House Bill 183 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Susan DuBoseRepresentative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

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

Summary

HB183 would let home school students attend public K-12 career and technical education programs under specific rules starting in 2027-2028.

What This Bill Does

Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, home school students may participate in CTE programs offered by public schools if they enroll as nontraditional public school students and pay the same course fees as enrolled public school students. If a CTE program has limited enrollment, home school students will be considered after current public school students are enrolled. The State Board of Education and local boards must adopt rules and policies to govern home school participation in CTE programs. Full-time, stand-alone CTE schools are not required to allow home school students but may opt in; the act becomes effective October 1, 2026.

Who It Affects

• Home school students who want to take CTE programs and must pay the same fees as regular students
• Public K-12 schools and their CTE programs, which must implement rules to accommodate home school participation
• Full-time stand-alone CTE schools, which may choose to allow home school students but are not required to
• State Board of Education and local boards of education, which must adopt rules and policies to implement participation

Key Provisions

• Allows home school students to participate in public school CTE programs beginning 2027-2028 subject to conditions (nontraditional enrollment and fees equal to regular students)
• Enrollment priority: home school students are considered after current public school students if programs have limited capacity
• State and local boards must adopt rules/policies to implement participation
• Stand-alone full-time CTE schools may opt in to allow home school participation, but are not required to do so
• Act becomes effective October 1, 2026

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 on Mar 3, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education