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.

Description

This bill would require, commencing on August 1, 2018, all candidates for the position of county or city superintendent of education to have at least five years of full-time public school instructional experience before taking office.

This bill would require, commencing on August 1, 2020, all applicants for a certificate issued by the State Superintendent of Education to serve as a local superintendent of education or a principal, to also be certified to teach a core subject matter in the public schools of the state.

This bill would prohibit, commencing on August 1, 2020, any contract between a local board of education and a principal to be executed unless the person has at least five years of full-time public school instructional experience at the time the contract is executed.

This bill would also require, commencing on August 1, 2020, every person employed as a local superintendent of education or a principal to serve as a classroom teacher for one core subject course each semester, excluding summer semesters, during the academic school year.

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Subjects

Education