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AL HB268
Bill
Status
3/21/2019
Primary Sponsor
Merika Coleman-Evans
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AI Summary
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Increases minimum population requirement for incorporated municipalities to establish a city board of education from 5,000 to 15,000 inhabitants.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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