Code of Alabama
Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.
Section 16-23-2 - Issuance, Extension and Renewal of Certificates.

All matters relating to the issuance, extension and renewal of certificates based upon credentials, including transcripts of applicants' records submitted by institutions of higher learning in Alabama approved for the training of teachers, or by institutions operated under the control of the State Board of Education for the training of teachers, or by institutions located in other states whose standards of training teachers are the same or equivalent to those approved by the State Board of Education shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. It shall be the duty of the State Superintendent of Education to submit for the approval of the State Board of Education from time to time rules and regulations governing the issuance, renewal and extension of certificates and to have printed a bulletin or bulletins which shall contain full information relating to the issuance, renewal and extension of certificates on credentials, including transcripts of applicants' records.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 16 - Education.

Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.

Section 16-23-1 - Certain Public School Employees Must Hold Certificate.

Section 16-23-2 - Issuance, Extension and Renewal of Certificates.

Section 16-23-3 - Provisional Certificates.

Section 16-23-4 - Fee of Applicant for Certificate.

Section 16-23-4.1 - Fee for Evaluation of Transcript.

Section 16-23-5 - Revocation of Certificates.

Section 16-23-6 - Placement Bureau for Teachers.

Section 16-23-7 - Institutes - Conduct; Duration; Character of Instruction.

Section 16-23-8 - Institutes - Attendance Required; Penalty for Failure to Attend.

Section 16-23-9 - Institutes - Excuses for Nonattendance.

Section 16-23-10 - Institutes - List of Persons Subject to Attendance.

Section 16-23-11 - Institutes - Persons Not Attending Not Placed on Payroll.

Section 16-23-12 - Teachers' Conferences.

Section 16-23-13 - Training-in-Service Work.

Section 16-23-14 - Standards and Minimum Requirements for Training.

Section 16-23-16 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Training.

Section 16-23-16.1 - Creation of Professional Teachers Standards Commission; Designation or Development of Entry-Level Pre-Certification Examination for Teacher Candidates.

Section 16-23-16.2 - Criminal History Background Check for Teacher Preparation Program Applicants.

Section 16-23-24 - Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program Established; Use; Subsequent Obligations; Funding; Rule-Making Authority; Provisions for Current Scholarship Recipients.