SB140 Alabama 2022 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Education, education savings accounts, Parent's Choice Program created, membership and duties provided, process for awarding education savings accounts, requirements for education service providers
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would create the Parent's Choice
Act</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would create and provide for the
Parent's Choice Program and the membership and
duties of the Parent's Choice Board</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the process for
creating, funding, and utilizing education savings
accounts</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would specify which expenses are
qualified expenses</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the renewal and
administration of education savings accounts</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the auditing of
the program and the suspension of education service
providers</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also provide for the
responsibilities of resident school districts</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To establish the Parent's Choice Act relating to
K-12 education; to create the Parent's Choice Program and
provide for the membership and duties of the Parent's Choice
Board; to provide definitions; to establish the framework and
guidelines for education savings accounts; to create and
provide for the membership and duties of the Parent's Choice
Board; to create a process for awarding education savings
accounts; to establish funding mechanisms; to specify
qualified expenses; to create a renewal and administration
process; to create requirements for education service
providers; to establish an auditing mechanism and potential
suspension system for education service providers; to
establish responsibilities of resident school districts; and
to provide for legal proceedings.
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Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2022 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| February 2, 2022 | S | Pending third reading on day 6 Favorable from Education Policy with 2 amendments |
| February 2, 2022 | S | Education Policy first Amendment Offered |
| February 2, 2022 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments |
| February 1, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 2, 2022 | Room 825 at 00:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB140 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Education Policy first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Education Policy first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Education Policy first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Education Policy second Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB140 for Education Policy |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB140 for Education Policy |