Relating to the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to amend Sections 16-6D-3, 16-6D-4, 16-6D-6, 16-6D-8, and 16-6D-9, Code of Alabama 1975; to change the terms failing school and nonfailing school to priority school and qualifying school, respectively; to revise and add definitions; to expand scholarships for eligible students attending nonfailing or qualifying schools; to revise the poverty threshold for determining the qualifications of an eligible student; to provide for the qualifying expenses of eligible students with unique needs; to revise the method of determining the amount of educational scholarship awards; to increase the maximum cumulative amount of tax credits that may be issued each year; to require a scholarship granting organization to maintain a reserve balance and to verify the qualifications of an eligible student with unique needs; and to authorize the Department of Revenue to bar qualifying schools or educational service providers from participating in the program under certain circumstances.
To amend Sections 16-6C-2, as amended by Act 2022-374, 2022 Regular Session, 16-6D-3, 16-6D-4, 16-6D-6, 16-6D-8, and 16-6D-9, as amended by Act 2022-390, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the public K-12 school grading system and the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to change the designation of a failing school to a fully supported school and the designation of a nonfailing school to a non-fully supported school; and to require the State Board of Education to reflect those changes in terminology when amending or adopting rules.
To amend Sections 16-6C-2, as amended by Act 2022-374, 2022 Regular Session, 16-6D-3, 16-6D-4, 16-6D-6, 16-6D-8, and 16-6D-9, as amended by Act 2022-390, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the public K-12 school grading system and the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to change the designation of a failing school to a lowest sixth percent school and the designation of a nonfailing school to a highest 94th percent school; and to require the State Board of Education to reflect those changes in terminology when amending or adopting rules.
STO scholarships; ESAs; tuition; fees
STOs; ESAs; assessments; accountability
ESAs; STOs; student empowerment fund
ESAs; allowable expenses; requirements.
ESAs; allowable expenses; requirements