HB73 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Danny GarrettRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to public K-12 education; to require each local board of education and public charter school to create and adopt an intradistrict enrollment policy and an interdistrict enrollment policy addressing open enrollment; and to require the policies, and any amendments, to be posted on the website of the local education agency or public charter school and reported to the State Department of Education.

Summary

HB73 would require Alabama local boards of education and public charter schools to adopt intradistrict and interdistrict enrollment policies that enable open enrollment and to publish and report them.

What This Bill Does

It requires each local board of education and charter school to adopt and implement policies that allow students to enroll in a school outside their district (interdistrict) or within their district (intradistrict) as open enrollment. Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, a parent or guardian may enroll a student in the school of their choice without regard to residency status, according to those policies. The policies and any amendments must be posted on each school’s website and reported to the State Department of Education, with amendments posted within 30 days after adoption and policies posted by July 31, 2024. The bill also defines key terms used in the policy requirements.

Who It Affects

• K-12 public school students and their families: gain the ability to enroll in a school of choice regardless of their residency status, subject to the local policies.
• Local boards of education and public charter schools: must create, implement, post online, and report intradistrict and interdistrict enrollment policies, and update them as needed.

Key Provisions

• Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, students may enroll in the school of their choice without regard to qualifying residency status, under intradistrict and interdistrict enrollment policies.
• Each local board of education and each public charter school must adopt an intradistrict enrollment policy and an interdistrict enrollment policy to govern open enrollment and student transfers.
• Policies and any amendments must be posted on the school’s website and reported to the State Department of Education; amendments must be posted within 30 days after adoption.
• Policies must be adopted and posted by July 31, 2024.
• Definitions are provided for charter schools, intradistrict enrollment policy, interdistrict enrollment policy, local board of education, and qualifying residency status.
• Effective date is the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval (or when it becomes law by other means).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.