Alabama HB 520 — Public K-12 education; expedited career and technical teaching certification pathway created for individual holding equivalent issued by another state

Alabama, 2026rs. HB 520: Public K-12 education; expedited career and technical teaching certification pathway created for individual holding equivalent issued by another state

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Latest action

April 17, 2026 — Enacted

Summary

Education

Sponsors

• Paramore — primary sponsor

Bill text

Introduced Read version ↗

Engrossed Read version ↗

Enrolled Read version ↗

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 749 Read version ↗

Recorded votes

No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.

Legislative history

1. February 26, 2026Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
2. February 26, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)
3. March 3, 2026Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)
4. March 3, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means Education)
5. March 5, 2026Third Reading in House of Origin
6. March 5, 2026Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered (Ways and Means Education)
7. March 5, 2026Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 749
8. March 5, 2026Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 750
9. March 5, 2026Engrossed
10. March 5, 2026Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
11. March 5, 2026Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
12. March 11, 2026Reported Out of Committee Second House
13. March 11, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
14. April 8, 2026Third Reading in Second House
15. April 8, 2026Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1268
16. April 9, 2026Ready to Enroll
17. April 9, 2026Enrolled
18. April 9, 2026Signature Requested
19. April 9, 2026Delivered to Governor
20. April 17, 2026Enacted

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