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16-6G-6
Section 16-6G-6 Dyslexia therapist certification endoresement; accreditation of teacher
preparation programs; licensure and certification of teachers; professional learning. (a)
The State Superintendent of Education shall develop, and the State Board of Education shall
approve, a dyslexia therapist certification endorsement on or before December 31, 2019. (1)
K-12 and early childhood teachers who have completed an International Multisensory Structured
Language Education Council endorsed training course and have received a passing score on the
Academic Language Therapy Association's Certified Academic Language Therapy assessment, or
the International Dyslexia Association's Knowledge and Practice Examination of Effective Reading
Instruction, and who hold a valid Professional Educator Certificate shall be eligible for
a dyslexia therapist endorsement. (2) Teacher preparation programs at public colleges and
universities in the state shall offer dyslexia therapy teacher preparation courses...
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16-3-16.1
Section 16-3-16.1 Board to review requirements for teacher education; nationally normed
teacher examination. (a) The Legislature finds a compelling interest in adequately preparing
teachers to teach. The two basic components of teaching consist of knowing what to teach (content)
and knowing how to teach (methodology). To assure that teachers entering Alabama's classrooms
have been thoroughly prepared, the Legislature directs the State Board of Education to review
the requirements of programs for teacher education and preparation and select a nationally
normed teacher examination to be used. The nationally normed teacher examination may include
the National Teacher Exam or any other national equivalent exam. Colleges and universities
shall require each teacher candidate to pass the nationally normed examination as a condition
of graduation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, a person can,
at any time, elect to not be a teacher candidate. The State Board of Education...
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34-27B-11
Section 34-27B-11 Additional activities permitted under chapter. Nothing in this chapter
shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any
of the following: (1) Any person who is licensed in Alabama or certified by an organization
accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and acceptable to the state
from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified.
(2) Any person employed by the United States government who provides respiratory therapy solely
under the direction or control of the United States government agency or organization. (3)
Any person receiving clinical training while pursuing a course of study leading to registry
or certification in a respiratory therapy educational program accredited by the Council on
Allied Health Education Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for
Respiratory Care or their successor organizations. This person will be under direct...
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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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16-23A-1
Section 16-23A-1 Enactment; contents. The Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of
Educational Personnel is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdiction legally
joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose, Findings, and Policy.
1. The states party to this agreement, desiring by common action to improve their respective
school systems by utilizing the teacher or other professional educational person wherever
educated, declare that it is the policy of each of them, on the basis of cooperation with
one another, to take advantage of the preparation and experience of such persons wherever
gained, thereby serving the best interests of society, of education, and of the teaching profession.
It is the purpose of this agreement to provide for the development and execution of such programs
of cooperation as will facilitate the movement of teachers and other professional educational
personnel among the states party to it, and to authorize specific...
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16-23-3
Section 16-23-3 Provisional certificates. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that
the State of Alabama shall modify its policies relative to the certification of teachers to
permit an expanded alternative certification program for prospective teachers for grades six
through 12. In addition to certificates issued pursuant to this chapter to individuals graduating
from approved teacher education programs, the State Board of Education shall adopt policies,
procedures, rules, regulations, or standards authorizing an alternative certificate to be
issued by the State Superintendent of Education to an individual, regardless of whether the
individual is a graduate of an approved teacher education program, where the applicant shall:
(1) Hold an earned bachelor's or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution of
higher education. (2) Submit the required application forms and fees and, when required, a
separate fingerprint fee, along with fingerprints and release forms. (3) Be...
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16-6G-5
Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan;
summer reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting
requirements. (a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade
level by the end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core
reading program to all students based on the science of reading which develops foundational
reading skills. In addition, no school district may use any curriculum for public K-3 students
that does not have instructional time included. (b) Based on the results of the reading assessment
in Section 16-6G-3, each K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, or the characteristics
of dyslexia, shall be provided an appropriate reading intervention program to address his
or her specific deficiencies. Additionally, students shall be evaluated after every grading
period and, if a student is determined to have a reading deficiency, the...
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34-24-297
Section 34-24-297 Issuance of license - Requirements. The following constitutes the
requirements for the issuance of a license to practice as an assistant to physician: (1) Provide
evidence, satisfactory to the board, of successful completion of a training program accredited
by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) or the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or their successor agencies. (2)
Provide evidence, satisfactory to the board, of successful completion of the Physician Assistant
National Certification Examination (PANCE) as administered by the National Commission on Certification
of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or the National Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist
Assistants (NCEAA) as administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist
Assistants (NCCAA). (3) Submit an application on forms approved by the board in its rules.
(4) Pay in advance to the board the required application...
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34-27B-7
Section 34-27B-7 Issuance, use, renewal of license; temporary license. (a) The board
shall issue a respiratory therapist license to any person who meets the qualifications required
by this chapter and who pays the license fee established herein. (b) Any person who is issued
a license as a respiratory therapist under this chapter may use the words "licensed respiratory
therapist" or the letters "LRT" in connection with his or her name to denote
his or her license. (c) A license issued under this chapter shall be subject to biennial renewal.
(d)(1) The board may issue a six-month temporary license as a respiratory therapist to persons
who have graduated from a respiratory therapy educational program accredited by the Council
on Allied Health Education Programs (CAHEP) in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation
for Respiratory Care (CoARC), or their successor organizations, and who have applied for and
are awaiting competency examination. The temporary license shall be renewable...
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16-41-4
Section 16-41-4 Administration of chapter by State Superintendent of Education; priorities
for implementation. (a) The State Superintendent of Education shall administer this chapter
pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of Education. In administering this chapter,
the superintendent shall seek and ask for advice and assistance from the medical association
of the State of Alabama and take into consideration the advice of the Department of Public
Health. (b) Priorities for the implementation of this program shall include the following:
(1) The implementation of in-service education programs for teachers, administrators and other
personnel. Special emphasis shall be placed on methods and materials necessary for the effective
teaching of drug abuse education. In-service teacher education materials which are based on
individual performance and designed for use with a minimum of supervision shall be developed
and made available to all county and city school systems; (2)...
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