The purpose of the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama Program is as follows:
- (1) To encourage individuals to enroll in and complete educator programs identified as having acute educator shortages and obtain Alabama certification in those programs.
- (2) To improve the educational system in Alabama by encouraging those who complete and obtain certification in acute educator shortage programs to accept educator positions in Alabama public K-12 schools or school systems, including charter schools, that have been identified as acute educator shortage locations.
(Act 2018-504, §2; Act 2021-389, §1; Act 2026-303, §1.)