HB425 Summary

• Increases mandatory school attendance age from 17 to 18 years old, effective beginning the 2015-2016 school year.

• Children must attend public, private, or church school, or receive instruction from a competent private tutor until age 18 or high school graduation, whichever comes first.

• Parents of six-year-old children may opt out of enrollment by notifying the local school board in writing, delaying enrollment until age seven.

• Students transferring to accredited online schools authorized by the Alabama State Department of Education shall be classified as transfer students, not dropouts.

• Act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval.