HB275 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dickie Drake

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Schools, military recruiters and Dept. of Homeland Security recruiters, access to public schools, Sec. 16-1-25 am'd.

Summary

HB275 would require Alabama public schools and public colleges to give U.S. military recruiters and Homeland Security recruiters the same access to students and campus facilities as other employers or postsecondary institutions.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the law to ensure military recruiters and DHS recruiters have the same facility access and information rights as other recruiters. Access must be reasonable and follow policies used for other agencies that are not part of the school system. It also clarifies that recruiters can inform students about educational and occupational options in military service.

Who It Affects

• City and county public school systems and public institutions of higher education (and their divisions) must allow reasonable access to military and DHS recruiters and grant them the same information and access as they do for prospective employers or postsecondary institutions.
• Military recruiters of the United States Armed Forces and United States Department of Homeland Security will have access to students and campus facilities on the same terms as other recruiters and information providers.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-1-25 to grant military recruiters and DHS recruiters the same access as institutions grant to prospective employers or postsecondary institutions.
• Access must be reasonable and consistent with policies governing other agencies not part of the school system or higher education.
• Requires the institutions to inform students about educational and occupational options in military service and provide the same information and access to students and campus facilities as for other recruiters.
• Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Military