Title 16 — Title 16

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. History: (Acts 1986, No. 86-208, p. 274, §…

The junior college established pursuant to this article shall be under the direct control of the board of trustees hereby established and shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a president, appointed by the board of trustees for a term to be fixed by the board.…

There shall be established a physical therapist assistant program at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama. Funding for the program shall be allotted to the college based on distribution of appropriations of the Education Trust Fund in the same manner being distr…

The president, with the advice and consent of the board of trustees, shall appoint and fix the compensation for all professors, instructors and other necessary teachers and officers. The president, professors and instructors shall compose the faculty of the college. History: (Act…

Technical School; Wenonah State Technical Junior College Designated Wenonah State Junior College. The school located in Jefferson County, Alabama and presently known as Wenonah State Technical Trade School shall hereafter be designated and known as Wenonah State Technical School,…

The board of trustees of the college shall elect a secretary for the school who shall hold office for the term prescribed by the board and shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the trustees and shall perform such services as may be required of him. History: (Acts 196…

The President of Jefferson State Community College, the Presiding Chair of the State House of Representatives Legislative Delegation of Jefferson County, and the Chair of the State Senate Legislative Delegation of Jefferson County may become a corporation with the power and autho…

(a) To become a corporation, the President of Jefferson State Community College, the Presiding Chair of the State House of Representatives Legislative Delegation of Jefferson County, and the Chair of the State Senate Legislative Delegation of Jefferson County shall present to the…

(a) When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as provided in this article, the applicants shall constitute a corporation under the name of the Community Outreach Partnership Center at Jefferson State Community College. (b) The Secretary of State shall make and issue…

(a) The Community Outreach Partnership Center shall initially be governed by a five-member board of directors. (b) The initial Board of Directors of the Community Outreach Partnership Center shall be as follows: (1) The President of Jefferson State Community College (Place One). …

(a) A member of the board of directors, other than a member holding Place One, may be removed for cause by a vote of the board. (b) Any member of the board may resign by giving written notice of resignation to the board, which shall become effective upon delivery unless the notic…

The purpose of the center is to promote the community that the center serves through funding of programs in all of the following areas: (1) Housing. (2) Economic development. (3) Neighborhood revitalization. (4) Infrastructure. (5) Health care. (6) Job training. (7) Education. (8…

The center shall have all of the following powers: (1) To have succession by its corporate name in perpetuity. (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto. (3) To adopt and use a corporate se…

Appropriations. (a) The center may seek and accept gifts, devises, grants, or bequests and hold or expend the same to carry out this article. The center may accept appropriations or grants from the federal government, the state, any county, or any municipality, and the center may…

The responsibilities of the board shall include all of the following: (1) Evaluate grant proposals based on the purpose shown in Section 16-60-305. (2) Monitor and ensure that expenditures of grant funds are in accordance with the associated grant proposal, this article, and rele…

(a) The center shall evaluate grant proposals based on all of the following criteria: (1) The relevance of such proposal to the purpose for which such grants are made, as stated in Section 16-60-305. (2) The extent to which such grant proposal advances the program objectives of t…

The board of trustees shall also elect a treasurer for the college who shall not be a trustee. The treasurer shall receive, hold and pay out all moneys belonging to the college, or that may be paid in for the necessary expenses of any student in the college or for the use and ben…

The Department of the Examiners of Public Accounts shall perform a yearly audit of all public monies received by the center and shall provide a copy of the audit to the Presiding Chair of the State House of Representatives Legislative Delegation of Jefferson County and the Chair …

(a) All assets and properties of the center, the income therefrom, and all other income of the center are exempt from any form of taxation in the State of Alabama whether imposed by the state, a county, or a municipality. (b) All gifts, grants, devises, and bequests to the center…

It is the intent of this article that the center be a nonprofit public corporation. No part of the net earnings of the center shall inure to the benefit of any private individual, firm, or corporation. History: (Act 2001-501, p. 880, §13.)

Whenever the funds in the hands of the treasurer or funds about to be received by him are in danger of being lost, the board of trustees or the president may remove the treasurer from office and take from him all funds and choses in action belonging to the college or any student …

The secretary, the treasurer and all other officers, agents or servants of the college who are required to keep, use or dispose of any property of the college shall keep accounts of transactions relative thereto in books to be furnished them by the board of trustees, which shall …

It is the intent of the Legislature to establish the Marion Military Institute under the supervision of the Alabama State Board of Education and the Chancellor of the Department of Postsecondary Education. History: (Act 2006-230, p. 414, §1.)

For the purpose of this article, the following words shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Advisory board of trustees for the Marion Military Institute. (2) CHANCELLOR. Chancellor of the …

Governance; Reversion of Assets; Facility Names. (a)(1) The Marion Military Institute is confirmed as a state college. All lands, facilities, assets, and proceeds from these lands, facilities, and assets, hereafter are property of the state and all liabilities, obligations, and r…

of Library Archives, Etc.; Student Life and Military Regimen. (a) The institute shall remain a military college dedicated to developing, guiding, and molding men and women of character with strong personal values. The institute shall employ a military model that is particularly a…

(a) The institute shall be located in Marion, Alabama. (b) The Chancellor shall not fundamentally alter or change the military programs or curricula such that the values-based education inherent in the military model is lost or weakened. History: (Act 2006-230, p. 414, §5.)

Composition; Terms; Operation. (a) The board of trustees and its chair shall offer advice to the president and Chancellor with respect to the administration and governance of the institute. (b) The board shall be composed of no more than 21 citizens of good standing who are alumn…

The board of trustees may do each of the following: (1) Seek and accept donations, bequests, and other forms of financial assistance from any public or private sector person, foundation, or agency and comply with rules and regulations governing grants from the federal government …

(a) The institute shall admit students who have successfully graduated from an accredited high school with a diploma or obtained its equivalent and who have demonstrated potential for future leadership and the institute shall develop this potential to help support the leadership …

The institute shall be funded by legislative appropriation to the Alabama State Board of Education - Two Year College System. History: (Act 2006-230, p. 414, §9.)

It is the intent of the Legislature that Marion Military Institute shall be allowed to honor its commitment to all students enrolled in any program as of March 13, 2006. No student who is below the college level shall be enrolled after March 13, 2006. History: (Act 2006-230, p. 4…

A matriculation fee may be collected from all students enrolled in the college, and the amount of such fee shall be determined by the board of trustees. The proceeds of the fee shall be expended under the direction of such board. A reasonable fee for the use of the library and la…

Teachers and Employees from Jury Duty and Town Licenses. The property of the college, of every kind and description, shall forever be exempt from all taxes, municipal, county or state, and from all local assessments. The president, other officers, professors, teachers and employe…

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CAREER-TECHNICAL DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. A program that allows eligible high school students to enroll in college-level career technical education courses, as designed by the Chancellor …

(a)(1) For tax years commencing January 1, 2015, and thereafter, a taxpayer who files a state income tax return and is not a dependent of another taxpayer may claim a tax credit for a contribution made to the Department of Postsecondary Education for qualifying educational expens…

(a) The Department of Revenue may require a taxpayer to submit copies of receipts or other similar financial documentation with the taxpayer’s state income tax return as necessary to confirm eligibility for the tax credit. (b) The Department of Revenue shall promulgate rules and …

(a) The Commissioner of Revenue shall annually report the total amount of tax credits claimed and authorized pursuant to this article, on or before the fifteenth day of each regular session, to the Director of Finance, the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, an…

of Funds. (a) The Department of Postsecondary Education shall be responsible for administering the Career-Technical Dual Enrollment Program, for promulgating rules necessary for the department to implement the provisions of this article, and for allocating or disbursing the funds…

The faculty, with the approval of the board of trustees, may grant and confer diplomas or certificates upon such students as may be entitled thereto under the rules adopted by the board of trustees governing the subject. History: (Acts 1961, No. 888, p. 1397, §17.)

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 college, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the college by…

Unless Extended by Act of Legislature) Short Title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Short-Term Credential Scholarship Program. History: (Act 2023-539, §8.)

Unless Extended by Act of Legislature) Definitions. The following words used in this article have the following meanings. (1) ELIGIBLE STUDENT. An Alabama resident who is registered for or intends to register to take a short-term credential program at an institution within the Al…

Unless Extended by Act of Legislature) Program Established; Award of Grants. (a) A short-term credential program is established that will provide grants to help pay for qualifying educational expenses for eligible students at any Alabama Community College System institution. (b) …

Unless Extended by Act of Legislature) Powers and Duties of Alabama Community College System. The Alabama Community College System shall do all of the following: (1) Adopt any policies and procedures necessary to implement and administer this article. (2) Establish standards for …

Unless Extended by Act of Legislature) Short-Term Credential Scholarship Fund. (a) There is created within the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Short-Term Credential Scholarship Fund, which is authorized to accept funds appropriated by the Legislature in the general appro…

Unless Extended by Act of Legislature) Annual Report. (a) The Alabama Community College System shall provide an annual report to the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee and the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee to account for the use o…

Board of Trustees If Petition Granted. If the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Alabama Junior College, established pursuant to this article, determines that it is to the advantage of the college to convert it to a trade school and junior college which may be constructed, enlarg…

Control of Trade School and Junior College. Upon receipt of a petition from the Board of Trustees of Northwest Alabama Junior College to become an institution authorized under the Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act, Sections 16-60-80 through 16-60-96, the State…

The school established at Athens, Alabama, known as and called Athens State College, is and shall remain a body corporate under the corporate name of Athens State University, and by that name may have and exercise all powers previously enjoyed by Athens State College and shall su…