Section 16-5-51
Purpose.
The purpose of the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program is twofold:
(1) To encourage individuals to enroll in and complete programs leading to Alabama certification in mathematics, science, or computer science.
(2) To improve the educational system in Alabama by encouraging those who complete the program to accept math, science, or computer science teaching positions in Alabama public schools, preferably in public school systems, including charter schools, where the shortage of math, science, or computer science teachers, or any combination of the three, is most acute, or in a school that has been designated as a failing school, or any other term adopted to identify an underperforming school, by the State Board of Education or the Legislature.
(Act 2018-504, §2; Act 2021-389, §1.)