SB24 Alabama 2018 Session

Under existing law, the membership of the State Board of Education includes the Governor as an ex officio member and eight members elected from districts provided by general law

Also under existing law, the State Superintendent of Education is appointed by the State Board of Education

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish the position of Director of Education as a cabinet level position in lieu of the State Superintendent of Education and to provide for the appointment of the Director of Education by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate

This bill would also propose that a Board of Counsel be established in lieu of the State Board of Education and that the Director of Education appoint the members of the Board of Counsel

Proposing an amendment to Amendment 284 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 262 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, relating to the composition of the State Board of Education and the selection of the State Superintendent of Education; to establish the position of Director of Education as a cabinet level position in lieu of a State Superintendent of Education; to provide that the Director of Education be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate; to establish a Board of Counsel in lieu of the State Board of Education; and to provide that the Director of Education appoint the members of the Board of Counsel.