(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each student over the age of 12 years who is enrolled in a public or private secondary school shall be subject to a disciplinary point system for an infraction committed on school property to determine the age at which the student shall be allowed to apply for a learner's permit, motor driven cycle operator's license, driver's license, or any license required by the State of Alabama for the operation of a motor vehicle or vessel. The disciplinary points imposed for a disciplinary action shall be as follows:
(1) One day in-school suspension - 1 point.
(2) One day out-of-school suspension - 2 points.
(3) Alternative school placement - 6 points.
(4) Expulsion - 20 points.
(b)(1) The points shall accumulate on a yearly basis, beginning with the school year including summer school in which the student turns 13, and accumulate each year until the student is eligible to apply for a driver's license under the imposed point system. Each accumulated point shall add one additional week to the age at which the student is eligible to be issued a learner's permit, motor driven cycle operator's license, or driver's license.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), the age at which a student may apply for a license or permit shall not be extended by Act 2009-713 beyond one year from the date the student initially applies for a learner's permit, motor driven cycle operator's license, driver's license, or any license required by the State of Alabama for the operation of a motor vehicle or vessel.
(c) The following subdivisions are contingent upon the technical capability of the student data management system to track, manage, and coordinate the data:
(1) Points shall be accrued on a school-year basis.
(2) Points may not accrue for the first three days of in-school suspension in any school year; however, beginning with the fourth day of suspension in any school year, all days, including the first three, of in-school suspension shall be counted in determining the points.
(3) Points may not accrue for an initial out-of-school suspension of two days or less in any school year; however, the days of the initial suspension shall be used to determine the points after a second out-of-school suspension in any school year or all days will be used to determine points if the initial suspension exceeds two days.
(4) Accumulated points shall be reduced by one-half if the student has not received additional accumulated points for one school year. If no additional points are received for two years, all records of the accumulated points shall be removed from the student's records at the school.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 6 - Licenses and Registration.
Article 1 - Drivers' Licenses.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 32-6-1 - Required; Expiration Date; Renewal; Identification Cards for Nondrivers.
Section 32-6-1.2 - Veteran's Driver's License.
Section 32-6-2 - Persons Exempt From Securing License.
Section 32-6-3 - Examination Prior to Application for License or Renewal.
Section 32-6-3.1 - Information and Instruction on Dangers of Drowsy Driving.
Section 32-6-4 - Issuance of License or Identification Card; Selective Service Registration.
Section 32-6-4.1 - Special Nondriver Identification Cards - Issuance; Fees; Expiration.
Section 32-6-4.3 - Nondriver Identification Cards - Honorably Discharged Veterans.
Section 32-6-5 - Reports; Disposition of Funds.
Section 32-6-6 - Contents of Licenses; Photo Specifications; Fee for Photo License or Card.
Section 32-6-6.2 - Emergency Contact Information.
Section 32-6-7 - Persons to Whom License Not to Be Issued.
Section 32-6-7.1 - Persons With Physical Disabilities or Impairments.
Section 32-6-7.2 - Restrictions on Issuance to Persons Under 18 Years of Age
Section 32-6-7.3 - Maintenance and Report of Statistical Information.
Section 32-6-7.4 - Disciplinary Point System - Age of Student Eligibility.
Section 32-6-7.5 - Disciplinary Point System - Determination; Hearing.
Section 32-6-8 - Temporary Instruction and Learner's Licenses.
Section 32-6-9 - Possession and Display of License.
Section 32-6-10 - Reciprocal Agreements - Other States or Countries.
Section 32-6-11 - Reciprocal Agreements - Authorities in Charge of Federal Military Installations.
Section 32-6-12 - Restricted Licenses.
Section 32-6-12.1 - Limited Driving Permits.
Section 32-6-13 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
Section 32-6-14 - Records to Be Kept by Director.
Section 32-6-15 - Duplicate of Lost or Destroyed License.
Section 32-6-17 - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation - Reinstatement; Fees.
Section 32-6-18 - Penalties - Violations in General; Disposition of Funds.