Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HJR346: Accountability Council, established
Status: In committee, April 8, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
HJR346 INTRODUCED 1 HJR346 2 NRULLT8-1 3 By Representatives , Baker, DuBose, Crow, Ross 4 RFD: RULES 5 First Read: 07-Apr-26 Page NRULLT8-1 04/07/2026 GP (L)GP 2026-1586 1 2 3 4 HJR___ ESTABLISHING THE ACCOUNTABILITY COUNCIL. 5 6 WHEREAS, the state supports improved outcomes and 7 long-term success for all Alabama students, particularly on 8 closing achievement gaps; and 9 WHEREAS, the creation of an accountability mechanism 10 would further the Legislature's desire to create 11 transparency and ensure the state's educational 12 accountability system supports those outcomes; now therefore 13 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH 14 HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That there is created the 15 Accountability Council. 16 (a) The membership of the council shall consist of 17 all of the following: 18 (1) Five members appointed by the Governor: One 19 member who is a national expert on school accountability, two members who are from the business community, and two 21 at-large members. 22 (2) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation 23 Education Committee. 24 (3) The Chair of the House Ways and Means Education 25 Committee. 26 (4) The Chair of the Senate Education Policy 27 Committee. Page HJR346 INTRODUCED 28 (5) The Chair of the House Education Policy 29 Committee. 30 (6) One member appointed by each of the following: …
Sponsors
- Collins, Terri (R, HD-008) · primary sponsor
- Baker, Alan (R, HD-066)
- DuBose, Susan (R, HD-045)
- Crow, Norman (R, HD-063)
- Ross, Jeana (R, HD-027)
Latest actions
- : Pending Committee Action in Second House
- : Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES
- : Collins motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote
- : Read for the first time
Subjects: Resolutions
Common questions
- What is HJR346?
- HJR346 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Accountability Council, established.
- What is the status of HJR346?
- In committee as of April 8, 2026. Latest action: Pending Committee Action in Second House (April 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR346?
- Collins, Terri (R, HD-008), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR346?
- On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/HJR346
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