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16-5-53
Section 16-5-53 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The
Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program shall be administered by the commission,
which may adopt any rules necessary for the administration of the program. (b) The commission
shall adopt standards for awarding loan repayments to an Alabama public school teacher who
satisfies all of the following: (1) Has graduated from an approved institution. (2) Holds
a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in math or science. (3) Is teaching
in an Alabama public school full-time in the field of math or science. (4) Is eligible to
receive additional funds for teaching math or science in a public school in a geographic area
with acute teacher shortages in math or science, or both. (Act 2018-504, §4.)...
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16-5-52
Section 16-5-52 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. For the
purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPROVED
INSTITUTION. A state-supported institution of higher education or a private nonprofit institution
of higher education that satisfies all of the following: a. Is accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. b. Is approved by the State Board
of Education or the State Department of Education to prepare teachers of secondary math or
science, or both. c. Is eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid program funds. d.
Maintains its primary headquarters in Alabama. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher
Education. (3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT. A person who satisfies the criteria set out in this article
and is found to be eligible by rules adopted by the Alabama Commission on...
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16-5-55
Section 16-5-55 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The
program shall be used to provide a loan repayment for federal student loans in the following
amounts: (1) Five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year, or two thousand five hundred dollars
($2,500) per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher with a
valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in secondary math or science who
graduated from a teacher education program at an approved institution after the 2018 spring
semester term and is teaching in an Alabama public school. (2) An additional two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500) per year, or one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250)
per semester worked, for a maximum of four consecutive years for a teacher who satisfies all
criteria listed in Section 16-5-54 and who also is teaching math or science in a public
school in...
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16-6A-15
Section 16-6A-15 Tuition grant program for certified teachers; limitations on tuition
reimbursement; letter of commitment; withholding records upon failure to satisfy agreement.
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall implement a tuition grant program for certified
teachers. Tuition grants in institutions of higher education for adding mathematics, science,
computer education or other critical needs areas to their certificates shall be provided to
able teachers certified in subject areas not designated critical needs areas. The Alabama
Commission on Higher Education shall adopt rules to implement the mathematics, science, computer
education or other critical needs areas tuition reimbursement program. Any full-time regularly
certified public school teacher in Alabama shall be eligible for this program. Tuition reimbursement
shall be limited to courses in mathematics, science, computer education or other critical
areas as determined by the board. Such courses shall be graduate...
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16-5-54
Section 16-5-54 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) To
be eligible for the base program of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per semester,
an applicant shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be a graduate of a State Board of Education
or State Department of Education approved program in math or science, at the baccalaureate
or master's level, from an approved institution leading to an initial secondary professional
educator certificate endorsed in math or science. A teacher who only earns a passing score
on the Praxis test in math or science to add a certificate endorsement for math or science,
and who has not completed an entire approved program, does not satisfy this requirement. (2)
Holds a valid Alabama professional educator certificate endorsed in secondary math or science,
or both. (3) Teaches math or science full-time in an Alabama public school district....
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16-46B-8
Section 16-46B-8 Incorporation of computer science into Alabama Math and Science Teacher
Education Loan Repayment Program. (a) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, the
teaching field of computer science shall be added to the list of eligible subject areas identified
within the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Loan Repayment Program (AMSTEP), Article
3, commencing with Section 16-5-50, Chapter 5 of this title, with the following exceptions:
(1) Computer science recipients shall be eligible to receive a total of three thousand dollars
($3,000) per year or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per semester worked. (2) Computer
science teachers are not eligible to receive the acute shortage area supplement, until such
time as the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and the State Department of Education concur
that there is sufficient need or resources, or both, available to allow its inclusion. (b)
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education may adopt any rules...
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16-5-51
Section 16-5-51 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018
REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. The purpose
of the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program is twofold: (1) To encourage individuals
to enroll in and complete programs leading to Alabama certification in mathematics or science.
(2) To improve the educational system in Alabama by encouraging those who complete the program
to accept math or science teaching positions in Alabama public schools, preferably in public
school systems where the shortage of math or science teachers, or both, is most acute. (Act
2018-504, §2.)...
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16-23-24
Section 16-23-24 Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program established; use; subsequent
obligations; funding; rule-making authority; provisions for current scholarship recipients.
(a) Effective October 1, 1993, there is established a Teacher Education Scholarship Loan Program
(hereinafter referred to as "the program") to provide for the education of certified,
employed public school teachers to be trained in the use of integrating technology skills
in the curriculum. First priority shall be given to those certified public school teachers
in the fields of English, science, mathematics, and social science and history and those who
teach pupils in kindergarten to grade six, inclusive. Twenty-five percent of the funds available
through this program shall be targeted for minority teachers. When moneys are available for
scholarship loans for teachers above and beyond the first priority group, the State Board
of Education shall designate other critical needs areas for scholarship loans. (b)...
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16-23-16.1
Section 16-23-16.1 Creation of Professional Teachers Standards Commission; designation
or development of entry-level pre-certification examination for teacher candidates. (a) The
Legislature finds that Alabama is alone among the southern states in not testing teacher candidates
before allowing them in the classroom, and acknowledges that the need exists to establish,
maintain, and enforce minimum professional standards for teacher candidates in the State of
Alabama. In response to such need, there is hereby created a Professional Teachers Standards
Commission (the commission) for the State of Alabama. The commission shall consist of 11 members
appointed by the Governor in the following manner: The Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers
Association, Alabama School Board Association, Alabama Council for School Administration and
Supervision, Alabama Education Association, and the Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education shall each designate a representative that together...
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16-6F-4
Section 16-6F-4 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. Any group with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or
that has submitted an application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status that develops and submits
an application for a public charter school to an authorizer. (2) APPLICATION. A proposal from
an applicant to an authorizer to enter into a charter contract whereby the proposed school
obtains public charter school status. (3) AT-RISK STUDENT. A student who has an economic or
academic disadvantage that requires special services and assistance to succeed in educational
programs. The term includes, but is not limited to, students who are members of economically
disadvantaged families, students who are identified as having special education needs, students
who are limited in English proficiency, students who are at risk of dropping out of high school,
and students who do not meet minimum standards of academic proficiency....
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