HB584 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Ball

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Education, local superintendent of education and principals, qualifications of provided further, required to teach while serving in positions, additional certification required, Secs. 16-9-2, 16-12-2, 16-23-1, 16-24B-3 am'd.

Summary

HB584 would raise leadership qualifications for county/city superintendents and principals, require certification to teach core subjects, and require teaching a core subject while in leadership roles.

What This Bill Does

Starting August 1, 2018, candidates for county or city superintendent must have at least five years of full-time public school instructional experience before taking office. Starting August 1, 2020, applicants for a certificate to serve as a local superintendent or principal must also be certified to teach a core subject. Also starting August 1, 2020, any contract between a local board of education and a principal cannot be executed unless the person has at least five years of full-time instructional experience, and every local superintendent or principal must teach one core-subject course per semester (excluding summer) while performing all teaching duties without extra duties being added.

Who It Affects

• Aspiring and current county/city superintendents and principals, who must meet new five-year teaching experience and core-subject teaching requirements.
• Local boards of education and the State Department of Education, which must implement the new certification, contract, and teaching requirements.

Key Provisions

• Requires five years of full-time public school instructional experience for county/city superintendent candidates before taking office (effective Aug 1, 2018).
• Requires certificate holders to teach a core subject when serving as a local superintendent or principal (effective Aug 1, 2020).
• Prohibits executing a principal contract unless the recipient has at least five years of full-time instructional experience at the time of contract execution (effective Aug 1, 2020).
• Requires local superintendents and principals to teach one core-subject course per semester and perform all teaching duties, with no additional duties added due to teaching (effective Aug 1, 2020).

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