HB558 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barry Moore

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Common Core Curriculum Standards, terminated, prior courses of study to be implemented, Alabama Traditional Education Standards Act, created

Summary

HB558 would end the Common Core/ACCRS standards, restore pre-Common Core math and ELA standards as transition standards, and establish Alabama-led standards while banning national standards and related assessments.

What This Bill Does

It creates the Alabama Traditional Education Standards Act and terminates the adoption and implementation of Common Core/ACCRS. The State Board of Education would replace those standards with the pre-Common Core Transition Standards for Math and ELA (in effect through 2016-2017) and then adopt new Alabama Ahead Standards starting in 2017-2018. It would prohibit adopting or implementing any national standards or assessments tied to them, terminate federal flexibility waivers, and require the state to retain sole control over K-12 standards, with enforcement provisions available to citizens.

Who It Affects

• Students in Alabama's K-12 public schools, whose math and English language arts instruction and assessments would be based on the Transition Standards and, later, the Alabama Ahead Standards instead of Common Core.
• State and local education authorities (State Board of Education, school districts, and teachers), who would implement and revise these standards under state control and would be barred from adopting national standards or joining any organizations that cede control over Alabama education.

Key Provisions

• Terminate the adoption and implementation of the Common Core Standards (Alabama College and Career Ready Standards).
• Replace Math and English Language Arts standards with Transition Standards based on pre-Common Core standards (Math through May 2011; ELA through May 2012) for the 2016-2017 school year, then introduce Alabama Ahead Standards beginning in 2017-2018.
• Prohibit the adoption or implementation of any national standards from any source and ban assessments aligned with them (e.g., Next Generation Science Standards, History/Social Studies/Sexuality Standards).
• Terminate the federal flexibility waiver with the U.S. Department of Education related to Common Core and related federal control.
• Maintain sole state control over K-12 standards and prohibit joining consortia or organizations that would cede control over Alabama education; provide legal standing for citizens to enforce the act.

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

Subjects

Public Education