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AL SB299
Bill
AI Summary
SB299 Summary
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Updates congressional district references for board member residency requirements to use "the most recent federal decennial census" instead of the fixed September 5, 1975 date, and increases minimum degree holders from Alabama A&M from three to seven members.
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Substantially revises the nominating committee composition to include board president pro tempore, faculty/staff representatives, student government president, Chamber of Commerce president, Madison County Legislative Delegation member, alumni association president, university foundation president, and faculty senate chair as ex officio non-voting member.
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Transfers responsibilities from university president to the board regarding instructor appointments, organizational structure, course prescriptions, and conferring of academic and honorary degrees.
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Establishes that trustees receive payment only for actual expenses incurred in performing duties, with certificate requirement from board president or pro tempore countersigned by secretary.
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Makes act effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, composition of nominating committee and process for nominating, appointing and confirming members revised, certain duties of president transferred to board, provides further for payment of expenses, Secs. 16-49-20, 16-49-23, 16-49-28 am'd.
Alabama A & M University
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education and Youth Affairs
3/19/2015