HB250 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Education, population requirement for city to establish a board of education increased from 5,000 to 25,000, determination of financial capability required, Sec. 16-11-1 am'd.

Summary

HB 250 would raise the population threshold to form a city board of education from 5,000 to 25,000 and require a city to prove it can financially sustain a city school system and provide its own facilities.

What This Bill Does

It increases the minimum population for establishing a city school board from 5,000 to 25,000. It requires the State Department of Education to determine whether a city is financially capable of sustaining a city school system before it can be established. It provides an exception for cities that already meet the old population criteria and have a formal separation agreement with the county before the act takes effect. It requires a financially capable city school system to acquire or build its own school facilities and allows it to purchase existing county facilities under a mutually agreed separation agreement.

Who It Affects

• Cities with 25,000 or more residents that might seek to establish a city school system; they must be financially capable as determined by the Department and must provide or acquire facilities.
• County school systems and their facilities; they must negotiate formal separation agreements if a city forms its own system and facilities may be transferred or sold as part of those agreements.

Key Provisions

• Raises the population threshold for establishing a city board of education from 5,000 to 25,000.
• Requires the State Department of Education to determine financial capability of a city to sustain a city school system before establishment, based on detailed financial information from the city.
• Provides an exemption for cities that have already met the old inhabitant criteria and signed a formal separation agreement before the act's effective date.
• Requires a financially capable city to acquire or build its own school facilities and allows purchase of county facilities, with terms set in the formal separation agreement.

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Subjects

Education