HB368 Alabama 2020 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education administers the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), that provides student loan repayment for public high school math and science teachers to serve in underserved areas of the state
This bill would include computer science teachers in the program
This bill would allow teachers certified in another field of study, who complete a program in math, science, or computer science at a baccalaureate or master's level and earn certification in math, science, or computer science; qualified teachers who teach in Alabama but reside in other state; and individuals issued an Alabama bachelor's level professional educator certificate in math, science, or computer science pursuant to an alternative certification program to participate in the loan repayment program
This bill would allow teachers employed in a school designated as a failing school to qualify for supplemental funds and participate in the program
This bill would also reduce the teaching load requirement from a full-time teaching load of math, science, or computer science courses to three-fourths of the full-time teaching load being comprised of math, science, or computer science courses for which the teacher is properly certified
Relating to the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program; to amend Sections 16-5-51, 16-5-52, 16-5-53, 16-5-54, and 16-5-55, Code of Alabama, and to add Sections 16-5-54.1, 16-5-54.2, and 16-5-56, to the Code of Alabama 1975; to allow teachers certified in computer science and certain qualified teachers certified in other fields, who return to college to complete a program in math, science, or computer science and obtain certification in any of those fields, to qualify for the loan repayment program; to expand the loan repayment program to teachers of math, science, or computer science in failing schools; and to reduce the teaching load requirement from a full-time teaching load of math, science, or computer science courses to three-fourths of the full-time teaching load being comprised of math, science, or computer science courses for which the teacher is properly certified.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2020 | H | Pending third reading on day 13 Favorable from Ways and Means Education |
| March 12, 2020 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 3, 2020 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 11, 2020 | Room 200 at 09:00 | House W&ME Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB368 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced |