HB292 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Public K-12 education, remote early enrollment of transferring military children with special needs
Summary: HB292 would allow remote K-12 enrollment for special-needs children of active-duty military transferring to Alabama, require record transfers and comparable services, and require parental consent before reevaluation.
What This Bill Does
The bill expands remote enrollment to include special needs children of active-duty military personnel transferring to Alabama. It requires the local school board to transfer relevant records, coordinate reevaluations if needed, and ensure the child receives comparable services, courses, and activities as resident students. It also requires informed parental consent before reevaluation and sets a 30-day reevaluation window after arrival, with residency proof deferred until the student moves to the state; the effective date is July 1, 2024.

Who It Affects
Children with special needs whose active-duty parent is transferring to Alabama, enabling remote enrollment before residency and ensuring comparable services.
Local boards of education, which must transfer records, coordinate reevaluations if needed, and provide comparable services and access to courses and activities.
Parents or guardians of transferring students, who must provide military orders and enrollment paperwork and provide informed consent before reevaluation.
Students with 504 plans or IEPs, who must have records transferred and be provided with comparable services and timely reevaluations.

Key Provisions
Allows remote enrollment for non-domiciliary students (including special-needs children) whose active-duty parent is transferred or pending transfer to Alabama, without requiring residency proof until relocation occurs.
Local boards must transfer records and prior evaluations, arrange reevaluations if necessary, and ensure comparable services when the child arrives.
If a reevaluation is needed, it must occur within 30 calendar days after arrival, with informed parental consent.
Enrollees under remote enrollment must have the same opportunities for school assignment, course selection, special education services, and athletic activities as resident students.
Effective date of July 1, 2024.

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