HB314 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chad Fincher

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Teacher tenure, procedure for contract cancellation by a teacher redefined, procedure for reemployment of teachers clarified, Secs. 16-24-11, 16-24-12 am'd.

Summary

HB314 changes how teacher contract cancellations and reemployment are handled under the Teacher Tenure Act, adding specific notice rules and requiring board action.

What This Bill Does

It restricts when a teacher can cancel a contract by prohibiting cancellations during the term and within a pre-term period unless mutually agreed, and it allows cancellations only with five days' written notice at other times, with improper cancellations potentially leading to license action. It also sets reemployment rules by treating teachers as offered reemployment for the next year at the same salary unless the board gives written notice by deadlines, and it requires majority board votes for cancellations or nonreemployment with formal minutes. The act becomes effective immediately after passage.

Who It Affects

• Public school teachers (whether in continuing service or not) who must follow the new cancellation timing, notice requirements, and potential licensing consequences for improper cancellations.
• Employing boards of education and the State Superintendent of Education, who must manage reemployment notices, rely on board votes for cancellations, and may revoke or suspend certificates for improper cancellations.

Key Provisions

• Section 16-24-11: prohibits cancellation of a teacher's contract during the term or within a defined pre-term period unless mutually agreed; allows cancellation at other times with five days' written notice; improper cancellations can lead to revocation or suspension of the teacher's certificate.
• Section 16-24-12: treats teachers as offered reemployment for the next school year at the same salary unless the board issues written notice by deadlines (last day of the term; June 30 in the first year of each quadrennium); teacher is presumed to accept unless they write to decline by June 15; board cannot cancel continuing-service contracts or issue nonemployment notices without a majority vote, and such actions must be recorded in minutes.
• Effective date: the act becomes effective immediately following passage and approval.

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Subjects

Education