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AL HB183
Bill
Status
3/8/2011
Primary Sponsor
Jeremy Oden
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AI Summary
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Increases minimum population requirement for establishing a city board of education from 5,000 to 7,500 inhabitants according to federal or local census.
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Requires State Department of Education to determine financial capability of a municipality before it can establish a city school system, based on detailed financial information submitted by the city's governing body.
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Department must verify that students in the proposed city school system receive at least the same per pupil expenditures as the applicable county school system and that creation of a city school system will not adversely affect county system spending.
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Exempts municipalities that met the 5,000 population threshold prior to this act's effective date and submitted a resolution to the State Superintendent of Education stating intent to establish a city board of education.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Education Department required to determine the financial capability of a municipality to sustain a school system before the municipality could establish a city school system, minimum population requirement increased, certain municipalities excepted, Sec. 16-11-1 am'd.
Education
Last Action
Pending third reading on day 8 Favorable from Education Policy with 1 amendment
6/1/2011