Education Policy Committee, Alabama State Senate

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The Education Policy Committee (formerly the Education and Youth Affairs Committee) is a standing committee of the Alabama State Senate.

Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Alabama State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Assignments, consisting of the president pro tempore, the presiding officer, the senate majority leader, and three additional members appointed by the president pro tempore. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.

See rules: Senate Rules

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Function

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The Committee on Education Policy, to which committee shall be referred bills addressing all education reforms in primary, secondary, post secondary, higher education and the Department of Education, as well as other matters relating to the children and youth of Alabama. The Committee on Education and Youth Affairs shall not exceed 10 members.

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Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Senate Education Policy Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (8)	Third-party members(0)
Vivian Figures Kirk Hatcher Rodger Smitherman	Donnie Chesteen Chair Shay Shelnutt Vice-Chair Tom Butler Garlan Gudger Jay Hovey Wes Kitchens Randy Price Larry Stutts

2023-2024 legislative session

Senate Education Policy Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (8)	Third-party members(0)
Vivian Figures Rodger Smitherman	Tim Melson Chair Donnie Chesteen Vice Chair Jim McClendon no longer in office Tom Butler Chris Elliott Randy Price Greg Reed Shay Shelnutt

2021-2022 legislative session

Senate Education Policy Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (8)	Third-party members(0)
Rodger Smitherman Ranking Member Vivian Figures Kirk Hatcher	Tim Melson Chair Donnie Chesteen Vice Chair Tom Butler Chris Elliott Jim McClendon Randy Price Greg Reed Shay Shelnutt

2019-2020 legislative session

Senate Education Policy Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (7)	Third-party members(0)
Vivian Figures Ranking minority member Rodger Smitherman	Tim Melson Chair Donnie Chesteen Vice chair Tom Butler Chris Elliott Jim McClendon Randy Price Shay Shelnutt

David Burkette (D) left this committee on September 01, 2020.

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Education and Youth Affairs Members, 2015
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (5)
• Quinton Ross, Vice chair	• Dick L. Brewbaker, Chair
• Vivian Figures	• Paul Bussman
• Henry Sanders	• Jim McClendon
	• Trip Pittman
	• Shay Shelnutt

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Education and Youth Affairs Members, 2011
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (5)
• Quinton Ross, Vice chair	• Dick Brewbaker, Chair
• Henry Sanders	• Gerald Allen
	• Slade Blackwell
	• Bill Holtzclaw
	• Trip Pittman

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

Education and Youth Affairs Members, 2009
Democratic members (7)	Republican members (3)
• Vivian Figures, Chair	• Henry Erwin
• Bobby Denton	• Trip Pittman
• Kim Benefield	• Rusty Glover
• Priscilla Dunn
• Henry Sanders
• Quinton Ross
• Myron Penn

External links

• Education Policy Committee

Footnotes

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Current members of the Alabama State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Steve Livingston

Minority Leader:Bobby Singleton

Senators

District 1

Tim Melson (R)

District 2

Tom Butler (R)

District 3

Arthur Orr (R)

District 4

Garlan Gudger (R)

District 5

Matt Woods (R)

District 6

Larry Stutts (R)

District 7

Sam Givhan (R)

District 8

Steve Livingston (R)

District 9

Wes Kitchens (R)

District 10

Andrew Jones (R)

District 11

Lance Bell (R)

District 12

Keith Kelley (R)

District 13

Randy Price (R)

District 14

April Weaver (R)

District 15

Dan Roberts (R)

District 16

J.T. Waggoner (R)

District 17

Shay Shelnutt (R)

District 18

Rodger Smitherman (D)

District 19

Merika Coleman (D)

District 20

Linda Coleman-Madison (D)

District 21

Gerald Allen (R)

District 22

Greg Albritton (R)

District 23

Robert Stewart (D)

District 24

Bobby Singleton (D)

District 25

Will Barfoot (R)

District 26

Kirk Hatcher (D)

District 27

Jay Hovey (R)

District 28

Billy Beasley (D)

District 29

Donnie Chesteen (R)

District 30

Clyde Chambliss (R)

District 31

Josh Carnley (R)

District 32

Chris Elliott (R)

District 33

Vivian Figures (D)

District 34

Jack Williams (R)

District 35

David Sessions (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (8)