HB31 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Artis McCampbellRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To amend Sections 16-6C-2, as amended by Act 2022-374, 2022 Regular Session, 16-6D-3, 16-6D-4, 16-6D-6, 16-6D-8, and 16-6D-9, as amended by Act 2022-390, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the public K-12 school grading system and the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to change the designation of a failing school to a fully supported school and the designation of a nonfailing school to a non-fully supported school; and to require the State Board of Education to reflect those changes in terminology when amending or adopting rules.

Summary

HB31 would rename the terms used for school status in Alabama’s grading and scholarship programs and require the State Board of Education to update rules to match the new terminology.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill changes the labeling of school performance from 'failing' to 'fully supported' and from 'nonfailing' to 'non-fully supported' for both the public K-12 grading system and the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013. It also requires the State Board of Education to reflect these terminology changes whenever it amends or adopts rules. The changes would apply to the sections governing school grading and the scholarship program, with the new terms becoming the standard in official documents and guidance, and the act taking effect on the date specified in the bill.

Who It Affects

• Public K-12 schools and school districts (and the State Board of Education) would see updated labels in the school grading system and in rulemaking, aligning official terminology with the new designations.
• Parents and students participating in the Alabama Accountability Act scholarship program (and scholarship organizations) would encounter the updated terminology in program rules and communications, aligning eligibility and transfer options with the new labels.

Key Provisions

• Amend multiple code sections (including 16-6C-2 and 16-6D-3, -4, -6, -8, -9) to rename 'failing school' as 'fully supported school' and 'nonfailing school' as 'non-fully supported school' in the public school grading system and the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013.
• Require the State Board of Education to reflect these terminology changes in rules when amending or adopting rules.
• Set the act to become effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval (or when it becomes law by other means).

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