HB141 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Mandatory school attendance, increased from age 17 to 18, Sec. 16-28-3 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, children between the
ages of seven and 17 years, except in certain
specified instances, are required to attend a
public school, private school, church school, or be
instructed by a competent private tutor</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require children between the
ages of seven and 18 years, or upon graduation from
high school, whichever is earlier, except in
certain specified instances, to attend or graduate
from a public school, private school, church
school, or be instructed by a competent private
tutor</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 16-28-3, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to mandatory school attendance age; to increase the
maximum age of children required to attend public school from
o 18 years or graduation from high school, whichever is
earlier, or the equivalent; and in connection therewith would
have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or
increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of
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.
</p>
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2012 | Pending third reading on day 20 Favorable from Education Policy with 1 amendment | |
| May 9, 2012 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| April 12, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB141 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |