HB307 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Co-Sponsors

Merika ColemanThomas JacksonArtis McCampbellMarcel BlackRod ScottDarrio MeltonJames E. BuskeyBarbara Bigsby Boyd

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Accountability Act of 2013, proposed by HB 84, 2013 Reg. Sess., Act 2013-64, 2013 Reg. Sess., repealed

Summary

HB307 repeals the income tax credit provisions of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, renames the act to Local Control School Flexibility Act of 2013, and maintains a scholarship-based, locally flexible school framework.

What This Bill Does

Deletes references to income tax credits for parents transferring students from failing schools and for taxpayers contributing to scholarship organizations. Renames the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013 to the Local Control School Flexibility Act of 2013 and revises the affected code sections (16-6D-1, 16-6D-3, 16-6D-4). Repeals sections 16-6D-8 and 16-6D-9, removing the specific tax-credit provisions from the act. Keeps and redefines a framework for educational scholarships and school options, including definitions for Educational Scholarships, Eligible Student, Failing School, Qualifying School, and Scholarship Granting Organizations, and introduces local flexibility concepts like flexibility contracts and innovation plans to guide local schooling decisions.

Who It Affects

• Parents and students who previously could use income tax credits to move from failing public schools to other public or nonpublic schools (the credits would be repealed; scholarship options are maintained under a new framework).
• Local boards of education and local school systems, which would gain authority to pursue greater flexibility in budgeting, staffing, scheduling, and program decisions through flexibility contracts and innovation plans.

Key Provisions

• Repeals the income tax credit provisions of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013.
• Renames the act to the Local Control School Flexibility Act of 2013.
• Amends sections 16-6D-1, 16-6D-3 and 16-6D-4 to remove references to income tax credits.
• Repeals sections 16-6D-8 and 16-6D-9.
• Maintains a scholarship framework with defined terms: Educational Scholarships, Eligible Student, Failing School, Qualifying School, Nonpublic School, Scholarship Granting Organization, and related concepts.
• Establishes local flexibility concepts: Flexibility Contract and Innovation Plan, enabling local boards and systems to pursue programmatic and budgetary flexibility.
• Effective immediately following passage and approval by the Governor.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education