SB250 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Chris ElliottSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Baldwin Co., schools, impact certain new subdivisions or multi-family devleopment have on student capacity
Summary: SB 250 creates a process in Baldwin County to study how large subdivisions or multi-family developments could affect school capacity before approval.
What This Bill Does
Large development proposals must be reviewed by the local school superintendent, who will receive a map/plat, development phases or units, the expected number of school-age children, and unit sizes. In Gulf Shores, the Gulf Shores City School Superintendent handles the same requirement. The superintendent must issue a letter within 30 days stating how the project would impact the school district’s capacity and what actions the local school board may need to take; maps/plats cannot be recorded and property cannot be sold tied to the map until this review is completed. If the superintendent does not issue a letter, it is considered no objection and the granting authority may proceed with the approval process.

Who It Affects
Developers and petitioners proposing large subdivisions (over 100 lots) or multi-family developments (over 100 units) in Baldwin County, who must submit required information and may face capacity-related considerations before approval.
Local school superintendents and school boards (Baldwin County and Gulf Shores) who must evaluate submissions, issue timely impact letters, and advise on actions needed to address potential capacity issues.

Key Provisions
Applies to Baldwin County, whether in unincorporated or incorporated areas; the granting authority is the county commission or municipal planning commission.
Thresholds trigger the process: multi-family development of more than 100 units or residential subdivisions with more than 100 lots (in any combination of phases).
Petitioners must submit to the local county superintendent (or Gulf Shores City School Superintendent for Gulf Shores) a map/plat, development phases/units/lots, the expected number of school-age children, and the specification and size of units to be developed.
Maps/plats cannot be recorded and property cannot be sold in reference to the map until submission and review; the superintendent must issue a letter within 30 days stating the impact on student capacity and any actions the local school board may need to take.
If the superintendent fails to issue the letter within the deadline, the submission is deemed to have no objection and the granting authority may proceed with approval.
Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after the Governor signs it into law.

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Subjects: Baldwin County