HB360 Alabama 2012 Session
Veto Override
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Foundation Program Fund, local boards of education authorized to establish local school calendar providing 180 instructional days for computation of benefits, Flexible School Calendar Act, Sec. 16-13-231 am'd.; Act 2011-235, 2011 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill establishes the Flexible School
Calendar Act of 2012</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, to receive the maximum
benefits from the Foundation Program Fund, local
boards of education are required to provide a
minimum school term of at least 180 days</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require each local board of
education to establish a local calendar providing
180 full instructional days, or the hourly
equivalent thereof, per school year for the
computation of Foundation Program Fund benefits,
and would establish parameters for when academic
instruction may begin and end in the public
elementary and secondary schools of the state</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 establish the Flexible School Calendar Act of
2012; to amend Section 16-13-231, Code of Alabama 1975, as
amended by Act 2011-235, 2011 Regular Session (Acts 2011, p.
**), relating to the public education Foundation Program Fund;
to require each local board of education to establish a local
calendar providing 180 full instructional days, or the hourly
equivalent thereof, per school year for the computation of
Foundation Program Fund benefits; to establish parameters for
when academic instruction for students may begin and end in
the public elementary and secondary schools of the state; and
in connection therewith to have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds;
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 16, 2012 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| May 16, 2012 | Second House Concurs in Veto Override | |
| May 10, 2012 | Marsh motion to Read a Third Time, Veto to the Contrary Not Withstanding adopted Roll Call 1378 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Executive Amendment | |
| May 10, 2012 | Further Consideration of Executive Amendment | |
| May 10, 2012 | Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote | |
| May 10, 2012 | Further Consideration of Executive Amendment | |
| May 9, 2012 | Marsh Motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote | |
| May 9, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time, Veto to the Contrary Not Withstanding pending | |
| May 9, 2012 | House of Origin Non-Concurs in Executive Amendment | |
| May 9, 2012 | McCutcheon, Johnson (W), Ball, Williams (P), Patterson, Hall and Sanderford intended to vote Nay | |
| May 8, 2012 | Davis motion to Read a Third Time, Objection to the Contrary Not Withstanding adopted Roll Call 1375 | |
| May 8, 2012 | Davis motion to Non Concur adopted Roll Call 1374 | |
| May 8, 2012 | Davis motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1373 | |
| May 8, 2012 | DeMarco motion to Concur In and Adopt tabled | |
| May 8, 2012 | Davis motion to Non Concur offered | |
| May 8, 2012 | Executive Amendment Offered | |
| May 8, 2012 | Forwarded to Governor | |
| May 1, 2012 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| May 1, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 1, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 1, 2012 | Concurred in Second House Amendment | |
| May 1, 2012 | Davis motion to again Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1127 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Davis motion to reconsider adopted Voice Vote | |
| May 1, 2012 | Davis motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1126 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Concurrence Requested | |
| May 1, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 851 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Holtzclaw motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 850 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Holtzclaw Amendment No. 2 Offered. | |
| May 1, 2012 | Petition to Cease Debate lost Roll Call 849 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Sanford motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 848 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Sanford Amendment Offered | |
| May 1, 2012 | Pittman motion to Table adopted Roll Call 847 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Holtzclaw Amendment Offered | |
| May 1, 2012 | Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 846 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Dial Amendment Offered | |
| May 1, 2012 | Pittman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 845 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Tourism and Marketing Amendment Offered | |
| May 1, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 19, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| April 17, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism and Marketing | |
| April 12, 2012 | Engrossed | |
| April 12, 2012 | Cosponsors Added | |
| April 12, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 709 | |
| April 12, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 708 | |
| April 12, 2012 | Education Policy Amendment Offered | |
| April 12, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 8, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| February 16, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
2012-05-11
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
2012-05-08
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB360 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB360 Alabama 2012 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB360 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |