Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment

HB 511 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring Alabama public K-12 schools to begin each school day with the Pledge of Allegiance and an optional prayer (which students may choose not to participate in). Local school boards would need to adopt policies enabling this daily practice, with prayers permitted as prerecorded, live, or broadcasted but never mandatory. Schools or boards persistently refusing to comply after investigation could face a 25% reduction in state education funding, with further cuts possible through legislative action. This amendment requires voter approval to become part of Alabama's constitution.