HB175 Summary

• Expands the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program to include computer science teachers and teachers who return to college to obtain certification in math, science, or computer science.

• Reduces the teaching load requirement from full-time to three-fourths of a full-time teaching load comprised of math, science, or computer science courses for which teachers are properly certified.

• Establishes loan repayment amounts of $5,000 per year ($2,500 per semester) for math and science teachers and $3,000 per year ($1,500 per semester) for computer science teachers, with maximum four-year awards.

• Extends program eligibility to teachers in failing schools and those in public school systems with acute teacher shortages, with additional supplemental funding available for such positions.

• Creates new eligibility pathways for out-of-state certified teachers, those completing alternative certification programs, and those who earned degrees after specified spring semester terms.