Ala. Code § 16-23-25: Experience Credit for Certain Certified Teachers Who Previously Worked as a Paraprofessional or Classroom Teacher’s Aide.

(a) A teacher with at least four years of full-time experience as a paraprofessional or classroom teacher’s aide in a public school who is: (i) issued a teacher certificate pursuant to this chapter; and (ii) hired into a position requiring such certification, shall receive one year of experience credit on the local teacher salary schedule established pursuant to Section 16-13-231.1 for every two years of full-time experience that he or she earned in a public school as a paraprofessional or classroom teacher’s aide prior to being hired as a certified teacher.

(b) This section shall only apply to teachers hired into a position requiring teacher certification on or after June 1, 2024.