SB 110 — Relating to K-12 public education; to amend Section 16-1-14, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide legislative findings; to provide a uniform system of procedural due process protections for students facing suspension or expulsion for violating the student code of conduct or state law; and to require the State Board of Education to adopt rules to implement this act.

Summary

Public K-12 education, uniform procedural due process for suspension and expulsion of public school students, provided; adoption of rules by State Board of Education, provided for

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This bill amends existing law to establish a uniform statewide system of procedural due process protections for public school students facing suspension or expulsion.

• Section 16-1-14

  Any city, county, or other local public school board shall, consistent with Section 16-28-12, prescribe shall adopt rules and regulations with respect to behavior and discipline of pupils students enrolled in the schools under its jurisdiction and, in order to enforce such the rules and regulations, may remove, isolate, or separate pupils students who create disciplinary problems in any classroom or other school activity and whose presence in the class may be detrimental to the best interest and welfare of the pupils of such students of the class as a whole. → Any city, county, or other local public school board shall, consistent with Section 16-28-12, adopt rules and regulations regarding the behavior and discipline of students enrolled in the schools under its jurisdiction. To enforce such rules and regulations, any local public school board may remove, isolate, or separate students who create disciplinary problems in any classroom or other school activity and whose presence may be detrimental to the best interest and welfare of students in the class as a whole.

  Clarifies and modernizes language regarding the adoption of rules for behavior and discipline by local school boards.

• Section 16-1-14

  A student in any grade may not be suspended or expelled from a public school for truancy or tardiness violations of the code of student conduct or state law. → A student in any grade may not be suspended or expelled from a public school for violations of the code of student conduct or state law.

  Prohibits suspension or expulsion for truancy or tardiness, enhancing protections for students.

• Section 16-1-14

  Following an alleged violation of the code of student conduct or state law that results in a recommendation for long-term suspension or expulsion of a student, the local board of education shall ensure, at a minimum, that all of the following procedures are followed: → Following an alleged violation of the code of student conduct or state law that may result in a recommendation for long-term suspension or expulsion of a student, the local board of education shall ensure that the following procedures are followed:

  Changes the standard for when the following procedural protections must be applied, ensuring they are in place for all possible long-term suspensions or expulsions.

• Section 16-1-14

  The written decision shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information: → The written decision shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information, provided in a clear and concise manner:

  Expands on the requirement for a clear and concise written decision for suspensions or expulsions.

• Section 16-1-14

  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules addressing both of the following: → The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that address, at a minimum, the following considerations for long-term suspension and expulsion:

  Specifies that the State Board must address minimum considerations in its rules, emphasizing the need for procedural due process.

Action History

1. Introduced and Referred

Sponsors

• Rodger M. Smitherman · Primary

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