HB191 Alabama 2014 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
School attendance, a child who withdraws from public school to attend an accredited online school, prohibited from being considered a drop-out or non-graduate for determining graduation rates, Sec. 16-28-3 am'd.
Description
Under existing law, a student who enrolls in an online school is considered a non-graduate or dropout for purposes of determining high school graduation rates
This bill would require any child who withdraws from a public school to enroll in and attend an accredited online school to be counted as a transfer student and would require grade placement testing for any student who later returns to a public school
To amend Section 16-28-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to school attendance; to require any child who withdraws from a public school to enroll in and attend an accredited online school to be counted as a transfer student; and to require grade placement testing for any student who later returns to a public school.
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2014 | H | Delivered to Governor at 4:45 p.m. on April 3, 2014. |
| April 3, 2014 | H | Assigned Act No. 2014-403. |
| April 3, 2014 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| April 3, 2014 | S | Signature Requested |
| April 3, 2014 | H | Enrolled |
| April 3, 2014 | H | Passed Second House |
| April 3, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1194 |
| April 3, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 13, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Engrossed |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 304 |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 303 |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Knight Substitute Amendment to EP amendment Offered |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Education Policy Amendment Offered |
| February 13, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| January 22, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| January 14, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB191 Alabama 2014 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB191 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB191 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |