HB61 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Susan DuBose Representative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Public K-12 schools, home school students authorized to attend career and technical education programs in certain circumstances

Description

Under existing law, career and technical education programs are available to students at certain public schools.

Existing law does not authorize home school students to participate in any class or program offered by a public school.

This bill would authorize home school students to participate in career and technical education programs at public schools, except that full-time, stand-alone career and technical education schools may choose whether to opt in to home school student participation.

This bill would provide conditions that a home school student must meet in order to participate in a career and technical education program.

This bill would require the State Board of Education and each local board of education to adopt rules relating to the participation of home school students in career and technical education programs.

This bill would also amend the definition of "qualifying educational expenses" for purposes of the CHOOSE Act to include any course fees assessed to a student participating in a career and technical education program.

HB61 INTRODUCED.

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Subjects

Education