Education Policy

AL - Senator Tim Melson (R)

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AL - Senator Donnie Chesteen (R)

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AL - Senator Vivian Davis Figures (D)

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AL - Senator David Burkette (D)

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AL - Senator Tom Butler (R)

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AL - Senator Chris Elliott (R)

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AL - Senator Jim McClendon (R)

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AL - Senator Randy Price (R)

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AL - Senator Shay Shelnutt (R)

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AL - Senator Rodger M. Smitherman (D)

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AL - SB13 Education, requires local boards of education to adopt rules requiring schools to play "the Star-Spangled Banner" during school hours at least once a week and also at school-sanctioned sporting events

AL - HB20 Schools, public K-12, prohibits participation in interscholastic athletic events allowing athletes to compete against athletes of a different biological gender unless the event specifically includes both genders, prohibits use of state, municipal, or county property for such events

AL - SB21 Psychology, Board of Examiners in, sunset law review, continued until Oct. 1, 2024.

AL - SB30 Polygraph Examiners Board, sunset law review, continued until Oct. 1, 2021.

AL - SB45 Crimes and offenses, criminal trespass, unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure, further provided to include unmanned aircraft systems, Sec. 13A-7-4.3 am'd.

AL - SB46 Terrorism, forfeiture of property derived from, authorization of claims by injured parties and law enforcement, allocation of proceeds from forfeiture, civil action for damages, limitations

AL - HB60 Revenue Dept, income tax refunds, set off debt collection, public institutions of higher education as claimant agencies under certain conditions, Sec. 40-18-100 am'd.

AL - SB50 University of Montevallo, makeup of board of trustees revised to include at least one nonresident member appointed at-large, Sec. 16-54-2 am'd.

AL - HB81 Bail, criminal cases, const. amend

AL - SB71 Motor vehicles, reduced speed school zones, to include schools in a municipality, Secs. 32-5A-181, 32-5A-182, 32-5A-183 am'd.

AL - SB88 Teachers, St. Board of Education, authorized to issue alternative teaching certificates to qualified former members of Armed Forces, Sec. 16-23-3 am'd.

AL - HB100 Local boards of education, virtual schools, military dependents of members of US Armed Forces, deemed Alabama residents when member ordered to relocate to state, Sec. 16-46A-1 am'd.

AL - HB114 Ethics, revolving door prohibition, allow former public official or employee to work for same or other public employer, Sec. 36-25-13.1 added

AL - SB102 Colleges and universities, Alabama State University, tuition rates, board of trustees, authorized to extend resident tuition rates to qualified nonresident students of other schools

AL - SB128 Community College System, tenure and discipline of faculty and staff hired on or after June 1, 2020, pursuant to policy adopted by Board of Trustees of Alabama Community College System in lieu of Students First Act of 2011, Secs. 16-60-111.4, 16-60-111.7 am'd.

AL - SB153 Medical care, minors, requires doctors to obtain consent of parent or legal guardian of minor prior to entering "do not attempt resuscitation order" order, Sec. 22-8A-18 added; Sec. 22-8A-7 am'd.

AL - SB168 Education, public K-12 schools, sex education, revising the focus of content, course materials and instructions provided, Sec. 16-40A-2 am'd.

AL - SB176 State employees, Chief Executive Officer of the State Employees Insurance Board may approve group insurance offerings

AL - SB189 School discipline, hearing required for student expulsion or long-term suspension, expulsion and suspension prohibited in certain circumstances, Sec. 16-1-14 am'd.

AL - HB235 Education, grades K-12, yoga, authorize local boards of education to offer to students

AL - HB239 State government, Office of Chief Procurement Officer, established, Division of Purchasing within the Dept. of Finance, eliminated, Secs. 41-4-110 to 41-4-161, inclusive, repealed; Secs. 41-4-110A to 41-4-116A, incl., 41-4-120A to 41-4-151A, incl., 41-4-155A, 41-4-160A to 41-4-168A, incl., 41-4-170 to 41-4-178A, incl., added; Sec. 41-4-66 am'd.

AL - HB265 Court Reporting, Board of, freelance, official, and supervising court reporter defined, board staff, investigations and hearings pursuant to APA, temporary licensure, lapsed and expired licenses, and fees, Secs. 34-8B-2, 34-8B-4, 34-8B-5, 34-8B-6, 34-8B-8, 34-8B-10, 34-8B-12, 34-8B-13, 34-8B-15, 34-8B-16, 34-8B-17 am'd.

AL - HB266 Insurance, to prohibit the sale of and use of genetic test results to deny a person insurance, Sec. 27-53-2.1 added; Sec. 27-53-1 am'd.

AL - SB203 Teacher Initiative, phase in provision of 200 scholarships per year, scholarships for teacher preparation program students who commit to teach in rural areas of the state, service contracts provided

AL - SB213 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors, Board of, replace definition, qualifications, and registration requirements for positions of an apprentice with definition to include instructors, Secs. 34-31-18, 34-31-24, 34-31-25, 34-31-28, 34-31-29 am'd.

AL - SB238 Education, grading of K-12 schools and school districts, academic performance or English as a second language (ESL) students exempted from consideration, Sec. 16-6C-2 am'd.

AL - HB331 Taxation; income tax exemption for automobile tire manufacturers under certain conditions.

AL - SB243 Building Exceptional School Board Team Act (BEST), provides further for boardsmanship standards, training, and discipline of local bd. of education members, Sec. 16-1-41.1 repealed; Secs. 16-8-1, 16-11-2 am'd.

AL - SB248 Taxation, sales and use tax exemptions for bullion, bullion defined further, sales and use tax exemption extended, reporting requirements waived for certain recipients of tax exemption, Sec. 40-9-61, 40-23-4 am'd.

AL - SB269 Education, K-3 grades, Alabama Literacy Act, provisions against promoting students who fail to demonstrate sufficient reading skills, deleted, references to good cause exemptions, deleted, Act 2019-523, 2019 Reg. Sess., am'd; Sec. 16-6G-5 am'd.

AL - SB276 Public K-12 schools, Seizure Safe Schools Act, Secs. 16-30C-1 to 16-30C-6, inclusive, added.

AL - HJR96 Yom HaShoah Commemoration, recognized

AL - HB409 Highway, roads, and bridges, contracts or subcontracts for public works, provisions requiring a party to indemnify another party for damages caused by the other party prohibited

AL - SB297 Community College System, bd. of trustees, terms, may serve two full terms, Sec. 16-60-111 am'd.

AL - SB308 Education, grades K-12, yoga, authorize local boards of education to offer to students

AL - SJR48 Huffman High School Basketball Team, commended

AL - SB318 Schools, public K-12, require public schools to install water bottle filling stations in schools, State Board of Education required to adopt rules and enforce

AL - SB321 Juveniles, to further provide when juvenile law enforcement records may be released, Sec. 12-15-134 am'd.

AL - HB470 Prattville, alcoholic beverages, draft beer, sale in growlers authorized, Sec. 45-1A-40.01 am'd.

AL - HB477 Tuscaloosa, retirement system for police officers and firefighters, pension benefits, member contribution, Act 99-568, 1999 Reg. Sess., am'd.

AL - SB336 Public K-12 education, State Department of Education required to develop a program to address the mental health of students (Tier II students) who are considered at-risk for developing inadequate social-behavioral skills, such as ADHD or anger management issues

AL - SB346 Child support payments, children with special needs or disabilities, death of parent, legal guardian, or representative payee, court-appointed legal guardian authorized to receive payments, Secs. 30-3-191, 30-3-197 am'd.

AL - HR133 House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar