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AL HB268

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/21/2019

Primary Sponsor

Merika Coleman-Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2019

AI Summary

  • Increases minimum population requirement for incorporated municipalities to establish a city board of education from 5,000 to 15,000 inhabitants.

  • Requires the State Department of Education to determine financial capability of a city before it may establish a city school system, based on local per pupil expenditures and impact to county school systems.

  • Exempts cities that satisfied the previous 5,000 population requirement and executed a formal separation agreement with the county school system before this act's effective date.

  • Requires financially capable city school systems to acquire or build their own school facilities, with authority to purchase existing facilities from the county at an agreed-upon price.

  • Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

Legislative Description

Education, population requirement for city to establish a board of education increased from 5,000 to 15,000, determination of financial capability required, Sec. 16-11-1 am'd.

Education

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy

3/21/2019

Committee Referrals

Education Policy3/21/2019

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