Title 16 — Title 16

The local board of education shall post all part-time positions in accordance with Section 16-22-15. History: (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §4.)

Hours Per Week. Part-time employment shall not be used in such manner as to replace full-time personnel or teaching positions. At any time should the number of class hours of part-time personnel in any grade or subject in school equal or exceed 20 hours per week, a full-time teac…

Any contract entered into between a public school teacher and a local board of education prior to April 27, 2004, meeting the aforementioned criteria, shall be deemed valid ab initio. History: (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §6.)

Any teacher employed in the public schools under this article shall meet the same requirements for attaining continuing service status as defined in Section 16-24-2. History: (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §7.)

Annually, each local board of education shall report to the State Department of Education the number of part-time teachers employed on a regular basis, by school and by subjects taught. History: (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §8.)

The local board of education shall comply with Section 16-1-30. History: (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §9.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Acts 1981, No. 81-686, p. 1156, §1; Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §9; Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, 6; Code 1940, T. 52, §358; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §9.)

Teaching Certificate. Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2010-264, p. 482, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 499, p. 759, §7; Code 1940, T. 52, §359; Acts 1951, No. 690, p. 1191; Acts 1953, No. 773, p. 1040, §1; Act 2004-566, p. 1330, §1.)

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher Accountability Act.” History: (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §1.)

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The chief administrative officer of the employing board, including the superintendent of any public county or city school system, the President of the Alabama Institute fo…

(a) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, persons employed as principals in the public schools in Alabama on or after July 1, 2000, may, at the election of the employing board and upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer, be employed as probati…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the employment contract of a principal or contract principal, whose certificate is revoked by the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 16-23-5, shall be immediately cancelled, any provisio…

(a) Subject to the authority of the chief executive officer and the employing board, a principal and contract principal shall supervise the daily operation and management of personnel, finances, facilities, and other matters of the school or campus for which the principal and con…

(a) All appeals of a final decision from the expedited evidentiary hearing shall lie with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. An appeal shall be filed within 14 days after the receipt of the final written decision of the circuit judge or the mediator. An appeal by either party sh…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Assistant Administrator Accountability Act. History: (Act 2024-360, §2.)

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. Includes only those individuals hired before July 1, 2024, and certified for their position as prescribed by the State Board of Education and who are employed by an emp…

Administrative Officers. (a) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any individual employed as an assistant administrative officer in the public schools in Alabama on or after July 1, 2024, at the election of a participating employing board and upon the recom…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the employment contract of an assistant administrative officer or contract assistant administrative officer, whose certificate is revoked by the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to Section 16-23-5(b), shall be imm…

(a) Subject to the authority of the chief executive officer and the employing board or participating employing board, an assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall assist his or her supervisor with the supervision of the daily operation a…

(a) All appeals of a final decision from the expedited evidentiary hearing shall lie with the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. An appeal shall be filed within 14 days after the receipt of the final written decision of the circuit judge or the mediator. An appeal by either party sh…

Employment Contract. (a) An individual who has not completed a teacher education program in Principal or Educational Administrator may be eligible for a preliminary certificate, which could lead to full certification by the State Department of Education under rules approved by th…

It shall be unlawful for an employing board or participating employing board to cancel or reduce the contract of a teacher, assistant administrative officer, or contract assistant administrative officer or to transfer, reprimand, or discipline a teacher because the teacher oppose…

(a) An individual who has not completed a teacher education program in Principal or Educational Administrator may be eligible for a preliminary certificate, which could lead to full certification by the Alabama Department of Education under rules approved by the Alabama State Boa…

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §7.)

It shall be unlawful for an employing board to cancel or reduce the contract of a teacher, principal, or contract principal or to transfer, reprimand, or discipline a teacher because the teacher opposed any employment action under this chapter or this title. History: (Act 2000-73…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Students First Act of 2011. History: (Act 2011-270, p. 494, §1.)

Convictions. (a) Any provision of this chapter or of any other statute or rule to the contrary notwithstanding, the employment of a teacher whose certificate is revoked by the State Superintendent of Education pursuant to Section 16-23-5, shall thereby be summarily terminated. (b…

No public K-12 teacher shall be permitted to terminate his or her employment within 30 calendar days before the first day of the next school term for students, unless the termination is mutually agreed upon. A public K-12 teacher may terminate his or her employment at any other t…

An employee who has attained tenure or nonprobationary status and has been denied a hearing before an employer subject to the requirements of this chapter may appeal for relief directly to the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings, Division of Ad…

(a) Leave of absence for a period of one year for good cause may be granted to an employee by an employer without impairing the tenured or nonprobationary status of the employee. For valid reason, the employer may extend the leave of absence for one additional year. (b) Leave of …

(a)(1) Employees who have attained tenured status under the Teacher Tenure Law or nonprobationary status under the Fair Dismissal Act as of July 1, 2011, in the case of tenured teachers, shall be deemed tenured teachers under this chapter and, in the case of nonprobationary emplo…

The purpose of this chapter is to improve the quality of public education in the State of Alabama by doing all of the following: (1) Providing for fundamental fairness and due process to employees covered by this chapter. (2) Restoring primary authority and responsibility for mai…

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The chief administrative and executive officer of an entity, institution, agency, or political subdivision of the state that is subject to this chapter and includes, …

No action may be proposed or approved based upon personal or political reasons on the part of the employer, chief executive officer, or governing board. A teacher shall attain tenure, and a classified employee shall attain nonprobationary status as follows: (1) Except as otherwis…

(a) Probationary classified employees who are not employees of a two-year educational institution operated under the authority and control of the Department of Postsecondary Education may be terminated at the discretion of the employer upon written recommendation of the chief exe…

Appeals. (a) Tenured teachers and nonprobationary classified employees may be terminated at any time because of a justifiable decrease in the number of positions or for incompetency, insubordination, neglect of duty, immorality, failure to perform duties in a satisfactory manner,…

(a) Except as otherwise specified, employees may be transferred or reassigned at any time as the needs of the employer require to any position for which they are qualified by skill, training, or experience by the president of a two-year educational institution alone or upon the r…

Whenever this chapter affords an employee the right to be heard by the governing board or the president of a two-year institution under the authority and control of the Department of Postsecondary Education before a decision on the recommendation of the chief executive officer or…

Nothing in this chapter shall restrict the authority of the chief executive officer or the president of a two-year institution under the authority and control of the Department of Postsecondary Education to place an employee on paid administrative leave or to make reasonable and …

For the purposes of this chapter the following terms, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following respective meanings: (1) RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama as defined in Section 16-25-2. (2) PUBLIC SCHOOL. A…

Persons Previously Under Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama. (a) All employees of city and county boards of education and special schools under the direct control of the State Board of Education now covered in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama under the provisions …

Boards. (a) The governing body of the Alabama Association of School Boards may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System, elect to have its executive officers and employees, from whatever source an…

Alabama; Contributions; Creditable Service. (a) The governing body of any local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System, ele…

(a) The governing body of the School Superintendents of Alabama, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System, may elect to have its executive officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatev…

Contributions; Creditable Service. (a) The governing body of the Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc., by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System, may elect to have its officers and employees, …

Administration and Supervision. (a) The governing body of the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System, elect to have its executive of…

(a) The governing body of the Alabama Vocational Association may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System, elect to have its executive officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever …

Teachers; Contributions; Creditable Service. (a) The governing board of the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers’ Retirement System, elect to have its executive offic…