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SB4 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Jan 8, 2026
SB4 Alabama 2026 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
2026 Regular Session
Title
Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for
Description

Under existing law, the State Board of Education has a policy providing elective credit to students who attend religious instruction during the school day, and each local board of education may choose whether to implement the policy.

This bill would require each local board of education to implement a policy allowing elective credit to students who are released from the classroom to attend religious instruction during the school day, provided each local board of education may tailor the policy to meet their needs.

Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

S

Pending Senate Education Policy

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy

S

Prefiled

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature