HJR72 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Terri CollinsRepresentative
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Alan Baker Mike Ball Barbara Bigsby Boyd Chip Brown K.L. Brown Jim Carns Prince Chestnut Adline Clarke Merika Coleman Danny Crawford Anthony Daniels Barbara Drummond Tracy Estes Allen Farley Bob Fincher Berry Forte Victor Gaston Mike Holmes Steve Hurst Reed Ingram Jamie Kiel Nathaniel Ledbetter Mac McCutcheon Steve McMillan Charlotte Meadows Becky Nordgren Ed Oliver Rex Reynolds Rod Scott Van Smith Shane Stringer Allen Treadaway Tim Wadsworth Pebblin W. Warren Andy Whitt Margie Wilcox Rich Wingo Debbie Wood
Session: Regular Session 2021
Title: Public K-12 educators, commended
Summary: A resolution commending public K-12 educators and urging in-person ACAP testing along with waiving 2021 accountability measures to better address pandemic-related learning gaps.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, it formally praises public school educators for their pandemic work, urges the Department of Education to administer the ACAP in person in March 2021 to set a baseline and identify learning gaps, and calls for waiving all 2021 accountability indicators so ACAP data can guide instructional improvements without penalties.

Who It Affects
Public K-12 educators — honored for their pandemic teaching efforts and affected by potential changes to accountability expectations in 2021.
Students and schools — benefit from a baseline ACAP assessment and guidance on addressing learning gaps, with accountability measures paused for 2021.
Alabama Department of Education and school systems — tasked with administering ACAP in-person and implementing the waiver of 2021 accountability indicators to focus on using ACAP data for instruction.

Key Provisions
Commend public K-12 educators for continuing instruction during the pandemic.
Encourage in-person administration of the ACAP in March 2021 to establish a baseline and identify learning gaps, with funding aimed at addressing those gaps.
Encourage the waiver of all 2021 accountability indicators, including the Legislative School Performance Recognition Program, the school grading system, the designation of schools as failing, and penalties, to prioritize the use of ACAP data for instructional improvements.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Resolutions, Congratulatory