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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 266
Committee: Education Policy Sponsor: Representative Matt Woods
Analyst: John Friedenreich Date: 02/17/2025
House Bill 266 as introduced would create the Restoring Educational Advancement of
Completing High School (REACH) Act, which would codify and expand the current practice of
the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), Adult Education Division, to offer a
nontraditional high school diploma to students who have dropped out of high school and are at
least 17 years old.
Additionally, this bill will increase the administrative obligations of ACCS, the State Board of
Education, and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to adopt rules pursuant to the provisions
of this bill.