SB70 Alabama 2021 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, local boards of education, administrators, teachers, and staff are granted limited immunity for their actions in maintaining safe classrooms and certain public education employees are granted sovereign immunity from civil liability pursuant to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, when performing certain work-related duties. Additionally, the Educators Liability Trust Fund is a program of self-insurance that provides liability coverage for those individuals for claims made against them in the performance of their work-related duties
This bill would provide the same limited and sovereign immunity, and ability to participate in the Educators Liability Trust Fund, to the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering and the administrative staff, teachers, and employees of that school
Relating to public K-12 education; to amend Sections 16-22-4.1 and 36-1-12, Code of Alabama 1975, and add Section 16-28A-6 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to grant the same limited and sovereign immunity, and ability to participate in the Educators Liability Trust Fund, provided for local boards of education, administrators, teachers, and staff to the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering and the administrative staff, teachers, and employees of that school.
Bill Actions
Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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February 24, 2021 | S | Pending third reading on day 9 Favorable from Judiciary |
February 24, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
February 2, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
Type | Date | Location | Description |
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Hearing | February 24, 2021 | ROOM 325/ADDED on SB261 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
Type | Link |
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Bill Text | SB70 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB70 for Judiciary |