# Alabama HB124: Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services Alabama HB124, Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terri Collins (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-03-31 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB124-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB124 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-31, Enacted - Sponsor: Terri Collins (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (260 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Extra loan help for shortage locations: benefit, high. Beginning August 1, 2026, educators qualifying for base loan help can receive extra help in an acute educator shortage location. The extra award is $3,000 per qualifying year or $1,500 per qualifying semester, for up to four consecutive years. Charter-school educators are not eligible for this extr… - Loan help for Alabama shortage educators: benefit, high. Beginning August 1, 2026, Alabama's renamed LASEA program provides eligible educators $7,500 per qualifying year or $3,750 per qualifying semester. Help lasts up to four consecutive years and pays only outstanding subsidized or unsubsidized federal student loans. Applicants must complete an approve… - Educators keep eligibility and shed paperwork: benefit, medium. Beginning August 1, 2026, prior recipients keep repayment eligibility while continuously employed with a qualifying school. This protection covers applicants who met program requirements and received a repayment before August 1, 2026. Repayments remain subject to program requirements. The law also… - Out-of-state graduates gain educator loan help: benefit, medium. Beginning August 1, 2026, qualifying out-of-state graduates can receive educator loan help without living in Alabama. They must earn a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited college in another state after spring semester 2021. They must be authorized to work as Alabama educators… - Educator loan funds get spending safeguards: benefit, low. Beginning August 1, 2026, the educator loan program can spend no more than 10 percent of annual appropriations on operations and maintenance. Unspent appropriated funds stay with the program after the fiscal year ends. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education must identify acute educator shortage… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Terri Collins (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 790 | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-01-15 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 98 | 2 | 1 | | 2026-01-15 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 11 | pass | 92 | 8 | 2 | ## Actions (17) - 2026-03-31: Enacted (House) - 2026-03-11: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-03-10: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 790 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-25: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-15: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 11 (House) - 2026-01-15: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-14: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy (House) - 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB124-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB124-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB124-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB124-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs) - [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs) - [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB124-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).