BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama House education budget committee Chairman Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, is pushing for passage of bills he has filed to give schools more autonomy and flexibility while adding more transparency for the public.
Taken together, the measures reflect Garrett’s broader push to reduce statutory mandates in education law and shift more decision-making authority to local school systems and higher education institutions. As education budget chairman, he said that flexibility is increasingly important as schools face shifting enrollment and uncertainty around funding.
All four bills are expected in House committees this week…