Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 16-23-3.3

(a) The State Board of Education shall establish an expedited certification pathway for the issuance of a teaching certificate by the State Superintendent of Education to a qualified individual who seeks to teach career and technical education (CTE) courses at a public high school in Alabama when that individual has previously taught CTE courses or their equivalent in another state.
(b) To be approved for an expedited CTE teaching certificate, the applicant shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) Submits to the State Board of Education the required application form and fees to obtain a teaching certificate.
(2) Holds a valid, active teaching certificate, or its equivalent, obtained from another state and submit a copy of the certificate with the application.
(3) Is recommended for certification by a local superintendent of education.
(4) Successfully passes a criminal history background check.
(c) Upon verification that an applicant satisfies the requirements of subsection (b), the State Superintendent of Education shall issue an Alabama teaching certificate authorizing the individual to teach CTE courses as soon as practicable and shall not require any additional testing, coursework, or documentation prior to issuance.
(d) Any teaching certificate issued in accordance with the requirements of this section shall have the same term and renewal requirements as all other standard teaching certificates issued under this chapter.
(e) An individual who is granted a teaching certificate pursuant to this section may only teach CTE courses.
(f) A local board of education, in its discretion and subject to available funds, may provide a relocation stipend or hiring incentive to an individual certified under this section who moves to Alabama from another state to teach CTE courses.
(g) The State Superintendent of Education shall keep a record of the number of certificates issued annually under this section and shall submit a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate by February 1 of each year which provides information on the number of certificates issued, the schools where these certificate holders are teaching, and the efficacy of the program.
(h) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this section.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 16 Education.
Chapter 23 Teacher Training and Certification.

(b) To be approved for an expedited CTE teaching certificate, the applicant shall satisfy all of the following requirements:

(1) Submits to the State Board of Education the required application form and fees to obtain a teaching certificate.

(2) Holds a valid, active teaching certificate, or its equivalent, obtained from another state and submit a copy of the certificate with the application.

(3) Is recommended for certification by a local superintendent of education.

(4) Successfully passes a criminal history background check.

(c) Upon verification that an applicant satisfies the requirements of subsection (b), the State Superintendent of Education shall issue an Alabama teaching certificate authorizing the individual to teach CTE courses as soon as practicable and shall not require any additional testing, coursework, or documentation prior to issuance.

(d) Any teaching certificate issued in accordance with the requirements of this section shall have the same term and renewal requirements as all other standard teaching certificates issued under this chapter.

(e) An individual who is granted a teaching certificate pursuant to this section may only teach CTE courses.

(f) A local board of education, in its discretion and subject to available funds, may provide a relocation stipend or hiring incentive to an individual certified under this section who moves to Alabama from another state to teach CTE courses.

(g) The State Superintendent of Education shall keep a record of the number of certificates issued annually under this section and shall submit a report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate by February 1 of each year which provides information on the number of certificates issued, the schools where these certificate holders are teaching, and the efficacy of the program.

(h) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this section.

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