SB2 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim McClendon
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Gerald H. Allen Tom Butler Donnie Chesteen Sam Givhan Garlan Gudger Jimmy Holley Andrew Jones Steve Livingston Del Marsh Tim Melson Arthur Orr Clay Scofield David Sessions Shay Shelnutt J.T. Waggoner April Weaver
Session: Second Special Session 2021
Title: Board of Education, State, districts redrawn, Sec. 16-3-1.1 repealed; Sec. 16-3-1.1 added
Summary: SB2 repeals and reenacts Section 16-3-1.1 to redraw Alabama's State Board of Education eight-district map based on the 2020 census, using the McClendon Plan 1 map.
What This Bill Does
It creates eight SBOE districts based on the 2020 census using the McClendon Plan 1 map, replacing the current district setup. The map and its boundary descriptions, drawn from census tracts, blocks, and counties, are incorporated by reference. The Legislature must post the map and any alternative maps on the public website, and state officials will certify and post the map on the Secretary of State's website. The certified map's boundary descriptions prevail over census-based descriptions, and the act becomes effective immediately upon governor's approval; the provisions are severable.

Who It Affects
Voters and residents of Alabama, whose State Board of Education districts will be redrawn and reassigned according to the McClendon Plan 1 map based on the 2020 census.
State government and officials (State Board of Education members, and the Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Secretary of State), who will certify, post, and publish the new district map and boundary descriptions.

Key Provisions
Repeals and reenacts Section 16-3-1.1 to establish eight SBOE districts based on the McClendon SBOE Plan 1 map.
Maps and boundary descriptions are designated by census tract, block, and county data and incorporated by reference.
Legislature must post the SBOE map and any alternative maps on the public website; map descriptions are subject to certification and posting on the Secretary of State's website.
Certified boundary descriptions prevail over census-based descriptions.
Act is severable and becomes effective immediately upon governor's approval.

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Subjects: Reapportionment