HB 180

Department of Workforce; certain child labor law fees, boiler and pressure vessel exceptions and fees, and elevator safety standards, provided for; license renewal period extended; alterations to conveyances prohibited

Crimes and offenses; crime of reckless endangerment expanded, criminal penalties provided

Alabama Forestry Commission; benefits of State Forester revised, burn permits process revised, penalties revised

2nd Amendment Sales Tax Holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax during the last weekend of August

Solar energy; permit to operate solar energy projects required, decommissioning and restoration requirements established, operators required to establish bonds, restoration of abandoned sites provided, enforcement provided

Automatic renewal agreements; disclosures and notice required, prohibits obstruction or delay of cancelling agreements, authorizes Attorney General to enforce, penalties provided

Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of city school systems provided

Supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund, appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

FY27 2% Teacher Pay Raise and Retiree Longevity Bonus

Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by an employer on any qualified education loan.

Crimes and offenses; discharging a firearm into an occupied school bus or building, penalty increased

Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours

Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems

Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-104-20, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SO AS TO ADD THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST AS AN APPROVED ASSESSMENT FOR RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-50, RELATING TO THE LIFE SCHOLARSHIP, SO AS TO AMEND THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A LIFE SCHOLARSHIP TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-26-20, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "TALENTED AND QUALIFIED RESIDENT"" TO INCLUDE ACT AND CLT SCORES."

Education: curriculum; computer science course requirements; modify

Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)