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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 266
Committee: Education Policy Sponsor: Representative Matt Woods
Analyst: John Friedenreich Date: 02/25/2025
House Bill 266 as passed the House of Representatives 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 18 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.