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HB125 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026
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Summary

Primary Sponsor
Terri Collins
Terri CollinsRepresentative
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Education, Alabama Longitudinal Data System created, matching of student performance data and workforce data, privacy and protection of student information required, administered by the Alabama Office of Education and Workforce Statistics created within the Dept. of Labor
Summary

HB125 creates the Alabama Longitudinal Data System to link student learning data with workforce data and sets up an Office of Education and Workforce Statistics to manage it, with strict privacy protections and an advisory board.

What This Bill Does

The bill establishes a statewide system to match data about students from early learning through employment and link it with workforce data. It creates the Alabama Office of Education and Workforce Statistics within the Department of Labor to develop, operate, and protect the system and to support research. An advisory board will guide governance, research goals, and privacy protections (FERPA and other laws), and the bill sets rules on deidentification, data access, and reporting. It also requires data-sharing from participating agencies and outlines timelines for implementation and remediation definitions.

Who It Affects
  • Students and their families, who would have their educational data linked across stages but protected by strict privacy rules and deidentification to limit identifiable information.
  • Education and workforce data providers (state agencies, school systems, colleges/universities, and participating private institutions) that must share data, follow governance and privacy rules, and comply with reporting requirements.
Key Provisions
  • Creates the Alabama Longitudinal Data System to match educational data with workforce data from early learning through employment.
  • Establishes the Alabama Office of Education and Workforce Statistics within the Department of Labor to develop, operate, maintain, and safeguard the system; appoints a Chief Policy Officer.
  • Forms an Advisory Board to oversee data governance, set the research agenda, advise on operation, and ensure privacy compliance (FERPA and related laws).
  • Defines data types (educational and workforce data) and restricts access to deidentified or aggregated information; requires data ownership to remain with the providing entities.
  • Requires participation and data sharing from specified agencies (e.g., Department of Early Childhood Education, Department of Education, higher education entities) and allows private institutions to participate.
  • Implements comprehensive data privacy and security rules, including deidentification standards, access restrictions, audits, breach response plans, and data retention/disposal policies.
  • By end of 2016, directs the remediation definitions to be established by the relevant higher education governance bodies; requires compliance for entities receiving state funds; full system operation targeted by May 30, 2017.
AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

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Further Consideration

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Marsh motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote

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Brewbaker motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 781

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Brewbaker Amendment Offered

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Holley motion to Adopt Holley sub adopted Roll Call 780

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March Motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

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Holley first Substitute Offered

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Third Reading Carried Over

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Sanford motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

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Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 576

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Marsh Amendment Offered

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Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 575

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Marsh Amendment Offered

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Marsh motion to Table adopted Voice Vote

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Education and Youth Affairs Amendment No. 2 Offered

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Marsh motion to Table adopted Voice Vote

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Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

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Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

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Marsh motion to Adopt Education and Youth Affairs Amendment adopted Roll Call 541

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Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

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Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

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Education and Youth Affairs Amendment Offered

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Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments

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Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education and Youth Affairs

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Engrossed

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Fridy intended to vote Nay and Sells and Pringle intended to vote Yea

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Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 140

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Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 139

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Collins motion to Table lost Roll Call 138

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Knight Amendment Offered

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Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 137

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Collins Amendment Offered

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Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 136

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Education Policy first Substitute Offered

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Third Reading Passed

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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

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Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy

Bill Text

Download Engrossed PDF

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 31, 2015 House Passed
Yes 89
Abstained 1
Absent 15

Collins motion to Table

February 25, 2016 House Failed
Yes 36
No 53
Abstained 1
Absent 15

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

February 25, 2016 House Passed
Yes 70
No 28
Absent 7

Holley motion to Adopt Holley sub

April 21, 2016 Senate Passed
Yes 23
No 3
Absent 9

Brewbaker motion to Adopt

April 21, 2016 Senate Passed
Yes 25
No 1
Absent 9

Documents

Bill Text (Engrossed) HB125 Alabama 2016 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced) HB125 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature