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Representative DuBose introduces bill to expand school religious-release policies; committee delays vote
Summary
Representative DuBose presented House Bill 3342 and two amendments to clarify that local school boards decide whether to adopt religious-release policies and whether participating students may receive elective credit.
Representative DuBose explained House Bill 3342 and offered two amendments that the committee adopted to clarify local control and elective-credit authority. DuBose said hundreds of parents and dozens of districts have expressed interest and that since 2019 only about 12 districts have adopted religious-release policies under existing law; she said roughly "4,000 parents throughout our state of Alabama have signed a petition asking for religious…
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