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AL SB246

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/5/2016

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Alabama Community College System as a body corporate under state law with corporate powers similar to four-year higher education institutions, replacing its status as a department of state government.

  • Limits application of the Students First Act of 2011 to community college faculty and staff employed before January 1, 2017; employees hired on or after that date are subject to board-adopted discipline and termination procedures instead.

  • Requires the Board of Trustees to establish by rules and regulations standards, policies, and procedures for discipline and termination of faculty and staff employed on or after January 1, 2017, on or before that date.

  • Employees with tenured or nonprobationary status as of January 1, 2017 continue to be subject to the Students First Act of 2011, and pending employment actions remain subject to the statutory procedures in effect when commenced.

  • Grants the Board of Trustees authority to acquire, hold, lease, rent, convey, and dispose of real and personal property for the benefit of community and technical colleges, with property acquired after May 12, 2015 owned by the Alabama Community College System.

Legislative Description

Community College System, establish as a body corporate, employees hired after January 1, 2017 not subject to Students First Act of 2011, board of trustees of system to establish procedures for discipline and tenure, powers re acquisition of property provided, Act 2015-125, 2015 Reg. Sess., am'd; Secs. 16-60-110.1, 16-60-111.4, 16-60-111.10 am'd.

Alabama Community College System

Last Action

Conference Report

4/28/2016

Committee Referrals

Education Policy4/7/2016
Education and Youth Affairs2/16/2016

Full Bill Text

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