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This bill modifies Alabama's law regarding educational intervention by the State Board of Education in local school systems, establishing a more detailed process for provisional release from state intervention. The bill clarifies that when a local school board is under state intervention due to significant educational deficiencies, such as having multiple priority schools or being on probation, the State Superintendent of Education can exercise full control over the board's operations. The new provisions introduce a five-year provisional release mechanism, where a local board can be temporarily returned to local control, but if the State Superintendent determines within that five-year period that the board has not satisfactorily improved or cannot properly manage its school system, the intervention can be immediately reinstated. During intervention, the State Superintendent can make decisions, take administrative actions, appoint a chief administrative officer, manage personnel, and have broad authority to correct identified educational deficiencies. The bill also standardizes language throughout the law, replacing specific references to "city or county" boards with the more general term "local" boards, and provides a clear framework for monitoring and potentially ending state educational intervention. The changes will take effect on October 1, 2025.

Education

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