SB224 Alabama 2015 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Education, authorize local boards of education to admit or readmit students under age 21 to twelth grade, Secs. 16-11-16, 16-28-3 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, city boards of education
are authorized to admit students up to the age of
19 years and the mandatory school attendance age is
between 6 and 17 years</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize city and county
boards of education to admit or readmit students
under age 21 for the purpose of graduating from
public high school</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 16-11-16 and 16-28-3, Code of
Alabama 1975, relating to school admission and attendance; to
authorize public high schools to admit or readmit students
under age 21; and in connection therewith would have as its
purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as
Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
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Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education and Youth Affairs |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB224 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |