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HB520 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Apr 17, 2026
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Summary

Session
2026 Regular Session
Title
Public K-12 education; expedited career and technical teaching certification pathway created for individual holding equivalent issued by another state
Description

Under existing law, there are various pathways for an individual to obtain a teaching certificate.

This bill would require the State Board of Education to establish an expedited pathway for an individual to obtain a certificate to teach career and technical education courses.

Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

H

Enacted

H

Enacted

H

Delivered to Governor

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Ready to Enroll

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1268

S

Third Reading in Second House

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee Second House

S

Pending Senate Education Policy

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 750

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 749 MS72X11-1

H

Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered MS72X11-1

H

Third Reading in House of Origin

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Ways and Means Education MS72X11-1

H

Pending House Ways and Means Education

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education

Calendar

Hearing

Senate Education Policy Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 11:30:00

Hearing

House Ways and Means Education Hearing

Room 206 at 12:00:00

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 750

March 5, 2026 House Passed
Yes 102
Absent 3

Third Reading in House of Origin

March 5, 2026 House Passed
Yes 102
Abstained 1
Absent 2

HBIR: Passed by House of Origin

March 5, 2026 House Passed
Yes 102
Abstained 1
Absent 2

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1268

April 8, 2026 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Absent 6

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature