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SB79 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 17, 2022

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Education, K-12, procedural due process protection for suspensions and expulsions provided, findings, hearing officers, Sec. 16-1-14 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, each local board of education is required to annually adopt and distribute a code of student conduct that details specific grounds and procedures for addressing student disciplinary actions.

This bill would provide a uniform statewide system of procedural due process protections relating to the suspension and expulsion of public school students for violating the student code of conduct or state law.

This bill would also provide for the adoption of any necessary rules to implement this act by the State Board of Education.

Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 312

S

Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 311

S

Education Policy Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy

Bill Text

Votes

SBIR: Singleton motion to Adopt Roll Call 310

February 16, 2022 Senate Passed
Yes 30
Absent 5

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 312

February 16, 2022 Senate Passed
Yes 24
No 8
Absent 3

Smitherman motion to Adopt Roll Call 311

February 16, 2022 Senate Passed
Yes 26
No 1
Absent 8

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature