HB296 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Poole

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Teacher tenure, attained unless notice of termination issued on or before June 15 of teachers third year, contingent on approval by voters of const. amend. proposing biennial budgeting sessions for the Legislature, Secs. 16-24C-4, 16-24C-5 am'd.

Summary

HB 296 would change when teachers and college staff are eligible for tenure and when districts must issue notice of non-renewal or termination, in a move tied to approving biennial budgeting.

What This Bill Does

It rewrites the deadlines for notice of termination or non-renewal for teachers in public schools and the Alabama Community College System. For most public school teachers, tenure would be earned after three consecutive school years unless the employer issues written termination notice by June 15 of the third year. For teachers at two-year colleges, tenure would be earned after six consecutive semesters (excluding summers) unless termination notice is issued by the 15th day of June before the end of the sixth semester. The bill also sets related rules for probationary employees and for the first year of each legislative quadrennium, and it becomes law only if the proposed constitutional amendment for biennial budgeting passes.

Who It Affects

• Public school teachers (and probationary teachers) whose tenure status and renewal deadlines would be determined by the new June 15 deadline.
• Administrators and governing boards of school systems and the Alabama Community College System who must issue termination or non-renewal notices.

Key Provisions

• Amends Sections 16-24C-4 and 16-24C-5 to establish June 15 (or related deadlines) as the cutoff for issuing termination or non-renewal notices to avoid tenure for most teachers and to determine tenure for two-year college teachers.
• For two-year institutions, sets deadlines tied to the end of six semesters (36 months) for non-probationary status unless termination is issued by the specified June deadlines.
• Outlines additional terms and limitations on how tenure or nonprobationary status is earned, credited, or transferred, and limits on which positions can earn tenure.
• Requires the act to be contingent on the constitutional amendment approving biennial budgeting and repeals conflicting laws.

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Subjects

Education