Hearing
House Education Policy (House) Hearing
Room 206 at 13:30:00
SB171 Alabama 2024 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB171 Alabama 2024 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
Regular Session 2024
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Rodger Smitherman SenatorDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2024
- Title
- Alabama Accountability Act, Class 1 municipalities, notice to parent or guardian of student at priority school required to include admissions information about schools in district with competitive admissions
- Description
Under existing law, a local board of education must provide timely notice to the parent of each student enrolled in or assigned to a priority school of all public school transfer options available to that student under the Alabama Accountability Act.
This bill would require each local board of education in a Class 1 municipality to also include in the notice information about the admissions process for magnet schools and any other public schools with competitive admissions policies in the district.
- Subjects
- Education
Bill Actions
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House
H
Pending House Education Policy
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 306
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate Education Policy
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Education Policy Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 09:30:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 306
Yes
34
Absent
1
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
34
Absent
1
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB171 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature