SB74 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: April WeaverSenator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Public K-12 Education; cyber security education program required to be developed and implemented by the State Board of Education
Summary: SB74 would require Alabama to create and annually deliver a cyber safety education program for public middle and high schools, taught by school resource officers.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the State Board of Education would develop a cyber safety curriculum focused on internet hazards, cyberbullying, and sexting. School resource officers would administer the program each year at every public middle and high school, with the board adopting rules and local boards implementing it. The curriculum would cover Alabama laws on internet safety, sexting risks and consequences, resources for affected individuals, cyberbullying effects and reporting, general online safety tips, and additional relevant information as determined by the board.

Who It Affects
Public middle and high school students in Alabama, who would receive the annual cyber safety education.
School resource officers and local boards of education (and the State Board of Education) who would deliver, train for, and oversee the program.

Key Provisions
Develop a cyber safety education program focusing on internet hazards, cyberbullying, and sexting
Program presented annually at each public middle and high school by school resource officers
Curriculum includes Alabama laws related to internet safety, cyberbullying, sexting, and child pornography; information on sexting risks, mental health, consequences, and reporting; online safety tips; and resources
Program administered by school resource officers with a board-approved training process for officers
State Board of Education to adopt rules; local boards of education to adopt policies to implement the program
Effective October 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