SB203 Alabama 2020 Session

This bill would establish the Alabama Teacher Initiative

This bill would provide scholarships for teacher preparation program students who are enrolled in and attending any college in Alabama and who contract with the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to teach for five years after certification in rural areas of the state with the greatest need for STEM and special education teachers in grades 7 to 12, with funds allocated through the Alabama Commission on Higher Education

To establish the Alabama Teacher Initiative; to phase in the provision of 200 scholarships per year beginning with 50 scholarships in academic year 2020-2021 for certain teacher preparation program students enrolled in and attending a college located in Alabama and who commit to teach in rural areas of the state with the greatest need for grades 7-12 STEM and special education teachers; to provide that service contracts be entered into between the student and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and between the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and each of the institutions of higher education in the state offering a teacher preparation program; and to provide for funding through the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.