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HJR 100

Joint Interim Study Commission on Expanding Access to High-Quality Out-of-School Education Programs, created

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Terri Collins

Creates a bipartisan Joint Study Commission in Alabama to study expanding access to high-quality after-school and summer programs; report due by the 15th legislative day of 2026.

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Bill Summary · HJR 100

HJR 100 — Joint Interim Study Commission on Expanding Access to High‑Quality Out‑of‑School Education Programs

Status: Enacted (delivered to Governor 04/03/2025; enacted 04/16/2025)
Introduced: 11/20/2024. Classification: Resolution. Subject: Education.

Purpose / Intent

HJR 100 creates a temporary, bipartisan joint study commission to examine how to expand access to high‑quality out‑of‑school learning opportunities (after‑school and summer programs) for Alabama youth. The resolution cites research and state demand data (e.g., about 35% of Alabama’s workforce are parents; an estimated four children wait for every child enrolled in after‑school programs; 20% of students would enroll in summer programs if accessible) as rationale for the study.

Key provisions

  • Establishes the "Joint Study Commission on Expanding Access to High‑Quality Out‑of‑School Education Programs."
  • Membership:
    • Appointees: 1 by Governor; 1 by Lieutenant Governor.
    • Legislative: 1 Senator appointed by the President Pro Tempore and 1 Senator by the Senate Minority Leader; 1 House member appointed by the Speaker and 1 by the House Minority Leader.
    • State officials (or designees): State Superintendent of Education; Commissioner of Human Resources; Secretary of Early Childhood Education; Secretary of Workforce; Commissioner of Mental Health; Director of Department of Youth Services; Director of the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services.
    • Organizational appointees: nominees from School Superintendents of Alabama and the Alabama Association of School Boards; representatives appointed by Alabama Expanded Learning Alliance, Alabama Education Association, Alliance of Alabama YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs Alabama Alliance, Voices for Alabama’s Children, A+ Education Partnership, New Schools for Alabama, and the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools.
    • Additional members may be added by majority vote of the commission.
  • Appointment coordination requirement: appointing authorities must coordinate to ensure membership reflects the state’s racial, gender, geographic (urban/rural), and economic diversity.
  • Organizing rules: Lieutenant Governor calls first meeting; members elect chair and vice chair; commission may meet as necessary. Legislative Services Agency, House Clerk, and Senate Secretary to provide administrative support.
  • Compensation: legislative members receive their legislative pay, per diem, and travel under Section 49 of the Alabama Constitution of 2022; non‑legislative members serve without pay but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses per appointing authority policies.
  • Study scope: produce comprehensive recommendations after examining:
    1. Quality — program effectiveness in educational and developmental outcomes.
    2. Accessibility — barriers (geographic, economic, social) to participation.
    3. Funding — current funding mechanisms, gaps, and sustainable funding options.
  • Reporting and dissolution: final report (findings, conclusions, recommendations) due to the Legislature no later than the 15th legislative day of the 2026 Regular Session. After filing, the commission is dissolved.
  • Transparency: must notify Secretary of State of meetings, members, and provide copies of final report and produced documents per Ala. Code §36‑14‑17.1.

Who is affected / potential impact

  • State education and youth services agencies, local school systems, community providers (YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs, nonprofits), workforce and early childhood stakeholders, families seeking after‑school/summer care, and employers who rely on working parents.
  • The commission’s recommendations could influence future state policy, funding priorities, program standards, and efforts to increase program capacity and equitable access.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Report due by 15th legislative day of 2026 Regular Session (effectively sets a 2025–early‑2026 study period).
  • Commission dissolved upon submission of report.
  • Companion measures: SJR 6, SJR 32, HJR 21, HJR 61, HJR 69, HJR 131.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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