HB423 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2019

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Pebblin W. Warren Representative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Public schools, require a child successfully complete kindergarten before being admitted to the first grade, Sec. 16-28-4 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, a child who is six years of age on or before December 31 is entitled to admission to the first grade in the public elementary schools, and a child that is five years of age on or before September 1 is entitled to admission to the local public school kindergartens.
This bill would require that a child successfully complete public or nonpublic kindergarten before being admitted to the first grade in the public elementary schools of the state.
This bill would also change the date for determining the age of a child entitled to admission to public school kindergarten from September 1 to December 31.
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.
The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.
Subjects: Public Schools