SB101 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rusty Glover

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

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

Summary

SB101 would end Alabama's Common Core standards and restore state/local control by reinstating pre-Common Core math and English standards and prohibiting new national standards or aligned assessments.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill terminates the adoption and implementation of Common Core/ACCRS in K-12 public schools. It directs the State Board of Education to replace those standards with the pre-Common Core math and English language arts courses. It also prohibits adopting or using any other national standards or assessments that would cede control, and it ends related federal waivers and oversight; the board would update Alabama's standards under existing law, guided by the state's pre-Common Core standards.

Who It Affects

• State Board of Education and local education agencies, who must replace standards and avoid national standards or aligned assessments.
• Teachers and school districts, who would implement the pre-Common Core math and ELA courses and avoid standards or assessments tied to national frameworks.
• Students and families, whose curriculum and assessments would be set by state/local standards rather than national benchmarks.
• General public/citizens, who have standing to sue to enforce the act.

Key Provisions

• Termination of all plans, programs, activities, and expenditures related to Common Core/ACCRS, including assessments and data collection tied to those standards.
• Replacement of the current Common Core Standards with pre-Common Core Math standards (through 2011-12) and pre-Common Core English Language Arts standards (through 2012-13).
• State Board of Education shall update standards under existing revision processes, guided by the pre-Common Core standards with high national scores.
• Prohibition on adopting or implementing any national standards from any source and on using assessments aligned to them (e.g., Next Generation Science Standards, History Standards, etc.).
• Termination of the federal flexibility waiver with the U.S. Department of Education related to Common Core and related control.
• The state shall retain sole control over K-12 standards and officials/entities shall not join organizations that cede control over Alabama education.
• Citizens have standing in court to enforce the act.
• The act takes effect immediately upon governor’s approval.

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