HB387 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bob FincherRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Common Core Curriculum Standards, terminated

Summary

HB387 would end Alabama's use of Common Core and related standards and require a return to pre-Common Core standards, with updated Alabama Course of Study Standards starting in 2023-2024, while banning national standards.

What This Bill Does

It terminates the Common Core State Standards, the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards, and any variant of Common Core. It requires the State Board of Education to replace the Common Core Math and English Language Arts standards with the pre-Common Core courses of study immediately, and to update these to the Alabama Course of Study Standards for the 2023-2024 school year. It prohibits adopting or implementing any other national standards or assessments aligned with national standards. It moves toward greater state control over standards, ends certain federal involvement, and allows residents to sue to enforce the act.

Who It Affects

• K-12 public school students in Alabama, whose learning standards would switch to the Alabama Course of Study Standards starting with the 2023-2024 school year.
• State and local education officials (State Board of Education and school districts), who must implement the changes, terminate federal waivers related to Common Core, and refrain from adopting national standards.

Key Provisions

• Terminate all forms of Common Core standards, including the Common Core State Standards and the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards.
• Replace the Common Core Math and English Language Arts standards with the pre-Common Core courses of study immediately.
• Adopt and use the Alabama Course of Study Standards for Math and English Language Arts starting in the 2023-2024 school year.
• Prohibit the adoption or implementation of any other national standards from any source and prohibit assessments aligned with national standards.
• Maintain sole state control over K-12 curriculum standards and prohibit participation in organizations that cede control to outside entities.
• Terminate the federal ESEA flexibility waiver related to Common Core.
• Give Alabama residents standing to sue to enforce the act.
• Take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

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

Subjects

Public Education