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AL Code § 16-49-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-49-25 - Vacancies in Office.

Section 16-49-25Vacancies in office. Repealed by Act 2011-657, p. 1744, §2, effective June 9, 2011. (Acts 1975, No. 198, p. 467, §5.)
AL Code § 16-49-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-49-26 - Meetings.

Section 16-49-26Meetings. (a) The Board of Trustees of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University shall hold three regular meetings at the university on the fourth Thursday in February, June, and October, unless the board or Governor as ex officio president, shall determine to hold its meetings at another time. Special meetings of the board may be assembled by either one of the two methods outlined as follows: (1) Special meetings of the board may be called by the Governor. In calling special meetings, the Governor shall mail a written notice to each trustee naming the time and place at least 10 days in advance of the date of the meeting. (2) Upon the application in writing of any four members of the board, the Governor shall call a special meeting, naming the time and place and issuing notices in writing to the several members of the board. The meeting shall not be held on a date less than 10 days subsequent to the notices from the Governor. In the event of an emergency, the Governor, as ex officio president, may call an emergency meeting. (b) The board of trustees may ask the Governor to replace a member who has been absent from three consecutive regular meetings of the board. (Acts 1975, No. 198, p. 467, §6; Acts 1989, No. 89-881, p. 1778, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-749, p. 1747, §1.)
AL Code § 16-49-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-49-27 - Quorum.

Section 16-49-27Quorum. Seven members, exclusive of the Governor, of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present. (Acts 1975, No. 198, p. 467, §7; Acts 1989, No. 89-881, p. 1778, §1.)
AL Code § 16-49-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-49-28 - Certificate for Payment of Expenses.

Section 16-49-28Certificate for payment of expenses. The certificate of the president of the board or, in his absence, of the president pro tempore, countersigned by the secretary, shall entitle the several trustees and ex officio members to the payment of their actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as such trustees, in conformity with regulations governing travel expenses of state officials. (Acts 1975, No. 198, p. 467, §8; Acts 1989, No. 89-881, p. 1778, §1.)
AL Code § 16-49-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-49-29 - Conflicts of Interest.

Section 16-49-29Conflicts of interest. It shall be unlawful for any member of the board to derive financial benefit in any form from a contract or transaction affecting the interest of the university; to procure, or to be a party in any way, to procuring the appointment of any relative to any position of financial trust or profit; or to influence the appointment or reappointment, retention, dismissal or compensation of any employee of the university except through the prescribed procedures for such purposes. The violation of this provision shall subject the member so offending to removal by the Governor or the board. (Acts 1975, No. 198, p. 467, §11.)
AL Code § 16-49-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-49-30 - Reports to Legislature.

Section 16-49-30Reports to Legislature. It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made to the Legislature, at each session thereof, a full report of its transactions and of the condition of the university, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements of the university by those charged with the administration of its finances. (Acts 1975, No. 198, p. 467, §13.)
AL Code § 16-49-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 3 - State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum.|Section 16-49-50 - Short Title.

Section 16-49-50Short title. This article shall be cited as the "State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum." (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess, No. 85-944, p. 283, §1.)
AL Code § 16-49-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 3 - State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum.|Section 16-49-51 - Definitions.

Section 16-49-51Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) REPOSITORY. A place or depository on the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University campus. (2) SOURCE MATERIALS. Any written or printed matter, memorabilia and artifacts. (3) AFRO-AMERICAN. Any American person of African descent and who is identified with the black race. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-944, p. 283, §1.)
AL Code § 16-49-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 3 - State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum.|Section 16-49-52 - Purpose.

Section 16-49-52Purpose. The general purposes of this article are to provide for the obtaining, preserving and holding for circulation in a repository at the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University source materials on Afro-American history and culture which shall be used for research and other educational and cultural purposes, and which shall thereby encourage the development of inspiration and positive self-concepts on the part of black Americans and provide a basis for whites to gain greater respect for the black race. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-944, p. 283, §1.)
AL Code § 16-49-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 3 - State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum.|Section 16-49-53 - Appointment of Curator; Authority and Duties.

Section 16-49-53Appointment of curator; authority and duties. The president of the university shall appoint a curator of the repository who shall be a recognized authority on Afro-American history and culture. The curator shall be empowered to seek out and secure source materials on or about Afro-Americans, to catalog and preserve such materials in keeping with the best available methods of preservation, and shall disseminate or make available to the public said materials in keeping with the designated functions of the repository. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess, No. 85-944, p. 283, §2.)
AL Code § 16-49-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 3 - State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum.|Section 16-49-54 - Duties and Services of Repository.

Section 16-49-54Duties and services of repository. The repository shall serve the state by collecting and preserving source materials on the contributions, achievements and general experiences of Afro-Americans, and shall endeavor to reproduce and secure copies of all materials on or about black Americans from the earliest beginnings to the present. It shall provide bibliographic and copy services, whenever practical, to state agencies, the university system, state officials, researchers and scholars of Afro-American history and culture, and encourage the use of Afro-American instructional materials in state educational services to all groups without regard to racial, religious, or ethnic membership. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-944, p. 283, §3.)
AL Code § 16-49-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 49 - Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.|Article 3 - State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum.|Section 16-49-55 - University Has Authority to Accept Funds, Grants, Services, Etc.

Section 16-49-55University has authority to accept funds, grants, services, etc. For the purposes of this article the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University has the authority to accept and receive funds, grants and service from the federal government or its agencies; from departments, agencies and instrumentalities of state, municipal or local government; or from private or civic sources. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-944, p. 283, §4.)
AL Code § 16-50-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-50-1 - Degree of Autonomy; Recommendation of Programs to State Agencies in Order to Qualify for Federal, etc., Funds.

Section 16-50-1Degree of autonomy; recommendation of programs to state agencies in order to qualify for federal, etc., funds. It is the intention of the Legislature by passage of this chapter that Alabama State University shall enjoy no less and no more autonomy than any other public university in the state and shall offer to all citizens of the state an equal opportunity for quality education. The board of trustees is hereby authorized at such times as it deems necessary and proper to recommend to any state agency charged with responsibility for statewide planning, coordination or budgeting for programs of instruction, research or public service in the public universities of the state, any program of instruction or service or any other matter consistent with this intent and any action necessary in order to qualify the university for funds and/or services provided by any federal or private agency consistent with such intent, and such state agency shall accept or reject such recommendation and is hereby authorized to grant such recommendation to Alabama State University. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §9.)
AL Code § 16-50-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-50-2 - Existing Policies, Procedures, etc., Relative to Faculty, Students, Etc.

Section 16-50-2Existing policies, procedures, etc., relative to faculty, students, etc. The personnel policies and procedures and statement of academic freedom and tenure for the faculty, other officers and professional and operating staffs of the university, and the statement of rights and responsibilities of students of the university in force on October 6, 1975, shall be read, construed and have effect as if they were prescribed by the board of trustees herein created; provided, that the board shall prescribe such amendments as it deems necessary and proper and that no person shall be deprived of any right or benefit earned prior to October 6, 1975. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §10.)
AL Code § 16-50-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-50-3 - Grants or Gifts Not to Fail Because of Misnomer, etc.; Default of Agents, Trustees, Etc.

Section 16-50-3Grants or gifts not to fail because of misnomer, etc.; default of agents, trustees, etc. No grant or gift, by will or otherwise, shall fail on account of any misnomer or informality, when the intent of the grantor or donor can be arrived at, nor shall any default, malfeasance or nonuser on the part of the trustees or other officers or agents of such corporation work a forfeiture of any of its rights, privileges, powers or franchises. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §12.)
AL Code § 16-50-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-50-4 - Powers and Duties of University Police Officers.

Section 16-50-4Powers and duties of university police officers. (a) The President of Alabama State University, with the approval of the board of trustees, is hereby authorized to appoint and employ suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds of the university. Such persons shall be charged with all the duties and vested with all the powers of police officers and may eject trespassers from the university buildings and grounds and may, without warrant, arrest any persons guilty of disorderly conduct or of trespass upon the property of the university, or for any public offense committed in their presence, and carry them before the nearest court or officer charged with the trial of such offenders, before whom, upon proper affidavit charging the offense, any person so arrested may be tried and convicted as in cases of persons brought before him on his warrant, and such officers shall have authority to summon a posse comitatus and may, with a warrant, arrest any persons found upon or near the premises of the university charged with any public offense and take them before the proper officer. (b) The police officers provided for in this section shall cooperate with and, when requested, furnish assistance to the regularly constituted authorities of the City of Montgomery; and their jurisdiction and authority shall be coextensive with the corporate limits of the municipality. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §14.)
AL Code § 16-50-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-50-21 - Body Corporate; Name.

Section 16-50-21Body corporate; name. The Governor, by virtue of his office, and the trustees appointed from the several congressional districts of the state pursuant to Section 16-50-20 and their successors in office are constituted a body corporate under the name of "Board of Trustees for Alabama State University." (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §2.)
AL Code § 16-50-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-50-22 - Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 16-50-22Powers and duties generally. Such corporation shall have all the rights, privileges and franchises necessary to the promotion of the ends of its creation and shall be charged with all corresponding duties, liabilities and responsibilities. Such corporation may hold and may lease, sell or in any other manner not inconsistent with the object or terms of the grant or grants under which it holds dispose of any property, real or personal, or any estate or interest therein, remaining of any grant by any governmental unit or by any person, or accruing to the corporation from any source, as it may deem best for the purposes of the university. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §3.)
AL Code § 16-50-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-50-23 - President of University; Authority of Board of Trustees.

Section 16-50-23President of university; authority of board of trustees. (a) The board of trustees shall appoint a president who shall serve as the chief executive officer of the university and as secretary to the board and shall perform all services as may be required by the board. The compensation of the president, including the emoluments and prerequisites necessary to carry out the functions of the office, shall be fixed by the board. (b) The board of trustees may act as a body, or may delegate by resolution or bylaw to a committee of the board or to the president, the authority to do any of the following: (1) Institute, regulate, alter, or modify the organization of the university, subject to the review and approval of the board. (2) Appoint a corps of instructors who shall be styled the faculty of the university. (3) Appoint other instructors, officers, and professionals as the interest of the university may require. (4) Hire personnel, establish and implement personnel rules, and establish policies and practices for hiring, promoting, demoting, and terminating instructors, other personnel, and employees, or for taking any other action consistent with this section. (5) Fix, increase, or decrease the salaries or compensation of individual instructors and other personnel. (6) Remove any instructors or other personnel. (7) Prescribe courses of instruction, rates of tuition, and fees, subject to the review and approval of the board. (8) Confer academic and honorary degrees as are usually conferred by institutions of similar character. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §4; Act 2018-495, §1.)
AL Code § 16-50-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-50-24 - Exclusive Jurisdiction, Power, Etc.

Section 16-50-24Exclusive jurisdiction, power, etc. The board of trustees created by this chapter for Alabama State University shall have exclusive jurisdiction, supervision and control of Alabama State University; and the State Board of Education is divested of all jurisdiction, power and authority with regard to the supervision, management and control of such university except as otherwise herein provided. In addition to the powers, duties and authority hereinabove vested in the board of trustees, such board shall have and exercise all power, authority and duties heretofore conferred on, vested in or required of the State Board of Education under any laws of this state with regard to the supervision, management and control of such university except as otherwise herein provided. The State Board of Education shall transfer to the Board of Trustees of Alabama State University all supplies, funds, books, documents, records and other property or effects of such university. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §15.)
AL Code § 16-50-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-50-25 - Vacancies in Office.

Section 16-50-25Vacancies in office. Any vacancy in the office of trustee occurring during the recess of the Legislature shall be filled by appointment of the Governor from the same category in which the vacancy occurred. Such appointee shall hold office until the next session of the Legislature, when the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate. A trustee appointed to fill a vacancy by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, shall hold office during the unexpired term. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §5; Acts 1983, No. 83-573, p. 878, §1.)
AL Code § 16-50-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-50-27 - Quorum.

Section 16-50-27Quorum. Eight members, exclusive of the Governor, of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §7; Act 2018-495, §1.)
AL Code § 16-50-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-50-28 - Certificate for Payment of Expenses.

Section 16-50-28Certificate for payment of expenses. The certificate of the president of the board or, in his or her absence, of the president pro tempore, countersigned by the secretary, shall entitle the several trustees to the payment of their actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as trustees. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §8; Act 2015-487, §1.)
AL Code § 16-50-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-50-29 - Conflicts of Interest.

Section 16-50-29Conflicts of interest. It shall be unlawful for any member of the board to be financially interested in any contract or transaction affecting the interests of the university; to procure, or be a party in any way to procuring the appointment of any relative to any position of financial trust or profit; or to influence the appointment, nonreappointment, retention, dismissal or compensation of any employee of the university except through the prescribed procedures for such purposes, and the violation of this provision shall subject the member so offending to removal by the Governor or the board. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §11.)
AL Code § 16-50-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 50 - Alabama State University.|Article 2 - Board of Trustees.|Section 16-50-30 - Reports to Legislature.

Section 16-50-30Reports to Legislature. It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made to the Legislature, at each session thereof, a full report of its transactions and of the condition of the university, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the university by those charged with the administration of its finances. (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §13.)
AL Code § 16-55-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 55 - University of South Alabama.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-55-1 - Governor, State Superintendent of Education and Trustees Constituted Public Body Corporate.

Section 16-55-1Governor, State Superintendent of Education and trustees constituted public body corporate. The Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, by virtue of their respective offices, and the trustees appointed from the senatorial districts of the state enumerated in Section 16-55-2, are constituted a public body corporate under the name of University of South Alabama to carry into effect the purposes expressed in this article and to establish a state institution of higher learning. (Acts 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 157, p. 350, §1.)