HB219 Alabama 2013 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Mandatory school attendance age, maximum increased from 17 to 18 years of age, Sec. 16-28-3 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, children between the
ages of seven and 17 years, except in certain
specified instances, 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 require children between the
ages of six and 18 years, except in certain
specified instances, to attend a public school,
private school, church school, or be instructed by
a competent private tutor</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, as
amended by Act 2012-295, 2012 Regular Session (Acts 2012),
relating to mandatory school attendance age; to increase the
maximum age of children required to attend school from 17 to
ears; and in connection therewith to 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, 2013 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB219 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |