HB384 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bob FincherRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Education, time increased for public K-12 teachers to give notice of terminating employment from 5 to 30 days, requirement for postsecondary education employees deleted, Sec. 16-24C-11 am'd.

Summary

HB384 would require all K-12 teachers to give 30 days' notice before terminating outside the term start window and would remove postsecondary employees from this notice rule.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill expands the notice requirement to all public K-12 teachers and eliminates the notice requirement for postsecondary education employees. It increases the required notice period from five days to 30 days for termination outside the usual pre-term period. Violating the rule would be considered unprofessional conduct and could lead to the teacher’s certificate being revoked or suspended by the State Superintendent of Education.

Who It Affects

• All public K-12 teachers in Alabama (they would be subject to a 30-day notice requirement when terminating outside the standard pre-term period).
• Postsecondary education employees (they would no longer be covered by this notice requirement).

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-24C-11 to apply the termination notice requirement to all public K-12 teachers and remove postsecondary education employees from the rule.
• Raises the required advance notice from five days to 30 days for K-12 teachers terminating outside the normal pre-term period.
• Violations are treated as unprofessional conduct and may lead to revocation or suspension of the teacher's certificate by the State Superintendent of Education.
• Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Education