HB282 Summary

• Extends limited and sovereign immunity protections to the Board of Trustees of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering and its administrative staff, teachers, and employees, matching protections granted to local boards of education and their personnel.

• Adds the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering to the definition of "local board of education" in Code Section 16-22-4.1, making the school and its employees eligible for coverage under the Educators Liability Trust Fund insurance program.

• Amends Code Section 36-1-12 to include employees of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering in the definition of "education employee," granting them sovereign immunity from civil liability when acting in their official capacity or performing specified work-related duties.

• Creates Code Section 16-28A-6 providing that all references in the relevant chapter to local boards of education, school administrators, teachers, or employees shall also apply to the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering and its corresponding personnel.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.