Code of Alabama
Chapter 23 - Teacher Training and Certification.
Section 16-23-9 - Institutes - Excuses for Nonattendance.

The county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of education shall have the power to excuse and accept excuses from educators for failure to attend institutes held under the provisions of this chapter. Such actions shall be governed by the same policies which govern leave on any other regularly scheduled workday. Persons so excused shall be deemed to have met all requirements of institute attendance and shall be entitled to pay.

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.