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SB94 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 18, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Rodger SmithermanSenator
Democrat
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Literacy Act, third grade retention requirement postponed until 2024-2025 school year, Sec. 16-6G-5 am'd.
Description

The Alabama Literacy Act requires, commencing with the 2021-2022 school year, third grade students to demonstrate specific sufficient reading skills before being promoted to fourth grade.

This bill would postpone implementation of the third grade retention requirement until the 2024-2025 school year.

Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

S

Delivered to Governor at 11:42 p.m. on May 17, 2021

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

S

Passed Second House

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1224

H

Kitchens motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 1223

H

Drummond motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1222

H

Collins Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 924

S

Roberts motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 923

S

Roberts Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

SBIR: Smitherman motion to Adopt Roll Call 922

April 13, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 21
Absent 13

Roberts motion to Adopt Roll Call 923

April 13, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 21
Absent 13

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 924

April 13, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 23
No 9
Absent 2

Drummond motion to Table Roll Call 1222

May 17, 2021 House Passed
Yes 48
No 46
Abstained 2
Absent 7

Kitchens motion to Previous Question Roll Call 1223

May 17, 2021 House Passed
Yes 60
No 36
Absent 7

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 1224

May 17, 2021 House Passed
Yes 68
No 27
Abstained 2
Absent 6

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed) SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced) SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature