SB14 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald O. Dial
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: SB 14 would require all K-12 teachers to give 30 days' written notice before terminating employment outside the term, remove postsecondary employees from the rule, and take effect after governor approval.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the bill applies a 30-day written notice requirement to all K-12 teachers when leaving outside the regular term, up from 5 days. It removes postsecondary education employees from this notice requirement, so two-year institutions would no longer be covered. Violating the notice rule could be treated as unprofessional conduct, with possible suspension or revocation of a teacher's certificate. The law would take effect on the first day of the third month after the Governor signs it.

Who It Affects
K-12 teachers: must provide 30 days' written notice before terminating employment outside the term; violations could be treated as unprofessional conduct and may affect teaching certificates.
Postsecondary education employees (two-year institutions): removed from the notice requirement; the rule would no longer apply to them.

Key Provisions
Raises the notice period for K-12 teachers terminating outside the term from 5 days to 30 days.
Extends applicability to all K-12 teachers and removes postsecondary education employees from the notice requirement.
Maintains penalty for violations: unprofessional conduct and potential revocation or suspension of the teaching certificate by the State Superintendent of Education.
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month following governor approval.

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Subjects: Education