HB650 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jay Love
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Chad Fincher Steve McMillan Jamie Ison Phil Williams Mary Sue McClurkin Mike Hubbard
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Education Options Act; provides for establishment of innovative schools and school systems via flexibility contracts with State Department of Education, authorizes establishment of public charter schools as part of public education system
Description: This bill would establish the Education Options Act of 2012.
This bill authorizes the establishment of innovative schools and school systems in this state by creating a process whereby school systems may enter into a school flexibility contract with the State Department of Education that allows for flexibility from state laws, including State Board of Education rules, regulations, and policies, in exchange for academic and associated goals.
This bill also authorizes the establishment of public charter schools in priority local school systems and specifically provides that any public charter school established pursuant to this bill is part of the state's public education system.
Further, this bill provides that only nonprofit, nonreligious organizations may apply to receive a charter.
Subjects: Education Options Act

Indefinitely Postponed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education