HB 61 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Public K-12 schools, home school students authorized to attend career and technical education programs in certain circumstances

HB 61 authorizes home school students to attend career and technical education programs offered in public K-12 schools. This bill directly affects home school students seeking vocational training and the public school system that will provide these programs. To implement this change, the bill requires the State Board of Education and local boards of education to adopt appropriate rules and policies.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Nov 7, 2024 Last action Apr 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 8, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended from an introduced version to an engrossed version, changing the bill number identifier and replacing the synopsis with the full legislative text. The substantive policy content regarding home school student participation in career and technical education programs remains consistent between versions, with no changes to eligibility criteria, funding mechanisms, or implementation requirements.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability to home school students and public school CTE programs remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Bill number identifier changed from '12MF33L-1' to 'NRRZA8T-2' in the header and page footers.

Removed the 'SYNOPSIS' section that provided a summary of the bill's purpose, replacing it with the full legislative text.

Added House of Representatives action history showing the bill was read three times and passed on April 8, 2025, with 99 yeas, 1 nay, and 2 abstentions.

Changed the bill's stated purpose from amending Act 2024-21 to a general act relating to public K-12 education without specific reference to prior legislation.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 672

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 671

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered (Ways and Means Education)

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment (Ways and Means Education)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors