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AL SB161
Bill
Status
1/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Trip Pittman
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AI Summary
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State Superintendent of Education must immediately revoke teaching certificates of any person convicted of a felony or specific sex offenses involving a child, including rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, child pornography, and related offenses.
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Employment contracts of teachers on continuing service status, principals, and contract principals whose certificates are revoked must be immediately cancelled.
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Employment of nonprobationary education employees convicted of crimes listed in the bill must be terminated immediately.
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If a conviction is overturned on appeal, the State Superintendent may reinstate the certificate and the local board may offer a new employment contract, with the employee entitled to back pay plus benefits from the termination date.
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The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Teachers, principals, and education employees, State Superintendent of Education, revocation of education certificate or termination of employment required for conviction of felony or sex offense involving a child, regarding Teacher Tenure Law, Teacher Accountability Act, and Fair Dismissal Act, Secs. 16-24-8.1, 16-24B-3.1, 36-26-102.1 added; Sec. 16-23-5 am'd.
Education
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education
1/12/2010