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Committee pares back accountability bill, adds higher-education and charter-school representation
Summary
House Bill 604 was amended to focus on an accountability council and to add the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, the Public Charter School Association and the Business Education Alliance to the task force; the committee gave the bill a favorable report by voice vote.
The House Education Policy Committee gave House Bill 604 a favorable report after amending the bill to focus its scope on an accountability council and to add several stakeholders to that council.
Chairwoman Collins described the bill as “a very extreme revision” that narrows the measure to an accountability council charged with reviewing current data and recommending ways to strengthen the state’s accountability system. Collins said she supported adding the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to the task force and noted existing data partnerships with the Department of Workforce and the Department of Education.
Committee discussion confirmed that the adopted amendment adds the Public Charter School Association and the Business Education Alliance to the council’s makeup and clarifies their placement within the bill’s structure. "It not only has the Alabama Commission on Higher Ed, but it also has Public Charter School Association, the Business Education Alliance," Rep. Drummond summarized during debate.
A motion to give HB 604 a favorable report as amended was made and seconded; Rep. Pascal offered brief praise for the chair’s stakeholder engagement. The committee approved the favorable report by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The committee returned the gavel to the chair and adjourned. The transcript records the committee’s favorable report on HB 604 but does not record any final floor action or funding details.
