SB105 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Will BarfootSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Military families, requires school districts operating magnet schools to accept enrollment applications for military children where families have received transfer orders to Alabama military installations

Summary

SB 105 would require Alabama public magnet schools to accept enrollment applications for children of military families with transfer orders to Alabama and not bar them based on home address if they will reside in-state before school starts.

What This Bill Does

If passed, public districts operating magnet schools must accept and consider enrollment applications for a child of a military family with transfer orders to an Alabama installation, as long as the family will reside in the state before the first day of the fall semester. The child must be evaluated using the same admission criteria as other magnet school applicants. Districts may not restrict admission for military children based solely on the child's home address, as long as the child lives within the district. The bill defines magnet schools and applies these rules to public K-12 magnet schools.

Who It Affects

• Children of military families who have transfer orders to Alabama installations and will reside in Alabama before the first day of school; they can apply to magnet schools and must be evaluated under the same criteria as other applicants.
• Public school districts operating magnet schools; they must accept these applications and cannot restrict admission based solely on home address if the child lives within the district.

Key Provisions

• Public K-12 districts operating magnet schools must accept enrollment applications for a child of a military family with transfer orders to an Alabama military installation, provided the family will reside in-state before the first day of the fall semester, and must evaluate the child using the same admission criteria as other applicants.
• An Alabama public school district shall not restrict admission to magnet schools for a military child who otherwise qualifies for admission based solely on the child's address, as long as the child resides within the district.
• Definitions: magnet school is a public K-12 school that primarily serves intellectually gifted children and youth.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage/approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Military