SB225 Alabama 2021 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 a public two-year or four-year 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 2021-2022 for certain teacher preparation program students enrolled in and attending a public two-year or four-year 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 public two-year or four-year institutions of higher education in the state; and to provide for funding through the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.