SB387 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Shadrack McGill

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Schools, students taught at home by either private tutor or under church school law may participate in public K-12 extracurricular activities

Summary

SB387 would let home-taught or church-school students in ninth grade or higher enroll in public schools to take career technical programs and join public extracurricular activities, with the same rules as other students and new funding rules for the programs.

What This Bill Does

It allows students taught at home by a private tutor or under church school law to enroll in a public school to participate in a career technical program. The student must be in ninth grade or higher, register by August 1, and pay the same activity fees as public school students, while adhering to the same behavior, academic, and residency requirements. The student may also participate in the public school's extracurricular activities. The bill sets how state funds are calculated and allocated for these students, with two-thirds of the related funds going to the career technical program, and adds a capacity/safety-based denial option; it becomes law immediately upon passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Students taught at home (private tutor or church school) who are in ninth grade or higher and would enroll in a public school to participate in a career technical program and possibly public extracurriculars.
• Public schools and local school districts, which must manage enrollment, fees, behavior/residency standards, and fund allocation for these students, including potential program capacity decisions.

Key Provisions

• Allows home-schooled students (private tutor or church school) in ninth grade or higher to enroll in public schools for the purpose of attending a career technical program.
• Enrollment requires: registration by August 1, payment of the same participation/activity fees as public participants, and meeting the same standards of behavior, responsibility, performance, conduct, academic standards, and residency as other students.
• Enables these students to participate in extracurricular activities of the public school.
• Funding provisions: the average annual state cost for these students is calculated using one-third of Foundation Program funds divided by the statewide pupil count and plus one-third of teacher units; two-thirds of the funds received for these students go to the corresponding career technical program.
• The public school may deny participation if the program limits enrollment for safety or liability reasons.
• Section notes that the bill is exempt from Amendment 621 requirements because expenditures are by a school board and fall within specified exceptions; the act becomes effective immediately upon governor’s signing.

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