SB380 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Scott Beason

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Jerry L. FieldingPaul BussmanBill HightowerGerald H. AllenHarri Anne SmithCam WardJimmy HolleyGreg J. ReedTrip PittmanShadrack McGillMark Slade BlackwellTom WhatleyRusty GloverDick Brewbaker

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Common Core Curriculum Standards, terminated, prior courses of study to be implemented

Summary

SB380 would terminate Alabama's adoption and use of the Common Core/College and Career Standards and require replacing them with the pre-common core courses of study.

What This Bill Does

It ends the adoption and ongoing implementation of Common Core or College and Career Standards in K-12 public schools. It directs the State Board of Education to replace those standards with the courses of study that were in place before the common core. It terminates related plans, programs, activities, expenditures, assessments, and data collection tied to the common core, and allows any citizen to sue to enforce the change. The replacement courses may be updated starting January 1, 2017, and the act would become effective immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• K-12 public schools and educators would need to switch curricula and related assessments to the pre-common core courses.
• Students and families would experience changes in what is taught and how it is assessed, and the public could sue to enforce the changes.

Key Provisions

• Terminate the adoption and implementation of the common core curriculum standards (Common Core/College and Career Standards).
• Direct the State Board of Education to replace those standards with the pre-common-core courses of study.
• Terminate all plans, programs, activities, efforts, and expenditures related to implementing the common core standards, including assessments, data collection, and instruction based on those standards.
• Give any Alabama citizen standing to sue to enforce this provision.
• Allow the replacement courses to be updated on January 1, 2017 in accordance with state law.
• Make the act effective immediately upon the Governor's signature (or becoming law).

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

Subjects

Public Education