AL HB169

Local superintendents and boards of education must verify that each school posts current adopted curricula for each class on the school website within 30 days of adoption, with access available to students, parents, and guardians.

Classroom teachers must provide parents or guardians of enrolled students a detailed summary of instructional materials, supplementary materials, and classroom books upon request, delivered by email, telephone, or other electronic means.

Parents or guardians may request to physically examine instructional materials at the next local board work session, with the board notifying all parties of the issues and scheduled date and time.

For classes requiring reading books, teachers must list book titles on a class syllabus available to parents or guardians upon request.

Parents or guardians may file complaints with the local superintendent if teachers fail to comply; unresolved complaints within 10 school days may be escalated to the State Superintendent, with local and state complaint numbers reported annually to legislative education policy committees.

The act becomes effective June 1, 2024.