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AL SB83
Bill
AI Summary
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Require each newly appointed or elected trustee of a public four-year Alabama higher education institution and each Alabama Commission on Higher Education commissioner to complete 8 hours of professional development within the first two years of service.
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Professional development must cover trustee and commissioner roles and responsibilities as defined by state law, with topics including institutional finance, student success, institutional compliance, and accreditation.
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Mandate that 1 hour of professional development include instruction on state ethics law as it applies to trustees and commissioners.
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Direct the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to develop professional development parameters by rule and offer at least one in-state professional development opportunity annually for trustees and commissioners.
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Require each public four-year higher education institution to annually report professional development hours completed by new trustees and commissioners, with summaries compiled and posted on the Commission's website.
Legislative Description
Education, boards of trustees, four-year institutions of higher education, newly appointed trustee or commissioner required to complete eight hours of professional development during first two years
Education
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
4/18/2019