SB202 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Public K-12 education, responsibilities of state and local boards of education and schools, authorizers, and charter schools provided for, application process and renewal, revocation and closure of schools as public schools, application of existing law and exemptions from provided, Innovative Charter Schools Act
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill is the Alabama Innovative Charter
Schools Act</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the creation of
charter schools authorized by registered local
school boards and the State Board of Education
under certain conditions</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish the process by
which local school boards may register as
authorizers of charter schools</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish the processes by
which a charter contract may be approved, renewed,
and revoked</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would prohibit private schools
from applying to become a charter school or
converting to charter school status</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require that charter
contracts contain certain accountability provisions
and that authorizers continually monitor the
performance and compliance of charter schools</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the organization
of a charter school, enrollment of students,
employer requirements, and a minimum number of
instructional days</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would generally relieve charter
schools from the requirements of state education
statutes while requiring them to follow laws
related to civil rights, health, safety, state
content standards, accountability and student
assessment, competitive bidding, open meetings, and
open records</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the funding of
charter schools and require an annual independent
audit</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the acquisition
and use of facilities and require that charter
schools follow the same building codes as other
public schools</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the State Board of
Education to promulgate rules and regulations to
implement this act</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To establish the Alabama Innovative Charter Schools
Act relating to public K-12 education; to provide for the
creation of charter schools authorized by registered local
school boards and the State Board of Education under certain
conditions; to establish the process by which a local school
board may register as an authorizer of charter schools; to
establish the processes by which a charter contract may be
approved, renewed, and revoked; to prohibit a private school
from applying to become a charter school or converting to
charter school status; to require certain accountability
provisions in charter contracts; to require an authorizer to
continually monitor the performance and compliance of each
charter school; to provide for the organization, enrollment of
students, employer requirements, and minimum number of
instructional days for each charter school; to generally
relieve charter schools from the requirements of state
education statutes while requiring them to follow laws related
to civil rights, health, safety, state content standards,
accountability and student assessment, competitive bidding,
open meetings, and open records; to provide for the funding of
charter schools; to require independent annual audits; to
provide for the acquisition and use of facilities and require
that charter schools follow the same building codes as other
public schools; to require the State Board of Education to
promulgate rules to implement this act; and in connection
therewith to have as its purpose or effect the requirement of
a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the
meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of
1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official
Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as
amended.
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Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB202 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |