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HB73 INTRODUCED 45UZR3-1 By Representative Garrett RFD:
CP0KWW-1 :
Education Policy First Read:
3/21/2023 :
07-Mar-23 Page 0 45UZR3-1 02/27/2023 KMS* (L)cr 2023-405 2 4 SYNOPSIS:
KMS AMENDMENT TO HB73 OFFERED BY EDUCATION POLICY OFFERED IN COMMITTEE BY ALAN BAKER Replace line 48 on page 2 with the following:
This bill would require each local board of education and charter school to adopt and implement an intradistrict enrollment policy and an interdistrict enrollment policy providing for open enrollment throughout the state.
regard to qualifying residency status, as permitted by the Page 1
This bill would also require each enrollment policy, and any amendments, to be posted on the website of the local board of education or charter school and be reported to the State Department of Education.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public K-12 education;
to require each local board of education and public charter school to create and adopt an intradistrict enrollment policy and an interdistrict enrollment policy addressing open enrollment;
and to require the policies, and any amendments, to be posted on the website of the local education agency or public charter school and reported to the State Department of Education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1.
For the purposes of this act, the following Page 1 HB73 INTRODUCED terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) CHARTER SCHOOL.
A public charter school as defined in Section 16-6F-4, Code of Alabama 1975.
(2) INTERDISTRICT ENROLLMENT POLICY.
A policy that allows students to select and attend another school outside of their resident district.
(3) INTRADISTRICT ENROLLMENT POLICY.
A policy that allows students to select and attend another school within their resident district.
(4) LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A county or city board of education or a charter school.
(5) QUALIFYING RESIDENCY STATUS.
The location of the primary dwelling, school system geographic boundaries, or attendance zone of a student.
Section 2.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the parent or legal guardian of a K-12 public school student may enroll the student in the school of his or her choice without regard to qualifying residency status, in accordance with the intradistrict enrollment policy and the interdistrict enrollment policy of the local board of education or charter school.
(b) Each local board of education and charter school operating in the state shall adopt an intradistrict enrollment policy and an interdistrict enrollment policy to govern parental choice and student transfers authorized by this section.
No later than July 31, 2024, the policies of each local board of education and each charter school shall be Page 2 HB73 INTRODUCED posted on the website of the respective local board of education and charter school and shall be reported to the State Department of Education.
(c) If a local board of education or charter school amends its local intradistrict enrollment policy or interdistrict enrollment policy, the amendment shall be posted on the website of the local board of education or charter school and reported to the State Department of Education within 30 days after adoption of the amendment.
Section 3.
This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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