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AL HB225
Bill
Status
2/14/2017
Primary Sponsor
John Rogers
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AI Summary
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State Superintendent of Education must compile and electronically transmit a list of all teachers with active teaching certificates to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center within 30 days of the act's effective date, with quarterly updates.
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Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center must notify the State Superintendent within 30 days of receiving the teacher list of any teachers convicted of felonies, and continue notifying the Superintendent of all subsequent felony convictions by teachers.
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State Superintendent must promptly notify the employing school district when any teacher has been convicted of a felony.
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Existing law requiring mandatory revocation of teaching certificates for convictions of capital murder, Class A felonies (including rape, murder, kidnapping, robbery), and specified sex crimes remains in effect.
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Act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval.
Legislative Description
Teachers, teaching certificates, revocation, State Superintendent of Education to coordinate with Criminal Justice Information Center in identifying any teachers convicted of a felony, State Superintendent required to notify school districts, Sec. 16-23-5 am'd.; Act 2010-264, 2010 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Education
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
2/14/2017