{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-16-13-339","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 16-13-339","heading":"Model Participating Teacher Contracts.","body":"(a)(1) The department may develop a model participating teacher contract for use pursuant to this article.\n(2) Each model preliminary contract shall include a provision to ensure a participating teacher’s adequate progress toward advanced contract qualification, to include benchmark advancement during the participating teacher’s three- or six-year maximum preliminary contract period.\n(b) The department may appoint a hearing officer to consider any petition filed under this article.","path":["Title 16 Education.","Chapter 13 School Finances Generally.","Article 15 Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science Salary Schedule Program."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=16-13-339","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"f4d0bf578dcf5dc41e8314afb3f5d80fba13270864a36c6ba841b8a714b7db0d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-16-13-338","next":"us-al/ala.-code-16-13-340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}