Bill allowing consolidation of county school boards passes Alabama House

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 414

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that would allow county school boards to consolidate.

HB 380, sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, is a constitutional amendment that would allow two or more public county school boards to combine into one multi-county board of education.

“They could join with another board, or two or even three,” Collins said Tuesday. “They could combine some of that administration and they could put more money …

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