HB72 Alabama 2019 Session

Under existing law, a public K-12 school or school district that is determined to have poor performance is labeled by the State Superintendent of Education as failing to make adequate progress or as a failing school under the school grading system

Also under existing law, the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, provides financial assistance through an income tax credit to a parent who transfers a student from a failing public school to a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school of the parent's choice

This bill would change the designation of a failing school to a challenged school and the designation of a nonfailing school to a nonchallenged school for the purposes of school grading and the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, and would require the State Board of Education to reflect those changes in terminology when amending or adopting rules

To amend Sections 16-6C-2, 16-6D-3, 16-6D-4, 16-6D-6, 16-6D-8, and 16-6D-9, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to public K-12 school grading system and the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to change the designation of a failing school to a challenged school and the designation of a nonfailing school to a nonchallenged school; and to require the State Board of Education to reflect those changes in terminology when amending or adopting rules.