HB565 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Barton

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Mary Sue McClurkinEd Henry

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Curriculum standards, State Board of Education retains authority to adopt, influence by federal government prohibited

Description

Under existing law, the State Board of Education is responsible for developing and adopting curriculum standards to be followed in K-12 schools.

This bill would prohibit the State Board of Education from adopting and the State Department of Education from implementing the Common Core Standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

This bill would clarify that the State Board of Education retains the sole authority to develop and adopt these standards independent of the federal government or other agency or entity outside of the state.

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Subjects

Curriculum