SB308 Summary

• Amends Section 16-6E-4 of the Alabama Code to revise conditions triggering State Board of Education intervention in local school systems, including material noncompliance with statutes or regulations, academic or financial deficiencies, or disciplinary action from accrediting entities.

• Changes the notice recipients from "presiding officer of the city or county board of education" to "local superintendent of education and the presiding officer of the local school system."

• Requires written notice to specify deficiencies, required corrective steps, and a reasonable timetable for completion, with local boards having at least 21 calendar days to respond with reasons against intervention or propose a corrective plan.

• Establishes a multi-step process allowing local boards to submit correction plans for State Superintendent approval, with State Board of Education intervention authority contingent upon unwillingness or inability to voluntarily comply with standards.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and Governor approval.