HB212 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Public Schools, K-12, textbooks, education department required to provide textbooks that are less than five years old, Sec. 16-36-70 am'd
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, students enrolled in
public K-12 schools are provided approved textbooks
free of charge</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the State Board of
Education to provide students with textbooks within
the first 10 days of a semester that are no more
than five years old commencing with the 2013-2014
school year</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"> Relating to public K-12 education; to require the
State Department of Education to provide textbooks within the
first 10 days of a semester that are no more than five years
old; 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.
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Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB212 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |