HB13 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bob FincherRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Education, teachers, 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: HB 13 would require all public K-12 teachers to give 30 days' written notice before terminating employment (instead of 5 days), keep a 30-day pre-term termination window with mutual agreement, and delete notice requirements for postsecondary employees.
What This Bill Does
If passed, the bill applies the notice rule to all K-12 teachers and increases the non-term termination notice from 5 to 30 days. It keeps a 30-day window before the start of the next term during which termination is not allowed unless both sides agree. It removes the notice requirement for postsecondary education employees. Violating the notice rules could be considered unprofessional conduct and may lead to revocation or suspension of a teaching certificate, with an effective date set several months after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
All public K-12 teachers: must provide 30 days' written notice before terminating employment, except during the 30-day pre-term window when mutual agreement is required.
Postsecondary education employees: the notice requirements would be removed; they would no longer be subject to these rules.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 16-24C-11 to apply the notice requirements to all K-12 teachers and remove postsecondary education employees from the requirements.
Increases the required written notice for termination outside the pre-term window from 5 days to 30 days.
Maintains a 30-day prohibition on terminating within 30 days before the first day of the term, unless termination is mutually agreed.
Violations are considered unprofessional conduct and may lead to revocation or suspension of the teacher's credential by the State Superintendent of Education.
Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Education