6/3/2019 Group Watch: Voters Get a Voice on School Governance
Voters will now decide how the state’s public education system is run with the passage of the bill sponsored by Senator Del March (R-Anniston). A constitutional amendment will be on the ballot in March 2020, that, if voted to enact, will abolish the current elected Board of Education and replace it with a governor-appointed and Senate-confirmed commission of nine members. The commission would then appoint a Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education in place of the current Sate Superintendent position. Finally, the commission would be required to develop a replacement for common core.
