SB4 Alabama 2026 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Shay Shelnutt SenatorRepublican - 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
Pending Senate Education Policy
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
Prefiled
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature