Title 16 — Title 16

in Order to Qualify for Federal, Etc., Funds. It is the intention of the Legislature by passage of this chapter that Alabama State University shall enjoy no less and no more autonomy than any other public university in the state and shall offer to all citizens of the state an equ…

The personnel policies and procedures and statement of academic freedom and tenure for the faculty, other officers and professional and operating staffs of the university, and the statement of rights and responsibilities of students of the university in force on October 6, 1975, …

(a) There is created a Board of Trustees for Alabama State University, the state educational institution at Montgomery, Alabama. The board of trustees shall consist of two members from the congressional district in which the institution is located and one member from each of the …

The Governor, by virtue of his office, and the trustees appointed from the several congressional districts of the state pursuant to Section 16-50-20 and their successors in office are constituted a body corporate under the name of “Board of Trustees for Alabama State University.”…

Such corporation shall have all the rights, privileges and franchises necessary to the promotion of the ends of its creation and shall be charged with all corresponding duties, liabilities and responsibilities. Such corporation may hold and may lease, sell or in any other manner …

(a) The board of trustees shall appoint a president who shall serve as the chief executive officer of the university and as secretary to the board and shall perform all services as may be required by the board. The compensation of the president, including the emoluments and prere…

The board of trustees created by this chapter for Alabama State University shall have exclusive jurisdiction, supervision and control of Alabama State University; and the State Board of Education is divested of all jurisdiction, power and authority with regard to the supervision,…

Any vacancy in the office of trustee occurring during the recess of the Legislature shall be filled by appointment of the Governor from the same category in which the vacancy occurred. Such appointee shall hold office until the next session of the Legislature, when the vacancy sh…

(a) The first meeting of the Board of Trustees of Alabama State University after all members have been appointed shall be upon the call of the president of the board. The board shall hold regular meetings on the first Thursdays in May and November at the university unless the boa…

Eight members, exclusive of the Governor, of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present. History: (Acts 1975, No. 790, p. 1581, §7; Act 2018-495, §1.)

The certificate of the president of the board or, in his or her absence, of the president pro tempore, countersigned by the secretary, shall entitle the several trustees to the payment of their actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as trustees. History: (Acts …

It shall be unlawful for any member of the board to be financially interested in any contract or transaction affecting the interests of the university; to procure, or be a party in any way to procuring the appointment of any relative to any position of financial trust or profit; …

Agents, Trustees, Etc. No grant or gift, by will or otherwise, shall fail on account of any misnomer or informality, when the intent of the grantor or donor can be arrived at, nor shall any default, malfeasance or nonuser on the part of the trustees or other officers or agents of…

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make or cause to be made to the Legislature, at each session thereof, a full report of its transactions and of the condition of the university, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the unive…

(a) The President of Alabama State University, with the approval of the board of trustees, is hereby authorized to appoint and employ suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds of the universit…