HB139 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barry Mask

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Motor vehicles, students, drivers' licenses, suspension of by Public Safety Department for disruptive behavior in classrooms resulting in suspension or expulsion from school, based on recommendation of principal, procedures for hearing, Sec. 16-28-40 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a student's driver's license generally can be suspended for withdrawing from school before graduating or for possessing a pistol on school grounds or on a school bus. School officials do not have authority to initiate the suspension of a student's driver's license for other misconduct or disruptive behavior in the classroom.

This bill would provide for suspension within 10 days, in lieu of the current 30 days, following notice of adjudication of possessing a pistol at school or on a school bus.

This bill would require the Department of Public Safety, upon recommendation of a school principal, to suspend a student's driver's license for serious misconduct or a pattern of misconduct or disruptive behavior in school. The principal would have to certify to the department compliance with all the due process requirements of the local school system's disciplinary policies and procedures.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles