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
Bill status
passed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Failed
May 2023
Governor
Introduced Apr 5, 2023
Last action May 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2023
How they voted
25–5
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 34
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican26
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
2
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Education Policy)
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Education Policy)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rodger Smitherman
DDemocratic
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