Relating to public K-12 schools; to add Section 16-39-13 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require local boards of education to install, maintain, and operate video cameras in certain self-contained classrooms providing special education services, if the funding to do so is available; and to provide protections for the use of video recordings.
Summary
Education, use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms required
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2023 · House May 31, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 34
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Education Policy)
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Education Policy)
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Education Policy)
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Education Policy)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Orr
RRepublican
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