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Bill Would Forbid K-12 schools to Hold Student Records Based on Non-Payment

An Alabama lawmaker has filed a bill that would prohibit K-12 schools from not transferring student records based on unpaid balances.

Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, sits at his desk on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on April 18, 2024 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. Simpson pre-files bill prohibiting holding of records due tuition non-payment. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)

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An Alabama lawmaker has filed a bill that would prohibit K-12 schools from not transferring student records based on unpaid balances.

sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, would apply to transfers between private schools. Simpson wrote over text Monday that he is open to suggestions if someone wants to amend the bill.

鈥淚t just says these records, you can鈥檛 keep the records based on unpaid tuition,鈥 he said in a phone interview. 鈥淚f you need to get unpaid tuition, you have other ways to get that.鈥

Simpson said the bill came from a local school facing issues with their graduation rates because a private school will not release records to the public school.

鈥淭he theory behind the bill is that the student shouldn鈥檛 suffer over financials,鈥 he wrote. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 out of their control.鈥

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