HB396 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012, 180 full instructional day requirement reduced to 1050 instructional hours without change in teacher compensation, first day of instruction beginning with 2018-2019 school year to be no earlier than two weeks before Labor Day, Sec. 16-13-231 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, each local board of education is required to establish a local school calendar providing 180 instructional days, or the hourly equivalent thereof.

This bill would require each local board of education to establish a local school calendar providing 1050 instructional hours beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, and would require that teacher salaries remain at existing levels.

This bill would also require that the first day of instruction for students begin no earlier than the Monday two weeks before Labor Day.

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Subjects

Education