Title 16

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education a uniform series of forms and blanks for the use of county boards of education, boards of education of cities, school officials and t…

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit to the State Board of Education plans and rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of the vocational education laws. (School Code 1927, §82; Code 1940, T. 52, §57.)

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, an annual report of the State Board of Education and shall submit on the first day of December, or as early thereafter as practicable, the same to the board for its approval and adoption. He shall also …

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval by the State Board of Education such budget for each quadrennium, or for such other period as may be fixed by the Department of Finance or other duly authorized body. (School Cod…

Before entering upon the duties of the office, the superintendent shall take the oath prescribed in the constitution. (School Code 1927, §66; Code 1940, T. 52, §42.)

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and adoption by the State Board of Education such legislative measures as are in his opinion needed for the further development and improvement of the free public schools of the …

The State Superintendent of Education shall make an inventory of all school buildings and sites and keep a continuous inventory of the same thereafter, cooperate with county and city boards of education in securing federal grants to assist in school building construction by makin…

Before entering upon the duties of his office, the State Superintendent of Education shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the State Board of Education, for the faithful performance of his duties. (Acts 1943, No.…

The State Superintendent of Education shall explain the true intent and meaning of the school laws and of the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. He shall decide, without expense to the parties concerned, all controversies and disputes involving the proper admi…

The State Superintendent of Education shall make the annual apportionment of school funds to the local boards of education of the state as provided in this title. (School Code 1927, §67; Code 1940, T. 52, §43; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §11.)

The State Superintendent of Education shall execute the educational policy of the State Board of Education. He shall call and conduct conferences of county or city boards of education, county superintendents of education, city superintendents of schools, supervisors, attendance o…

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and publish the school laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and such other pamphlets as will stimulate public interest, promote the work of education and foster in teachers professional…

The State Superintendent of Education, under rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education, shall have the authority to review actions and orders of county and city boards of education and of county superintendents of education and city superintendents of scho…

The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, the forms of contracts that shall be executed between the boards of education and all regular employees. (School Code 1927, §72; Code 1940, T. 52, §48.)

The following terms shall have the meanings respectively prescribed for them, except when the context otherwise requires: (1) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Those public educational institutions in Alabama which have been authorized by the Legislature or by the constitu…

The commission shall exercise the following powers and duties in addition to those otherwise specified in this article: (1) To cause to be made such surveys and evaluations of higher education as are believed necessary for the purpose of providing appropriate information to carry…

(a) The commission is designated the agency responsible for those functions under the Southern Regional Compact for Education (Act 227, HJR 42, 1949; Act 40, HJR 21, 1955) and those functions in Sections 16-3-32 through 16-3-35, heretofore assigned to the State Board of Education…

During the last year of each gubernatorial term, the commission shall conduct a survey of members of the education community, the Legislature, the Executive Branch of the state, and business and industry to evaluate the effectiveness of the work of the commission. A report detail…

(a) Governing boards of the public institutions of higher education of this state shall retain all powers and duties heretofore given and conferred upon them by the constitution or by any law expressed or implied, to govern, control and operate the institutions for which they are…

The commission is authorized to accept gifts, devises, grants or bequests and expend the same to carry out the provisions of this article or to promote the purposes for which it has been established. (Acts 1979, No. 79-461, p. 816, §14.)

(a)(1) Each public two-year and four-year institution of higher education shall submit to the commission a facilities master plan. The commission shall review the master plans of each institution and shall make known any concerns and/or recommendations that it may have concerning…

(a) The commission shall consist of 12 members. Ten of these members shall be appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. …

(a) Members of the commission shall be selected for nine-year terms expiring on August 31 of the respective year. The current nine members are subject to reconfirmation by the Senate and shall continue to the expiration of their respective terms subsequent to such reconfirmation,…

(a) The commission shall elect annually from its own members a chairperson and such other officers as it deems desirable and shall adopt rules for its organization in the conduct of its business. (b) The commission shall hold regular meetings at such times as are specified in its…

The commission, in consultation with the agencies and institutions concerned with higher education in this state, shall analyze and evaluate on a continuing basis the present and future needs for instruction, research and public service in postsecondary education in the state, in…

The commission shall be responsible for statewide long-range planning for postsecondary education in Alabama. Such planning shall be the result of continuous study, analysis and evaluation. Plans will include the establishment of statewide objectives and priorities with methods a…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BIOGRAPHICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ELEMENTS. Include, but are not limited to, student identification number which shall not be the Social Security number, sex code, race and ethnic ide…

(a)(1) The Commission on Higher Education is authorized to review periodically all new and existing programs and units of instruction, research, and public service funded by state appropriations at the state universities and colleges and to share with the appropriate governing bo…

Nothing in subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8 shall be deemed to require a public institution to include any grades earned at another institution in the computation of a student’s grade point average at that institution. However, if any public institution includes freshman and soph…

Nothing in subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8 shall be interpreted or used in any way to discourage or impede the efforts or abilities of the historically black institutions or their officials to carry out the mandates and objectives of federal court decrees and to provide equal ac…

It is the intent of the Legislature that all two-year and four-year institutions of higher education in the state comply with the intent of subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8 and the guidelines developed pursuant to it (unless otherwise exempted by subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8)…

Pursuant to Sections 16-5-7 and 16-5-8, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall make regular reports to the Legislature regarding the implementation of subsection (e) of Section 16-5-8. (Acts 1994, No. 94-202, p. 257, §5.)

(a) The governing boards of the public institutions of higher education shall submit to the commission through their appropriate administrative officers, not later than 90 days prior to each legislative session, its budget proposals for the operation and capital needs of the inst…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN. The People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the State of Qatar, and any othe…

The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall establish a statewide steering committee to improve participation in two-year and four-year postsecondary education. The commission shall appoint the members of the steering committee. The committee shall be composed of representat…

The steering committee shall perform each of the following duties: (1) Seek methods to improve participation in two-year and four-year postsecondary education. (2) Seek methods to improve high school retention. (3) Encourage the State Board of Education and local boards of educat…

(a) The commission shall enter into a contract with a state educational institution to establish a Postsecondary Education Communication Center to operate a statewide computer network and to perform the functions prescribed in this section. The commission shall supervise the oper…

The Alabama Commission on Higher Education may seek additional funding from foundations, governmental entities, federal grants, businesses, and other sources to supplement the state funding necessary to implement this article. (Acts 1993, No. 93-369, p. 630, §4.)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATION. The institutional administration of a public institution of higher education, including any university system administration. (2) FACULTY SENATE. Any representative faculty orga…

(a) Only the governing board of a public institution of higher education may establish a faculty senate at the institution. (b) A faculty senate established at an institution before October 1, 2026, is abolished unless either of the following apply: (1) The faculty senate was est…

(a) Each governing board, before establishing a faculty senate, shall adopt a policy governing the selection and other conditions of the faculty senate membership. The policy shall meet the following requirements: (1) Ensure adequate representation of each college and school of t…

(a) A faculty senate is advisory only and may not be delegated the final decision-making authority on any matter. (b) A faculty senate may not issue public statements on behalf of the institution or otherwise represent institutional positions. Nothing in this section may be const…

It is the intent of the Legislature that no provision of this article shall be construed to impede a constitutionally created board of trustees’ authority to manage its respective campuses and that each constitutionally created board of trustees may undertake the actions provided…

(a) No accrediting agency or association may: (1) Compel a public institution of higher education to violate this article; or (2) Take adverse action against a public institution of higher education based in whole or in part on that institution’s compliance with this article. (b)…

No private cause of action is created by or exists under this article. (Act 2026-432, §2.)

The Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program created pursuant to this article is renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program. (Act 2018-504, §1; Act 2026-303, §1.)