HB333 Alabama 2023 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To establish the Alabama Modified School Calendar Grant Program; to allow local boards of education to adopt a modified school calendar and to offset the associated costs with grants awarded through the program; to require the State Department of Education to administer the program; to create the Alabama Modified School Calendar Grant Fund and the Alabama Modified School Calendar Administration Fund within the State Treasury; to require the State Board of Education to adopt rules for implementing the program; to provide application and eligibility criteria for local boards of education to participate; and to provide for annual reporting on the use of funds by the State Board of Education.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish the Alabama Modified School Calendar Grant Program to allow local boards of education to adopt a modified school calendar and to offset the associated costs with grant funds</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide for the administration of the program by the State Department of Education</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would create the Alabama Modified School Calendar Grant Fund and the Alabama Modified School Calendar Administration Fund as special funds within the State Treasury</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would require the State Board of Education to adopt rules and procedures for implementing the program, including application requirements</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide eligibility criteria for local boards of education to participate in the grant program and limitations on participation</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also require the State Board of Education to provide a comprehensive report on the use of funds distributed under the grant program annually to the Governor and the Legislature</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"></p>

Subjects

Alabama Modified School Calendar Grant Program