---
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).