SB200 Alabama 2022 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Literacy Act, reading proficiency, third grade retention requirement postponed until 2023-2024 school year, additional duties to State Superintendent of Ed. re implementation of law, Sec. 16-6G-5 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would postpone implementation of
the third grade retention requirement until the
2024-2025 school year</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Alabama Literacy Act; to amend
Section 16-6G-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to postpone
implementation of the third grade retention requirement.
</p>
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2022 | S | Assigned Act No. 2022-391. |
| April 6, 2022 | H | Signature Requested |
| April 6, 2022 | S | Enrolled |
| April 5, 2022 | H | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| April 5, 2022 | S | Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 942 |
| April 5, 2022 | S | Concurrence Requested |
| April 5, 2022 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 887 |
| April 5, 2022 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 886 |
| April 5, 2022 | H | Collins Amendment Offered |
| April 5, 2022 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 2, 2022 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 23, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
| February 23, 2022 | S | Engrossed |
| February 22, 2022 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 368 |
| February 22, 2022 | S | Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 367 |
| February 22, 2022 | S | Education Policy Amendment Offered |
| February 22, 2022 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 16, 2022 | S | Reported from Education Policy as Favorable with 1 amendment |
| February 9, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 2, 2022 | Room 206 at 13:30 | House EP Hearing |
| Hearing | February 16, 2022 | Room 825 at 13:30 | Senate ED Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB200 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB200 Alabama 2022 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB200 Alabama 2022 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Education Policy first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Collins Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB200 for Education Policy |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB200 for Education Policy |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB200 for Education Policy |