This bill, known as Tyler's Law, requires local boards of education in Alabama to install, maintain, and operate video cameras in certain self-contained classrooms providing special education services, if funding is available. The video cameras must record audio and video during school hours and whenever a student is present in the classroom. The bill also provides protections for the use of video recordings, stating that they are confidential and can only be released or viewed under certain circumstances, such as in the event of alleged abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior. The bill specifies who can request access to the recordings in these cases, including employees involved in the incident, parents or legal guardians of students involved, and law enforcement officers and state agency officials investigating the incident. The bill also outlines the retention period for the recordings and prohibits their use for routine teacher evaluations or regular monitoring of the classroom.