Alabama HB520: Public K-12 education; expedited career and technical teaching certification pathway created for individual holding equivalent issued by another state

What the bill says

An Act, Relating to teacher certification; to add Section 16-23-3.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require the State Board of Education to establish an expedited certification pathway for a career and technical teaching certificate; and to provide for qualifications and limitations.

From the enrolled text:

An Act, Relating to teacher certification; to add Section 16-23-3.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require the State Board of Education to establish an expedited certification pathway for a career and technical teaching certificate; and to provide for qualifications and limitations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. The Legislature finds and declares that the state must provide additional career and technical education opportunities for Alabama students to help them prepare to enter the workforce. In order to support these offerings, the state must attract and retain the required number of career and technical education instructors. Therefore, the Legislature finds that the State Department of Education should take steps to increase the number of career and technical education instructors in the state. It is the intent of this act to streamline the process to obtain a teaching certificate for those educators who move to Alabama to teach career and technical education and related courses. Section 2. Section 16-23-3.2 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §16-23-3.2 (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 …

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Sponsors

• Paramore, Marcus (R, HD-089) · primary sponsor
• Ledbetter, Nathaniel (R, HD-024)
• Reynolds, Rex (R, HD-021)
• Whitt, Andy (R, HD-006)
• Lomax, James (R, HD-020)
• Crawford, Danny (R, HD-005)
• Baker, Alan (R, HD-066)
• Clouse, Steve (R, HD-093)
• Stubbs, Troy (R, HD-031)
• Starnes, Jerry (R, HD-088)
• Sorrells, Jeff (R, HD-087)
• Marques, Rhett (R, HD-091)

Latest actions

1. April 17, 2026: Enacted
2. April 9, 2026: Delivered to Governor
3. April 9, 2026: Signature Requested
4. April 9, 2026: Enrolled
5. April 9, 2026: Ready to Enroll
6. April 8, 2026: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1268
7. April 8, 2026: Third Reading in Second House
8. March 11, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
9. March 11, 2026: Reported Out of Committee Second House
10. March 5, 2026: Pending Committee Action in Second House

Votes

• Senate Roll Call #1268 (April 8, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #750 (March 5, 2026): 102 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #749 (March 5, 2026): 105 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #748 (March 5, 2026): 102 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB520?

HB520 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Public K-12 education; expedited career and technical teaching certification pathway created for individual holding equivalent issued by another state.

What does HB520 do?

In its own words: An Act, Relating to teacher certification; to add Section 16-23-3.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require the State Board of Education to establish an expedited certification pathway for a career and technical teaching certificate; and to provide for qualifications and limitations.

What is the status of HB520?

Signed into law as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Enacted (April 17, 2026).

Who sponsored HB520?

Paramore, Marcus (R, HD-089), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB520?

On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/HB520