Senate Bill 201 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Feb 25, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Sam GivhanSenator
Republican
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Title: K-12 education, schools with Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) required to offer to home schooled and private school students who are dependents of active duty military parents performing certain covered military service
Summary: SB201 requires Alabama K-12 schools with JROTC to offer access to home-schooled and private-school dependents of active-duty military performing covered service.
What This Bill Does
Starting with the 2026-2027 school year, local boards must provide access to JROTC programs in any district school for students who live in the district, are either home-schooled or enrolled in a private school, are dependents of active-duty military members performing covered service, and meet all program eligibility. Home-schooled students must enroll as nontraditional public school students to participate. The bill also defines key terms to determine eligibility and sets an effective date of July 1, 2026.

Who It Affects
Home-schooled dependents of active-duty military performing covered service who reside in the local school district and enroll as nontraditional public school students to participate in JROTC.
Private-school dependents of active-duty military performing covered service who reside in the local school district and meet JROTC eligibility requirements.

Key Provisions
Local boards must make JROTC access available in any school within the district to eligible home-schooled or private-school students who are dependents of active-duty military performing covered service, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
Home-schooled students must enroll as nontraditional public school students to participate in JROTC.
Defines 'bona fide change in duty station or residence' and 'covered military service' to determine eligibility for participation.
Effective date and applicability: July 1, 2026, with implementation for the 2026-2027 school year.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Education