SB297 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clyde ChamblissSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Education, Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act, limitation on the physical location of a public charter school, Sec. 16-6F-5 am'd.

Summary

SB297 would allow a public charter school facility to be located up to one mile outside its attendance area if the location is within the corporate limits of a municipality that lies in two counties.

What This Bill Does

It adds an exception to where charter school facilities can be located, permitting up to one mile outside the attendance area when the site is inside a two-county municipality's corporate limits. The change applies only to charter school locations within such municipalities. The bill keeps existing rules on open enrollment, non-discrimination, admission priorities, capacity planning, and credit transfer intact. This could give charter schools more flexibility in choosing campus locations in certain cities.

Who It Affects

• Public charter schools and their governing boards, by giving them more location options for campus sites within eligible two-county municipalities.
• Students and families in areas around multi-county municipalities, who may gain closer or additional access to charter school campuses located just outside their attendance area within those municipalities.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Amends Section 16-6F-5(a)(11) to authorize public charter school facilities to be located up to one mile outside the boundaries of a local school system if the site is within the corporate limits of a municipality located in two counties.
• Provision 2: The bill retains all existing open enrollment, admission, capacity, and other provisions of the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act; location flexibility is added only in the specified, limited case.

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Subjects

Education