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AL HB340
Bill
Status
3/19/2015
Primary Sponsor
Jack Williams
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AI Summary
HB340 Summary
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Renames the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama to the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System.
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Expands board membership to include additional representatives from congressional districts and areas where university system campuses are located, plus municipal and county appointees.
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Reduces the maximum number of consecutive six-year terms a trustee may serve from three to two.
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Establishes a board of trustees appointing committee composed of the board president pro tem, alumni association representatives, and the Governor or designee to fill board vacancies.
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Specifies that the office of the University of Alabama System and the chancellor position shall be located in the largest municipality within a county where a campus is located.
Legislative Description
University of Alabama Board of Trustees, renamed to Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System, membership of board revised to include members from where campuses are located, consecutive terms decreased, officer of chancellor, Section 264 (Section 264, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.
Constitutional Amendments
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
3/19/2015