SB288 Alabama 2017 Session

Under existing law, a tenured K-12 or postsecondary education employee may not terminate his or her employment within the 30 calendar days' prior to the beginning of a school term and is required to provide five days' written notice at any other time

This bill would delete the requirements for postsecondary education employees

This bill would provide that the law applies to all K-12 teachers and would increase the time frame required for a teacher to give notice before terminating his or her employment at any other time of the year from five to 30 days

To amend Section 16-24C-11, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the termination of employment of a K-12 tenured teacher or postsecondary education employee; to extend application of the notice requirement to all K-12 teachers and remove postsecondary education employees; and to increase the length of notice which a teacher is required to give before terminating employment from five to 30 days.