Title 16

The Secretary of State shall supply to such law department 10 copies of the Code of Alabama and one copy of the quarterly reports of the opinions of the Attorney General, as the same may from time to time be published. (School Code 1927, §558; Code 1940, T. 52, §499.)

The Secretary of State shall furnish to the School of Law of the University of Alabama, in addition to those furnished for use therein, as many copies, but not to exceed 60 each, of all reports and publications of the State of Alabama and its several departments, agencies and ins…

The state university shall be under the control of the board of trustees, which shall consist of two members from the congressional district in which the university is located, and one from each of the other congressional districts in the state, the State Superintendent of Educat…

Five members of the board of trustees, exclusive of the ex officio members, shall constitute a quorum. Every member present shall be required to vote, and a majority of those present shall govern. At their first meeting, the board shall elect one of its number president pro tempo…

(a) The board of trustees shall meet at least once in each year and on the first Wednesday in June, unless some other day is selected by them, and it may, by ordinance or resolution adopted by it, prescribe other regular times for meeting. At such meeting it may continue in sessi…

The proceedings of the board of trustees must be recorded in a substantially bound book, which must be kept in the archives of the university; and the board may at any meeting employ a secretary. The certificate of the president or, in his absence, of the president pro tempore, c…

The board of trustees has the power to organize the university by appointing a corps of instructors, who shall be styled the faculty of the university, and such other officers as the interest of the university may require; to remove such instructors or officers, and to fix their …

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, all or any part of such land as has been or may be selected under and by virtue of an act of Congress entitled, “An act to increase the endowment of the University of Alabama from the publ…

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make 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 university by those charg…

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama may create an executive committee consisting of three or more of the trustees composing the said board upon which committee it may confer full power and authority to lease, sell and convey such lands or any part thereof, or any i…

There is hereby created and established a four-year school of dentistry in the State of Alabama to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, to be located at Birmingham, Alabama, as a part of the medical center, whi…

There is hereby created and established a board to be known as the Dentists Advisory Board, consisting of five dentists who shall be members in good standing of the State Dental Association of Alabama and shall reside in different sections of the State of Alabama. The duties of t…

Since it is the purpose of this chapter to establish and maintain a standard four-year dental school to be administered by the University of Alabama, and since the university, in order to carry out that purpose, must itself necessarily continue to be accredited by the national an…

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make to the Legislature of Alabama at each regular session thereof a full report of its transactions under this chapter and of the condition of the dental school, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on a…

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama is hereby given full power and authority to maintain and operate the school of dentistry created by this chapter wherever located, and to set, establish and maintain standards of scholarship and teaching which shall be in accorda…

(a) There is created and established a board to be known as the Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards, which shall establish scholarships and loans to provide for and further dental education and training, in pursuance of a dental degree, of qualified applicants for admissi…

(a) The Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards may adopt reasonable rules not inconsistent with the laws of this state as may be necessary for the regulation of its proceedings and for the discharge of the duties imposed on it. (b) The board shall receive and review all appl…

(a) The board shall establish two types of awards as follows: (1) A number of loans or nonrefundable scholarships for the Alabama Rural Dental Health Scholars Program established pursuant to Section 16-47-76 and operated by the College of Community Health Sciences at the Universi…

(a) As a condition of approval by the board of a loan or loans under the Alabama Dental Service Program, each applicant shall enter into a written contract with the board, whereby the applicant shall agree to repay each annual loan received under the program by working, in full-t…

(a) Each recipient of a loan under this article shall enter into a contract with the Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards whereby he or she agrees to repay the loan in a manner prescribed by the board not inconsistent with any provision of this article. Breach of contract …

Any incorporated or unincorporated municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 100,000 desiring additional dentists and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional dentists may apply to the Board of Dental Scholarship and Loan Awards to be…

There is hereby created a Board of Medical Scholarship Awards, which shall establish scholarships and loans to provide for the medical training of qualified applicants for admission, or students in, the University of Alabama School of Medicine or the University of South Alabama C…

(a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall be composed of three members of the Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, the Executive Officer of the State Board of Health, the dean of each school of medicine in Alabama or his designee, the chair…

(a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant, and award scholarships and loans according to the judgment of the board. Preference in granting loans shall be given to app…

(a) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards Fund is created in the State Treasury. All monies received by the board pursuant to Section 16-47-125 or Section 16-47-127 and from fees, gifts, donations, grants, and bequests shall be deposited in the fund and are continuously appropr…

There shall be two types of awards as follows: (1) LOANS. A number of loans equal in number to 20 percent of the student body of the medical schools in the State of Alabama, each in an amount of up to the average cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses, as set forth in the cur…

Any recipient who fails for any reason to continue his or her medical education may, at the discretion of the board, be required to repay all loan amounts immediately with simple interest of eight percent annually from the date of his or her departure or removal from medical scho…

The loan or any part thereof shall be repaid by engaging in full-time clinical practice, as defined in the regulations of the board, in one of the following ways, in accordance with a contract approved by the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards: (1) Practice for a period equal to…

Individuals who have entered into contracts with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards prior to February 14, 1994 shall be entitled to continue to receive the loans or merit scholarship, or both, in the amounts specified in the contract. Repayment shall be in accordance with th…

(a) Each recipient of a loan under this division shall enter into an agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards whereby the recipient agrees to practice in an area as defined in Section 16-47-126. In the event of a default or other breach of contract by the recipient …

The failure of a recipient of a loan to perform his or her agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards or to pay the amount he or she is liable for under this division shall constitute a ground for the revocation of his or her license to practice medicine. The proceedi…

Any incorporated or unincorporated municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 15,000, desiring additional physicians and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional physicians, may apply to the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards to be pl…

There is hereby created and established a four-year school of medicine in the State of Alabama to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama and to be known as The University of Alabama School of Medicine or such othe…

Since it is the purpose of this article to establish and maintain a standard four-year medical school to be administered by the University of Alabama, and since the university, in order to carry out that purpose, must itself necessarily continue to be accredited by the national a…

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make to the Legislature of Alabama at each regular session thereof a full report of its transactions under this chapter and of the condition of the medical school, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on …

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama is hereby given full power and authority to maintain and operate the school of medicine created by this chapter wherever located, and to set, establish and maintain standards of scholarship and teaching which shall be in accordan…

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama shall have full power and authority to acquire by purchase, lease or gift from any city, county or other public or private body, and to maintain, utilize and operate any personal or real property, whether in the form of hospitals…

There is hereby created and established a collegiate school of nursing in the University of Alabama to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the purpose of providing a program of education and clinical traini…

The University of Alabama is authorized to secure clinical and other educational facilities for the students of the nursing school in approved hospitals and health agencies and institutions by contract or other arrangements. (Acts 1949, No. 596, p. 927, §2.)

The expenses incurred in and the cost of carrying out the provisions of this article shall be paid out of funds appropriated for that purpose by the Legislature. (Acts 1949, No. 596, p. 927, §3.)

Since it is the purpose of this article to establish and maintain a collegiate school of nursing to be administered by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, and since the said board of trustees in order to carry out that purpose, must necessarily continue to operate…

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make to the Legislature of Alabama at each regular session thereof a full report of its transactions under this chapter and of the condition of the nursing school, embracing an itemized statement of all receipts and disbursements o…

There shall be awarded each year 125 scholarships to the University of Alabama School of Nursing for nursing education. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the state-at-large. They shall be distributed, insofar as practicable, throughout the state, and may be d…

To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this article, a person must have been a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application and must be a person of good character, who shall have been accepted…

Each scholarship provided for by this article shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year payable from funds appropriated to the University of Alabama School of Nursing for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the school of nursing for the same student or awarded t…

There shall be awarded each year 30 scholarships to the Division of Nursing, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama, for nursing education. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the state-at-large. They shall be distributed insofar as practicable throughout t…