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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education. › Section 16-3-34 - Authority of Institutions of Higher Learning to Make Interstate Educational Agreements.

Section 16-3-34
Authority of institutions of higher learning to make interstate educational agreements.
Any institution of higher learning which receives all or part of its support from the State of Alabama, subject to approval by the State Board of Education and under such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education shall determine, may contract with other state governments, agencies of other state governments or institutions of higher learning of other state governments to provide educational facilities at such Alabama institution of higher learning to residents of such other states.
Any institution of higher learning which receives all or part of its support from the State of Alabama, subject to approval by the State Board of Education and under such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education shall determine, may contract with other state governments, agencies of other state governments, institutions of higher learning of other state governments or private institutions of higher learning within or outside state boundaries to provide educational facilities to residents of Alabama at an expense to such residents of Alabama not exceeding the probable cost to them if the facilities were provided at such Alabama institution of higher learning.
(Acts 1945, No. 65, p. 62, §§ 1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education. › Section 16-3-35 - Contracts With Tuskegee Institute and Meharry Medical College for Education of Alabama Students.

Section 16-3-35
Contracts with Tuskegee Institute and Meharry Medical College for education of Alabama students.
(a) The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to contract with the Tuskegee Institute for educational services for Alabama students including the following:
(1) Veterinary medicine;
(2) Engineering;
(3) Vocational agriculture;
(4) Vocational home economics;
(5) Chemistry;
(6) Nursing education; and
(7) Such other educational services which in the opinion of the board of education are in great enough demand to justify a contract.
(b) The state board is authorized to allocate to Tuskegee Institute any appropriation or any part of any appropriation to the State Board of Education for Tuskegee Institute.
(c) The State Board of Education is hereby authorized to contract with Meharry Medical College or the Board of Control for Southern Regional Education for medical and dental education of Alabama students in said college out of any appropriation that may be made available to the State Board of Education for regional education.
(d) It is the full intent of this section to appropriate tax money through the State Board of Education for the education of resident citizens of Alabama in each and every institution of higher learning to which or for which the State Board of Education may allocate any appropriations made to said board for regional education or for any specific institution.
(Acts 1949, No. 489, p. 710, §§ 1-3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education. › Section 16-3-37 - Naming or Designating Institutions of Higher Learning.

Section 16-3-37
Naming or designating institutions of higher learning.
The State Board of Education is hereby vested with the authority to name or designate any institution of higher learning which is under its supervision and control.
(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 233, p. 356, § 1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education. › Section 16-3-39 - Indemnification of Members.

Section 16-3-39
Indemnification of members.
Members of the State Board of Education shall be indemnified for any loss incurred as a result of damage done in the performance of their duty as a member of the State Board of Education and for which the member is personally liable. The indemnification shall be made by including such members under the general liability insurance coverage of the General Liability Trust Fund in accordance with the provisions of Section 36-1-6.1.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-546, p. 900, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 3 - State Board of Education. › Section 16-3-40 - Public High School Graduation Examination Available to Nonpublic High School Students.

Section 16-3-40
Public high school graduation examination available to nonpublic high school students.
(a) If the State Board of Education requires public high school students to take a high school graduation examination prior to graduation, the board shall make the examination available to nonpublic high school students in the state.
(b) This section shall not be construed as requiring nonpublic high schools to give the graduation examination. The examination shall be made available to nonpublic high school students so that those students may use the results of the examination to satisfy admission requirements of institutions of higher education.
(c) The board may establish and charge each nonpublic high school student taking the examination a reasonable fee to cover costs of providing the examination.
(d) The board may promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement this section.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-932, p. 391, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-1 - Appointment; Qualifications; Salary.

Section 16-4-1
Appointment; qualifications; salary.
As the chief executive officer of the State Department of Education there shall be a State Superintendent of Education, who shall be appointed by the State Board of Education and shall serve at the pleasure of the State Board of Education; provided, however that the State Board of Education may enter into a contract with the State Superintendent of Education for his services for a period not to exceed four years.
The Superintendent of Education shall be a person of good moral character, with academic and professional education equivalent to graduation from a standard university or college, who is knowledgeable in school administration and has training and experience sufficient to qualify him to perform the duties of his office.
The salary of the State Superintendent of Education shall be such amount per annum as shall be set by the State Board of Education in an amount within the range now or hereafter established by law, to be paid in installments from the annual appropriation of the State Department of Education.
(School Code 1927, §65; Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 138, p. 124, §1; Acts 1939, No. 441, p. 585, §2; Code 1940, T. 52, §41; Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 281, p. 394, §1; Acts 1975, No. 1069, p. 2140, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-1.1 - Vacancies.

Section 16-4-1.1
Vacancies.
(a) Notice of a vacancy in the position of State Superintendent of Education shall be posted by the State Board of Education. The notice shall be posted on the Internet and in a conspicuous place at each 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 amount.
(4) Information on where to submit an application.
(5) Information on any deadlines for applying.
(6) Any other relevant information.
(b) The State Board of Education may adopt or continue policies 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. Violation of the notice requirements of this section by the board shall void any related employment action taken by the board.
(c) A vacancy in the position of State Superintendent of Education shall be filled by the State Board of Education within 120 days after the vacancy occurs. The board may temporarily fill the position on an interim basis for not more than two six-month periods.
(Act 2010-210, p. 332, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-3 - Bond.

Section 16-4-3
Bond.
Before entering upon the duties of his office, the State Superintendent of Education shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the State Board of Education, for the faithful performance of his duties.
(Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123, § 1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 2190, § 1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-4 - Duties Generally.

Section 16-4-4
Duties generally.
The State Superintendent of Education shall explain the true intent and meaning of the school laws and of the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall decide, without expense to the parties concerned, all controversies and disputes involving the proper administration of the public school system. The State Superintendent of Education shall enforce all the provisions of this title and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall file charges with the State Board of Education or other controlling authority and shall recommend for removal or institute proceedings for the removal of any person appointed under the provisions of this title for immorality, misconduct in office, insubordination, incompetency or willful neglect of duty.
(School Code 1927, §68; Code 1940, T. 52, §44.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-5 - Apportionment of School Funds.

Section 16-4-5
Apportionment of school funds.
The State Superintendent of Education shall make the annual apportionment of school funds to the local boards of education of the state as provided in this title.
(School Code 1927, §67; Code 1940, T. 52, §43; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-6 - Execution of Educational Policy.

Section 16-4-6
Execution of educational policy.
The State Superintendent of Education shall execute the educational policy of the State Board of Education. He shall call and conduct conferences of county or city boards of education, county superintendents of education, city superintendents of schools, supervisors, attendance officers, principals and teachers on matters relating to the condition, needs and improvements of the schools.
(School Code 1927, §69; Code 1940, T. 52, §45.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-7 - Publication of Laws, Rules, etc.; Examination of Reports, Expenditures, Etc.

Section 16-4-7
Publication of laws, rules, etc.; examination of reports, expenditures, etc.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and publish the school laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and such other pamphlets as will stimulate public interest, promote the work of education and foster in teachers professional insight and efficiency. He shall receive and examine all the reports required under the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and, in person or through his assistants, shall examine the expenditures and accounts of county boards of education and of boards of education of cities under a city board of education, and shall supervise their business methods.
(School Code 1927, §70; Code 1940, T. 52, §46.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-8 - Review of Action of County and City Boards.

Section 16-4-8
Review of action of county and city boards.
The State Superintendent of Education, under rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education, shall have the authority to review actions and orders of county and city boards of education and of county superintendents of education and city superintendents of schools in matters relating to finance and other matters seriously affecting the educational interest. Upon such review the State Superintendent of Education shall have the power to determine from the facts the just and proper disposition of the matter. The order of the state superintendent shall be binding.
(School Code 1927, §71; Code 1940, T. 52, §47.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-9 - Forms of Contracts.

Section 16-4-9
Forms of contracts.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, the forms of contracts that shall be executed between the boards of education and all regular employees.
(School Code 1927, §72; Code 1940, T. 52, §48.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-10 - Rules for Construction of Buildings; Condemnation of Buildings.

Section 16-4-10
Rules for construction of buildings; condemnation of buildings.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval to the State Board of Education rules and regulations for the hygienic, sanitary and protective construction of school buildings. He is empowered and directed to recommend for condemnation for school use by the State Board of Education all buildings used for school purposes that violate these rules and regulations.
(School Code 1927, §73; Code 1940, T. 52, §49.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-11 - Administration of Department; Supervision and Nomination of Employees of Department.

Section 16-4-11
Administration of department; supervision and nomination of employees of department.
The State Superintendent of Education, acting under the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education, shall be responsible for the administration of the Department of Education and shall have general supervision of all the professional and clerical assistants of the department. He shall nominate to the State Board of Education all the professional and clerical assistants of the department.
(School Code 1927, §75; Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68; Code 1940, T. 52, §50.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-12 - Clerical and Professional Assistants.

Section 16-4-12
Clerical and professional assistants.
The Department of Education shall be provided with such clerical and professional assistants as may be necessary for the proper conduct of its affairs.
(School Code 1927, §76; Code 1940, T. 52, §51.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-13 - Rules for Protection of Health.

Section 16-4-13
Rules for protection of health.
In cooperation with other authorized agencies, the State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education rules and regulations for the protection of the health, physical welfare and physical examination of the school children of the state.
(School Code 1927, §77; Code 1940, T. 52, §52.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-14 - Grading and Standardizing Schools.

Section 16-4-14
Grading and standardizing schools.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education rules and regulations for grading and standardizing all public schools of an elementary and high school grade, also for limiting on the basis of equipment and number of teachers employed, the years and grades of instructions that may be offered in such schools, but such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this title or any other statute of this state. He shall also prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education the minimum requirements for issuing all certificates and diplomas in such schools.
(School Code 1927, §78; Code 1940, T. 52, §53.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-15 - Census for Schools.

Section 16-4-15
Census for schools.
(a) The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education rules and regulations for the taking of a decennial school census of all children in the state between six and 16 years of age, also the forms and blanks to be employed in taking such census and in compiling the reports thereon. The next school census shall be taken in 2008 and every 10 years thereafter, and the State Superintendent of Education may cause the whole or any part of the school census of any county or of any city to be retaken at any time, if, in the judgment of the State Superintendent of Education, the whole or any part of the census has not been properly taken.
(b) Should a constitutional amendment removing the requirements of the school census be ratified by the people, the provisions of this section thereby shall be automatically repealed without further action required of the Legislature.
(School Code 1927, §79; Code 1940, T. 52, §54; Acts 1943, No. 313, p. 300; Acts 1982, No. 82-298, p. 370, §§1, 2; Acts 1987, No. 87-413, p. 607, §1; Act 98-377, p. 708, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-16 - Forms and Blanks.

Section 16-4-16
Forms and blanks.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education a uniform series of forms and blanks for the use of county boards of education, boards of education of cities, school officials and teachers, and it shall be his duty to see that all financial matters and all educational records are made according to these forms and blanks. He shall also prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education forms and blanks to be used in the annual report and in the monthly reports of persons conducting private schools and of private educational associations, corporations or institutions except church schools as defined in Section 16-28-1.
(School Code 1927, §80; Code 1940, T. 52, §55; Acts 1982, No. 82-218, p. 260, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-17 - Vocational Education.

Section 16-4-17
Vocational education.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit to the State Board of Education plans and rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of the vocational education laws.
(School Code 1927, §82; Code 1940, T. 52, §57.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-18 - Reports.

Section 16-4-18
Reports.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual report of the State Board of Education and shall submit on the first day of December, or as early thereafter as practicable, the same to the board for its approval and adoption. He shall also prepare, or cause to be prepared, all other reports which are or may be required of the board.
(School Code 1927, §83; Code 1940, T. 52, §58.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-19 - Budget.

Section 16-4-19
Budget.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval by the State Board of Education such budget for each quadrennium, or for such other period as may be fixed by the Department of Finance or other duly authorized body.
(School Code 1927, §84; Code 1940, T. 52, §59.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-20 - Legislation.

Section 16-4-20
Legislation.
The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education such legislative measures as are in his opinion needed for the further development and improvement of the free public schools of the state.
(School Code 1927, §85; Code 1940, T. 52, §60.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 4 - State Superintendent of Education. › Section 16-4-21 - Inventory; Federal Grants; Special Studies.

Section 16-4-21
Inventory; federal grants; special studies.
The State Superintendent of Education shall make an inventory of all school buildings and sites and keep a continuous inventory of the same thereafter, cooperate with county and city boards of education in securing federal grants to assist in school building construction by making special studies of school building needs on request of local school authorities and making the same available to the proper federal agencies and make special studies presenting the need of public education in Alabama for general federal aid for the support of the public schools and shall make the same available to appropriate federal agencies.
(Acts 1939, No. 441, p. 585, § 1; Code 1940, T. 52, §61.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-1 - Definitions.

Section 16-5-1
Definitions.
The following terms shall have the meanings respectively prescribed for them, except when the context otherwise requires:
(1) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Those public educational institutions in Alabama which have been authorized by the Legislature or by the constitution to provide formal education, including vocational, technical, collegiate, professional or any other form of education, above the secondary school level.
(2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education created by this article.
(3) INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. A series of courses at any one location which culminates in a degree, certificate or other formal recognition of academic credit.
(4) UNIT. A school, college, division or institute and includes the establishment of any new branch or campus. The term does not include reasonable extension or alterations of existing curricula or programs which have a direct relationship to existing programs previously approved by the commission; the commission may, under its rule-making authority, define the character of such reasonable extension and alterations.
(5) OFF-CAMPUS OFFERING. Any credit course, instructional unit or instructional program conducted off the main campus of any postsecondary institution in existence and separately accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, at the time of the passage of this article, or of any new campus previously or hereafter approved by the commission.
(Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 28, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-2 - Composition; Appointment; Qualifications of Members; Duties.

Section 16-5-2
Composition; appointment; qualifications of members; duties.
(a) The commission shall consist of 12 members. Ten of these members shall be appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One person shall be appointed from each United States Congressional District in Alabama and shall reside or maintain an office or place of business within the congressional district from which he is appointed, and the remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large with no more than two in number of the total 12 members being from the same congressional district.
(b) The 12 members shall be citizens of the state and shall be selected, as far as may be practicable, on the basis of their interest in higher education. Appointees shall be selected without regard to political affiliation and appointments shall be of a nature as to aid the work of the commission and to inspire the highest degree of cooperation and confidence. No member of the commission shall be on the governing boards, be employed by or directly connected with any institution of higher education in the state, the State Department of Education or any county or other local board of education. No member of the commission shall serve past June 30th following his seventieth birthday. All members of the commission shall be deemed members at large charged with the responsibility of serving the best interest of the entire system of higher education in the state. No member shall act as the representative of any particular region or of any particular institution of higher education. New appointments to the commission shall be made so that the total membership of the commission is broadly representative of the total population of the State of Alabama.
(c) The commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Legislature and the Governor of this state in respect to all matters pertaining to state funds for the operation and the allocation of funds for capital improvements of state supported institutions of higher education. The initial membership of the commission and the term of each initial member is as follows in Section 16-5-3.
(Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 28, §2; Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-3 - Terms of Office; Reconfirmation of Current Members; Appointment of New Members; Vacancies; Reappointment.

Section 16-5-3
Terms of office; reconfirmation of current members; appointment of new members; vacancies; reappointment.
(a) Members of the commission shall be selected for nine-year terms expiring on August 31 of the respective year. The current nine members are subject to reconfirmation by the Senate and shall continue to the expiration of their respective terms subsequent to such reconfirmation, but shall continue to serve as appointed until such reconfirmation. In the event that the Senate shall fail to reconfirm a current member, the Governor shall with the advice and consent of the Senate appoint a replacement for the unexpired term. Of the three new appointees, one shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of three years, one shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor for a term of six years and one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for a term of nine years.
(b) The members of the commission shall continue to serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have been appointed. In the event that the number of congressional districts shall change, incumbents on the commission shall complete their terms as members of the commission. If the number of congressional districts shall change, the membership will remain at 12 with the number of at-large memberships being adjusted, if necessary, so that each congressional district is represented. If the Senate is not in session or is in recess when the term of a member expires, the initial appointing authority shall make a temporary appointment of a succeeding member who shall serve subject to subsequent Senate approval of the appointment.
(c) Vacancies and new appointments on the commission shall be filled by appointment of the ex officio officer responsible for the initial appointment. If the Senate is not in session or is in recess when the appointment is made, the appointee shall serve subject to subsequent approval of the appointment.
(d) Any person who serves for five or more years as a member of the commission shall not be eligible for reappointment to succeed himself or herself until the next vacancy occurs after his or her successor is named.
(Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 28, §3; Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-5 - Commission to Analyze and Evaluate Education Needs; Advisory and Consultant Groups; Council of Presidents.

Section 16-5-5
Commission to analyze and evaluate education needs; advisory and consultant groups; Council of Presidents.
The commission, in consultation with the agencies and institutions concerned with higher education in this state, shall analyze and evaluate on a continuing basis the present and future needs for instruction, research and public service in postsecondary education in the state, including facilities, and assess the present and future capabilities. The use of advisory groups and consultants, as deemed desirable, may be used to meet these needs in order to provide the highest possible quality of collegiate and university education to all persons in the state able and willing to participate. One such advisory committee shall be the Council of Presidents, consisting of the president of each public four-year institution of higher education and Athens State University, the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education, and the presidents of three public two-year institutions of higher education, to be selected by the chancellor.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §5; Act 2014-326, p. 1212, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-6 - Long-Range Planning.

Section 16-5-6
Long-range planning.
The commission shall be responsible for statewide long-range planning for postsecondary education in Alabama. Such planning shall be the result of continuous study, analysis and evaluation. Plans will include the establishment of statewide objectives and priorities with methods and guidelines for achieving them.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-8.1 - Computation of Grades Earned at Another Institution.

Section 16-5-8.1
Computation of grades earned at another institution.
Nothing in subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8 shall be deemed to require a public institution to include any grades earned at another institution in the computation of a student's grade point average at that institution. However, if any public institution includes freshman and sophomore level course grades earned at any other public institution in the computation of a student's grade point average, all freshman and sophomore level course grades earned at all public institutions shall be included in the computation.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-202, p. 257, §2; Acts 1995, No. 95-255, p. 427, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-8.2 - Equal Access for All Citizens.

Section 16-5-8.2
Equal access for all citizens.
Nothing in subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8 shall be interpreted or used in any way to discourage or impede the efforts or abilities of the historically black institutions or their officials to carry out the mandates and objectives of federal court decrees and to provide equal access for all citizens of Alabama to full benefits of higher education.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-202, p. 257, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-8.3 - Legislative Intent.

Section 16-5-8.3
Legislative intent.
It is the intent of the Legislature that all two-year and four-year institutions of higher education in the state comply with the intent of subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8 and the guidelines developed pursuant to it (unless otherwise exempted by subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8). In the event of noncompliance by any institution governed by a board of trustees established by the constitution with the statewide articulation agreement as provided in subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8, no other two-year or four-year institution shall be required to comply with the statewide articulation agreement. These two-year and four-year institutions shall continue to comply with all other provisions of Section 16-5-8. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall notify the Legislative Council, the governing body of each four-year institution, and the State Board of Education within 30 days of any failure to comply with subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8 or guidelines.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-202, p. 257, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-8.4 - Reports to Legislature.

Section 16-5-8.4
Reports to Legislature.
Pursuant to Sections 16-5-7 and 16-5-8, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall make regular reports to the Legislature regarding the implementation of subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-202, p. 257, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-9 - Budget Proposals; Open Hearings; Unified Budget Report; Recommendations.

Section 16-5-9
Budget proposals; open hearings; unified budget report; recommendations.
(a) The governing boards of the public institutions of higher education shall submit to the commission through their appropriate administrative officers, not later than 90 days prior to each legislative session, its budget proposals for the operation and capital needs of the institution under its governance or supervision.
(b) The commission shall receive, evaluate and coordinate budget requests for the public institutions of higher education of this state, shall hold open hearings on the budget requests of the separate institutions and shall present to each institution and to the Governor and the Legislature, a single unified budget report containing budget recommendations for separate appropriations to each of the institutions. The consolidated budget and analysis of the commission shall be accompanied by the original requests and their justifications as submitted by each institution. The recommendations of the commission shall be derived directly from its assessment of the actual funding needs of each of the universities, as presented to it by the presidents, which assessment may include, but shall not be limited to, derived conclusions that may be based upon standard techniques of objective measurement, need and unit cost figures arrived at through the use of comparative and verified data secured from the various institutions, applied in an impartial and objective manner, and comparison shall be made not only between similar functions of institutions in Alabama but also between Alabama institutions and similar functions of institutions located in other states, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit any institutions of higher education in this state from submitting any matter pertaining to the financial operation and needs of said institution to the Legislature or to the Governor at any time.
(Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 28, §7; Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-11 - Commission Responsible for Certain Functions.

Section 16-5-11
Commission responsible for certain functions.
(a) The commission is designated the agency responsible for those functions under the Southern Regional Compact for Education (Act 227, HJR 42, 1949; Act 40, HJR 21, 1955) and those functions in Sections 16-3-32 through 16-3-35, heretofore assigned to the State Board of Education with funds that may be appropriated to it by the Legislature for that purpose.
(b) In addition to the function of the commission pursuant to subsection (a) and supplemental thereto, the commission may designate a portion of funds available for chiropractic scholarships for advanced education in health-related advanced education courses at the postdoctoral level at public or private nonprofit colleges and universities within this state.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §11; Act 2010-724, p. 1800, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-12 - Evaluation of Commission Effectiveness; Survey Report and Recommendations.

Section 16-5-12
Evaluation of commission effectiveness; survey report and recommendations.
During the last year of each gubernatorial term, the commission shall conduct a survey of members of the education community, the Legislature, the Executive Branch of the state, and business and industry to evaluate the effectiveness of the work of the commission. A report detailing the results of the survey and any recommended changes shall be submitted to the Governor, the Legislature, the presidents and governing boards of the public institutions of higher education of this state, and the public.
(Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 28, §9; Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §12; Act 2018-504, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-13 - Powers and Duties of Governing Boards of Public Institutions of Higher Education; Commission Relationship With State Board and Chancellor.

Section 16-5-13
Powers and duties of governing boards of public institutions of higher education; commission relationship with state board and Chancellor.
(a) Governing boards of the public institutions of higher education of this state shall retain all powers and duties heretofore given and conferred upon them by the constitution or by any law expressed or implied, to govern, control and operate the institutions for which they are responsible. The commission shall work with and support the respective boards and except where otherwise authorized by this statute, shall act in a fact-finding and advisory capacity.
(b) The State Board of Education and any successor board or boards which govern the state's public postsecondary institutions, including senior institutions, community colleges, junior colleges and postsecondary technical institutes or colleges, shall stand in the same relationship to the commission as do university boards of trustees. The Chancellor shall stand in the same relationship to the commission as do presidents of the universities.
(Acts 1969, Ex. Sess., No. 14, p. 28, §10; Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §13; Acts 1982, No. 82-486, p. 805, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-14 - Acceptance and Expenditure of Gifts, Grants, Etc.

Section 16-5-14
Acceptance and expenditure of gifts, grants, etc.
The commission is authorized to accept gifts, devises, grants or bequests and expend the same to carry out the provisions of this article or to promote the purposes for which it has been established.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §14.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-5-15 - Submission of Facilities Master Plans by Public Institutions of Higher Education; Review by Commission; Freeze on Construction and Acquisitions; Prioritization of Capital Budget Requests; Exemption of Facilities on Military Reservation.

Section 16-5-15
Submission of facilities master plans by public institutions of higher education; review by commission; freeze on construction and acquisitions; prioritization of capital budget requests; exemption of facilities on military reservation.
(a)(1) Each public two-year and four-year institution of higher education shall submit to the commission a facilities master plan. The commission shall review the master plans of each institution and shall make known any concerns and/or recommendations that it may have concerning four-year institutions to its respective board of trustees or, concerning two-year institutions, to the State Board of Education. This plan shall include the five-year plan of the institution regarding new facility construction and acquisition.
(2) The initial facilities master plan shall be filed with the commission prior to January 1, 1997. The plan shall be updated by the institution annually if changes are desired by the institution.
(b) The commission, in consultation with the Council of College and University Presidents and the State Board of Education shall adopt a standard, uniform method of reporting the five-year master plans. This process shall require the commission to notify the institution, the respective boards of trustees and the State Board of Education, within 60 weeks the findings of its review.
(c)(1) A freeze, effective January 1, 1997, for a period of one year on all new facilities construction and acquisitions of existing facilities shall be imposed on public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education, with the exception of those facilities mandated by the Knight, et al. v. State of Alabama consent decree and court order. Any available or budgeted capital funds may be used to renovate, replace, or restore existing facilities. Any facilities already approved by the appropriate governing board prior to January 1, 1997 are exempt from this subsection.
(2) All capital budget requests made by a public institution of higher education to the commission shall be prioritized. Such requests shall also be accompanied by a needs assessment and be included as part of each institution's master plan.
(3) Colleges and universities conducting off-campus facilities on military reservations are exempt from the commission's regulatory review and approval authority for those facilities on the military reservation.
(Acts 1996, No. 96-539, p. 755, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 2 - Committee to Improve Postsecondary Education Participation. › Section 16-5-30 - Committee Established to Improve Postsecondary Education Participation; Membership.

Section 16-5-30
Committee established to improve postsecondary education participation; membership.
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall establish a statewide steering committee to improve participation in two-year and four-year postsecondary education. The commission shall appoint the members of the steering committee. The committee shall be composed of representatives of each of the following groups:
(1) Two-year postsecondary institutions.
(2) Four-year postsecondary institutions.
(3) The State Parent-Teacher Association.
(4) The organization that represents the majority of education employees in the state.
(5) The organization that represents the majority of school boards.
(6) Governmental agencies.
(7) Foundations.
(8) The business community.
(9) The Alabama AFL-CIO.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-369, p. 630, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 2 - Committee to Improve Postsecondary Education Participation. › Section 16-5-31 - Duties.

Section 16-5-31
Duties.
The steering committee shall perform each of the following duties:
(1) Seek methods to improve participation in two-year and four-year postsecondary education.
(2) Seek methods to improve high school retention.
(3) Encourage the State Board of Education and local boards of education to adopt courses of study that prepare students for two-year and four-year technical, vocational, and academic programs.
(4) Organize and supervise local groups to perform each of the following functions:
a. Encourage participation in two-year and four-year postsecondary education.
b. Improve high school retention.
c. Encourage the adoption by the local board of education of two-year and four-year postsecondary education preparatory courses of study.
d. Provide tutorial, counseling, and other educational assistance to local junior and senior high school students.
(5) Advise the Alabama Commission on Higher Education regarding the operation of the Postsecondary Education Communication Center established in Section 16-5-32.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-369, p. 630, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 2 - Committee to Improve Postsecondary Education Participation. › Section 16-5-32 - Postsecondary Education Communication Center Created; Center to Operate Statewide Computer Network, Develop Interactive Communication System, Establish Annual Ninth Graders Data Base, Operate Toll-Free Numbers, and Research Factors Affecting Educational Choices.

Section 16-5-32
Postsecondary Education Communication Center created; center to operate statewide computer network, develop interactive communication system, establish annual ninth graders data base, operate toll-free numbers, and research factors affecting educational choices.
(a) The commission shall enter into a contract with a state educational institution to establish a Postsecondary Education Communication Center to operate a statewide computer network and to perform the functions prescribed in this section. The commission shall supervise the operation of the center. The functions and services of the Postsecondary Education Communication Center shall not duplicate the functions and services provided by the Computer Articulation Program operated by Troy State University.
(b) The center shall assist and support the steering committee and local groups in fulfilling their duties.
(c) The center shall develop and provide an interactive communication system that accomplishes each of the following:
(1) Creates awareness among students and their families of the important role of education in providing a foundation for future well-being.
(2) Provides information services to facilitate educational attainment, participation in postsecondary education, and career development.
(3) Assists students and their families to assess student preparedness for two-year and four-year postsecondary education.
(d) The center shall annually establish a data base of all ninth graders whose parents authorize the steering committee or a local group to include the child in the data base. The center shall develop communications to provide to local groups and the steering committee to distribute to these ninth graders and to other interested persons. These communications may include surveys, newsletters, reports of student preparedness for two-year and four-year postsecondary education, and high school planning books.
(e) The center shall operate a toll-free telephone information number providing students and their parents information regarding two-year and four-year technical, vocational, and academic programs, career planning, financial aid, admission requirements, course of study majors, support services, athletics, and other relevant matters. The center shall implement necessary communication methods to inform the public of the availability of the toll-free telephone service.
(f) The center shall engage in necessary research to better understand the decision-making process and intervention strategies that affect the decision of a student to remain in high school and pursue a two-year or four-year postsecondary education.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-369, p. 630, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 5 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education. › Article 2 - Committee to Improve Postsecondary Education Participation. › Section 16-5-33 - Funding.

Section 16-5-33
Funding.
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education may seek additional funding from foundations, governmental entities, federal grants, businesses, and other sources to supplement the state funding necessary to implement this article.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-369, p. 630, §4.)