SB94 Alabama 2021 Session
Passed (Not Signed)
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Literacy Act, third grade retention requirement postponed until 2024-2025 school year, Sec. 16-6G-5 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would postpone implementation of
the third grade retention requirement until the
2024-2025 school year</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Alabama Literacy Act; to amend
Section 16-6G-5, as added to the Code of Alabama 1975 by Act
2019-523 of the 2019 Regular Session, to postpone
implementation of the third grade retention requirement from
the 2021-2022 school year until the 2024-2025 school year.
</p>
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2021 | S | Delivered to Governor at 11:42 p.m. on May 17, 2021 |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Signature Requested |
| May 17, 2021 | S | Enrolled |
| May 17, 2021 | S | Passed Second House |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1224 |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Kitchens motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 1223 |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Drummond motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1222 |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Collins Amendment Offered |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 4, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 13, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
| April 13, 2021 | S | Engrossed |
| April 13, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 924 |
| April 13, 2021 | S | Roberts motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 923 |
| April 13, 2021 | S | Roberts Amendment Offered |
| April 13, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 3, 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 Education Policy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 4, 2021 | Room 206 at 10:30 | House EP Hearing |
| Hearing | April 28, 2021 | Room 206 at 13:30 | House EP Public Hearing |
| Hearing | March 3, 2021 | Room 825 ****SB 234 PH removed; 2 bills (SB 86 and SB 120) remov at 13:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
| Hearing | February 10, 2021 | Room 325 at 13:30 | Senate ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Roberts Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB94 for Education Policy |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB94 for Education Policy |