SB403 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Scott Beason

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Phillip W. WilliamsShadrack McGillRusty Glover

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Common Core Standards, State Board of Education prohibited from adopting or implementing

Summary

SB403 would bar Alabama from adopting or implementing Common Core standards, tighten protections on student data, and require public input before statewide standards are set.

What This Bill Does

It repeals the adoption and funding of the Common Core State Standards Initiative and prohibits the State Board of Education and the Department of Education from adopting or implementing Common Core. It restricts how state agencies collect and share student and teacher data, limits spending on statewide data systems, and allows data sharing with the federal government only under strict conditions (including consent, purpose limits, and data destruction) and with parental notice if those conditions aren’t met. It keeps Alabama's control over standards, prohibits external groups from taking control, and requires public hearings in every Congressional District plus a 90-day open comment period before any statewide standards are adopted.

Who It Affects

• State Board of Education and the Department of Education would be barred from adopting or implementing Common Core and would retain control of education standards within Alabama.
• Students and teachers would face tighter limits on data collection and sharing, with protections and required parental notice for certain data requests.

Key Provisions

• Repeals the adoption and funding of the Common Core State Standards Initiative and bars the State Board of Education and the Department of Education from adopting or implementing Common Core; any actions already taken are void ab initio.
• Restricts data collection and sharing: no expansion of statewide data systems and no sharing of student/teacher data with outside entities except under defined conditions for federal grants (with written consent, data-use limits, and destruction after evaluation); requires parental notification if grant conditions require otherwise.
• Allows data sharing with testing consortia only in nonindividual format and limited to information directly related to testing.
• Keeps sole state control over standards and prohibits joining outside consortia that cede control to external entities.
• Requires public input: any statewide standard may not be adopted or implemented without a public hearing in each Congressional District and a 90-day open comment period.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education