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5	5		By Representatives Collins, DuBose, Wood (D), Smith, Baker,
6	6		Ross
7	7		RFD: Rules
8	8		First Read: 27-Feb-25
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17		-	~~Enrolled, An Act,~~
18		-	~~CREATING THE JOINT INTERIM STUDY COMMISSION ON EXPANDING~~
19		-	~~ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY OUT-OF-SCHOOL EDUCATION~~ PROGRAMS.
	17	+	HJR___ CREATING THE JOINT INTERIM STUDY COMMISSION ON
	18	+	EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY OUT-OF-SCHOOL EDUCATION
	19	+	PROGRAMS.
20	20		WHEREAS, out-of-school and summer programs are vital
21	21		to support the health and well-being of children and
22	22		families; research shows that students who participate in
23	23		these programs exhibit increased engagement in learning,
24	24		significant academic improvements, and notable behavioral
25	25		progress; and
26	26		WHEREAS, approximately 35 percent of Alabama's
27	27		workforce are parents, underscoring the essential need for
28	28		accessible, high-quality out-of-school and summer programs
29	29		that not only support working families, but also enable
30	30		employers to benefit from reduced absenteeism, increased
31	31		productivity, and higher employee retention; and
32	32		WHEREAS, for every child enrolled in an afterschool
33	33		program, four more are awaiting an opportunity to
34	34		participate, and 20 percent of students would have enrolled
35	35		in a summer program if one had been accessible; and
36	36		WHEREAS, this body finds a compelling interest in
37	37		seeking to expand access to the benefits of high-quality
38	38		out-of-school education programs; now therefore,
39	39		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
40	40		HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That there is created the Joint
41		-	Study Commission on Expanding Access to High-Quality
42		-	Out-of-School Education Programs.
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	70	+	HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That there is created the Joint
	71	+	Study Commission on Expanding Access to High-Quality
72	72		Out-of-School Education Programs.
73	73		(a) The membership of the commission shall include
74	74		the following:
75	75		(1) One member appointed by the Governor.
76	76		(2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
77	77		(3) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
78	78		President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and one member of the
79	79		Senate, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
80	80		(4) One member of the House of Representatives,
81	81		appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
82	82		and one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by
83	83		the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
84	84		(5) The State Superintendent of Education, or his or
85	85		her designee.
86	86		(6) The Commissioner of the State Department of Human
87	87		Resources, or his or her designee.
88	88		(7) The Secretary of Early Childhood Education, or
89	89		his or her designee.
90	90		(8) The Secretary of Workforce, or his or her
91	91		designee.
92	92		(9) The Commissioner of the State Department of
93	93		Mental Health, or his or her designee.
94	94		(10) The Director of the Department of Youth
95	95		Services, or his or her designee.
96	96		(11) The Director of the Alabama Commission on the
97	97		Evaluation of Services, or his or her designee.
98		-	(12) One member appointed by the State Superintendent
99		-	of Education, nominated by the School Superintendents of
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	126	+	Evaluation of Services, or his or her designee.
	127	+	(12) One member appointed by the State Superintendent
	128	+	of Education, nominated by the School Superintendents of
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131	130		(13) One member appointed by the State Superintendent
132	131		of Education, nominated by the Alabama Association of School
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134	133		(14) One member who is a representative of a tribal
135	134		nation, appointed by the Governor.
136	135		(15) One member appointed by the Alabama Expanded
137	136		Learning Alliance.
138	137		(16) One member appointed by the Alabama Education
139	138		Association.
140	139		(17) One member appointed by the Alliance of Alabama
141	140		YMCAs.
142	141		(18) One member appointed by the Boys and Girls Clubs
143	142		Alabama Alliance.
144	143		(19) One member appointed by Voices for Alabama's
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146	145		(20) One member appointed by A+ Education
147	146		Partnership.
148	147		(21) One member appointed by New Schools for Alabama.
149	148		(22) One member appointed by the Council for Leaders
150	149		in Alabama Schools.
151	150		(23) Additional members may be added by majority vote
152	151		of the study commission membership.
153	152		(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
154	153		appointments to assure the study commission membership is
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	182	+	appointments to assure the study commission membership is
	183	+	inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic,
	184	+	urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.
	185	+	(c) The Lieutenant Governor shall call the first
188	186		meeting of the study commission, at which time the members
189	187		shall elect a chair and a vice chair from among the
190	188		membership. The study commission may then meet as necessary
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192	190		(d) The Legislative Services Agency, the Clerk of the
193	191		House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate
194	192		shall provide administrative and other assistance for the
195	193		work of the study commission as necessary.
196	194		(e)(1) The legislative members of the study
197	195		commission shall be entitled to their legislative
198	196		compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for each day
199	197		they attend a meeting of the study commission pursuant to
200	198		Section 49 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
201	199		(2) The nonlegislative members of the study
202	200		commission shall serve without compensation but may be
203	201		reimbursed for necessary expenses in attending meetings of
204	202		the study commission pursuant to the policies of their
205	203		respective appointing authority.
206	204		(f) The study commission shall provide comprehensive
207	205		recommendations to enhance afterschool and summer
208	206		programming for the benefit of Alabama's youth by thoroughly
209	207		examining each of the following:
210	208		(1) The quality of afterschool and summer
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	240	+	educational and developmental benefits to participants.
	241	+	(2) The accessibility of afterschool and summer
	242	+	programming, by identifying barriers that may prevent
	243	+	children from participating, such as geographic, economic,
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247	245		(3) The funding of afterschool and summer
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250	248		funding sources to ensure the programs' longevity and
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252	250		(g) The study commission shall prepare and submit a
253	251		report of its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to
254	252		the Legislature not later than the fifteenth legislative day
255	253		of the 2026 Regular Session. Upon filing its report with the
256	254		Legislature, the study commission shall stand dissolved and
257	255		discharged of any future duties and liabilities.
258	256		(h) Pursuant to Section 36-14-17.1, Code of Alabama
259	257		1975, the study commission shall provide to the Secretary of
260	258		State a notice of all meetings, the name of each member
261	259		serving on the study commission, and a copy of the final
262	260		report and other documents produced throughout the duration
263	261		of the study commission.
264	262		(i) Each appointing authority named herein shall be
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288		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
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290		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
291	289		House of Representatives
292		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in
293		-	and was passed by the House 18-Mar-25.
	290	+	Read for the first time and referred
	291	+	to the House of Representatives
	292	+	committee on Rules
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	294	+	Read for the second time and placed
	295	+	on the calendar:
	296	+	0 amendments
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	298	+	Read for the third time and passed
	299	+	as amended
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294	301		John Treadwell
295	302		Clerk
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