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AL Code § 16-60-86 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-86 - Members, Officers and Proceedings of Authority.

Section 16-60-86Members, officers and proceedings of authority. The applicants named in the application and their respective successors in office shall constitute the members of the authority. The Governor shall be the president of the authority, the State Superintendent of Education shall be the vice-president thereof, and the Director of Finance shall be the secretary thereof. The State Treasurer shall be the treasurer of the authority, shall act as custodian of the funds of the authority and shall pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of the authority out of the funds hereinafter provided for. The members of the authority shall constitute all the members of the board of directors of the authority, and any two members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Should any person holding any state office named in this section cease to hold office by reason of death, resignation, expiration of his term of office or for any other reason, then his successor in office shall take his place as a member and officer of the authority. No member, officer or director of the authority shall draw any salary in addition to that now authorized by law for any service he may render or for any duty he may perform in connection with the authority. All proceedings had and done by the board of directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, shall be signed by the members of the authority and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book, which shall be kept in the office of the Secretary of State. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority, under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §6.)
AL Code § 16-60-87 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-87 - Powers of Authority.

Section 16-60-87Powers of authority. The authority shall have the following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as hereinafter provided; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure; (4) To establish a fiscal year; (5) To provide for acquiring and improving sites for additional trade schools and junior colleges, constructing, acquiring, reconstructing, improving and altering buildings therefor and purchasing, acquiring and installing the original equipment thereof, and to make capital improvements to existing trade schools and at institutions of higher learning heretofore or hereafter established; (6) To anticipate by the issuance of its bonds the receipt of the revenues herein appropriated and pledged; (7) As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on its bonds, to pledge the proceeds of the appropriations and pledges herein provided for; and (8) To appoint and employ such attorneys and agents as the business of the authority may require. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §7.)
AL Code § 16-60-88 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-88 - Determining Location of Trade Schools and Junior Colleges; Site Must Be Donated.

Section 16-60-88Determining location of trade schools and junior colleges; site must be donated. The location of each new trade school or junior college for which the authority provides funds shall be determined by the State Board of Education after consideration of the needs of industry for particular skills in the area under consideration, the convenience and accessibility of the location to labor markets and to potential students or applicants for training, an estimate of the number of potential students or applicants in the area and such other factors as might demonstrate the existence of a need for a trade school or junior college in such area. No funds of the authority shall be expended for the acquisition of sites or existing buildings, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the use of funds of the authority for the purpose of improving sites or reconstructing, altering or improving buildings donated to the authority. No such trade school or junior college shall be built on a site other than one donated to the authority. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §8.)
AL Code § 16-60-89 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-89 - Expenditures for Building and Equipping Trade Schools and Junior Colleges; Competitive Bidding; Approval of Plans.

Section 16-60-89Expenditures for building and equipping trade schools and junior colleges; competitive bidding; approval of plans. All contracts entered into by the authority involving the expenditure of funds in the preparation of plans and specifications, and all work done with respect to the construction of buildings involving the expenditure of funds of the authority shall be let on competitive bids in the same manner and according to the same procedure as contracts for public works are awarded as prescribed in Sections 39-2-1 through 39-2-13. The preparation of all plans and specifications for any building constructed wholly or in part with any of the money, and all work done hereunder in regard to the construction, reconstruction, alteration and improvement of buildings shall be supervised by the Alabama Building Commission, or any agency that may be designated by the Legislature as its successor. The authority and the Building Commission shall agree to a construction cost estimate for each building constructed wholly or in part with any of the funds provided for in this article, and the authority shall reimburse the Building Commission for its reasonable direct costs in having plans, specifications and contract documents prepared and in supervising and inspecting the work. The authority shall purchase and install the original equipment necessary to place each such additional trade school and junior college in a condition of efficient operation. Such equipment shall be purchased on the basis of competitive bidding, to be conducted in the same manner and according to the same procedure as provided for state purchases in Sections 41-16-20 through 41-16-32; except, that the purchasing procedure shall be conducted by the authority instead of the state Purchasing Agent. Not more than $1,500,000.00 shall be expended by the authority with respect to any one trade school or junior college. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §9.)
AL Code § 16-60-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-90 - Authorization to Issue Bonds.

Section 16-60-90Authorization to issue bonds. The authority may from time to time sell and issue its bonds, not exceeding $15,000,000.00 in aggregate principal amount, for the purpose of providing funds for the construction and equipment of trade schools and junior colleges, including the improvement of sites therefor, the construction of buildings and the reconstruction, improvement and alteration of existing buildings therefor and the acquisition, purchase and installation of original equipment therefor. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds may be used to pay the cost of the acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of real estate to be used as a site for any such school or college or any building connected therewith or the acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of any existing building. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §10.)
AL Code § 16-60-92 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-92 - Refunding Bonds.

Section 16-60-92Refunding bonds. The authority may from time to time issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any matured or unmatured bonds of the authority then outstanding. Any premium that may be necessary to redeem or retire the bonds to be refunded and all expenses of issuing the refunding bonds may be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of the refunding bonds. The principal of the refunding bonds shall not exceed the principal of the bonds to be refunded plus any such premium and expenses. If the total of the principal and interest maturing with respect to any refunding bonds, during each fiscal year in which any of the bonds secured on a parity with the bonds to be refunded have a stated maturity, does not exceed the total of the principal and interest that would have matured during the same fiscal year on the said bonds to be refunded, then the refunding bonds shall be subrogated and entitled to all priorities, rights and pledges to which the bonds refunded thereby were entitled. Except in cases covered by the preceding sentence, all pledges for the benefit of refunding bonds shall be subject to pledges theretofore made for the benefit of all bonds of the authority then outstanding. All the provisions of Section 16-60-91 shall apply to the refunding bonds issued under this article. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §12.)
AL Code § 16-60-93 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-93 - Deposit of and Disbursements From Proceeds of Bonds.

Section 16-60-93Deposit of and disbursements from proceeds of bonds. The proceeds of all bonds, other than refunding bonds, issued by the authority remaining after paying expenses of their issuance shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be carried in the State Treasury in a special or separate account. Such funds shall be subject to be drawn upon by the authority and shall be used solely for the purposes for which the bonds were issued as authorized in this article. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §13.)
AL Code § 16-60-94 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-94 - Revenues of Authority.

Section 16-60-94Revenues of authority. For the purpose of providing funds to enable the authority to pay at their respective maturities the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by it under the provisions of this article, and to accomplish the objects of its creation, there is hereby irrevocably pledged to such purpose and hereby appropriated such amount of money as may be necessary for said purpose out of the residue of the receipts from the privilege or excise tax levied by Section 28-3-181, after there shall have been taken from said receipts the amounts necessary to meet all prior charges thereon, including the amounts specified in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of Section 28-3-181, said residue constituting that portion of the receipts from the said tax that is now required by law to be paid into the Education Trust Fund. The moneys hereby appropriated and pledged shall constitute a sinking fund for the purpose of paying the principal of and the interest on the bonds of the authority. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §14.)
AL Code § 16-60-95 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-95 - Disbursement of Funds.

Section 16-60-95Disbursement of funds. Out of the revenues appropriated and pledged in Section 16-60-94, the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this article, as such principal and interest shall respectively mature, and the State Treasurer is further authorized and directed to set up and maintain appropriate records pertaining thereto. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §15.)
AL Code § 16-60-96 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.|Section 16-60-96 - Dissolution of Authority.

Section 16-60-96Dissolution of authority. At any time when no bonds of the authority are outstanding, the authority may be dissolved upon the filing with the Secretary of State of an application for dissolution, which shall be subscribed by each of the members of the authority and sworn to by each member before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds. Upon the filing of such application for dissolution, the authority shall cease to exist. The Secretary of State shall file and record the application for dissolution, in an appropriate book of record in his office, and shall make and issue, under the Great Seal of the State, a certificate that the authority is dissolved and shall record such certificate with the application for dissolution. Title to all property held in the name of the authority shall be vested in the state upon dissolution of the authority. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 259, §16.)
AL Code § 16-60-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 5 - Management and Control of Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Section 16-60-110 - Definitions.

Section 16-60-110Definitions. (a) The Legislature finds and determines all of the following: (1) That it is necessary to the welfare of the state that it provide workforce development initiatives that are responsive to industry needs from highly specialized training programs that help prepare entry level employees to meet growing demands. (2) That the needs of the citizens, businesses, and industries of the state are best served by a unified system of institutions and programs delivering excellence in academic education, adult education, and workforce development. (3) That a unified system is best supported and supervised by a board of trustees devoted solely to providing the best possible facilities, teaching, and instruction through the Alabama Community College System. (4) That high quality, affordable, local educational opportunities for students to obtain associate's degrees and to prepare for continuing their education at four-year institutions have been a hallmark of Alabama's two-year college system since its inception, that the board of trustees created by this article is charged with maintaining and building upon those options to ensure that a college education remains affordable for all Alabama families. (b) For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meaning ascribed to them by this section: (1) ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM. The state-supported system of community and technical colleges formerly operating under the supervision of the State Board of Education, including individual institutions, system-wide programs, other related organizations, and central operations. (2) BOARD. The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System. (3) CHANCELLOR. The chief executive officer of the Alabama Community College System. (4) COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES. The publicly supported two-year schools established as community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and trade schools previously under the authority of the State Board of Education. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 94, p. 268, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-486, p. 805, §1; Act 2012-497, p. 1460, §1; Act 2015-125, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 16-60-110.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 5 - Management and Control of Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Section 16-60-110.1 - Alabama Community College System Established; Board of Trustees; Transfer of Duties.

Section 16-60-110.1Alabama Community College System established; board of trustees; transfer of duties.  (a) There is created the Alabama Community College System as a body corporate under the name of the Alabama Community College System, which shall replace and succeed to the duties of the Department of Postsecondary Education and shall operate a system of community and technical colleges within the state. All references in state law to the Department of Postsecondary Education, Postsecondary Education Department, and Alabama College System, or terms of like import, shall be deemed to refer to the Alabama Community College System. The body corporate created by this subsection shall have all the rights, privileges, and powers necessary to the end of its creation. (b) The Alabama Community College System shall be governed by the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System, as created in this article for the purpose of governing the community and technical colleges of the state. (c) Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the authority, powers, and duties assigned to the State Board of Education with respect to the supervision, administration, naming, financing, construction, and equipping of institutions of postsecondary education, including community and technical colleges, junior colleges, and trade schools, however described, are removed from the State Board of Education and delegated to the board, and all actions of such institutions of postsecondary education requiring the approval of the State Board of Education, commencing on May 12, 2015, shall require only approval of the board. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all references to the State Board of Education in Sections 16-3-37, 16-5-8.3, 16-5-13, 16-60-88, 16-60-330, 16-60-332, 16-60-335, and 16-60-338, shall be deemed to refer to the board. (Act 2015-125, p. 350, §3; Act 2017-171, §1.)
AL Code § 16-60-111.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 5 - Management and Control of Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Section 16-60-111.1 - Chancellor - Appointment; Vacancies.

Section 16-60-111.1Chancellor - Appointment; vacancies. (a) For the purpose of assisting the board in carrying out its authority and responsibility for the community and technical colleges, the board shall appoint a Chancellor who will also be Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama Community College System. The Chancellor shall serve at the pleasure of the board and perform such duties as are provided in this article and otherwise as are assigned by the board. The Chancellor serving on May 12, 2015, shall continue to serve until his or her then current contract expires. The board may enter into a contract with the Chancellor for his or her services for a period not to exceed four years. The Chancellor shall be a person of good moral character with academic and professional education equivalent to graduation from a regionally accredited university or college, who is knowledgeable in postsecondary institution administration and has training and experience sufficient to qualify him or her to perform the duties of the office. (b) Notice of a vacancy in the position of Chancellor shall be posted by the board. The notice shall be posted on the Internet and in a conspicuous place at each postsecondary school campus and worksite, including all state and local board of education offices, at least 30 calendar days before the position is to be filled. The notice shall remain posted until the position is filled and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following: (1) Job description and title. (2) Required qualifications. (3) Salary range. (4) Information on where to submit an application. (5) Information on any deadlines for applying. (6) Any other relevant information. (c) The board may adopt or continue procedures with respect to the appointment of the Chancellor which are not inconsistent with this section. The position shall not be filled during the required posting period, except as herein provided. The posting of a vacancy notice as required in this section shall not be abridged or delayed except in emergency circumstances and then delayed only temporarily in order to reasonably meet the conditions of the emergency. A violation of the notice requirements of this section by the board shall void any related employment action taken by the board. (d) A vacancy in the position of Chancellor shall be filled by the board within 180 days after such a vacancy occurs. The board may temporarily fill the position on an interim basis for not more than two six-month periods. (Acts 1982, No. 82-486, p. 805, §4; Act 2010-210, p. 332, §2; Act 2015-125, §4.)
AL Code § 16-60-111.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 5 - Management and Control of Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Section 16-60-111.2 - Chancellor - Responsible for Operation, etc., of Community Colleges and Technical Colleges.

Section 16-60-111.2Chancellor - Responsible for operation, etc., of community colleges and technical colleges. The authority and responsibility for the operation, management, control, supervision, maintenance, regulation, improvement, and enlargement of community colleges and technical colleges shall be vested in the Chancellor, subject to the approval of the board. (Acts 1982, No. 82-486, p. 805, §3; Act 2015-125, §4.)
AL Code § 16-60-111.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 60 - Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Article 5 - Management and Control of Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.|Section 16-60-111.3 - Chancellor - Compensation.

Section 16-60-111.3Chancellor - Compensation. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board shall have the authority to establish the salary of the Chancellor. The board may also provide for expense allowances to be paid to the Chancellor in whatever amounts and for whatever purposes deemed necessary and appropriate by the board, and directly correlated to the operation and best interests of the Alabama Community College System. Such salary and expense allowances shall be paid in installments from the annual appropriation made to the board or the Alabama Community College System as appropriate. (Acts 1982, No. 82-486, p. 805, §5; Act 2015-125, §4.)