Preliminary Certificate; Breach of Principal Employment Contract.
Known as the Teacher Accountability Act
The act spans §§ 16-24B-1 to 16-24B-8 (9 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Litaker v. Hoover Board of Education (2017)
Most recently applied in Litaker v. Hoover Board of Education (September 2017)
(Act 2000-733, p. 1588, §6.)
(a) An individual who has not completed a teacher education program in Principal or Educational Administrator may be eligible for a preliminary certificate, which could lead to full certification by the Alabama Department of Education under rules approved by the Alabama State Board of Education.
(b) No action shall lie for the recovery of damages for the breach of any employment contract of a contract principal in the public schools.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.