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SB217 Alabama 2021 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Tim Melson
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
State Textbook Committee, publishers permitted to provide standards correlation evidence to State Dept. of Education, State Superintendent of Education to convene other instructional materials review committees to review and rate materials and to establish evaluation criteria, Secs. 16-36-60, 16-36-60.1, 16-36-65 am'd.
Description

Existing law provides for a State Textbook Committee process to consider the merit of textbooks offered for use in the public elementary and high schools of the state and make recommendations for approval or rejection to the State Board of Education

This bill would provide for publishers to provide evidence of standards correlation on forms provided by the State Department of Education

This bill would authorize the State Superintendent of Education to convene other instructional materials review committees to review and rate varying instructional materials

This bill would also authorize the State Superintendent of Education to establish evaluation criteria to be used by other instructional materials review committees

Relating to the State Textbook Committee; to amend Sections 16-36-60, 16-36-60.1, and 16-36-65, Code of Alabama 1975; and to add Section 16-36-73 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for publishers to provide evidence of standards correlation on forms provided by the State Department of Education; to authorize the State Superintendent of Education to convene other instructional materials review committees to review and rate varying instructional materials; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Subjects
State Textbook Committee

Bill Actions

Action DateChamberAction
April 1, 2021HEducation Policy first Amendment Offered
April 1, 2021HPending third reading on day 19 Favorable from Education Policy with 1 amendment
April 1, 2021HRead for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
March 16, 2021HRead for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
March 16, 2021SEngrossed
March 16, 2021SMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 587
March 16, 2021SElliott motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 586
March 16, 2021SElliott Amendment Offered
March 16, 2021SMelson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 585
March 16, 2021SEducation Policy first Substitute Offered
March 16, 2021SThird Reading Passed
March 3, 2021SRead for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
February 10, 2021SRead for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy

Bill Calendar

TypeDateLocationDescription
HearingMarch 31, 2021Room 206 at 13:30House EP Hearing
HearingMarch 3, 2021Room 825 ****SB 234 PH removed; 2 bills (SB 86 and SB 120) remov at 13:00Senate ED Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB217 Alabama 2021 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 587
2021-03-16
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Elliott motion to Adopt Roll Call 586
2021-03-16
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Melson motion to Adopt Roll Call 585
2021-03-16
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
SBIR: Melson motion to Adopt Roll Call 584
2021-03-16
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

TypeLink
Bill Text SB217 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text SB217 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
Bill Amendments Senate Education Policy first Substitute Offered
Bill Amendments Senate Elliott Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments House Education Policy first Amendment Offered
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - SB217 for Education Policy
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - SB217 for Education Policy
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - SB217 for Education Policy
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - SB217 for Education Policy
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