HB639 Alabama 2012 Session

This bill is the Jobs and Education Reform Act of 2012

This bill would establish a means for improving public elementary and secondary education, in the state, by implementing a mandatory school improvement plan for schools identified as priority schools that need additional resources in the areas of academics, finance, and discipline

This bill would provide for the mandatory implementation of the Torchbearer Model of school transformation for only those schools identified as priority schools in need of improvement

This bill would provide flexibility to the State Department of Education and local educational systems

This bill would also provide a mechanism to improve career and technical education programs thereby improving the workforce in the state

To establish the Jobs and Education Reform Act of 2012, as a new Chapter 6C, Title 16, consisting of Sections 16-6C-1 to 16-6C-14, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Sections 16-37-3, 16-37-4, 16-37-5, 16-37-6, and 16-37-8, Code of Alabama 1975; and to add Sections 16-37-8.1 to 16-37-8.4, inclusive, to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a means for improving public elementary and secondary education in the state by implementing a mandatory school improvement plan for schools identified as priority schools that need additional resources in the areas of academics, finance and discipline; to provide for the mandatory implementation of the Torchbearer Model of school transformation for schools identified as priority schools in need of improvement; to provide flexibility to the State Department of Education and local educational systems; and to provide a mechanism to improve career and technical education programs thereby improving the state workforce.