Purpose

The purpose of the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama Program is as follows: (1) To encourage individuals to enroll in and complete educator programs identified as having acute educator shortages and obtain Alabama certification in those programs. (2) To improve the educational system in Alabama by encouraging those who complete and obtain certification in acute educator shortage programs to accept educator positions in Alabama public K-12 schools or school systems, including charter schools, that have been identified as acute educator shortage locations. (Act 2018-504, §2; Act 2021-389, §1; Act 2026-303, §1.)