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AL SB219
Bill
Status
1/21/2014
Primary Sponsor
Clay Scofield
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AI Summary
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Changes the classification of students who withdraw from public school to enroll in an accredited and recognized online school from non-graduates/dropouts to transfer students for high school graduation rate calculations.
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Requires that students returning from an accredited online school to a public school must take semester exams to determine appropriate grade placement.
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Applies to children between ages 6 and 17 subject to Alabama school attendance requirements, with existing exemptions for church school students prior to age 16 remaining in effect.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
School attendance, a child who withdraws from public school to attend an accredited online school, prohibited from being considered a drop-out or non-graduate for determining graduation rates, Sec. 16-28-3 am'd.
Education
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
4/1/2014