SB28 Alabama 2012 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Education, public school K-12, minimum mandatory age of attendance decreased from seven to six, Sec. 16-28-3 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, and unless exempted,
children between the ages of seven and 17 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 decrease the mandatory
minimum age of children required to attend public
school from seven to six years of age</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, to decrease the
minimum age of children required to attend public school from
seven to six years of age; 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 1, 2012 | Delivered to Governor at 3:45 p.m. on May 1, 2012 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-295. | |
| May 1, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 1, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 1, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| May 1, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1088 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 1087 | |
| May 1, 2012 | Rogers Amendment Offered | |
| May 1, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 19, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| April 17, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy | |
| April 12, 2012 | Engrossed | |
| April 10, 2012 | Dunn motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 554 | |
| April 10, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 555 | |
| April 10, 2012 | Dunn Amendment Offered | |
| April 10, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 1, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB28 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB28 Alabama 2012 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB28 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |