SB110 Summary

• Establishes uniform statewide procedural due process protections for students facing suspension or expulsion from public schools in Alabama.

• Prohibits suspension or expulsion of pre-K through 5th grade students unless their behavior endangers physical safety of others, and prohibits suspension or expulsion for any student for truancy or tardiness violations.

• Requires principals to consider student age, disciplinary history, violation seriousness, and availability of lesser interventions before recommending disciplinary action.

• Mandates disciplinary hearings within 10 school days for long-term suspension or expulsion cases, with student rights including legal representation, evidence review, witness questioning, and written decisions within 5 school days.

• Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules addressing factors for determining appropriate discipline, including student intent, culpability, extenuating circumstances, and impact on school environment; becomes effective the first day of the third month after passage.