HB183 Alabama 2011 Session

Sponsors

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 7,500.

This bill would require the State Department of Education to determine the financial capability of a municipality to sustain a school system before the municipality could establish a city school system.

This bill would specify that these changes would not apply to municipalities that prior to the effective date of this amendatory act have met the inhabitant criteria under prior law and have submitted to the State Superintendent of Education a resolution adopted by the governing body of the municipality stating intent to establish a city board of education.

To amend Section 16-11-1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to city boards of education; to increase the minimum population requirement for establishing a city board of education from 5,000 to 7,500; to require the State Department of Education to determine whether a city is financially capable to sustain a school system before a city may establish a city school system; and to provide certain exceptions.

Subjects

Education