SJR9 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Tammy Irons
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Scott Beason Vivian Davis Figures Jimmy Holley Harri Anne Smith Greg J. Reed Shadrack McGill Dick Brewbaker Paul Bussman Bill Holtzclaw Phillip W. Williams Clay Scofield Gerald O. Dial Bryan Taylor Jerry L. Fielding Tom Whatley George M. “Marc” Keahey Bobby D. Singleton Arthur Orr William “Bill” M. Beasley Cam Ward Gerald H. Allen J.T. Waggoner Del Marsh Ben H. Brooks Trip Pittman Rodger Smitherman Paul Sanford Rusty Glover Hank Sanders Quinton Ross Roger Bedford, Jr.Linda Coleman-Madison Priscilla Dunn Mark Slade Blackwell
Session: First Special Session 2010
Title: Fairley, Nick, commended
Summary: The Alabama Legislature sustains the Joint Committee’s disapproval of the proposed amendment to Rule 290-4-1 (Education Accountability) and urges adoption of the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics.
What This Bill Does
It formally agrees with disapproving the proposed amendment to Rule 290-4-1. It then calls for the Department of Education and State Board of Education to reconsider the proposed amendment and adopt a revised rule known as the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics, which aims to set very high ethical standards for teachers.

Who It Affects
State Department of Education and State Board of Education: urged to reconsider the proposed amendment and adopt the revised rule implementing the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics.
Alabama educators/teachers: would be governed by the new Alabama Educator Code of Ethics, with strict ethical standards and associated disciplinary expectations if the code is adopted.

Key Provisions
Sustains the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review's disapproval of the proposed amendment to Rule 290-4-1, Education Accountability.
Recommends the Department of Education and State Board of Education reconsider and adopt the revised rule proposed by the Joint Committee, to be titled the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics.
States that adopting the revised rule would give Alabama one of the toughest ethics codes for teachers in the nation.

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Subjects: Resolutions, Congratulatory