SB 304
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the State Superintendent of Education is authorized to issue emergency teaching certificates, which are valid for one year, to certain individuals when otherwise certified teachers are not available
This bill would rename emergency certificates as urgent certificates, would extend the validity of an urgent teaching certificate to two years, with the ability of being renewed twice, for a maximum validity of six years, and would make technical corrections to update the language of the amended code sections
To amend Sections 16-3-16, 16-23-3, 16-23-16.1, and 16-24C-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to provisional teaching certificates; to rename an emergency certificate as an urgent certificate; to extend the length of time for which an urgent certificate is valid from one to two years, with the ability of being renewed twice, for a maximum validity of six years; and to make technical corrections to update the language of the amended code sections.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2019 | S | Further Consideration |
| May 23, 2019 | S | Chambliss motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| May 23, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| May 2, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 16, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 1, 2019 | Room 316 at 13:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB 304 - Introduced |