HB317 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Elaine Beech

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Education, State Board of, intervention in educational operations of local boards of education, conditions warranting intervention revised, Sec. 16-6E-4 am'd.

Summary

HB317 expands and clarifies when the State Board can intervene in a local school system and who must receive written notice.

What This Bill Does

It adds specific conditions that trigger a written notice for intervention, such as widespread noncompliance or accreditation actions. It changes who must receive the notice to the local superintendent and the local school system's presiding officer. It outlines the step-by-step process for responding to the notice, potential plans, and how intervention can be authorized and carried out, including supervision, personnel actions, and oversight, with periodic status reports and a path to release from intervention.

Who It Affects

• Local city or county boards of education and their local superintendents and presiding officers (receivers of the notice, respondents to show cause, and subject to potential intervention).
• State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education (or chief administrative officer) (authority to issue notices, authorize intervention, appoint a chief officer, supervise, and monitor implementation).
• Students in the affected districts (indirectly affected through changes in governance and school operations).

Key Provisions

• Adds conditions for issued written notice to show cause, including major noncompliance with statutes/rules/regulations, accreditation status issues, and probation/suspension actions.
• Requires the notice to be issued to the local superintendent of education and the presiding officer of the local school system (not the presiding officer of the city/county board).
• Requires the notice to detail deficiencies, required corrective steps, and a timetable; recipient must respond in writing within 21 calendar days (extensions possible) and may propose a plan.
• If intervention is warranted, the State Superintendent may approve intervention and appoint a chief administrative officer to run the district; the intervention can be exercised directly or via the chief officer.
• During intervention, the local board operates under State supervision; the State may hire consultants and direct personnel actions at the local district's expense, with actions described in a formal written plan and records kept in official files.
• The State Superintendent must report on intervention status to the State Board of Education at least every six months.
• A district may be released from intervention by a State Board of Education resolution following a recommendation or a two-thirds petition by the local board; views of the State Superintendent must be solicited before voting.
• Effective date: immediate upon passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Education