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.
Summary
Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, revised to change failing to priority school and nonfailing to qualifying school, to make other changes.
Bill status
signed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Failed
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Apr 27, 2023
Signed Jun 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2023 · House May 31, 2023
How they voted
26–6
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 34
May 24, 2023
D
Democratic8
62% Nay
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means Education)
lower
May 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Ways and Means Education)
lower
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donnie Chesteen
RRepublican
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