HB10 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Wallace

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Student harassment prevention, reassignment of students to another school, Education Department to post model policy on Internet website, immunity for reporting harassment, Student Harassment Prevention Act renamed the Alex Moore Anti-Bullying Act, Secs. 16-28B-1, 16-28B-4, 16-28B-5, 16-28B-9 am'd.

Summary

HB10 renames the Student Harassment Prevention Act to the Alex Moore Anti-Bullying Act, adds the option to reassign a student to another school to avoid harassment, requires the Department of Education to post a model policy online, and provides immunity to people who report harassment.

What This Bill Does

This bill renames the act to the Alex Moore Anti-Bullying Act. It allows a harassed student to be reassigned to another school to separate them from the harasser. It requires the Department of Education to post its model harassment policy on its website and to establish a standard policy with defined components for schools to follow. It also provides civil liability immunity for those who report harassment and sets up requirements for local boards to notify parents and, in cases of repeated harassment, assign offenders to an alternative school and potentially withhold funding for noncompliance.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Students and their parents/guardians — victims may be reassigned to another school to escape harassment; students who harass may face policy consequences and parents/guardians must be notified and involved.
• Group 2: Local boards of education and the Alabama Department of Education (and school staff) — must develop, post, and enforce the model policy; ensure reporting, investigation, and compliance; and may lose state funding if not in compliance.

Key Provisions

• Renames the act: The Student Harassment Prevention Act is also known as the Alex Moore Anti-Bullying Act.
• Student reassignment: A student may be reassigned to another school to separate them from harassment.
• Policy posting: The Department of Education must post the model policy on its website.
• Immunity for reporting: People who report harassment are immune from civil liability, absent negligence or deliberate misconduct.
• Model policy content: The policy must include definitions, reporting and investigation procedures, consequences, anti-retaliation provisions, and rules for implementation and public notice.
• Local board compliance and funding: Local boards must adopt compliant policies; noncompliance can make them ineligible for state funding.
• Third-offense consequence: For grades 6-12, a student who harasses for a third time in a school year can be assigned to an alternative school.
• Notifications: Parents/guardians must be notified of harassment findings and penalties, and information must be posted in schools and handbooks.
• Effective date: The act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage.

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

Subjects

Education