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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama proposes constitutional amendment to allow county school board consolidation and public referendums
Last action · April 9, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Terri Collins
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What This Bill Does
Alabama voters will consider a constitutional amendment allowing county boards of education to merge into a single multi-county school system, provided the State Board of Education publishes an impact study and voters can force a referendum if 25 percent object.
Local school districts may combine administrative operations and governance if approved, altering how educational services and taxes are managed across county lines unless blocked by a petition and majority voter referendum.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
County boards of education
Contiguous boards gain the legal authority to enter formal agreements to consolidate administration under a single multi-county board.
Qualified electors
Voters gain the right to file written protests against a consolidation and vote in a referendum if the 25 percent threshold is met.
State Board of Education
The board is required to conduct impact studies, publish them online, and adopt rules to implement the consolidation framework.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
18 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Apr 9, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Apr 9, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Apr 8, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1293
- Apr 1, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Show 12 earlier actions
- Apr 1, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 3, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 3, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
- Mar 3, 2026HouseEngrossed
- Mar 3, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 709
- Mar 3, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 708
- Mar 3, 2026HouseCollins 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 3, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 19, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
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- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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