HB360 Alabama 2012 Session
Bill Summary
This bill establishes the Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB360 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB360 Alabama 2012 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB360 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |