HR312 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Terri CollinsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Local Boards of Education urged to become charter school authorizers by September 1, 2015
Summary: A House resolution urging Alabama local boards of education to become charter school authorizers by September 1, 2015, with related planning and timelines.
What This Bill Does
It urges local boards of education to elect to become charter school authorizers by September 1, 2015. If a board chooses to become an authorizer, it must submit a substantial written plan detailing capacity, commitment, vision, how it will solicit charter applicants, and how it will monitor and evaluate charter schools. The resolution also directs the State Board of Education to have implementing regulations ready and asks the Alabama Public Charter School Commission to develop rules for its appellate role while allowing local authorizers to operate their own process if they register, with related timeline references for application formats and RFPs.

Who It Affects
Local boards of education in Alabama, who are urged to elect to become charter school authorizers by the September 1, 2015 deadline.
Alabama Public Charter School Commission, which is asked to thoughtfully develop its rules for appeals and its role as an authorizer.
Public school students and families in Alabama, who could experience changes in charter school options and oversight as local boards consider authorizing charters.

Key Provisions
Urges local boards of education to elect to become charter school authorizers by September 1, 2015.
If a local board chooses to be an authorizer, it must prepare a substantial written application showing capacity, commitment, strategic vision, plan to solicit applicants, and a performance framework for monitoring charter schools.
The format for the authorizer application must be made available by June 1, 2015, and boards choosing to authorize must issue requests for proposals for charter schools within 120 days of enactment (by around July 17, 2015).
The State Board of Education is expected to adopt implementing regulations for Act 2015-3 by June 10, 2015.
The Alabama Public Charter School Commission should develop its rules for its appellate role and high-quality authorizing in a way that does not prevent local systems from running their own authorizing process if they register.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Resolutions, Legislative