SR109 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR109 would place SB271 on the Senate's special order for the Twentieth Legislative Day and, via SB271, authorize local boards of education (with State Superintendent approval) to make up canceled K-12 instructional days by adjusting the hours of instruction.

What This Bill Does

The bill designates SB271 as the priority item for a specific day. It explains that SB271 would let public schools make up canceled instructional days by changing the hours students are in class, rather than adding more days, with approval from the State Superintendent of Education. It amends the relevant law (Section 16-13-231) to implement this makeup method.

Who It Affects

• Local boards of education in public school districts, who would be authorized to adjust instructional hours to make up canceled days with approval from the State Superintendent of Education.
• Public school students (K-12) and their families, whose instructional time could be made up by longer or differently scheduled hours under the approved plan.

Key Provisions

• Designates SB271 as the special, paramount, and continuing order of business for the Twentieth Legislative Day, taking precedence over other matters until disposed of.
• Authorizes local boards of education, with approval of the State Superintendent of Education, to make up cancelled instructional days by adjusting the hours of actual instruction.
• Amends Sec. 16-13-231 to implement the makeup mechanism described above.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative