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SB158

Public High Schools Must Set Aside Time for Military Testing

Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:06 AM

In one sentence

This law requires all public high schools in Alabama to set aside one day each fall semester so military recruiters can give the ASVAB test to students on campus.

What it does

  • Requires every city and county public high school system to pick one specific day during the fall semester for testing.
  • Allows military recruiters from the U.S. Armed Forces or Department of Homeland Security to come onto campus to give tests.
  • Mandates that schools provide appropriate space and accommodations needed for students to take the test.
  • States clearly that taking this test is voluntary, meaning no student has to participate.

Who it affects

  • All city and county public high school systems in Alabama
  • Military recruiters from the United States Armed Forces
  • Recruiters from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • High school students who choose to take the test

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not specify exactly how schools must schedule this day within their regular school calendar.
  • The text does not list specific details about what counts as 'appropriate testing accommodations' for students with special needs.
  • This rule applies only to public high schools and does not mention private or charter schools.

Plain language

Terms to know

ASVAB
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a standardized test used by military recruiters.
Voluntary basis
Students can choose whether or not to take the test; they are not forced to do so.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

This act amends Section 16-1-25, Code of Alabama 1975, to require all public high schools to provide appropriate testing accommodations and designate one day during the fall semester for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. EnactedSenate
  2. Signature RequestedHouse
  3. Delivered to GovernorSenate
  4. EnrolledSenate
  5. Ready to EnrollSenate
  6. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1235 (Yeas 104, Nays 0)House
  7. Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 103, Nays 0)House
  8. Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarHouse
  9. Reported Out of Committee Second HouseHouse
  10. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 153 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)Senate
  11. Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 33, Nays 0)Senate
  12. Pending Committee Action in Second HouseHouse
  13. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Military and Veterans' AffairsHouse
  14. Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSenate
  15. Reported Out of Committee House of OriginSenate
  16. Pending Committee Action in House of OriginSenate
  17. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public SafetySenate