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AL HB216
Bill
Status
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mark Gidley
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AI Summary
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Requires local boards of education to display the Ten Commandments with a context statement in all 5th-12th grade U.S. history classrooms and common areas of schools serving grades 5 and above, beginning January 1, 2027
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Display requirement is contingent on availability of donated displays or donated funds; local boards cannot be required to spend their own funds on the displays
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Posters must be at least 11x14 inches, include prescribed text about the Ten Commandments' historical role in American founding, and reference founding documents including the Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, and U.S. Constitution
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State Department of Education must identify and publicize free resources for compliance; State Board of Education may adopt implementing rules
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Effective date is October 1, 2026, with display requirement beginning January 1, 2027
Legislative Description
Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to the availability of donations
Education
Last Action
Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Judiciary
3/5/2026