SB18 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dick Brewbaker

Republican

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

SB18 changes how Alabama can intervene in local school systems by clarifying the conditions for intervention and changing who receives the show-cause notice.

What This Bill Does

It preserves the State Board’s power to intervene in a local school system when a majority of its schools are designated as priority, or the system or its schools fail to meet state standards or accreditation, or the accrediting body imposes disciplinary actions. It requires the State Superintendent to issue a written show-cause notice to the local superintendent and the presiding officer of the local school system, rather than to the chair of the city or county board. The notice must describe the deficiencies and set a timetable for corrective action, with a written response due in about 21 days (extension possible). If intervention is approved, the State can appoint a chief administrative officer and take broad control to implement the plan, oversee operations and personnel, and require regular progress reporting, with a path for release when deficiencies are addressed.

Who It Affects

• City or county local school systems that could be placed under state intervention, with governance and decision-making shifted to the State Board and its appointees while intervention is in effect.
• Local superintendents and presiding officers of local school systems who receive the show-cause notice and must respond with deficiencies and proposed corrective plans.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-6E-4 to authorize state intervention in local school systems under specified conditions.
• Notice of potential intervention is issued to the local superintendent and the presiding officer of the local school system, not to the city or county board chair.
• Triggers for the notice include majority of schools being priority, noncompliance with state statutes/rules, accreditation status problems, or disciplinary actions by accrediting bodies.
• The notice must detail deficiencies, required corrective actions, and a timetable; recipients must respond in writing within 21 days (extendable) and may propose an acceptable plan.
• If intervention is authorized, the State Board may implement the intervention with broad authority, appoint a chief administrative officer if needed, and oversee operations and personnel.
• The State Superintendent must report on the intervention status at least every six months and there is a process for releasing the local board from intervention upon Board action or sufficient plan progress.
• Effective date: the act becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it.

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Subjects

Education