HB469 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

John W. Rogers

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Schools, a comprehensive character education program, address methods of discouraging bulling and violent acts against fellow students, Sec. 16-6B-2 am'd.

Description

Existing law requires the State Board of Education and all local boards of education to develop and implement a comprehensive character education program in grades K-12.

This bill would require a comprehensive character education program to be taught in grades K-12 in each public school, consisting of instruction provided five times a week during the school year, for a duration of not less than 40 minutes per day.

This bill would also require the comprehensive character education program to address methods of discouraging bullying and violent acts against fellow students.

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Subjects

Schools