Title 16 — Title 16

All laws and all rules and regulations of the State Board of Education relating to the preparation of teachers for service or the training of teachers in service shall be administered by the State Superintendent of Education, or through his professional assistants; provided, that…

or Development of Entry-Level Pre-certification Examination for Teacher Candidates. (a) The Legislature finds that Alabama is alone among the southern states in not testing teacher candidates before allowing them in the classroom, and acknowledges that the need exists to establis…

Applicants. (a) Each two-year and four-year institution of higher education in the state shall require each applicant for admission to a teacher preparation program to complete a criminal history background information check as a part of the initial application process. (b) The c…

All matters relating to the issuance, extension and renewal of certificates based upon credentials, including transcripts of applicants’ records submitted by institutions of higher learning in Alabama approved for the training of teachers, or by institutions operated under the co…

Subsequent Obligations; Funding; Rule-Making Authority; Provisions for Current Scholarship Recipients. (a) Effective October 1, 1993, there is established a Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program (hereinafter referred to as “the program”) to provide for the education of certi…

Worked as a Paraprofessional or Classroom Teacher’s Aide. (a) A teacher with at least four years of full-time experience as a paraprofessional or classroom teacher’s aide in a public school who is: (i) issued a teacher certificate pursuant to this chapter; and (ii) hired into a p…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State of Alabama shall modify its policies relative to the certification of teachers to permit an expanded alternative certification program for prospective teachers. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that policies, rule…

Who Complete an Approved Alternative Teacher Preparation Program. (a) The State of Alabama shall modify its policies relative to the certification of teachers to permit the issuance of a professional educator certificate to those qualified individuals who successfully complete an…

(a) The State Board of Education shall establish a Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate. A Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate shall be available for a teaching field for which the state board otherwise requires a bachelor’s degree. The State Department of …

(a) An application fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall be paid by an applicant. (b) The fees paid by the applicants shall be deposited to a special account for the State Department of Education into the State Treasury at least monthly and used for the operation of the teacher educa…

The State Board of Education shall be authorized to establish reasonable charges for evaluation of transcripts. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-622, p. 1137, §2.)

(a) The State Superintendent of Education may revoke any certificate issued under this chapter when the holder has been guilty of immoral conduct or unbecoming or indecent behavior. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, under the circumstances listed in subsection…

The State Superintendent of Education shall make known to county superintendents of education and city superintendents of schools or other interested parties the names of teachers who are unemployed and who are seeking positions. In order that this service may be effective, a pla…

As a means of stimulating the improvement of teachers in service in the public schools of the state, institutes shall be held annually, one or more in each county or for a group of counties, at such times and at such places as the State Superintendent of Education, after advising…

Every person employed in a teaching, supervisory or administrative capacity by the county or city board of education in the public schools of the state shall attend the institute held for the county or city in which such person is employed; provided, that the institute is held du…

The county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of education shall have the power to excuse and accept excuses from educators for failure to attend institutes held under the provisions of this chapter. Such actions shall be governed by the same policies which go…

The Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdiction legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose, Findings, and Policy. 1. The states party to this agreement, de…

to Enter into Contracts Pursuant to Agreement. The designated state official for Alabama shall be the State Superintendent of Education, who shall enter into contracts pursuant to Article III of said agreement only with the approval of the specific text thereof by the Alabama Sta…

True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to the agreement shall be kept on file in the office of the State Department of Education and in the office of the Secretary of State. The State Department of Education shall publish all such contracts in convenie…

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §1; Code 1940, T. 52, §351; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Acts 1973, No. 1276, p. 2181, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §8; Code 1940, T. 52, §360; Acts 1945, No. 411, p. 646, §1; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Acts 1981, No. 81-686, p. 1156, §2; Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §9; Act 2004-566, p. 1330, …

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §9; Code 1940, T. 52, §361(1); Acts 1949, No. 250, p. 373, §1; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

Notified. Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §10; Code 1940, T. 52, §361(2); Acts 1945, No. 411, p. 646, §1; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §11; Code 1940, T. 52, §361(3); Acts 1943, No. 313, p. 300; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §2.)

Supervisors; List of Persons Recommended for Continuing Status; Effect of Consolidation or Separation of Schools. Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §2; Code 1940, T. 52, §352; Acts 1951, No. 806, p. 1408; Acts 195…

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §2.)

of Education. Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §§3, 5.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §3; Code 1940, T. 52, §353; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004. History: (Acts 1959, No. 643, p. 1557, §1; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

Teacher’s Tenure Not Affected by Membership. Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004. History: (Acts 1959, No. 643, p. 1557, §2; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1; Acts 1980, No. 80-271, p. 347, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004. History: (Acts 1959, No. 643, p. 1557, §3; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004. History: (Acts 1959, No. 643, p. 1557, §6; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004. History: (Acts 1959, No. 643, p. 1557, §4; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004. History: (Acts 1959, No. 643, p. 1557, §7; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004. History: (Acts 1959, No. 643, p. 1557, §5; Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

of Education. Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004. History: (Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §3, effective July 1, 2004. History: (Acts 1973, No. 1079, p. 1835, §1; Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §9.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §4; Code 1940, T. 52, §354; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §5; Code 1940, T. 52, §355; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §1.)

The Legislature finds it necessary to better address the needs and goals of students and a diverse teaching work force by expressly granting teachers the authority to contract with local boards of education to work less than full time, provided they receive commensurate pay based…

Public school teachers, whether or not tenured, may contract with local boards of education to work less than full time so long as their salaries reflect employment for less than a full day, week, or contract year and are commensurate with the salary schedule hourly rate of pay a…

The hourly rate of pay for each part-time teacher shall be determined by placement on the State Salary Schedule or, if greater, the local salary schedule, based upon experience and degree attained. Using a six and one-half hour work day and 182 days as the standard annual contrac…