Alabama - Session 2026RS
Title: Public education; screen-based instruction limited in kindergarten through fifth grade, State Board of Education required to adopt standards, Elementary Instructional Technology Task Force established
Education
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-12 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-12 | Latest Action | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 122 | Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Salary Schedule Program; participating teacher with over 20 years of advanced contract criteria service may be offered contract for up to five years instead of required offer of five years | enacted |
| HB 216 | Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to the availability of donations | in_committee |
| HB 420 | Crimes and offenses; discharging a firearm into an occupied school bus or building, penalty increased | in_committee |
| HB 563 | Education; CHOOSE Act's athletic-eligibility nondiscrimination provision, enforcement mechanism established; private right of action established | in_committee |
| HB 567 | Student Athlete Eligibility and Career Transition Act; tracking of public high school student academic and athletic progress; informing students of available paths post graduation; individualized transition plans; State Department of Education to develop implementation guidelines | in_committee |
| HB 580 | Public institutions of higher education; faculty senates limited to advisory role, tenure policy required, review and dismissal of tenured faculty authorized, governing board authority over courses and curriculum provided | in_committee |
| HB 640 | Public institutions of higher education; authorized to accept the Classic Learning Test to the same extent as the American College Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test | in_committee |
| HB 7 | Crimes and offenses, credible threat defined; penalties for crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree provided further for; principal to immediately contact law enforcement of terrorist threat, suspension of student, readmittance, and restitution provided | passed_upper |