The 2015 Regular Session started March 3, 2015. It ended June 4, 2015, at the end of the 29th legislative day. Two special sessions were held.
What follows is a list of all bills introduced that ASC determined relate to Alabama’s school community. The source of this information is the Alabama Legislative Information System Online.
You can sort the table by the progress of the bill. Click on the arrows in the “status” column. Bills progress in six stages, with 0 being prefiled and 5 being final passage.
Status
0 – Prefiled
1 – In committee in house of origin
2 – In full chamber in house of origin (means it received a favorable report from the committee)
3 – In committee in second house
4 – In full chamber in second house (means it received a favorable report from the committee in the second house)
5 – Enrolled, enacted (means it passed the second house)
| Bill Number | Description | Status - June 9, 2015 | Companion Bill/Other Information |
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| HB245 | Education, local boards of education, adopt policy providing virtual school option, eligible students in grades 9 to 12 | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB001 | Religious expression in schools, authorized, Alabama Student Religious Liberties Act | 5 - Enacted 2015-129 | |
| HB005 | Flexible School Calendar Act, temporary calendar parameters removed, local board of education may provide for 1080 instructional hours, Sec. 16-13-231am'd. | SB022 passed |
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| HB021 | Schools, enrollment date, age 6, before beginning of second semester of enrolling school district, Sec. 16-28-4 am'd. | 4 – In full chamber in second house | |
| HB023 | Education, public elementary school, instruction in handwriting, cursive writing by end of third grade year, Sec. 16-6B-2 am'd. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB038 | Alabama Community College System, appropriation, for providing student scholarships in career-tecnical dual enrollment programs | 1 - in committee | |
| HB040 | Code of Alabama 1975, obsolete or unenforceable code sections, 16-6-1 to 16-6-6, inclusive, 16-15-1 to 16-15-13, inclusive, 16-17-1 to 16-17-19, inclusive, 16-29-1 to 16-29-6, (among others) | 5 - Enacted 2015-70 | |
| HB046 | Schools, Alabama Ahead Act, use of bonds to purchase and install high quality standards-based broadband Wi-Fi infrastructure in all public K-12 schools, Sec. 16-16B-2.1 added; Secs. 16-16B-1, 16-16B-2, 16-16B-3 am'd. | 1 - in committee | |
| HB074 | Public education, definitions, arrest warrants, public school employees, issuance of arrest warrant for actions occurring while performing official duties, procedures | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB076 | Performance-Based Pay Permanent Joint Committee for state agencies and departments, created to ensure compensation of positions of reponsibility are compensated based on agency performance | 1 - In committee | |
| HB095 | Boards of education, city and county, acceptance of debit and credit card payments for payments to boards and schools, board authorized to adopt rules | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB097 | Tax credit, income tax credit for up to $250 of expenses of school supplies for eligible educators | 1 - In committee | |
| HB107 | Virtual Public Schools Act, providing alternative virtual public schools through state, Department of Postsecondary Education, or local boards of education, providing for funding, annual evaluation by State Department of Education, and providing for promulgation of rules | Senate version of Virtual School Bill passed |
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| HB113 | Montgomery Co., income tax, tax credit for hiring certain persons under age 19 during school breaks, after school, or on weekends | 1 - In committee | |
| HB114 | Compensation, increase for public education employees linked to raise enacted for state employees, const. amend. | 1 - In committee | |
| HB116 | Taxation, income tax, tax credit for hiring certain persons under age 19 during school breaks, after school, or on weekends | 1 - In committee | |
| HB131 | Open Meetings Act, meeting, definition, exclusion when two persons gather when no final decision is made, Sec. 36-25A-2 am'd. | SB132 passed | |
| HB148 | Fostering Hope Scholarship Act, Dept. of Human Resources to develop and administer, requirements for participation, authorize program to pay for job training courses, scholarship benefits limited, Dept. of Human Resources to provide rules for the operation and rules to limit spending, Sec. 40-18-362 repealed | SB157 passed |
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| HB151 | Warrantless arrests, authorized for a person trespassing on property of an educational institution, Secs. 13A-7-1, 15-10-3 am'd. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB155 | The Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget | Senate version (SB179) passed | |
| HB192 | School Choice and Student Opportunity Act, creation of public charter schools authorized, Alabama Public Charter School Commission created, application, accountability, operation, funding, and autonomy provided | SB45 passed | |
| HB195 | Alabama Open Meetings Act, prohibit serial meetings, to clarify Open Meetings Act applies to meeting of the Legislature, committees, or subcommittees of governmental bodies, penalties, Secs. 36-25A-1, 36-25A-2, 36-25A-3, 36-25A-9 am'd. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB197 | Sexual assault, sexual abuse prevention programs K-12, Erin's Law | 5 - Enrolled | |
| HB199 | Postsecondary Education, State Board of, established, transfer of responsibility over two-year institutions of higher education from the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to the State Board of Postsecondary Education and the State Department of Postsecondary Education | SB191 became law |
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| HB213 | Parental right, to make decisions regarding child's education, upbringing, and care | 1 - In committee | |
| HB226 | Driver's Licenses, Stage II, 16 year olds, minimum of behind-the-wheel driving practice hours increased from 30 to 50 | 4 – In full chamber in second house | |
| HB233 | Department of Children's Affairs, named changed to Department of Early Childhood Education, Commissioner of Department of Children's Affairs changed to Secretary of Early Childhood Education | 5 - Enacted 2015-160 | |
| HB236 | Schools, students taught at home by either private tutor or under church school law may participate in public K-12 extracurricular activities, Tim Tebow Act | 4 – In full chamber in second house | |
| HB243 | Education, authorize local boards of education to admit or readmit students under age 21 to twelfth grade | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | SB224 |
| HB252 | Sex education, minimum contents, reference to homosexuality removed | 1 - In committee | |
| HB255 | Education, local boards of education authorized to provide for released time religious instruction in public high schools as an elective course for credit | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB260 | Competitive bidding by schools, certain bidding requirements revised | 3 – In committee in second house | |
| HB264 | Competitive bids, award to responsible bidder in preference zone if no more than ten percent than bid of foreign entity, Sec. 41-16-50 am'd. | 5 - Enacted 2015-293 | |
| HB270 | Accountability Act of 2013, repealed, Secs. 16-6D-1 to 16-6D-9, inclusive | 1 - In committee | |
| HB310 | Superintendents of education, term of office not to extend beyond December 31, 2020, local board of education to appoint superintendent, const. amend. | 1 - In committee | |
| HB317 | Education, State Board of, intervention in educational operations of local boards of education, conditions warranting intervention revised, Sec. 16-6E-4 am'd. | 1 - In committee | SB43 (carried over) |
| HB322 | Education Trust Fund, Rolling Reserve, to provide further for appropriation cap; ETF Budget Stabilization Fund authorizes further uses of revenues, including payments to the PACT Fund; to prohibit appropriations from holding or clearing accounts; Secs. 29-9-3, 29-9-4 am'd. | 4 – In full chamber in second house | |
| HB330 | Education Trust Fund, rolling reserve, additional percentage of projected surplus by Finance Director and Director of Legislative Fiscal Office, added to calculator for appropriation cap, Sec. 29-9-4 am'd | 1 - In committee | |
| HB331 | Schools, public K-12, State Insurance Fund, insurance for reconstruction, risk manager of Finance Director required to develop program to reconstruct certain destroyed school buildings with materials superior to original, Sec. 41-15-4 am'd. | 5 - Enacted 2015-259 | |
| HB336 | Impeachment, Article 7, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, repealed and readopted, const. amend. | 5 - Enacted 2015-199 | |
| HB360 | Schools, age to attend school, six years of age by December 31 to attend first grade, authorized, Sec. 16-28-4 am'd. | 1 - In committee | |
| HB363 | Sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention, programs in K-12 schools, required, Secs. 16-28B-6, 16-28B-8 am'd. | 1 - In committee | |
| HB376 | Mobile Co., electronic enforcement related to overtaking of school bus | 5 - Enacted 2015-330 | |
| HB394 | Jefferson Co., public school purposes, one cent sales tax extended for 20 years | 1 - In committee | |
| HB424 | Common Core Curriculum Standards, terminated, prior courses of study to be implemented | 1 - In committee | |
| HB425 | Mandatory school attendance, increased from age 17 to 18, Sec. 16-28-3 am'd. | 1 - In committee | |
| HB426 | Education, School Resource Officers' Act, half of funding for hiring, training, and equipping of officers from local school system, contingent upon constitutional amendment creating Alabama Lottery Corporation | 1 - In committee | |
| HB427 | Kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms, number of students per teacher limited, phase-in period | 1 - In committee | |
| HB434 | Superintendent of Education, county board of education to appoint | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB435 | School hiring, nepotism prohibited, Sec. 41-1-5 am'd. | SB361 passed | |
| HB461 | County superintendents of education, requirement to maintain office at co. seat deleted, Sec. 16-9-24 am'd. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | SB274 |
| HB464 | Education, county boards of education and county superintendents of education elected, by qualified electors outside of areas of county with city boards of education and city superintendents of education, Secs. 16-9-2, 16-9-5, 16-9-6 am'd. | 3 – In committee in second house | |
| HB469 | Textbooks, purchasing of by boards of education, use of qualified depository for textbooks established, Secs. 16-36-60.1, 16-36-71 added; Secs. 16-36-62, 16-36-64, 16-36-65 am'd. | SB383 passed | |
| HB471 | Education lottery, Education Lottery Corporation, and Lottery Trust Fund, estab., distrib. of revenues for college scholarships and other ed. purposes, operation of casinos prohib., Sec. 65, Constitution of Alabama of 1901 am'd., const. amend. | 1 - In committee | |
| HB472 | Education lottery, Education Lottery Corporation, and Lottery Trust Fund, estab., distrib. of revenues for college scholarships and other ed. purposes, operation of casinos prohib., Sec. 65, Constitution of Alabama of 1901 am'd., const. amend. | 1 - In committee | |
| HB528 | Public officers, providing of certified copies of public writings, civil penalties imposed for not producing the copies under certain conditions, Sec. 36-12-41 am'd. | 1 - In committee | |
| HB558 | Hartselle, ad valorem taxes, school taxes, city authorized to increase its rate to replace an existing 7.3 mill tax for city board of education, referendum | 5 - Enacted 2015-271 | |
| HB562 | Retirement, increase compensation retiree can earn from $17,000 to $30,000, Secs. 16-25-26, 36-27-8.2 am'd | 5 - Enrolled | |
| HB564 | Student data, collection and maintenance of certain student data provided for, sharing prohibition | 1 - In committee | |
| HB573 | Jefferson Co., taxation, sales and use tax distribution. Refinance bonds for school construction, use proceeds in different way. | 5 - Enacted 2015-226 | |
| HB574 | Teachers' Retirement System, Board of Control, membership and qualifications altered, Sec. 16-25-19 am'd. | 1 - In committee | |
| HB567 | Tax credits, for businesses and individuals who donate to schools for certain equipment | 1 - In committee | |
| HB575 | Department of Education, provide matching dollars for certain authors of educational material | 1 - In committee | |
| HB576 | Tax credits, for businesses and individuals who donate to schools for certain equipment | 1 - In committee | HB577 |
| HB577 | Tax credits, for businesses and individuals who donate to schools for certain equipment | 1 - In committee | HB576 |
| HB589 | Public employees, right to discuss job related matter with elected official | 1 - In committee | |
| HB592 | Science courses in public schools, encourage students to explore scientific evidence, develop critical thinking, analyze, critique and review scientific theories | 1 - In committee | |
| HB597 | Madison Co., levy an add'l sales tax, referendum; add'l half-cent sales tax to fund school resource officers, among other things | 3 – In committee in second house | |
| HB614 | School violence, assault committed by student against another student on school property, mandatory school discipline | 1 - In committee | |
| HB648 | Schools, teachers, notification of contract nonrenewal by certain date, posting of vacancies, Sec. 16-22-15 am'd. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB649 | Sudden cardiac arrest, require schools to provide training to coaches and parents to prevent | 1 - In committee | |
| HB656 | Alabama Recurring Revenue Fund, established, to receive certain percentages of recurring revenue sources of the Education Trust Fund and the State General Fund | 1 - In committee | |
| HB664 | Public Charter School Commission, members appointed by Governor, Lt. Governor, President Pro Tempore of Senate and Speaker of House in lieu of State Board of Education, Act 2015-3, 2015 Reg. Sess., am'd. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| HB681 | Driver's licenses, third party agents issuing examinations, driver education instructors at private driving schools, further authorized, Sec. 32-6-3 am'd. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | SB267 |
| HB694 | Education, Education Savings Account program, created | 1 - In committee | |
| HB700 | Unified appropriations for state General Fund and Education Trust Fund; state revenue sources unearmarked, effective Jan. 1, 2017, constitutional amendment | 1 - In committee | |
| SB001 | Alabama Ahead Act. commencing with 2015-2016 school year, to delete pen-enabled requirement, phase-in requirement and reassignment provisions, advisory committee revised, schools participation voluntary, local school systems to contribute 25 percent of funding, Section 14 of Act 2012-560, 2012 Reg. Sess., am'd; Secs. 16-16B-1, 16-16B-2 am'd. | Conference Committee appointed | House substitute |
| SB003 | Grandparents, visitation with grandchildren, petition procedure and burden of proof established, Sec. 30-3-4.1 repealed | Carried Over | |
| SB007 | Schools, allow school district to educate students about traditional winter celebrations and offer traditional greetings | 1 - In committee | |
| SB012 | Alabama Recurring Revenue Fund, established, to receive certain percentages of recurring revenue sources of the Education Trust Fund and the State General Fund | 1 - In committee | |
| SB018 | Education, State Board of, intervention in educational operations of local boards of education, conditions warranting intervention revised, Sec. 16-6E-4 am'd. | SB043 replaced this | |
| SB021 | Alabama Open Meetings Act, prohibit serial meetings, to clarify Open Meetings Act applies to meeting of the Legislature, committees, or subcommittees of governmental bodies, penalties, Secs. 36-25A-1, 36-25A-2, 36-25A-3, 36-25A-9 am'd. | 5 - Enrolled | |
| SB022 | Flexible School Calendar Act, temporary calendar parameters removed, local board of education may provide for 1080 instructional hours, Sec. 16-13-231am'd. | 5 - Enrolled | HB005 |
| SB043 | Education, State Board of, intervention in educational operations of local boards of education, conditions warranting intervention revised, Sec. 16-6E-4 am'd. | Carried Over to Call of the Chair | |
| SB045 | School Choice and Student Opportunity Act, creation of public charter schools authorized, Alabama Public Charter School Commission created, application, accountability, operation, funding, and autonomy provided | 5 - Enacted 2015-3 | Similar to HB192 |
| SB054 | Public education, civics instruction required in grades 7-12 as part of existing courses | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB071 | Accountability Act of 2013, revised to clarify intent of educational choice, define academic year, define family, further provide for tax credits, limits amount of administrative and operating expenses paid from revenue, annual reporting to Department of Revenue, Secs. 16-6D-4, 16-6D-9 am'd. | 5 - Enrolled | |
| SB072 | Education, local boards of education, adopt policy providing virtual school option, eligible students in grades 9 to 12 | 5 - Enacted 2015-89 | |
| SB087 | Ten Commandments, display of on state property and at public schools, authorized, const. amend. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB090 | School Fiscal Accountability Act, local boards of education authorized to conduct certain financial transactions by electronic methods, Sec. 16-13A-14 added; Secs. 16-6B-7, 16-8-37, 16-11-24 repealed | 3 – In committee in second house | |
| SB098 | Education Trust Funds, repeal Education Trust Fund Rolling Reserve Act, reenact Education Trust Fund Proration Account, Sec. 40-1-32.1 reenacted; Secs. 29-9-1 to 29-9-6, inclusive, repealed | 1 - In committee | |
| SB099 | Education, universal preschool program, established, eligibility requirements, Education Department to implement, funding from Education Trust Fund | 1 - In committee | |
| SB101 | Common Core Curriculum Standards, terminated, prior courses of study to be implemented | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB104 | Cyber-bullying of students and school employees, crime created, penalties, restitution, reporting requirement, deferred prosecution and expungement authorized | 1 - In committee | |
| SB105 | Education, civics test, requirement for graduation from high school | 1 - In committee | SB161 |
| SB107 | Public records, use of camera or electronic device to make copies of, public officer prohibited from charging copy fee, Sec. 36-12-40 am'd. | 4 – In full chamber in second house | |
| SB109 | Taxation, tax credit, employer provided a tax credit for employing an apprentice, definitions, Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act | Died in the basket | |
| SB114 | Education, gifted or talented children, grants for educational programs provided by State Department of Education, local match required | 4 – In full chamber in second house | |
| SB126 | Alabama Open Meetings Act, members of governmental bodies may participate in meetings and deliberation electronically | 4 – In full chamber in second house | |
| SB132 | Open Meetings Act, meeting, definition, exclusion when two persons gather when no final decision is made, Sec. 36-25A-2 am'd. | 5 - Enrolled | HB131 |
| SB135 | Parental right, to make decisions regarding child's education, upbringing, and care | 1 - In committee | |
| SB138 | Education, juvenile probation officers authorized to share certain information and records with school personnel for limited purposes, exceptions, confidentiality, immunity, Sec. 12-15-217 am'd. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB141 | Education, civics test, requirement for graduation from high school | 1 - In committee | |
| SB157 | Fostering Hope Scholarship Act, Dept. of Human Resources to develop and administer, requirements for participation, authorize program to pay for job training courses, scholarship benefits limited, Dept. of Human Resources to provide rules for the operation and rules to limit spending, Sec. 40-18-362 repealed | 5 - Enacted 2015-121 | HB148 |
| SB160 | State agencies, report to Executive Budget officer re: federal funding required, submission of reports to Joint Fiscal Committee for consideration, recommendations | 5 - Enrolled | |
| SB161 | Education, civics test, requirement for graduation from high school | 1 - In committee | SB105 |
| SB169 | Jefferson Co., ad valorem tax, special school district add'l tax, procedures for levy, use for public school purposes in district where levied, const. amend. | 1 - In committee | |
| SB174 | Department of Children's Affairs, named changed to Department of Early Childhood Education, Commissioner of Department of Children's Affairs changed to Secretary of Early Childhood Education | HB233 passed |
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| SB179 | ETF Budget Appropriation Bill | 5 - Enacted 2015-281 | |
| SB187 | Assistant principals, hire and employ similar to contract principals | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB191 | Postsecondary Education, State Board of, established, transfer of responsibility over two-year institutions of higher education from the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to the State Board of Postsecondary Education and the State Department of Postsecondary Education | 5 - Enacted 2015-125 | HB199 |
| SB195 | Workplace bullying, intimidation or harassment prohibited, Healthy Workplace Act | 1 - In committee | |
| SB224 | Education, authorize local boards of education to admit or readmit students under age 21 to twelth grade, Secs. 16-11-16, 16-28-3 am'd. | 1 - In committee | HB243 |
| SB227 | Ad valorem tax, add'l. levied, distrib. for education purposes, const. amend. | 1 - In committee | |
| SB242 | Cyber-bullying of students and school employees, crime created, penalties, restitution, reporting requirement, deferred prosecution and expungement authorized | 1 - In committee | |
| SB246 | Schools, dual enrollment, high school students taking college courses, authorized | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB248 | Education Trust Fund, maximum amount appropriated annually, budget stabilization fund and capital fund, established, const. amend. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB267 | Driver's licenses, third party agents issuing examinations, driver education instructors at private driving schools, further authorized, Sec. 32-6-3 am'd. | 4 – In full chamber in second house | HB681 |
| SB274 | County superintendents of education, requirement to maintain office at co. seat deleted, Sec. 16-9-24 am'd. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | HB461 |
| SB280 | Kyle Graddy Act, possession and self-administration of auto-injectable epinephrine by students permitted, Sec. 16-1-39 am'd | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB281 | Education Trust Fund, rolling reserve, additional precentage of projected surplus by Finance Director and Director of Legislative Fiscal Office, added to calculator for appropriation cap, Sec. 29-9-4 am'd. | 1 - In committee | HB330 |
| SB314 | Students with Dyslexia, identification and education of, required of schools | 1 - In committee | |
| SB317 | Education, charter schools, established in the state prohibited from being virtual schools | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB329 | Education, Accountability Act, definition of failing school altered, Sec. 16-6D-4 am'd. | 3 – In committee in second house | |
| SB331 | Education, internal public charter school pilot program, established | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB334 | School buses, automated civil enforcement of school bus violations, county and city boards of education may initiate and enforce, district and municipal courts, county and city law enforcement | 1 - In committee | |
| SB351 | City superintendents, remove requirement to attend all board meetings, Sec. 16-12-3 am'd. | 1 - In committee | |
| SB360 | Public schools and colleges, grant all professional educators' associations same level of access to employees of public schools and colleges | 4 – In full chamber in second house | |
| SB361 | School hiring, nepotism prohibited, Sec. 41-1-5 am'd. | 5 - Enrolled | HB435 |
| SB373 | School buses, change depreciation and fleet renewal schedule to 12 year cycle, Sec. 16-13-233 am'd | 1 - In committee | |
| SB383 | Textbooks, purchasing of by boards of education, use of qualified depository for textbooks established, Secs. 16-36-60.1, 16-36-71 added; Secs. 16-36-62, 16-36-64, 16-36-65 am'd. | 5 - Enacted 2015-386 | HB469 |
| SB395 | School transportation, transporting students to and from extracurricular activities other than by bus, authorized, Sec. 16-27-1 am'd. | 4 – In full chamber in second house | |
| SB424 | Alabama Recurring Revenue Fund, established, to receive certain percentages of recurring revenue sources of the Education Trust Fund and the State General Fund | 1 - In committee | |
| SB449 | Foundation program, calculation of average daily memberships (ADM) revised, Secs. 16-13-231, 16-13-232 am'd. ADM would be calculated based on the first 90 scholastic days of the preceding school year for the particular school. | Carried Over | |
| SB465 | Board of Education, State, term limits set, compensation provided, Secs. 16-3-1, 16-3-8 am'd. | 1 - In committee | |
| SB496 | Will change distribution of use tax among the General and ETF, reducing ETF receipts by $80 million annually. | 2 - In full chamber in house of origin | |
| SB502 | Unified appropriations for state General Fund and Education Trust Fund; state revenue sources unearmarked, effective Jan. 1, 2017, constitutional amendment | Carried Over |
