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
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.
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.
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2021 | S | Delivered to Governor at 11:42 p.m. on May 17, 2021 |
| May 16, 2021 | H | Signature Requested |
| May 16, 2021 | S | Enrolled |
| May 16, 2021 | S | Passed Second House |
| May 16, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1224 |
| May 16, 2021 | H | Kitchens motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 1223 |
| May 16, 2021 | H | Drummond motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1222 |
| May 16, 2021 | H | Collins Amendment Offered |
| May 16, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 3, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 12, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
| April 12, 2021 | S | Engrossed |
| April 12, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 924 |
| April 12, 2021 | S | Roberts motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 923 |
| April 12, 2021 | S | Roberts Amendment Offered |
| April 12, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 2, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 1, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature