SB46 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to the mobility of P-12 teachers; to provide and adopt the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact to allow licensed teachers to practice among compact states in a limited manner; to provide eligibility requirements for licensed teachers to teach pursuant to the compact; to provide for a coordinated licensure information system, joint investigations, and disciplinary actions; to establish the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission, and provide for membership, powers, duties, and rulemaking functions of the commission; and to provide for oversight of the compact, enforcement of the compact, default procedures, dispute resolution, withdrawal of compact states, and amendments to the compact.

Summary

SB46 creates the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact to let licensed P-12 teachers move and teach across member states through a coordinated licensure process and shared disciplinary information.

What This Bill Does

It establishes the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission to govern the compact, set rules, and oversee enforcement across member states. It allows a receiving state to recognize licenses from other member states for initial licensure and issue equivalent or unencumbered licenses, with accommodations for active military members and their spouses. It requires a coordinated licensure information system and enables sharing of licensure, investigations, and disciplinary actions, while protecting data privacy and state sovereignty over licensing. It also creates mechanisms for discipline, dispute resolution, enforcement, withdrawal, and amendments, with a process for how states join or leave the compact.

Who It Affects

• P-12 licensed teachers in member states who may move and teach in other member states under the compact, subject to the receiving state's eligibility determinations and licensure requirements.
• State licensing authorities and school districts, which must coordinate licensure decisions, report investigations and disciplinary actions, participate in the Commission, and enforce rules across states.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission to govern the compact, including membership, powers, duties, rulemaking, budgeting, and oversight.
• Governs licensure under the compact: the receiving state determines which licenses from other member states are eligible for equivalency and grants the license(s) accordingly; initial licensure is via the receiving state, with special provisions for unencumbered licenses and active military personnel and their spouses.
• Creates a coordinated licensure information system to report licensure data, investigations, and disciplinary actions, with data protection and ownership still staying with the respective states.
• Allows for joint investigations and the sharing of disciplinary information; requires confidentiality and proper procedures before disclosure.
• Provides for discipline, adverse actions, and enforcement across member states, including the possibility of legal action to enforce compliance and the option to terminate a member state's participation for default, with a process for cure and withdrawal.
• Implements rulemaking power for the Commission, including a code of ethics, bylaws, uniform rules that have the force of law, emergency rulemaking, and potential nonbinding disagreements resolved by dispute resolution processes.
• Includes funding and liability provisions: the Commission may levy dues or fees, purchase insurance, and provide immunity, defense, and indemnification to its personnel, with accountability and financial oversight.
• Outlines effectuation, withdrawal, and amendment procedures: when the compact takes effect, how amendments are adopted, and that withdrawal requires advance notice and does not absolve ongoing obligations, with the compact remaining in force for non-default states.

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Subjects

Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, facilitates the mobility of licensed teachers among compact member states.