HB217 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

HB217 Alabama 2017 Session

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2017

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mack N. Butler Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Public K-12 education, absence for student playing Taps at funeral of veteran is excused, Sec. 16-28-13 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, students enrolled in public K-12 schools are granted a limited number of excused absences each school year for sickness and other extraordinary circumstances.
This bill would specify that for students enrolled in grades 6 to 12, inclusive, absence from school for the purpose of sounding Taps at a military honors funeral held in the state is an excused absence.
Subjects: Education

Bill Actions

Indefinitely Postponed

Education Policy first Amendment Offered

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

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

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) HB217 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature