The bill presented is an act related to public K-12 education and the school report card, specifically amending Section 16-6C-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975. The amendment focuses on the academic achievement of students who transfer from nonpublic schools to public schools. The key change proposed is to exclude the academic achievement of these transferring students from being considered in the annual grading of a school or school district for the first three years after the student enrolls in the public school system.

The bill outlines that starting with the 2024-2025 school year, the academic progress of transfer students from nonpublic schools will continue to be measured in the academic growth category, but their academic achievement will not factor into the school's or district's academic achievement grade until the beginning of the fourth year of enrollment. This change is reflected by the insertion of new legal language into the existing law. The bill also includes a minor amendment to the language regarding state-approved English proficiency assessments, changing "state approved" to "state-approved." The act is set to become effective on October 1, 2024, and was passed by the House on April 30, 2024, and by the Senate on May 8, 2024.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 16-6C-2
Enrolled: 16-6C-2