners of war. Extends term of tuiti...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Tuition Waiver for Purple Heart Recipients
H.B. 578
Authorizes public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education to waive undergraduate tuition and fees for Purple Heart recipient...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
Postsec. | Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program
S.J.R. 150
Calls on the Retirement Systems of Alabama to conduct a thorough actuarial study of the financial issues of the Alabama Prepaid Affordable C...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Pocket veto by governor 05/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Filling of State and Local Leadership Positions
H.B. 64
Requires notice of a vacancy in the positions of state superintendent of education and chancellor to be posted by the state board of educati...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
Postsec. | Video or Phone Meetings
S.B. 138
Allows the board of trustees of the University of Alabama, the executive committee of the board, or any other committee established by the b...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Pocket veto by governor 05/2009 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Joint Interim Legislative Study Committee to Assess the Two-year College System
H.J.R. 878
Creates the Joint Interim Legislative Study Committee to Assess the Two-year College System. Directs the committee to make an assessment of ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Alabama Virtual Library
H.B. 322
Establishes the Alabama Virtual Library and the Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council, and executive council membership, responsibilitie...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Student Harassment (Bullying) and Suicide Prevention
H.B. 216
Effective October 1, 2009. Establishes the Student Harassment Prevention Act. Requires local boards to adopt policies by July 2010 to preven...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | School Safety Plans and Drills
H.B. 199
Becomes effective July 1, 2010. Requires local boards of education to adopt school safety plans and protocols. Requires principals to instru...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Behavior/Driver's License Eligibility
H.B. 464
Creates a system for increasing the age at which a person is eligible to apply for a learner's permit or driver's license if the person, ove...
| More... |
School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Pocket veto by governor 05/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Convicted Sex Offenders
S.B. 137
Restricts the presence of convicted sex offenders on or near certain college or university property. Prohibits a convicted sex offender from...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Regional Autism Centers
H.B. 615
Specifies that the following provisions will become operative only when legislative funds are appropriated. Provides for the establishment o...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts
S.J.R. 24
Establishes the Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts. Directs the commission to study the problems and p...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | School Board Training
S.B. 220
Effective March 1, 2010, requires local boards to adopt policies for orientation and ongoing training of board of education members....
| More... |
Leadership |
Adopted 04/2009 |
P-12 | Leadership Development
290-4-3
Repeals and rewrites rules regarding leadership development. Includes references to both the Alabama Definition of Professional Development ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Biodiesel in School Buses
S.J.R. 14
Urges the use of biodiesel in diesel-powered public school buses to reduce diesel emissions....
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Approved by voters 11/2008 |
P-12 | Reestablishing the Education Trust Fund Rain Day Account
V. 1
(AMENDMENT 1; ACT 2008-508) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to reestablish the Education Trust Fund Rain Day Account within the st...
| More... |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Adopted 08/2008 |
P-12 | Early College Enrollment Program (ECEP)
290-3-1-.02
Amends rules to remove the pilot status of the Early College Enrollment Program for juniors and seniors effective the 2008-2009 school year....
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 08/2008 |
P-12 | Teacher Certification
290-3-2
Repeals and replaces chapter on teacher certification....
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 | Education Trust Fund
H.B. 63A
Allows for 75%, up from 20%, of unexpended education funds to be appropriated to the Education Trust Fund....
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Taxes
S.B. 556
Amends policies relating to the creation of a tax increment district....
| More... |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Vetoed 05/2008 |
P-12 | Posting Notices of Vacant Positions
H.B. 222
Requires the posting of notices of vacancies in the offices of State Superintendent of Education, county superintendent of education, city s...
| More... |
High School--Exit Exams |
Adopted 05/2008 |
P-12 | Alabama High School Graduation Exam
290-4-2-.02
Deletes reference to the Alternate Adult High School Diploma option for students who do not pass specified sections of the high school gradu...
| More... |
High School--Exit Exams |
Adopted 05/2008 |
P-12 | Graduation Requirements and Other Changes
290-3-1-.02
Increases the minimum number of teaching days in the school year from 175 to 180 (in compliance with 2003 S.B. 4). Permits secondary school ...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Income Tax Deduction for College Savings
H.B. 43
Relates to the State Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program and State College Education Savings Program. Authorizes an income tax deduct...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Competitive Bidding on Contracts
H.B. 442
Relates to competitive bidding on contracts of certain state and local agencies. Increases the minimum amount of contracts subject to compet...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 | Alternative Teacher Certification
H.B. 398
Relates to public school teacher licensing and certification. Extends access to the expanded alternative certification program from prospect...
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High School--Exit Exams |
Adopted 12/2007 |
P-12 | Alabama Exit Exam and Students with Disabilities
AAC 290-4-2-.02
Allows alternate requirements for students currently protected by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation act of 1973 to receive the Alabama High ...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Adopted 12/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Alabama Student Assistance Program
AAC 300-4-2-.06
Increases the maximum award amount for Alabama Student Assistance Program from $2,500 to $5,000....
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Education Facilities Excellence Act of 2007
H.B. 21
Act 2007-415, HB21, is the Education Facilities Excellence Act of 2007. Authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to sell a...
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Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Adopted 09/2007 |
P-12 | Online Courses
AAC 290-3-1-.02(12)
Removes the existing restriction on the number of online courses that may be taken by students in grades 9-12, deletes the clock hour requir...
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Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Adopted 09/2007 |
Postsec. | Policy on Distance Education
AAC 300-2-3-.04
Defines distance education in agreement with definitions of regional and national accrediting agencies and provides guidelines on how studen...
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Background Checks |
Adopted 08/2007 |
P-12 | Teacher Education
AAC 290-3-3
Repeals and replaces rules to require background clearance for admission to the internship and to clarify field experience requirements for ...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Workforce Training
H.J.R. 153
Creates a task force to study and recommend strategies to assist existing industries in the State; provides that the task force will review ...
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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
Act No. 2007-467 06/2007 |
P-12 | Probationary Principals
H.B. 669
Relates to the employment of probationary and contract principals; provides for the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer to the Emp...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 | Teacher Salary
H.B. 385
Relates to the salaries of public education employees; provides for a revision of the State Minimum Salary Schedule to reflect pay increases...
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Finance |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Finance
S.J.R. 3A
Reallocates to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants an appropriation from the Education Trust Fund to the Joint Legis...
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Finance |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 | Tornado Damage Repair
H.B. 141
Makes a supplemental appropriation from the Education Trust Fund in the State Treasury to the State Department of Education, for Enterprise ...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec. | Diploma Mills
S.J.R. 8
Sustains the disapproval by the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review of the Commission on Higher Education proposed amendment...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Act No. 2007-007 03/2007 |
P-12 | Teacher Retirement
S.B. 4A
Proposes a Constitutional Amendment; requires the assets, proceeds, and income of the Retired State Employees' Health Care Trust and the Ret...
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Teaching Quality--Preparation |
Adopted 03/2007 |
Postsec. | Professional Studies
AAC 290-3-3-.04
Repeals and replaces the present standards for the professionalstudies component of Class B teacher education programs with the Alabama Qual...
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Postsecondary |
Adopted 02/2007 |
Postsec. | Approval/Disapproval of Postsecondary Course Offerings
AAC 300-2-1-.02
Clarifies the Commission's definition of "non-resident institution." ALABAMA 7823
Rule Adoption 02/06/07
http://www.alabamaadministrativecod...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Approved by voters 11/2006 |
P-12 | Minimum 10 Mills Property Tax
Statewide Amendment Number Two
Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to require at least 10 mills of property tax are levied for every school district in the sta...
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State Policymaking--Ballot Questions |
Approved by voters 11/2006 |
P-12 | Election of Macon County Board of Education
Statewide Amendment Number Three
Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to provide for the election of the Macon County Board of Education from four single-member d...
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Curriculum |
Adopted 08/2006 |
P-12 | Physical Education
AAC 290-3-1-.02
Establishes rules allowing any Alabama public school system that has adequate certified physical education teachers in Grades K-8 to request...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 08/2006 |
P-12 | Approaches to Certification
AAC 290-3-2-.02
Establishes rules regarding approaches to certification.
ALABAMA 7595...
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High School--Graduation Requirements |
Rule Adoption 05/2006 |
P-12 | Computer Applications and Electives
AAC 290-3-1-.02 (8)(h)1,2
Establishes rules providing consistency with the Alabama High School Diploma option format and alignment of the required one-half credit of ...
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Curriculum--Arts Education |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Alabama School of Fine Arts
H.B. 306
Authorizes the administration and faculty of the Alabama School of Fine Arts to identify talented and gifted students whose career interests...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Sales Tax Exemption
H.B. 564
Exempts any athletic event conducted by a public or nonpublic primary or secondary school under the auspices of the Alabama High School Athl...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Discharging a Firearm
H.B. 125
Declares that a person who shoots or discharges a firearm into an occupied school bus or school building is guilty of a Class B felony and a...
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Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | National Board for Certified Counselors
S.B. 49
Requires public elementary and secondary school counselors to be certified by National Board for Certified Counselors, provides for annual s...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Foundation Program
H.B. 333
Increases the required school term from 175 to 180 full instructional days for use in the computation of Foundation Program allowances to lo...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Veto overridden: Legislature has overridden Governor's veto 03/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Appropriations
H.B. 272
Makes appropriations for the support, maintenance and development of public education in Alabama, for debt service, and for capital outlay f...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Public Education Employee Salaries
H.B. 294
Relates to the salaries of public education employees; provides for a revision of the State Minimum Salary Schedule to reflect pay increases...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 | American Sign Language
S.B. 94
Amends Section 16-6B-2 to specify that American Sign Language is a foreign language for purposes of satisfying certain curriculum requiremen...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
to governor 07/2005 |
P-12 | Increasing Foundation Program
S.B. 48
From the fiscal note: Increases the obligations of the Education Trust Fund for funding the calculated cost of the K-12 Foundation Program d...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 | Common Purchases and Student Materials Spending
H.B. 258
Includes "common purchases" as element that may be funded as classroom instructional support. States that any funds allocated by the legisla...
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P-3 |
Emergency Rule Adoption 11/2004 |
P-12 | Definitions
AAC 660-5-26-.01
Establishes rules allowing special education services staff employed by the Alabama Department of Education or local school system to provid...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 11/2004 |
P-12 | Public Education Employees Flexible Benefits
H.B. 5
Allows public education employees to participate in a flexible employees benefits program and creates the Public Education Flexible Employee...
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Accountability |
Issued 08/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Governor's Commission on Education Spending
Executive Order No. 02-2003
The governor issued Executive Order No. 02-2003 on January 30, 2003, creating the Governor's Commission of Education Spending. The Commissio...
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Health |
Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
P-12 | Delegation by School Nurses
AAC 610-X-6-.06
Establishes rules reducing the minimum training hours for unlicensed school personnel from 24 to 12 in order for the school nurse to delegat...
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High School |
Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
P-12 | Requirements for Occupational Diploma
AAC 290-3-1-.02
Establishes rules amending language to include the requirements for the Alabama Occupational Diploma. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.s...
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High School |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
P-12 | Alabama Occupational Diploma
AAC 290-8-9-.10
Establishes rules amending language to move the requirements for the Alabama Occupational Diploma to 290-3-1-.02(8)(g). ...
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Special Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
P-12 | Individualized Education Program/IEP
AAC 290-8-9-.05(10)(d)
Establishes rules amending language to include the requirements for the Alabama Occupational Diploma. ALABAMA REG 6717 (SN)...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Urges Instruction in Healthy Lifestyle Choices
S.J.R. 97
Urges schools to provide instruction on healthy lifestyle choices including programs for physical education; urges restrictions on granting ...
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Health |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Hepatitis B Vaccinations
H.J.R. 709
Encouraging all college age students to be vaccinated against Hepatitis B. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp...
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High School |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | High School Diplomas for Honorably Discharged Veterans
H.B. 24
Concerns honorably discharged veterans who served in United States Armed Forces during certain dates and who did not receive high school dip...
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Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Teacher Tenure Law
H.B. 42
Relating to the Teacher Tenure Law: transfers, suspensions, and contract cancellations, hearing procedures, different procedures for major a...
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Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Fair Dismissal Act
H.B. 43
Relates to public school employees, Fair Dismissal Act, transfers, terminations, suspensions, procedure before local board of education, app...
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Technology |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Virtual Library
S.B. 393
Recognizes and establishing the Alabama Virtual Library as an educational entity for public school students; may receive funds from Educatio...
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Governance |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Licensing Correspondence Schools
H.B. 196
Relates to the licensing and regulating of certain schools offering courses of instruction; amends specify schools exemptions from licensing...
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Minority/Diversity Issues |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
Postsec. | Minorities in Science and Engineering
H.J.R. 339
Urges the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security to designate a university-based center for homeland security that r...
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Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | School Teachers' Hours
H.B. 544
Public school teachers authorized to contract with local boards of education to work less than full time under certain conditions, provision...
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Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
Adopted 03/2004 |
P-12 | Alternate Requirements for Students Failing Exit Test
AAC 290-3-1-.02
Allows high schools to confer the High School Diploma on students with disabilities who have failed a subject area test of the Graduation Ex...
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Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
Emergency Rule Adoption 03/2004 |
P-12 | Student Assessment Required for High School Diploma
AAC 290-4-2-.02
Allows students with disabilities who fail one portion of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam and meet certain other criteria to receive...
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Desegregation |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Brown v Board of Education Anniversary Commission
S.J.R. 32
Amended S.J.R. 16 (Act 2003-500, 2003 2nd Sp. Sess) that related to the Alabama Interim Brown versus Board of Education 50th Anniversary Com...
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High School |
Emergency Rule Adoption 03/2004 |
P-12 | High School Diploma
AAC 290-3-1-.02-.01; -4-2-.02-.01
Provides emergency regulation to effective change for those eligible for a regular high school diploma in the Spring of 2004. ALABAMA REG 65...
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Desegregation |
Signed into law 09/2003 |
P-12 | Brown v Board of Education Anniversary Commission
S.J.R. 16
Creates to the Alabama Interim Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Amendment did not pass - bill became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 09/2003 |
P-12 | Excellence Initiative Fund
Statewide Amendment No. 1 (H.B. 1)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, establishing the Alabama Excellence Initiative Fund which may be used to fund...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Rule Adoption 09/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Certification/Teacher Education
AAC 290-3-2, -3
Establishes rules regarding the changes including the addition of wording to address THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001. Changes the name ...
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Special Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 |
P-12 | Public Education for Children with Disabilities
AAC 290-8-9-.10 (8) (9) ER 74
Establishes rules regarding the development and implementation of procedures to ensure children with disabilities are provided with a free a...
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Civic Education |
Issued 06/2003 |
P-12 | Civics and American History Education
Executive Order 2003-08
Designates the American Village Citizenship Trust Statewide Educational Center and Classroom Laboratory in American History, Civics, and Gov...
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Desegregation |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2003 |
P-12 | Segregation of Schools By Race
H.B. 587
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution; removes references to segregation of schools by race; repeals section relating to poll taxes. htt...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Foundation Program and Instructional and Support Staff
S.B. 1
To establish the Foundation Program funding divisors for the state allocation of teacher units and to express intent that adequate instructi...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Public Schools Financial Practices
S.B. 24
Relates to public schools; provides for the School Fiscal Management and Responsibility Act; requires the State Superintendent of Education ...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Foundation Program
S.B. 4
Foundation Program revised: minimum school days increased to 180 days by 2008, allocation for professional days and leave, additional instru...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Income Tax Revenue
H.B. 19
Relates to individual and corporate income tax to provide for funding for the public education; distribution of revenue to Education Trust F...
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Health |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Asthma Medications in Schools
H.B. 56
Provides for the self-administration of asthma medication by students attending public or nonpublic schools upon written parental and medica...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Administrator Accountability Act
S.B. 10
Amends the Administrator Accountability Act (formerly Teacher Accountability Act), including assistant principals, instruction supervisors, ...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary and Higher Education Tuition
H.B. 40
Relates to postsecondary and higher education' authorizes the State to pay the tuition of any qualified student pursuing a degree at any pub...
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State Policymaking |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Code of Alabama 1975
H.J.R. 37
Instructs the code commissioner to prepare legislation recompiling Title 16 (Education) of the Code of Alabama 1975. http://alisdb.legislatu...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | State Board of Education
S.B. 7
Directs the State Board of Education to create a program for payments to teachers who agree to teach in underserved areas or subject matter ...
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Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 | Teacher Tenure Act
S.B. 2
Relates to the Teacher Tenure Act; streamlines the contest and appeals processes for teachers; clarifies the procedures to be followed when ...
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Governance--School Boards |
Rule Adoption 05/2003 |
P-12 | School Boards' Chief School Finance Officers
AAC 290-2-5
Establishes rules regarding requirements for local boards of education to have a qualified, highly- trained individual to supervise the fina...
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School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
Adopted 03/2003 |
P-12 | Persistently Dangerous Schools
AAC 290-3-1-.02(l)(e)
Establishes rules adding section (e) to the existing rule which will allow notification for schools that have been identified as persistentl...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Adopted 11/2002 |
P-12 | Resolution on Subject Matter Testing
N/A
Authorizes the superintendent to initiate discussions and negotiations with the plaintiff parties in Allen v. State Board of Education in or...
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Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
Adopted 10/2002 |
P-12 | Student Assessment Required for Alabama High School
AAC 290-4-2-.02
Establishes rules amending the current rule by delaying implementation of the social studies subject- area test of the Alabama High School G...
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No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 | Reporting to Parents
N/A
"Parents Right to Know" annotated document about NCLB.
http://www.alsde.edu/html/doc_download.asp?id=20029308446§ion=57...
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No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 | Supplemental Services RFP
N/A
Supplemental Education Services RFP; closing date: November 15, 2002. ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/57/Supplemental%20Service%20Provider%20R...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 10/2002 |
P-12 | Teacher Certification
AAC 290-3-2
Repeals and establishes rules implementing the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program. Requires prospective teachers to pass a basic sk...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Passed 10/2002 |
P-12 | Alabama Prospective Teacher Test
Resolution
Resolution requires prospective state teachers to be tested in basic math and reading skills. The tests are a precondition for all teachers ...
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Assessment |
Adopted 09/2002 |
P-12 | Testing Program
N/A
During the summer of 2003, the state board will review the data on the reading and language subject-area tests of the AHSGE and determine if...
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Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec. | Adult Education under Purview of Postsecondary Education
H.B. 465
Transfers adult basic education services from the State Department of Education to the Postsecondary Education Department; provides for the ...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Act No. 04/2002 |
P-12 | Governor's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force
H.J.R. 62
Requests Governor's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force to study and report on the problem of teenage in-vehicle alcohol and drug use. http://...
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Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Military Leave of Absence Granted
H.B. 464
Extends active duty military protections and rights to members of the National Guard called or ordered by the Governor to State active duty ...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Background Checks
S.B. 21
Amends the State Child Protection Act; subjects all employees with unsupervised access to children in an education setting to criminal histo...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Youth in Government Program
H.B. 162
Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Law Institute for the support and maintenance for a program promoting you...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness
H.B. 161
Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness. http://alisdb.legislature.stat...
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Curriculum--Mathematics |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Board of Trustees of AL High School of Mathematics and Science
H.B. 289
Relates to the membership of the Board of Trustees of the state High School of Mathematics and Science; provides that the Assistant State Su...
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Finance--Private Giving |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Uniform Management of Institutional Funds
H.B. 96
Changes the application of the Uniform Management of Educational Institutional Funds Act to "institutions" rather than "educational institut...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Barbour County Tax Levy
H.B. 645
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama; levies additional taxes, either an additional ad valorem tax or an additional ad valor...
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P-3 |
Act No. 04/2002 |
P-12 | East Alabama Child Development Center
H.B. 152
Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission for the East Al...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Alabama Sports Festival
H.B. 146
Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Sports Festival in Montgomery, Alabama for the support and mainte...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Memorial Day
H.B. 24
Requires K-12 public schools and public 2-year postsecondary institutions to be closed on Memorial Day. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.u...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Pay Increases for Public Education Employees
H.B. 340
Relating to the salaries of public education employees, to provide for a revision of the State Minimum Salary Schedule and to reflect pay in...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
H.B. 154
Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund, Impaired Drivers Trust Fund and Federal and Local Funds to the Department of Re...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Special Education Program Funds
H.B. 145
Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the State Board of Education for the support and maintenance of special progr...
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Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Macon County YMCA Tutoring Program
H.B. 143
Appropriates specified funds from the Education Trust Fund to the State Department of Education for the support and maintenance for a tutori...
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Teaching Quality |
Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2002 |
P-12 | Teacher Hours
H.B. 605
Relates to certain public school teachers; provides for authority to contract with a local board of education to work less than full-time so...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Cost-of-Living Adjustment for Retirement Payments
H.B. 227
Provides for a cost-of-living adjustment for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retire...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Retirement Credit for Southeastern Educational Laboratory Program Employees
H.B. 12
Allows purchase of credit towards teacher's retirement system in the State for those persons who were full-time employees of the Southeaster...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Retirement Benefits for Certain Members
H.B. 169
Reopens the Teachers' Retirement System for purchase of certain prior service credit in the system by active and contributing members who we...
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Adult Basic Education |
Act No. 03/2002 |
P-12 | Bonding Authority
S.B. 517
Authorizes Public School and College Authority to sell and issue aggregate principal amount of Bonds, in addition to all other bonds previou...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | City of Cullman Tax Levy
H.B. 440
Authorizes the governing body of the City of Cullman to increase the rate at which there is levied and collected by the city, on all taxable...
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Religion |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | The Use of "In God We Trust" in Schools.
S.J.R. 86
Urges the State Superintendent of Education and State Board of Education to encourage principals and teachers in public schools to display t...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 02/2002 |
P-12 | Tax Levy for Public Schools
H.B. 339
Authorizes the governing body of the City of Athens to increase the rate at which there is levied and collected, on all taxable property sit...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 02/2002 |
P-12 | Redistricting According to 2000 Census
S.B. 187
Divides the state into State Board of Education districts; specifies such districts based upon the 2000 federal census....
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 01/2002 |
P-12 | Birmingham Board of Education
H.B. 135
Provides for the election and operation of the Birmingham City Board of Education; provides for the election of the initial members of the b...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 01/2002 |
P-12 | Deferred Retirement Option Plan
S.B. 82
Provides for a deferred retirement option plan for active and contributing members of the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Ret...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
To governor 12/2001 |
P-12 | Reduction in State Education Spending
S.B. 30D
Reduces state appropriations from the Education Trust Fund by by 3.85 percent for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002....
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Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 09/2001 |
P-12 | ESL Teachers
H.J.R. 44C
Urges to State Board of Education to to provide funding that is sufficient to provide an adequate number of English as a second language tea...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 09/2001 |
P-12 | Patriotic Education
H.J.R. 152C
Relates to urging the Boards of Education to incorporate patriotic education as part of the daily Pledge of Allegiance....
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Finance |
Signed into law 09/2001 |
P-12 | The Use of Bond Proceeds
H.B. 6C
Relates to Alabama Public School and College Authority bonds; provides that local boards of education may use bond proceeds for the purchase...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | The Sale of $82 million in bonds
S.B. 626
Authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to sell and issue eighty-two million dollars aggregate principal amount of bonds,...
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Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. | State Education Budget
H.B. 307
Appropriates for the support, maintenance and development of public education in Alabama, for debt service, and for capital outlay for the f...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Superintendent Legal/Financial Training
S.B. 93
Relates to local superintendent of education, newly elected or appointed, required to complete financial and legal training program; relates...
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Postsecondary |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
Postsec. | Higher Education Governance Joint Interim Legislative Committee
S.J.R. 134
Establishes the Higher Education Governance Joint Interim Legislative Committee to study and produce innovative recommendations and action i...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
Postsec. | Prepaid College Tuition Program
S.B. 302
Provides for the Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program by redefining certain words and terms; provides prepaid tuition contracts under ...
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Religion |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Quiet Reflection
H.B. 200
Relates to school athletic events and graduation ceremonies; provides a brief period of quiet reflection required at the opening of school a...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | Accumulation of unlimited days of sick leave
S.B. 91
Relates to educational employees and certain other employees; provides for accumulation of unlimited days of sick leave; amends various sect...
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Technology--Equitable Access |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 | More Computers in the Classroom
H.J.R. 217
Establishes the Digital Divide Coalition Study Committee. This committee will attempt to place more computers in Alabama classrooms....
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Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
To governor 05/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Teacher Computer Training
S.B. 212
Relates to teacher education programs; requires instruction and proficiency in the use of computers and other instructional technology in al...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Property Taxes for Education
S.B. 363
Levies a special ad valorem tax for public school purposes at the rate of 12 mills on each one dollar on the value of property in Mobile Cou...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 | Birmingham School Board
S.B. 3
Relating to the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County; establishing the Lewis Spratt Act; providing for the election and operation of the boa...
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Health |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 | Prohibiting Petroleum Tanks Near Schools
H.B. 363
Prohibits the location of a petroleum product tank farm within one and one-half miles of any existing school; provides for the site to be ap...
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Finance--Lotteries |
Approved by voters 11/2000 |
P-12 | BINGO for Education
V. 13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 (ACT NO. 2000-401) Amends the State Constitution; legalizes the operation of bingo games for prizes or money fo...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Approved by voters 11/2000 |
P-12 | Changes in State Property Tax Provisions
V. 6
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 (ACT NO. 2000-242) Amends the State Constitution; repeals the provision that no district school ad valorem tax s...
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Governance--School Boards |
Approved by voters 11/2000 |
Postsec. | Auburn University's Board of Trustees
V. 7
AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 (ACT NO. 2000-590) Amends the State Constitution; provides that Board of Trustees of Auburn University consist of 1 membe...
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Governance--School Boards |
Approved by voters 06/2000 |
P-12 |
V. 2
(PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 1) Amends the Constitution of Alabama to require the election of city boards of education in any municipality wit...
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Accountability--Rewards |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Financial Rewards for Schools and Boards
S.B. 122
Establishes the Governor's Academic Achievement Program; provides financial rewards to public schools and local boards of education that imp...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | State Assessment Requirements
S.B. 551
Relates to the assessment of student achievement in the public schools; removes the requirement that the board implement a nationally normed...
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Assessment |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Tutoring Services for SAT
S.B. 169
Relates to Stanford Achievement Tests (SAT) given to students in public schools as required by the State Department of Education; provides f...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
Postsec. | Background Checks for University Health Care Employees
H.B. 485
Relates to campus police departments of colleges or universities in this State which offers medical, nursing, or health care education, or w...
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Committee on Civic Education
S.J.R. 100
Creates the Joint Legislative Committee on Civic Education; designates Alabama's Legislators Back to School Day....
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Commercial Tax Abatements
H.B. 494
Authorizes a class 6 city, with respect to commercial property, for a period of up to 15 years, to abate all or any part of the portion of m...
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Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Teacher and Principal Performance
H.B. 285
Provides for the Teacher Accountability Act; provides for performance-based contracts for principals; provides for alternative principal cer...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Office of School Readiness and Pre-Kindergarten Program
S.B. 132
Creates the Office of School Readiness within the Department of Children's Affairs; provides for the operation and management of a voluntary...
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Postsecondary |
Vetoed 05/2000 |
Postsec. | Exemptions for Competitive Bidding by Postsecondary Institutions
S.B. 478
Exempts from competitive bidding the renewal of all existing contracts that do not involve the expenditure of State funds and that are made ...
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Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
Postsec. | Students at 2-Year Institutions Deemed Graduates
S.B. 356
Relates to viability and non-viability of programs of instruction as reviewed by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; provides that s...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Cost-of-Living Salary Adjustments
H.B. 202
Provides an equivalent percent cost-of-living adjustment for certain public education employees with the beginning of the 2000-2001 fiscal y...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | School Bus Safety Features
H.B. 701
Requires that all new school buses be equipped with crossing control arms; requires a new or increased expenditure of local funds....
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Teacher Retirement Allowances
S.B. 485
Provides further for the conditions under which a person retired under the Teachers' Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System m...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Fund for Teacher Salary Increases
H.B. 204
To appropriate for the fiscal year beginning 10/1/2001, and for each fiscal year thereafter 41.15% of any increase in Education Trust Fund r...
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Technology |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Office of Information Technology
S.B. 358
Creates the Office of Information Technology as a department of the executive branch of government; provides for the administration of such ...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Criminal Background Checks
H.B. 132
Relates to the Child Protection Act of 1999; relates to criminal background checks; removes from the definition of a Local Employing Board a...
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 | Driver Education
S.B. 241
Allows driver's education teacher to administer the written, vision, oral, or driving portion of the examination....
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 | Ad Valorem Taxes
H.B. 123
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution; repeals the provision that no school district district ad valorem tax shall be voted upon or coll...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | School Board Compensation
S.B. 209
Under existing law, city and county school board members are authorized to receive reasonable compensation for their services not to exceed ...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 | Accreditation of Preschool Programs
H.J.R. 96
Relates to preschool programs; requires preschools receiving funding under the early childhood block grant program to become accredited....
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State Policymaking |
Signed into law 02/2000 |
P-12 | Governor's Commission
S.J.R. 4
Pertains to the Governor's Commission on Instructional Improvement and Academic Excellence in Alabama's Public Schools; extends the Commissi...
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