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This bill would lower the compulsory attendance age from 7 to 6 years old.
This bill should be opposed.
07/21/2011 (Senate) Prefiled
02/07/2012 (Senate) Read for the first time
02/07/2012 (Senate) Referred to the Education Committee
03/01/2012 (Senate) Passed out of committee 3-2-1
03/01/2012 (Senate) Read for the second time and placed on calendar
04/10/2012 (Senate) Dunn amendment offered and adopted 31-0
04/10/2012 (Senate) Bill passed third reading 18-8
04/12/2012 (Senate) Engrossed
04/17/2012 (House) Read for the first time and referred to the Education Policy Committee
04/19/2012 (House) Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
04/19/2012 (House) Pending third reading on day 22—favorably reported from Education Policy Committee
05/01/2012 (House) Passed third reading
05/01/2012 (House) Rogers Amendment offered
05/01/2012 (House) Motion to adopt lost roll call 1087
05/01/2012 (House) Motion to read a third time and pass adopted roll call 1088
05/01/2012 (Senate) Passed second house
05/01/2012 (Senate) Enrolled
05/01/2012 (House) Signature requested
05/01/2012 (House) Delivered to governor
05/08/2012 Signed into law by Governor Robert Bentley





