HB465 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Lesley Vance

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Greg WrenMary Sue McClurkinK.L. BrownTerri CollinsWilliam RobertsLynn GreerDan WilliamsPaul W. LeeApril WeaverBarry MooreEd HenryMike HubbardRichard BaughnMac ButtramKurt WallaceDonnie ChesteenJim PattersonMicky HammonPhil WilliamsHoward SanderfordMac McCutcheonGregory CanfieldJay LoveVictor GastonMike BallJack WilliamsHarry ShiverJoe FaustChad FincherSteve McMillanJamie IsonJim McClendonRandy WoodJim BartonSteve ClouseBarry MaskDuwayne BridgesAllen Farley

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Education employees, procedures regarding employment actions of revised, Teacher Tenure Law and Fair Dismissal Act repealed, Students First Act, Sec. 16-24B-7, 16-24-1 to 16-24-22, inclusive, 36-26-100 to 36-26-116, inclusive, repealed

Summary

HB465 creates the Students First Act to replace conflicting education employment laws with a unified framework for employment actions affecting education employees and related state institutions.

What This Bill Does

It would apply to county and city boards of education, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Alabama Industrial School for Boys and Girls, the Alabama Industrial School at Mt. Meigs, and two-year colleges under the Department of Postsecondary Education. It repeals conflicting statutes such as the Fair Dismissal Act, the Teacher Tenure Law, and the law governing teacher transfers. It sets out a new framework for employment actions, including how nonprobationary status is attained, how terminations and suspensions are decided, and how hearings and appeals work, along with transfer rules. It also covers leave, military service, and funding considerations, noting exceptions under the constitutional amendments.

Who It Affects

• Education employees (professional and classified) covered by the act would gain defined rules on status, termination, hearings, and transfers.
• Governing boards and employers (local boards of education, two-year institutions, and related state entities) would implement and enforce the act, including approving terminations, transfers, and handling funding.

Key Provisions

• Provision to establish the Students First Act and repeal conflicting laws like the Fair Dismissal Act, Teacher Tenure Law, and teacher transfer provisions; expands coverage to specified education employers.
• Provision outlining core procedures for employment actions: attainment of nonprobationary status, grounds for termination, hearings, appeals, and transfers, plus leave, suspension, and related protections; and transitional provisions for converting tenured or nonprobationary statuses and pending actions to the new framework.

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Subjects

Education