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Alabama
Teacher preparation program applicants: colleges require a criminal history background check as part of the application process
In force.
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Governance, Disclosure
What it requires
- If you are a two-year or four-year institution of higher education in Alabama, require each applicant for admission to a teacher preparation program to complete a criminal history background information check as part of the initial application process, administered in a manner you prescribe that is consistent with the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and State Department of Education rules (section 16-23-16.2(a) and (b)).
- If you are a two-year or four-year institution of higher education in Alabama, inform prospective students of the background check requirement in any publication that describes the requirements for or the application process for a teacher preparation program (section 16-23-16.2(c)).
- If you are a State-approved educator preparation provider in Alabama, obtain from each candidate documentation of having cleared the criminal history background check before admission to the program (Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-3-.03(6)(d)(iii)).
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What this law does
Section 16-23-16.2 of the Code of Alabama requires each two-year and four-year institution of higher education in the state to require each applicant for admission to a teacher preparation program to complete a criminal history background information check as a part of the initial application process. The institution administers the check in a manner it prescribes that is consistent with the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and the rules of the State Department of Education.
Any publication of the institution that describes the requirements for or the application process for a teacher preparation program must also inform prospective students of the requirements of the section.
Rule 290-3-3-.03 of the Alabama Administrative Code requires any candidate applying for admission to a State-approved educator preparation program to be fingerprinted for a criminal history background check through the Alabama State Department of Education to the Alabama State Bureau of Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Under the rule, the candidate must provide the designated official of the educator preparation provider documentation of having cleared the criminal history background check before admission to the program. The current text of rule 290-3-3-.03 took effect on .
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