SB420 Alabama 2014 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Schools, nonpublic K-12 schools, autonomy of clarified, Secs. 16-28-1, 16-28-5, 16-28-7 repealed
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish the Educational
Opportunities Act</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would further clarify the autonomy
of nonpublic schools, including church, parochial,
and private schools offering instruction in grades
K-12</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require nonpublic schools to
annually identify with the State Department of
Education and set forth procedures for disposal of
student records when a school ceases to exist</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish guidelines for
private tutors offering instruction to students in
grades K-12</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would clarify that students
transferring from nonpublic schools to a public
school are accepted by the public schools in the
same manner as transfer students from other public
schools</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the State Department
of Education and local boards of education to
recognize all accrediting agencies of primary and
secondary schools that are recognized by the United
States Department of Education</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require each nonpublic
school to comply with attendance laws and perform
criminal history background checks on employees in
accordance with law</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit any public
postsecondary institution or program, including the
Alabama Fire College and any police academy, from
denying admission of, and to prohibit the state
from denying employment of, a student solely on the
basis that he or she graduated from a secondary
nonpublic school prior to the effective date of
this act</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also establish a nonpublic
school advisory committee to address concerns of
nonpublic schools with the State Department of
Education</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To establish the Educational Opportunities Act; to
further clarify the autonomy of nonpublic schools, including
church, religious, parochial, and private schools offering
instruction in grades K-12; to require each nonpublic school
to annually identify with the State Department of Education
and set forth procedures for disposal of student records when
a school ceases to exist; to establish guidelines for private
tutors offering instruction to students in grades K-12; to
clarify that students transferring from nonpublic schools to a
public school are accepted by the public schools in the same
manner as transfer students from other public schools; to
require the State Department of Education and local boards of
education to recognize all accrediting agencies of primary and
secondary schools that are recognized by the United States
Department of Education; to require each nonpublic school to
comply with attendance laws and perform criminal history
background checks on employees in accordance with law; to
prohibit any public postsecondary institution or program,
including the Alabama Fire College and any police academy,
from denying admission of, and to prohibit the state from
denying employment of, a student solely on the basis that he
or she graduated from a secondary nonpublic school prior to
the effective date of this act; to establish a nonpublic
school advisory committee to address concerns of nonpublic
schools with the State Department of Education; and to repeal
Sections 16-28-1, 16-28-5, and 16-28-7, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to definitions, private tutors, and reports of
enrollment under school attendance laws of the state.
</p>
Subjects
Schools
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 27, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB420 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |