To amend Section 16-28-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the minimum age for attendance at public schools; to require a child to complete kindergarten or demonstrate first grade readiness before entering the first grade; to provide for circumstances under which a child who is under five years of age on September 1 may be admitted to public kindergarten; to provide for circumstances under which a child who is under six years of age on December 31 may be admitted to public school first grade; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Summary
Education, public K-12 schools, require a child to successfully complete kindergarten before being admitted to the first grade
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 18, 2023
How they voted
90–5
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 102
Apr 18, 2023
D
Democratic27
81% Yea
R
Republican75
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Education Policy)
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Education Policy)
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Education Policy)
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Education Policy)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pebblin Warren
DDemocratic
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