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 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 - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB94 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Roberts Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB94 for Education Policy |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB94 for Education Policy |