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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to alternative teacher preparation programs and teacher certification; to amend Section 2 of Act 2022-239, 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 16-23-3.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide additional requirements for programs."
+description: "Alternative teacher preparation program, qualification as alternative teacher education preparation organization revised"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
+legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
+session: "2023rs"
+identifier: "HB 342"
+citation: "Alabama HB 342 (2023rs)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Alternative teacher preparation program"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Susan DuBose"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-06-12T15:25:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/129ba238-385c-4aa1-9b2d-9dffde803c82"
+source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
+source_hash: "85d941ea62195caa428d13f01501f66c1f4d2f4afe0a6aae0f7047b6a5872a15"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
+---
+
+# Alabama HB 342 (2023rs) — Relating to alternative teacher preparation programs and teacher certification; to amend Section 2 of Act 2022-239, 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 16-23-3.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide additional requirements for programs.
+
+Alternative teacher preparation program, qualification as alternative teacher education preparation organization revised
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB342-int.pdf)
+2. **Act 2023-451** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1282982.AI1.pdf)
+3. **Amendment 1FEDZL-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/1FEDZL-1.pdf)
+4. **Amendment SKEB57-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SKEB57-1.pdf)
+5. **Education Policy Amendment 7HPIE2-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/7HPIE2-1.pdf)
+6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB342-eng.pdf)
+7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB342-enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Roll of the H for Vote 652 on HB342 (2023 Regular Session) — **98–2** (pass) · lower
+- Roll of the H for Vote 654 on HB342 (2023 Regular Session) — **83–20** (pass) · lower
+- Roll of the S for Vote 1223 on HB342 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- Roll of the H for Vote 653 on HB342 (2023 Regular Session) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Susan DuBose — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
+- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
+- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
+- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
+- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
+- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
+- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Education Policy) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Education Policy) `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
+- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
+- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
+- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
+- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
+- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
+- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
+- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Education Policy) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Education Policy)
+- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Education Policy)
+- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Education Policy) `introduction, referral`
+- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
+- **2023-06-12T15:25:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-451 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/129ba238-385c-4aa1-9b2d-9dffde803c82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
+