HB711 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Victor Gaston

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Joe FaustAlan BakerSteve McMillanJamie IsonGreg Wren

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Private schools, use of terms profit and nonprofit in definition clarified, baseline exemption date changed, Secs. 16-46-1, 16-46-3 am'd.

Summary

HB711 clarifies that private schools can be either profit or nonprofit and changes the exemption baseline date for licensure from 1980 to 2004.

What This Bill Does

The bill defines private schools to include both profit and nonprofit entities and moves the exemption baseline date from April 29, 1980 to January 1, 2004. It also outlines exemptions from regulation for certain private schools, including those that have 20 years of continuous operation and accreditation as of the new baseline date, and it describes related licensing and record-keeping requirements. The act clarifies how exemptions are maintained and when they can be revoked, and it specifies when the bill becomes effective after passage.

Who It Affects

• Private schools in Alabama, including both for-profit and nonprofit operations, whose status and eligibility for exemption from licensure may change under the new definitions and baseline date.
• accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and Alabama state regulators (such as the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education), which would determine accreditation status and oversee exemption eligibility and related licensing actions.

Key Provisions

• Amends 16-46-1 to define PRIVATE SCHOOL as operation by either a profit or nonprofit entity, clarifying the meaning of profit and nonprofit, and changes the baseline exemption date from April 29, 1980 to January 1, 2004.
• Amends 16-46-3 to outline exemptions from regulation for certain private schools, including those with 20 years of continuous operation and accreditation as of the new baseline date, allows exempt schools to seek licensure without surety if voluntary, and sets related record-keeping and applicability rules; also establishes the act's effective date.

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Subjects

Education