Skip to main content

HB140 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021
HB140 Alabama 2011 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2011
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Education Department required to determine the financial capability of a municipality to sustain a school system before the municipality could establish a city school system, minimum population requirement increased, certain municipalities excepted, Sec. 16-11-1 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, any incorporated municipality in the state with a population of 5,000 or more may establish a city board of education.

This bill would increase the minimum population requirement from 5,000 to 20,000.

Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 838

Nordgren motion to Table adopted Roll Call 837

Bracy Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Nordgren motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 834

C&MG 2nd Amendment Offered

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 833

C&MG 1st Amendment Offered

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 832

County and Municipal Government first Substitute Offered

Third Reading Carried Over

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 2 amendments

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Adopt

May 24, 2011 House Passed
Yes 77
No 14
Abstained 2
Absent 12

Nordgren motion to Table

May 24, 2011 House Passed
Yes 55
No 34
Abstained 2
Absent 14

Motion to Adopt

May 24, 2011 House Passed
Yes 60
No 27
Abstained 3
Absent 15

Motion to Adopt

May 24, 2011 House Passed
Yes 64
No 23
Abstained 2
Absent 16

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 24, 2011 House Passed
Yes 58
No 37
Absent 10

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature