SB127 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. AllenSenator

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Greg AlbrittonWill BarfootWilliam “Bill” M. BeasleyTom ButlerClyde ChamblissDonnie ChesteenChris ElliottGarlan GudgerAndrew JonesSteve LivingstonDel MarshJim McClendonTim MelsonArthur OrrRandy PriceDan RobertsClay ScofieldDavid SessionsShay ShelnuttLarry StuttsJ.T. WaggonerApril WeaverTom WhatleyJack W. Williams

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Education, constitutional amendment, public K-12 schools required to play Star-Spangled Banner on schools and at school athletic events, const. amend.

Summary

SB127 would amend Alabama's constitution to require local boards of education for K-12 public schools to broadcast or sanction the Star-Spangled Banner at school sporting events and at least weekly during school hours.

What This Bill Does

If passed, it would require local boards of education to adopt policies that require each public K-12 school to broadcast or sanction the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at the start of every school-sanctioned sporting event, with the option to broadcast at only one event if multiple events happen on the same day. It would also require the banner to be played or performed at least once per week during school hours. The bill allows broadcasters to use a Library of Congress recording or to have a live performance by school musicians, choruses, vocal groups, or attendees led by a principal-selected vocalist.

Who It Affects

• Public K-12 students and the school community in Alabama, who would experience the mandated broadcasts or performances at sporting events and during school hours.
• Local boards of education and public schools, which must adopt policies, choose broadcasting methods, and ensure implementation.

Key Provisions

• Local boards of education must adopt policies requiring each public K-12 school to broadcast or sanction the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at the start of each school-sanctioned sporting event, with a one-event exception if multiple events occur on the same day.
• Broadcasts must occur at least once per week during school hours.
• Broadcast options include using a Library of Congress archived recording or allowing live performances of the first stanza by school bands, choruses, vocal groups, or attendees led by a principal-approved vocalist.
• If the amendment is ratified, the Code Commissioner will place and format the amendment in the Constitution; election provisions will govern how the amendment is voted on.

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Subjects

Education