"Taylor's Law", an anti-bullying law passed earlier this year in Montgomery. The law is designed to have a two fold effect : Reducing the number of irresponsible teens on the roads, while at the same time, hopefully cutting down on bullying and intimidation in schools around Alabama. The idea is to punish students with poor disciple records by delaying the date they can get their driver's license. The more trouble they cause in school, the longer they have to wait.
Taylor's Law is named in honor David Keith Taylor of Muscle Shoals. David Taylor, a father of two children, was stuck and killed by a teen driver in November 2002 as the teen drove 85 mph through an intersection.
Taylor's Law - Links in-school behavior of students 13 and over to qualifying for a driver's permit or license, or watercraft license.
- Imposes point system for infractions of school discipline rules and tracks infractions through STI, state uniform data reporting system all schools have.
- Points accumulate yearly beginning at age 13 until student eligible for license or learner's permit.
- Each point delays by one week the time when a student qualifies for a permit or license.
- Accumulated points reduced by one-half after one year with no new infractions. After two years with no behavior infractions, the student's record is clean again.
- Students get behavior infraction points including:
1 point: One-day in-school suspension
2 points: One day out-of-school suspension
6 points: Alternative school placement
20 points: Getting expelled.
Implementation expected in 2010-11 school year.
Source: HB 464/Act 2009-713 on ALISON
Click on the following links to learn more:
http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10989128
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20090604/articles/906045032?Title=Taylor-s-Law-now-official
http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11237396
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