HB70 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri Collins Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Education, State Board of Education, membership, four nonvoting members added, Secs. 16-1-6, 16-1-41.1, 16-3-1, 16-3-3 to 16-3-7, inclusive, 16-3-9, 16-4-4 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the State Board of Education consists of the Governor, as an ex officio member of the board, and eight members elected from districts.

This bill would expand application of the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012, to members of the State Board of Education.

This bill would add four nonvoting members to the board consisting of the most recent past and currently serving teachers of the year and one student delegate each elected by the then currently serving delegates to Alabama Boys State and Alabama Girls State.

This bill would also require the State Superintendent of Education to employ an administrative director to act as a liaison between the superintendent and the State Board of Education.

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Subjects

Education