SB45 Alabama 2015 Session

Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Del Marsh

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Charter schools, public charter schools authorized, Alabama Public Charter School Commission created, application, accountability, operation, funding, School Choice and Student Opportunity Act

Description

This bill would create the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act

This bill would create the Alabama Public Charter School Commission and would provide for the membership, powers, duties, and liabilities of the commission

This bill would provide for the application process for establishing public charter schools and conversion charter schools and would provide for charter terms, charter contracts, and preopening requirements and conditions

This bill would provide for accountability of charter schools pursuant to a performance framework, ongoing oversight and corrective action, and renewal, revocation, and nonrenewal of charters

This bill would provide for the operation and autonomy of public charter schools

This bill would also provide for funding and facilities

To create the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act; to create the Alabama Public Charter School Commission and provide for the membership, powers, duties, and liabilities of the commission; to provide for the application process for establishing public charter schools and conversion charter schools; to provide for charter terms, charter contracts, and preopening requirements and conditions; to provide for accountability of charter schools pursuant to a performance framework, ongoing oversight and corrective action, and renewal, revocation, and nonrenewal of charters; to provide for the operation and autonomy of public charter schools; to provide for funding; and to provide for facilities.

Subjects

Education

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
March 19, 2015	S	Assigned Act No. 2015-3 on 03/19/2015.
March 19, 2015	H
March 19, 2015	H	Signature Requested
March 19, 2015	S	Enrolled
March 19, 2015	H	Concurred in Second House Amendment
March 18, 2015	S	Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 174
March 18, 2015	S	Concurrence Requested
March 18, 2015	H	Treadaway intended to vote Nay
March 18, 2015	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 131
March 18, 2015	H	Alexander intended to vote Yea
March 18, 2015	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 130
March 18, 2015	H	Collins Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015	H	Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 129
March 18, 2015	H	Moore (M) Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 128
March 18, 2015	H	Coleman-Evans 2nd Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015	H	Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 127
March 18, 2015	H	Coleman-Evans 1st Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015	H	Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 126
March 18, 2015	H	Melton Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 125
March 18, 2015	H	Knight Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015	H	Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 124
March 18, 2015	H	Warren Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015	H	Collins motion to Table adopted Roll Call 123
March 18, 2015	H	Drummond Amendment Offered
March 18, 2015	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 122
March 18, 2015	H	Education Policy first Substitute Offered
March 18, 2015	H	Third Reading Passed
March 12, 2015	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
March 10, 2015	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
March 10, 2015	S	Engrossed
March 10, 2015	S	Marsh motion to Reconsider and Table adopted Voice Vote
March 10, 2015	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 34
March 10, 2015	S	Holtzclaw motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 33
March 10, 2015	S	Holtzclaw Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Singleton motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 32
March 10, 2015	S	Singleton Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Singleton motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 31
March 10, 2015	S	Singleton Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Sanders motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 30
March 10, 2015	S	Sanders Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Sanders motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 29
March 10, 2015	S	Sanders Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Sanders motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 28
March 10, 2015	S	Sanders Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Figures motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 27
March 10, 2015	S	Figures Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Marsh motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
March 10, 2015	S	Coleman Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Coleman motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 26
March 10, 2015	S	Coleman Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 25
March 10, 2015	S	Marsh Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Smitherman motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 24
March 10, 2015	S	Smitherman Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Smitherman motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 23
March 10, 2015	S	Smitherman Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 22
March 10, 2015	S	Marsh Amendment Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 21
March 10, 2015	S	Education and Youth Affairs second Substitute Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Education and Youth Affairs first Substitute Offered
March 10, 2015	S	Third Reading Passed
March 5, 2015	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
March 3, 2015	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education & Youth Affairs

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	March 12, 2015	Room 418 at 19:00	House EP Public Hearing
Hearing	March 4, 2015	Revision #1 Location Change Room 807/ Star Wars at 08:30	Senate ED Public Hearing

Type	Link
Bill Text	SB45 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text	SB45 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text	SB45 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced

SB45 Alabama 2015 Session

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