SB9 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bill Holtzclaw
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Flexible School Calendar Act, local board of education may opt out of calendar parameters by written notices to State Superintendent of Education, Sec. 16-13-231, as amended by Act 2012-482, 2012 Reg. Sess., am'd.
Summary: SB9 would let city or county boards of education opt out of the Flexible School Calendar parameters by giving written notice to the State Superintendent of Education.
What This Bill Does
It allows local boards to depart from the temporary academic calendar rules. To opt out, a board must send written notice to the State Superintendent of Education; even with opt-out, the district must still meet Foundation Program requirements, including a minimum of 180 instructional days. Districts that opt out may start earlier than two weeks before Labor Day or end later than Memorial Day according to their own calendar.

Who It Affects
City or county boards of education would have the authority to set their own calendar dates by written notice to the State Superintendent.
Students and families in districts that choose to opt out could experience different start and end dates for the school year, affecting planning and scheduling.

Key Provisions
Allows a city or county board of education to opt out of the temporary academic school calendar parameters by providing written notice to the State Superintendent of Education.
Keeps the Foundation Program requirements, including a minimum of 180 instructional days (or hours) and requiring the local calendar to be annually established within program rules.
Permits districts desiring earlier start or later end dates to opt out by written notice; opt-outs are connected to Foundation Program funding considerations.
Acknowledges constitutional provisions related to local expenditures and is structured to fall within specified exceptions, so it does not require a 2/3 vote or local entity approval for new funding changes.

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Subjects: Education