AL HB140

Increases minimum population requirement for establishing a city board of education from 5,000 to 7,500 inhabitants according to federal or local census.

Requires State Department of Education to determine whether a city is financially capable of sustaining a school system before a city school system may be established.

City governing bodies must submit detailed financial information to the State Department of Education for review and verification of financial capability.

State Department must evaluate whether students in the proposed city school system will receive at minimum the same per pupil local expenditures as the county school system and whether county school system funding will be adversely affected.

Exempts municipalities that prior to the act's effective date met the previous 5,000 inhabitant threshold and submitted a resolution of intent to establish a city board of education to the State Superintendent.