SB 280 Alabama Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Teacher Paperwork Streamlining Act, State Department of Education required to develop unified digital platform for consolidating and sharing documentation relating to the Alabama Literacy Act, Alabama Numeracy Act, Individualized Education Programs, and other educational programs

Senate Bill 280 establishes the Alabama Public Education Paperwork Reduction Committee, primarily composed of actively teaching, non-administrative teachers, along with other school staff. This committee will meet quarterly to assess current paperwork requirements and recommend ways to streamline them for public school teachers. A key provision states that no new paperwork mandates can be implemented by the State Department of Education or State Board of Education without the committee's vetting and approval. The State Superintendent of Education will solicit applications and make recommendations for committee appointments.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 4 edits · May 14, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized to include specific task forces responsible for defining documentation requirements for literacy and numeracy programs, ensuring these definitions are consistent across the new digital platform. A new requirement was added to coordinate with an existing committee to avoid duplicating efforts, while the creation of a new 'Paperwork Reduction Committee' was removed entirely. These changes clarify how the digital system will be built and streamline the oversight process by eliminating a separate committee structure.
Scope change
The scope of the digital platform was expanded to explicitly include documentation required by 'other laws or policies where paperwork may be reduced,' broadening the bill's applicability beyond just the named literacy and numeracy acts.
REQUIREMENT

Added specific references to the 'Literacy Task Force' and 'Elementary Math Task Force' to determine which documentation is included in the unified digital platform, replacing general references to the acts themselves.

Inserted a new requirement for the State Department of Education to work with the 'Alabama Public Education Paperwork Reduction Committee' to ensure efforts are not duplicated.

Deleted the section that created the 'Alabama Public Education Paperwork Reduction Committee,' removing the mandate for a new committee to oversee paperwork reduction.

SCOPE

Broadened the bill's scope to include 'other laws or policies where paperwork may be reduced or streamlined in a compliant manner,' expanding the range of documents the digital platform must handle.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Orr Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 924
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1162
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1161
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Collins 1st Amendment Offered
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1160
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Education Policy Engrossed Substitute Offered (Education Policy)
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House (Education Policy)
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Education Policy 1st Amendment (Education Policy)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 732
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 731
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Orr 1st Amendment Offered
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Arthur Orr
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