Section 16-23-16 – Rules and Regulations Relative to Training.
Section 16-23-16 Rules and regulations relative to training. 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 the provisions of […]
Section 16-23-1 – Certain Public School Employees Must Hold Certificate.
Section 16-23-1 Certain public school employees must hold certificate. No person shall be employed in the public schools of the state as county superintendent of education, city superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent, supervisor, principal, teacher or attendance officer unless such person shall hold a certificate issued by the State Superintendent of Education. (School Code 1927, […]
Section 16-23-16.1 – Creation of Professional Teachers Standards Commission; Designation or Development of Entry-Level Pre-Certification Examination for Teacher Candidates.
Section 16-23-16.1 Creation of Professional Teachers Standards Commission; designation 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 establish, maintain, and enforce minimum professional standards […]
Section 16-23-2 – Issuance, Extension and Renewal of Certificates.
Section 16-23-2 Issuance, extension and renewal of certificates. 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 control of the State Board of Education for […]
Section 16-23-16.2 – Criminal History Background Check for Teacher Preparation Program Applicants.
Section 16-23-16.2 Criminal history background check for teacher preparation program 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 criminal history background […]
Section 16-23-3 – Provisional Certificates.
Section 16-23-3 Provisional certificates. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-239 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (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 […]
Section 16-23-24 – Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program Established; Use; Subsequent Obligations; Funding; Rule-Making Authority; Provisions for Current Scholarship Recipients.
Section 16-23-24 Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program established; use; 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 certified, employed public school teachers to be trained in the […]
Section 16-23-4 – Fee of Applicant for Certificate.
Section 16-23-4 Fee of applicant for certificate. (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 […]
Section 16-23-4.1 – Fee for Evaluation of Transcript.
Section 16-23-4.1 Fee for evaluation of transcript. The State Board of Education shall be authorized to establish reasonable charges for evaluation of transcripts. (Acts 1990, No. 90-622, p. 1137, §2.)
Section 16-23-5 – Revocation of Certificates.
Section 16-23-5 Revocation of certificates. (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 (b), the holder shall be immediately disenfranchised from […]