SB347 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Mandatory school attendance, increased from age 17 to 18, alternative education program further provided for, Sec. 16-28-3, 16-28-3.1 am'd.; Act 2009-564, 2009 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would increase the maximum age of
children required to attend school from 17 to 18
and would clarify the option of attending
alternative school for students who violate a local
board of education code of conduct</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 amend Section 16-28-3, as amended by Act
2009-564, 2009 Regular Session (Acts 2009, p. 1648), and
Section 2 of Act 2009-564, now appearing as Section 16-28-3.1,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to mandatory school attendance,
to increase the maximum age of children required to attend
public school from 17 to 18; to clarify the option of
attending alternative school for students who violate a local
board of education code of conduct; and in connection
therewith would 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.
</p>
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2010 | Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Finance and Taxation Education | |
| April 14, 2010 | Place on the calendar. | |
| April 14, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 2, 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 | SB347 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |