Under existing law, and unless exempted, children between the ages of seven and 17 are required to attend a public school, private school, church school, or be instructed by a competent private tutor.
This bill would decrease the mandatory minimum age of children required to attend public school from seven to six years of age.
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.
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.
Pending third reading on day 27 Favorable from Education with 1 amendment
Education first Amendment Offered
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 344
Merrill motion to Table adopted Roll Call 343
Williams (J) motion to Carry Over Until Specified Time tabled
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 342
Merrill motion to Table lost Roll Call 341
Warren Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 340
Merrill motion to Table lost Roll Call 339
Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 338
Williams (J) Substitute Amendment Offered
Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 337
Newton (C) Substitute Amendment Offered
Collins Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
Source: Alabama Legislature