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AL Code § 16-22-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 22 - Officers and Employees Generally.|Section 16-22-19 - Annual Stipend or Supplement for School Principals.

Section 16-22-19Annual stipend or supplement for school principals. Commencing on January 1, 2013, any public elementary or secondary school principal who receives national board certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards shall receive the same annual stipend or supplement as is provided for public school teachers and public school counselors who have received certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Nothing in this section shall imply or be interpreted as a right to any additional compensation for any prior school year. (Act 2012-263, p. 509, §2.)
AL Code § 16-23-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-1 - Certain Public School Employees Must Hold Certificate.

Section 16-23-1Certain 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, §339; Code 1940, T. 52, §322.)
AL Code § 16-23-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-2 - Issuance, Extension and Renewal of Certificates.

Section 16-23-2Issuance, 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 the training of teachers, or by institutions located in other states whose standards of training teachers are the same or equivalent to those approved by the State Board of Education shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. It shall be the duty of the State Superintendent of Education to submit for the approval of the State Board of Education from time to time rules and regulations governing the issuance, renewal and extension of certificates and to have printed a bulletin or bulletins which shall contain full information relating to the issuance, renewal and extension of certificates on credentials, including transcripts of applicants' records. (School Code 1927, §340; Code 1940, T. 52, §323.)
AL Code § 16-23-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-4 - Fee of Applicant for Certificate.

Section 16-23-4Fee 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 teacher education and certification program. (School Code 1927, §350; Code 1940, T. 52, §333; Acts 1943, No. 313, p. 300; Acts 1975, No. 426, p. 1023, §1; Acts 1990, No. 90-622, p. 1137, §1; Act 2008-281, p. 546, §1.)
AL Code § 16-23-4.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-4.1 - Fee for Evaluation of Transcript.

Section 16-23-4.1Fee 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.)
AL Code § 16-23-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-6 - Placement Bureau for Teachers.

Section 16-23-6Placement bureau for teachers. 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 placement bureau shall be organized in the State Department of Education. (School Code 1927, §348; Code 1940, T. 52, §331.)
AL Code § 16-23-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-7 - Institutes - Conduct; Duration; Character of Instruction.

Section 16-23-7Institutes - Conduct; duration; character of instruction. 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 with the county superintendent of education, shall direct. The duration of institutes shall not exceed four days in any one year for any county or group of counties. The character of instruction shall be such as to promote the best interest of the schools. (School Code 1927, §356; Code 1940, T. 52, §339.)
AL Code § 16-23-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-8 - Institutes - Attendance Required; Penalty for Failure to Attend.

Section 16-23-8Institutes - Attendance required; penalty for failure to attend. 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 during the term-time or during the week immediately preceding the date of opening of the schools in the county or city. All persons attending such institute shall be paid as for time taught, and any person subject to institute attendance who fails to attend an institute called in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall forfeit his or her contract with the respective county or city board of education as the case may be and shall be ineligible to employment in the public schools of the state for a period of six months from the date of such delinquency, unless excused as hereinafter provided. (School Code 1927, §357; Code 1940, T. 52, §340.)
AL Code § 16-23-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-9 - Institutes - Excuses for Nonattendance.

Section 16-23-9Institutes - Excuses for nonattendance. 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 govern leave on any other regularly scheduled workday. Persons so excused shall be deemed to have met all requirements of institute attendance and shall be entitled to pay. (School Code 1927, §358; Code 1940, T. 52, §341; Acts 1975, No. 139, p. 628, §1.)
AL Code § 16-23-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-10 - Institutes - List of Persons Subject to Attendance.

Section 16-23-10Institutes - List of persons subject to attendance. At the beginning of the institute it shall be the duty of the county superintendent of education or city superintendent of schools, as the case may be, to furnish the conductor of the institute, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education, on forms provided by the Department of Education, duplicate lists of all persons employed in his jurisdiction subject to institute attendance. At the close of the institute, or as soon thereafter as possible, the conductor shall file with the county superintendent of education and with the city superintendent of schools a duplicate list of all persons employed in the county or city, as the case may be, who have met the legal requirements of institute attendance, or who have been excused in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The original of the list shall be filed in the office of the Department of Education. (School Code 1927, §359; Code 1940, T. 52, §342.)
AL Code § 16-23-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-11 - Institutes - Persons Not Attending Not Placed on Payroll.

Section 16-23-11Institutes - Persons not attending not placed on payroll. It shall be unlawful for any county superintendent of education or any superintendent of city schools to place the name of any person, subject to institute attendance, on his payroll during the period of six months following the close of the institute so held, who at the time said institute was held failed to attend or submit an excuse approved by the county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of schools as the case may be and accepted by the State Superintendent of Education. (School Code 1927, §360; Code 1940, T. 52, §343.)
AL Code § 16-23-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-12 - Teachers' Conferences.

Section 16-23-12Teachers' conferences. As a further means of improving teachers in service, the county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of schools shall arrange for and conduct conferences in convenient centers upon the courses of study or on problems of instruction, supervision and administration. (School Code 1927, §361; Code 1940, T. 52, §344.)
AL Code § 16-23-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-13 - Training-in-Service Work.

Section 16-23-13Training-in-service work. In the conduct of institutes and group conferences as provided in this chapter, it is made the duty of the state-supported institutions of higher learning offering teacher-training courses to cooperate as far as practicable with the Department of Education in furthering training-in-service activities. The Department of Education in cooperation with the state-supported institutions of higher learning offering teacher-training courses shall arrange as far as may be practicable for extension courses as a part of or in lieu of group conferences hereinbefore provided. County superintendents of education and city superintendents of schools shall from time to time make known their training-in-service needs to the Department of Education, and the department through cooperation with teacher-training institutions shall endeavor to assist county and city superintendents in setting up and carrying into effect a training-in-service program. (School Code 1927, §363; Code 1940, T. 52, §346.)
AL Code § 16-23-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-14 - Standards and Minimum Requirements for Training.

Section 16-23-14Standards and minimum requirements for training. For the purpose of setting up standards for the preparation of teachers, supervisors and administrative employees for service in the public schools, the State Board of Education shall, subject to other provisions of this chapter, authorize and prescribe minimum requirements on courses of study, organization, qualifications of instructors, buildings and equipment and sanitary conditions, and it shall be the duty of the State Superintendent of Education or his professional assistants to visit institutions engaged in teacher-training, hold conferences with the teachers and officials of such institutions, explain the requirements of the State Board of Education relating to the preparation of teachers, look into the character of work being done and perform such other services as may be deemed advisable for the improvement of the training provided for prospective teachers of the public schools of the state. (School Code 1927, §364; Code 1940, T. 52, §347; Acts 1991, No. 91-323, p. 602, §3.)
AL Code § 16-23-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-16 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Training.

Section 16-23-16Rules 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 this section shall not be interpreted as being in conflict with other provisions of this title. (School Code 1927, §366; Code 1940, T. 52, §349.)
AL Code § 16-23-16.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.|Section 16-23-16.2 - Criminal History Background Check for Teacher Preparation Program Applicants.

Section 16-23-16.2Criminal 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 information check shall be administered in a manner prescribed by the institution of higher education that is consistent with the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999, and rules promulgated by the State Department of Education. (c) Any publication of an institution of higher education, that describes the requirements for or application process for a teacher preparation program offered by the institution, shall also inform prospective students of the requirements of this section. (Act 2009-628, p. 1926, §1.)
AL Code § 16-23A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23A - Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel.|Section 16-23A-2 - Designation of State Superintendent of Education as Official Authorized to Enter Into Contracts Pursuant to Agreement.

Section 16-23A-2Designation of State Superintendent of Education as official authorized 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 State Board of Education. (Acts 1977, No. 506, p. 664, §2.)
AL Code § 16-23A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 23A - Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel.|Section 16-23A-3 - Filing and Publication of Contracts Entered Into Pursuant to Agreement.

Section 16-23A-3Filing and publication of contracts entered into pursuant to agreement. 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 convenient form. (Acts 1977, No. 506, p. 664, §3.)
AL Code § 16-24B-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24B - Teacher Accountability Act.|Section 16-24B-1 - Short Title.

Section 16-24B-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Accountability Act." (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §1.)
AL Code § 16-24B-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24B - Teacher Accountability Act.|Section 16-24B-2 - Definitions.

Section 16-24B-2Definitions. 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 for Deaf and Blind, and the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District. (2) CONTRACT PRINCIPAL. Includes only those persons hired on or after July 1, 2000, and certified for the position of principal as prescribed by the State Board of Education and who are employed by an employing board as the chief administrator of a school, including a vocational center. (3) CONTRACT YEAR. Period of contract principal's employment up to 12 months mutually agreed upon by the contract principal and employing board. (4) DAY. A calendar day. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, the day of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included, and the last day of the period shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which case the period shall run until the end of the next day, which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than 11 days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation. A legal holiday includes all days so designated by the Governor, all days so designated pursuant to Rule 6(a) of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, and all days on which the central office of the employing board is closed for business. (5) EMPLOYING BOARD. Includes all local boards of education, the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and the Alabama Youth Services Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Department of Youth Services School District. (6) MEDIATOR. A person who is experienced in the field of alternative dispute resolution, and/or a person who has completed a course of training in alternative dispute resolution, and/or has been recognized as an arbitrator by an entity regularly engaged in providing arbitration services. (7) PRINCIPAL. Includes only those persons hired before July 1, 2000, and certified for the position of principal as prescribed by the State Board of Education and who are employed by an employing board as the chief administrator of a school, including a vocational center. (8) PROBATIONARY PRINCIPAL. Any principal hired for the first time in any local school system as a principal on or after July 1, 2000. (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §2.)
AL Code § 16-24B-3.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24B - Teacher Accountability Act.|Section 16-24B-3.1 - Principals - Cancellation of Contract.

Section 16-24B-3.1Principals - Cancellation of contract. (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 provision of Section 16-24B-3 to the contrary notwithstanding. (b) If the conviction resulting in the revocation of the certificate pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 16-23-5 is overturned on appeal, the State Superintendent of Education, upon receipt of notice of the reversal shall immediately reinstate the certificate of the principal or contract principal, and the local board of education, at its discretion, shall place the principal or contract principal in a position commensurate with the employee's licensure from the State Department of Education or on paid administrative leave. Regardless of whether the certificate of the principal or contract principal is reinstated or a new employment contract is entered into, the principal or contract principal, within 45 days, shall be reimbursed for any back pay, plus benefits, from the date of cancellation, up to and including the date his or her conviction is overturned. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the State Superintendent of Education or the local board of education from pursuing other legal action against the principal or contract principal based upon the underlying circumstances of the conviction. (Act 2010-264, p. 482, §2.)
AL Code § 16-24B-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24B - Teacher Accountability Act.|Section 16-24B-4 - Principals - Duties.

Section 16-24B-4Principals - Duties. (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 contract principal is responsible. A principal and contract principal shall assume the administrative responsibility and instructional leadership, as directed by the chief executive officer, consistent with the policies of the employing board, for the planning, management, operation, and evaluation of the education program of each school or campus under the responsibility of the principal and contract principal. (b) A principal and contract principal shall observe all rules, policies, and procedures relative to the operation of the public schools as established by applicable law, rule, and standard of both the State Board of Education and the employing board. (c) A principal and contract principal shall perform all other duties assigned by the chief executive officer, consistent with the policies of the employing board and the law. (d) A principal and contract principal shall make written advisory recommendations to the chief executive officer regarding the appointment, assignment, promotion, transfer, and cancellation of the contracts of all personnel assigned to any school or campus under his or her responsibility. If the recommendation of a principal and contract principal regarding an appointment, assignment, or promotion is rejected, the principal and contract principal shall submit a second recommendation regarding that appointment, assignment, or promotion, subject to this chapter and board policy. These advisory recommendations shall not be binding upon the chief executive officer, and the chief executive officer shall have final authority for all personnel assignments within the applicable school system. (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §4.)
AL Code § 16-24B-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24B - Teacher Accountability Act.|Section 16-24B-5 - Appeals.

Section 16-24B-5Appeals. (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 shall be perfected by filing a written notice of appeal with the clerk of the Court of Civil Appeals within 14 days after the receipt of the final written decision of the circuit judge or the mediator by the party. Failure to file a timely notice of appeal shall render the decision of the circuit judge or the mediator final. Within 28 days after an appeal is filed, the chief executive officer shall transmit the record to the clerk. Failure of the chief executive officer to timely transmit a full and accurate record to the clerk shall result in a favorable decision being entered by the court for the contract principal. (b) The decision of the circuit judge or the mediator shall be affirmed on appeal unless the Court of Civil Appeals finds the decision to be against the great weight of the evidence. (c) The final written decision of a judge or mediator which is not appealed, or is affirmed on appeal, shall have the force and effect of a final judgment upon which execution may issue, or which may be enforced by other appropriate writ. (Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §5.)