(a) Subject to the provisions of Chapter 23 of this title, the State Board of Education, through its executive officer, shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the training and the certification of teachers in the public schools of the state, and for the acceptance of the diplomas of the colleges and universities of Alabama, as well as of other states. The State Board of Education, with the advice of the State Superintendent of Education, shall have full power and authority to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations governing the issuance of professional and special, alternative, and emergency certificates consistent with the provisions of Chapter 23 of this title.
(b) Alabama shall use certification by the National Boards of Professional Teaching Standards as national reciprocity when national certification has been fully implemented.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 3 - State Board of Education.
Section 16-3-1 - Composition; Election; Term of Office.
Section 16-3-1.1 - State Board of Education Districts; Official Maps.
Section 16-3-3 - Qualifications of Members.
Section 16-3-4 - Removal of Members.
Section 16-3-6 - Oath of Office.
Section 16-3-8 - Compensation of Members.
Section 16-3-9 - Expense Allowance for Members.
Section 16-3-10 - Compensation of Employees Subject to the Merit System.
Section 16-3-11 - Powers Generally.
Section 16-3-12 - Rules and Regulations - Generally.
Section 16-3-13 - Rules and Regulations - Necessary to Make Effective the Law's Purpose.
Section 16-3-14 - Grading and Standardizing Schools.
Section 16-3-16 - Teachers' Training and Certification; Reciprocity.
Section 16-3-17 - Educational Needs Investigated.
Section 16-3-17.3 - Flexible School Terms.
Section 16-3-18 - Vocational Education.
Section 16-3-19 - Acceptance of Federal Funds by Board.
Section 16-3-20 - Supervision of Educational Work of Special Institutions.
Section 16-3-21 - Annual Report.
Section 16-3-22 - Recommendations of Legislation.
Section 16-3-24 - Oaths of Agents; Examination of Witnesses.
Section 16-3-25 - Removal of Appointees; Filling of Vacancies in Office of Appointees.
Section 16-3-26 - Property Control.
Section 16-3-27 - Review of Local Actions by State Superintendent.
Section 16-3-29 - Donations Held for Schools.
Section 16-3-30 - Administration of Gifts and Donations.
Section 16-3-31 - Gifts May Be Accepted on Conditions.
Section 16-3-37 - Naming or Designating Institutions of Higher Learning.