SB280 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Alabama Teacher Paperwork Streamlining Act, State Department of Education required to develop unified digital platform for consolidating and sharing documentation relating to the Alabama Literacy Act, Alabama Numeracy Act, Individualized Education Programs, and other educational programs

Summary

SB280 creates a unified digital platform to streamline teacher paperwork across literacy, numeracy, IEPs, and other programs, and replaces the old Paperwork Reduction Committee with a new statewide teacher advisory committee.

What This Bill Does

The Department of Education must build a single, unified digital platform that consolidates required documentation for the Literacy Act, Numeracy Act, IEPs, 504 Plans, and other programs. Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, it would enable data sharing so information entered once can be used across multiple programs, reducing duplicate data entry. It creates the Alabama Public Education Paperwork Reduction Committee to review and streamline paperwork, set standards, audit requirements annually, and require input from teachers, with quarterly meetings and reporting. Local boards must comply with the streamlined system, the Legislature will fund development and training, and the act repeals the previous Paperwork Reduction Committee.

Who It Affects

• Teachers and classroom staff — will experience reduced noninstructional administrative paperwork, standardized forms, and easier data sharing.
• Local boards of education — must implement the streamlined system, ensure compliance, support teacher participation, and are subject to annual audits and potential corrective actions for noncompliance.

Key Provisions

• Creates the Alabama Teacher Paperwork Streamlining Act and requires the State Department of Education to develop a unified digital platform consolidating documentation for the Alabama Literacy Act, the Alabama Numeracy Act, IEPs, 504 Plans, and other programs.
• Requires a data-sharing system beginning with the 2026-2027 school year so information entered once can be used across multiple documentation platforms to reduce duplicate data entry.
• Establishes the Alabama Public Education Paperwork Reduction Committee, with teacher members (at least 75% nonadministrative classroom teachers) and specified roles, two-year terms, and quarterly meetings.
• The committee will review and recommend reductions in paperwork, publish reports after meetings, and require new paperwork mandates to be vetted by the committee before implementation.
• Implements annual audits by the Department of Education to ensure compliance, and solicits teacher input during reviews.
• Replaces and repeals Section 16-6B-11, and requires local boards of education to comply with the streamlined system and support teachers’ participation.
• Provides funding from the Legislature for platform development, training, and support for local boards in line with RAISE Act.
• Effective date: June 1, 2025.

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