Title 16

Any provision of the Students First Act of 2011 to the contrary notwithstanding, any executive and administrative management personnel hired on or after July 1, 2024, including a president, vice president, dean, executive director, director, deputy, or chief by a public two-year …

The authority and responsibility for the operation, management, control, supervision, maintenance, regulation, improvement, and enlargement of community colleges and technical colleges shall be vested in the Chancellor, subject to the approval of the board. (Acts 1982, No. 82-486…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board shall have the authority to establish the salary of the Chancellor. The board may also provide for expense allowances to be paid to the Chancellor in whatever amounts and for whatever purposes deemed necessary and ap…

(a) The board shall be authorized to: (1) Make rules and regulations for the government of community and technical colleges. (2) Prescribe for the community and technical colleges the courses of study to be offered and the conditions for granting certificates, diplomas, and degre…

The Chancellor shall act as Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama Community College System and shall direct all matters involving the community and technical colleges within the policies of the board. The Chancellor shall: (1) Execute and enforce the rules and regulations of the…

Except where otherwise clearly indicated herein the board shall delegate to the Chancellor, authority for the Chancellor to act and make decisions concerning the management and operation of the community and technical colleges. The presidents of the community and technical colleg…

The presidents of the community and technical colleges shall appoint the faculty and staff of the community and technical colleges according to qualifications prescribed by the board and such other regulations which may be adopted by the board. (Acts 1982, No. 82-486, p. 805, §7;…

The board and the Chancellor shall be authorized to take all administrative action, including transfer to the board of funds appropriated to the board for administration of the Alabama Community College System, necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article. (Acts …

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Department School Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Se…

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as repealing any provision of the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act, Sections 16-60-80 to 16-60-96, inclusive, or Sections 16-5-1 to 16-5-14, inclusive, relating to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education…

Any community or technical college , during any fiscal year upon the approval of the Chancellor, may borrow money in anticipation of the current revenues for that fiscal year and pledge the current revenues for that fiscal year for payment of such loan or loans if funds on hand a…

Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the authority, powers, and duties prescribed in Sections 16-60-80 to 16-60-96, inclusive, relating to the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act, are hereby transferred to the Chancellor and expressly removed from the …

(a) All powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions of, and all related records, property, equipment of, and all rights, obligations of, and unexpended balances of appropriations including federal and other funds or allocations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, o…

(a) The Alabama Aviation College, formerly known as the Alabama Institution of Aviation Technology, is established as an independent institution within the Alabama Community College System responsible for providing aviation education and training statewide. The Alabama Aviation C…

The board may operate technical and workforce development programs as are necessary and appropriate to provide a skilled workforce within the state. Such technical and workforce development programs may be provided through the facilities and faculties of the community and technic…

(a) Any trade school or junior college, as defined in Section 16-60-81, offering instruction in the operation of commercial motor vehicles as part of the driver training school shall offer, as part of the commercial motor vehicle driving course curriculum, industry specific train…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Restoring Educational Advancement of Completing High School (REACH) Act. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ACCS. The Alabama Community College System. (2) ADULT EDUCAT…

Upon receipt of a proper deed or such other conveyances as may be appropriate for the purpose, as determined by the Governor, he may accept on behalf of the state the property, buildings, facilities and effects appertaining to Southern Union College, Wadley, in Randolph County; a…

Upon the acceptance of Southern Union College as a state educational institution, as provided in Section 16-60-130, the college shall be operated, managed, controlled, maintained and regulated thereafter as other like institutions. (Acts 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 153, p. 218, §2.)

There shall be established a Southern Union College Advisory Board, to consist of not more than nine citizens who are members of the college community, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education, upon nomination and recommendation of the president of the college. The advi…

Upon receipt of a proper deed or such other conveyances as may be appropriate for the purpose, as determined by the Governor, he may accept on behalf of the state the property, buildings, facilities and effects appertaining to the Snead Junior College located at Boaz in Marshall …

Upon the acceptance of Snead Junior College as a state educational institution as provided in Section 16-60-150, the college shall be operated, managed, controlled, maintained and regulated thereafter as other like institutions. The state shall not incur any indebtedness by acqui…

There shall be established a Snead Junior College Advisory Board, to consist of not more than nine citizens who are members of the college community, appointed by the State Superintendent of Education, upon nomination and recommendation of the president of the college. The adviso…

The Alabama State Board of Education in cooperation with the Alabama Board of Corrections shall maintain the established trade school adjacent to the Frank Lee Youth Center in Elmore County. This school shall give priority to training adult inmates in all state correctional insti…

The school established under this article shall be constructed, leased, equipped, improved, enlarged and maintained by the Board of Education of the State of Alabama. The State Board of Education shall provide the equipment, supplies and materials for the operation of such trade …

For the purpose of constructing buildings and preparing building sites for the trade or technical school provided for by this article, there is hereby authorized the use of any bond issues, appropriations, grants, gifts or any other funds which may be made available to the board …

(a) The property described in this subsection and all buildings thereon shall be transferred to the State Board of Education. The land description is as follows: In Elmore County, beginning at the NE corner of the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of S. 32, T 19, R 17 and thence West 637.5 fee…

This article shall be known as the Regional Vocational and Trade Schools Act. (Acts 1947, No. 673, p. 514, §6.)

The State Board of Education shall establish and maintain regional trade schools for the purpose of training young men and women in useful occupations and in the arts and sciences. The State Board of Education shall have authority to purchase or lease buildings, land, equipment, …

At least one school, which shall be similar to the Alabama School of Trades at Gadsden, shall be established, or the construction thereof commenced, during each of the fiscal years 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50 and 1950-51. Any construction shall be under the supervision of the state…

The State Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education, shall designate the site for each of the trade schools and determine the order in which the schools shall be established. The board must devote the entire appropriation herein made for…

(a) The authority to manage and control the trade schools is vested in the State Board of Education. (b) The State Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education, shall: Make rules and regulations for the government of the trade schools; pres…

The advisory councils for the state vocational trade schools shall each consist of not less than four nor more than nine members appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education. The Governor shall designate one member as chairman. The me…

The county commission of any county in the state may make appropriations of county funds to support any vocational trade school or similar institution of this state in which residents of the county or dependents of such residents are enrolled as students or are entitled to be so …

The State Board of Education is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to establish and provide for the construction of three new vocational trade schools in this state in addition to the trade schools heretofore provided by law, to be located at such places as will make such …

Upon the transfer and conveyance of the Alabama Institute of Aviation Technology at Ozark to the State of Alabama by the Ozark City Board of Education, the State Board of Education is hereby authorized, directed and required to provide for the operation and maintenance of said Al…

As used in this article, the term “displaced homemaker” shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: An individual who: (1) Has worked in the home for a substantial number of years providing unpaid household services for family members; (2) Is …

The Chancellor of Postsecondary Education is hereby authorized to establish multipurpose programs at designated two-year institutions to provide the necessary training, counseling and services to enable displaced homemakers to experience economic security vital to productive live…

(a) The Chancellor of Postsecondary Education may appoint a director of displaced homemakers programs to conduct, or cause to be conducted, programs to assist displaced homemakers at such two-year institutions as the Chancellor may approve through a request for proposal process. …

If a director of displaced homemakers programs is appointed, he shall report annually to the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education on the effectiveness of the programs including the effectiveness of job training programs, placement, and other services rendered to displaced homema…

There is hereby created and established the Alabama Mining Academy which shall be located at Walker State Technical College in Walker County, Alabama. The Alabama Mining Academy shall be maintained as an agency of Walker State Technical College. The academy shall be the agency th…

(a) The academy shall have the authority to enter into cooperative educational and training agreements with educational institutions, state governments, labor organizations, mine operators and related industries. Such training shall be conducted by the academy in accordance with …

The Alabama Mining Academy shall expand programs for the education and training of operations and agents thereof and miners in: (1) The recognition, avoidance, and prevention of accidents, unsafe or unhealthful working conditions in coal or other mines; and (2) In the use of flam…

The Alabama Mining Academy shall, to the greatest extent possible, provide technical assistance to operators in meeting the requirements of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, the Alabama coal mining laws in further improving the health and safety conditions and pract…

The Alabama Mining Academy shall conduct such studies, research, experiments, and demonstrations as may be appropriate: (1) To improve working conditions and practices in coal or other mines, and to prevent accidents and occupational diseases originating in the coal or other mini…

The educational institution resulting from the merger of Gadsden State Junior College, Gadsden State Technical Institute and Alabama Technical College in Gadsden, Alabama, shall be named and designated as Gadsden State Community College. (Acts 1986, No. 86-208, p. 274, §1.)