HB 246 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Posting of classroom curricula on school website, alternative review procedure provided for certain copyrighted materials

HB 246 requires Alabama public K-12 schools to provide parents and guardians with an alternative way to review copyrighted classroom materials (like textbooks) if posting them online would violate copyright law. Instead of online access, schools must offer either physical access to materials at the school during regular hours or temporary digital access for 24 hours. Parents must submit a written request, and schools must provide access within 10 days. This change specifically addresses copyrighted materials while maintaining the existing requirement for schools to post non-copyrighted curricula online.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Jan 14, 2026
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