# Ala. Code § 16-44C-1: Section 16-44C-1 Purpose

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-1

## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 16-44C-1
- **Heading:** Section 16-44C-1 Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 16 / Chapter 44C / Section 16-44C-1

## Text

(a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the mobility of teachers across the member states, with the goal of supporting teachers through a new pathway to licensure. Through this compact, the member states seek to establish a collective regulatory framework that expedites and enhances the ability of teachers to move across state lines.

(b) This compact is intended to achieve all of the following objectives and should be interpreted accordingly. The member states hereby ratify the same intentions by subscribing hereto.

(1) Create a streamlined pathway to licensure mobility for teachers.

(2) Support the relocation of eligible military spouses.

(3) Facilitate and enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between the member states.

(4) Enhance the power of state and district level education officials to hire qualified, competent teachers by removing barriers to the employment of out-of-state teachers.

(5) Support the retention of teachers in the profession by removing barriers to relicensure in a new state.

(6) Maintain state sovereignty in the regulation of the teaching profession.

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-1 Section 16-44C-1 Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-2 Section 16-44C-2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-2.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-3 Section 16-44C-3 Licensure Under the Compact](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-3.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-4 Section 16-44C-4 Licensure Not Under the Compact](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-4.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-5 Section 16-44C-5 Teacher Qualifications and Requirements for Licensure Under the Compact](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-5.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-6 Section 16-44C-6 Discipline and Adverse Actions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-6.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-7 Section 16-44C-7 Establishment of the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-7.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-8 Section 16-44C-8 Rulemaking](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-8.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-9 Section 16-44C-9 Facilitating Information Exchange](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-9.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-10 Section 16-44C-10 Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-10.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-11 Section 16-44C-11 Effectuation, Withdrawal, and Amendment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-11.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-12 Section 16-44C-12 Construction and Severability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-12.md)
- [Ala. Code § 16-44C-13 Section 16-44C-13 Consistent Effect and Conflict with Other State Laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T16_C44C_S16-44C-13.md)

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