HB10 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheon

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2012

Title

Transportation Infrastructure Bank, established, members, powers, duties, terms, sources for capitalization, liability of bank, procedures for issuance of loansand financial assistance for qualified projects, annual report to Governor and Legislature, audit, Transportation Infrastructure Bank Act

Summary

HB10 renames the Student Harassment Prevention Act to the Alex Moore Anti-Bullying Act and adds requirements to prevent harassment in Alabama schools, including options to reassign students and posting the policy online.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes the name of the current act to the Alex Moore Anti-Bullying Act. It allows a student who is being harassed to be reassigned to another school to separate them from the harasser. It requires the Department of Education to post its model anti-harassment policy on its website and to develop complaint forms and reporting procedures; it also grants civil immunity to people who report harassment. Local school boards must adopt policies aligned with the model policy, notify parents about incidents, and follow procedures for reporting, investigating, and addressing harassment, with funding consequences if they do not comply.

Who It Affects

• Students in Alabama public schools (including harassment victims and students who may harass) who gain policies, reporting rights, and potential school reassignment options for safety.
• School districts, local boards of education, teachers and other school staff, and the Department of Education who must develop, implement, and enforce the anti-harassment policies and reporting systems, with funding implications for non-compliance.

Key Provisions

• Renaming the act to the Alex Moore Anti-Bullying Act and clarifying its scope and protections.
• Authorization for reassignment of a student to another school to separate a harassed student from the harasser.
• Department of Education must post the model policy on its website and develop model complaint forms and reporting procedures.
• Immunity from civil liability for individuals who report harassment, with certain exceptions for negligence or deliberate misconduct.
• Local boards must adopt policies consistent with the act, provide parental notification after harassment findings, and ensure information is posted in schools and handbooks.
• Model policy must include definitions, expected student behavior, graduated consequences, reporting and investigation procedures, anti-retaliation provisions, and publicizing requirements.
• Policies apply to harassment occurring on school property, on school buses, and at school-sponsored events; noncompliance can affect state funding.
• An age-appropriate range of consequences for harassment and a process for notifying parents/guardians of harassment findings or victimization.
• Effective date linked to the governor's approval and the act becoming law.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Transportation Department