HB 722 Summary

• Amends Section 16-13-231 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to reduce the minimum required school term from 180 to 175 full instructional days for Foundation Program Fund benefits.

• Effective for school year 2010-2011, local boards of education must provide at least 175 instructional days to receive maximum Foundation Program allowances.

• Allows Foundation Program allowances to be computed based only on actual days schools operate if a local board fails to maintain the 175-day minimum term.

• Exempts from constitutional requirements restricting local expenditures because the bill applies only to school board expenditures, not local governmental entities generally.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.