HB24 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Isaac Whorton

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Education, personnel vacancies, posting of on local bd. of ed. website, at a minimum, or at each school campus and worksite, time to post decreased from 14 to 7 days before position to be filled, Sec. 16-22-15 am'd.

Summary

HB 24 would require local boards of education to post vacancy notices at least seven days before filling, instead of fourteen, on the board website (or at school campuses/worksites), with certain exceptions.

What This Bill Does

Currently, school boards must post vacancies at least 14 days before filling. The bill reduces this to seven days and requires posting on the board website at minimum (or in a conspicuous place at campuses/worksites). The notice must include job description/title, qualifications, salary, how to apply, deadlines, and any other relevant information. If a vacancy occurs while schools are in session, it must still be posted for at least seven days. However, postings for supervisory, managerial, or newly created positions must still be at least 14 days. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Local boards of education and their executive officers, who must post vacancy notices at least seven days before filling the position (on the board website or at school campuses/worksites).
• Job applicants and the school community, who will receive vacancy notices with required details, though the general posting window is shortened to seven days (with the 14-day requirement remaining for supervisory, managerial, or newly created positions).

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-22-15 to require posting vacancy notices on the board website at minimum and in conspicuous places at schools/worksites at least seven calendar days before filling (instead of 14 days).
• Notice must include: job description/title, required qualifications, salary schedule/amount, information on how to submit an application, deadlines, and any other relevant information.
• If a vacancy occurs while schools are in session, posting must be not less than seven calendar days before filling.
• Vacancies involving supervisory, managerial, or newly created positions must still require posting notices of at least 14 calendar days.
• Boards may adopt policies not inconsistent with this section and may implement emergency policies, but posting cannot be abridged or delayed except temporarily in dire emergencies.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month following its passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Education