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SB45 Alabama 2015 Session

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Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Del Marsh
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Charter schools, public charter schools authorized, Alabama Public Charter School Commission created, application, accountability, operation, funding, School Choice and Student Opportunity Act
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would create the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would create the Alabama Public Charter School Commission and would provide for the membership, powers, duties, and liabilities of the commission</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide for the application process for establishing public charter schools and conversion charter schools and would provide for charter terms, charter contracts, and preopening requirements and conditions</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide for accountability of charter schools pursuant to a performance framework, ongoing oversight and corrective action, and renewal, revocation, and nonrenewal of charters</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide for the operation and autonomy of public charter schools</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also provide for funding and facilities</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To create the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act; to create the Alabama Public Charter School Commission and provide for the membership, powers, duties, and liabilities of the commission; to provide for the application process for establishing public charter schools and conversion charter schools; to provide for charter terms, charter contracts, and preopening requirements and conditions; to provide for accountability of charter schools pursuant to a performance framework, ongoing oversight and corrective action, and renewal, revocation, and nonrenewal of charters; to provide for the operation and autonomy of public charter schools; to provide for funding; and to provide for facilities. </p>
Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 19, 2015 S Assigned Act No. 2015-3 on 03/19/2015.
March 19, 2015 H
March 19, 2015 H Signature Requested
March 19, 2015 S Enrolled
March 19, 2015 H Concurred in Second House Amendment
March 18, 2015 S Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 174
March 18, 2015 S Concurrence Requested
March 18, 2015 H Treadaway intended to vote Nay
March 18, 2015 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 131
March 18, 2015 H Alexander intended to vote Yea
March 18, 2015 H Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 130
March 18, 2015 H Collins Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015 H Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 129
March 18, 2015 H Moore (M) Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015 H Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 128
March 18, 2015 H Coleman-Evans 2nd Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015 H Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 127
March 18, 2015 H Coleman-Evans 1st Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015 H Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 126
March 18, 2015 H Melton Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015 H Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 125
March 18, 2015 H Knight Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015 H Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 124
March 18, 2015 H Warren Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015 H Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 123
March 18, 2015 H Drummond Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015 H Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 122
March 18, 2015 H Education Policy first Substitute Offered
March 18, 2015 H Third Reading Passed
March 12, 2015 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
March 10, 2015 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
March 10, 2015 S Engrossed
March 10, 2015 S Marsh motion to Reconsider and Table adopted Voice Vote
March 10, 2015 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 34
March 10, 2015 S Holtzclaw motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 33
March 10, 2015 S Holtzclaw Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Singleton motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 32
March 10, 2015 S Singleton Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Singleton motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 31
March 10, 2015 S Singleton Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Sanders motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 30
March 10, 2015 S Sanders Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Sanders motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 29
March 10, 2015 S Sanders Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Sanders motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 28
March 10, 2015 S Sanders Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Figures motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 27
March 10, 2015 S Figures Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Marsh motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
March 10, 2015 S Coleman Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Coleman motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 26
March 10, 2015 S Coleman Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 25
March 10, 2015 S Marsh Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Smitherman motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 24
March 10, 2015 S Smitherman Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Smitherman motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 23
March 10, 2015 S Smitherman Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 22
March 10, 2015 S Marsh Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015 S Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 21
March 10, 2015 S Education and Youth Affairs second Substitute Offered
March 10, 2015 S Education and Youth Affairs first Substitute Offered
March 10, 2015 S Third Reading Passed
March 5, 2015 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
March 3, 2015 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education & Youth Affairs

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing March 12, 2015 Room 418 at 19:00 House EP Public Hearing
Hearing March 4, 2015 *Revision #1 Location Change* Room 807/ Star Wars at 08:30 Senate ED Public Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB45 Alabama 2015 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt
2015-03-18
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Collins motion to Table
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Collins motion to Table
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Collins motion to Table
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Collins motion to Table
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Collins motion to Table
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2015-03-18
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Holtzclaw motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Singleton motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Singleton motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Sanders motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Sanders motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Sanders motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Figures motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Coleman motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Marsh motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Smitherman motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Smitherman motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed
Marsh motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Marsh motion to Adopt
2015-03-10
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB45 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced
Bill Text SB45 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text SB45 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled
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