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AL HB354
Bill
Status
1/23/2014
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Hubbard
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AI Summary
HB354 Summary
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Clarifies that private, nonpublic, and church schools offering instruction in grades K-12 are exempt from licensure and regulation by the State Department of Education, State Board of Education, and State Superintendent of Education.
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Prohibits public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education from denying admission to otherwise qualified students based solely on the student being home schooled or having attended private, nonpublic, or church school.
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Prohibits the State Department of Education from denying teacher certification to otherwise qualified persons based on their employment at elementary or secondary private, nonpublic, or church schools.
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Requires private, nonpublic, and church schools to report only student enrollment to the state, with no other regulatory oversight permitted.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Education, State Department of Education not to regulate a license private, nonpublic, or church schools, clarified, public 2-year and 4-year institutions may not deny admittance to student based on attendance at private, nonpublic, or church school, State Department of Education may not deny certification to person because was employed by private, nonpublic or church school, Secs. 16-1-11, 16-28-7, 16-46-1 to 16-46-10, inclusive, am'd.
Education
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
1/23/2014