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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 16-60-1 - State Vocational Technical School at Mobile Designated Southwest State Technical Institute. - The school located at Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama and...
Section 16-60-2 - Shelton State Technical Trade School Designated Shelton State Technical Institute. - The school located in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and previously...
Section 16-60-3 - Wenonah State Technical Trade School Designated Wenonah State Technical School; Wenonah State Technical Junior College Designated Wenonah State Junior College. - The school located in Jefferson County, Alabama and presently known...
Section 16-60-4 - Athens State University; Powers Generally. - The school established at Athens, Alabama, known as and called...
Section 16-60-5 - J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College. - The school established at Huntsville, Alabama, known as and called...
Section 16-60-6 - H. Councill Trenholm State Community College. - (a) The school heretofore established within the postsecondary system as...
Article 2 - Junior College for Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties.
Section 16-60-20 - Board of Trustees - Establishment; Composition; Appointment. - The Governor, the State Superintendent of Education, the member of...
Section 16-60-21 - Board of Trustees - Organization; Initial Officers; Vice-President; Meetings; Terms of Members; Compensation and Expenses. - The Governor shall be ex officio chairman of the board;...
Section 16-60-22 - Date of Commencement of Operations of College; Selecting Location. - The junior college hereby authorized shall be established and ready...
Section 16-60-23 - Incorporation of College. - When a location for the college has been determined and...
Section 16-60-24 - Donations; Sale of Property of College. - The board of trustees is hereby invested with full and...
Section 16-60-25 - Rules and Regulations. - The board of trustees shall have full, ample and sufficient...
Section 16-60-26 - Appropriations by Counties and Municipalities Therein for College; Use of Public School Funds. - The governing bodies of the Counties of Franklin, Marion and...
Section 16-60-27 - Programs to Be Offered. - The college shall offer to all eligible students in attendance...
Section 16-60-28 - Control of College; President. - The junior college established pursuant to this article shall be...
Section 16-60-29 - Compensation of Teachers and Officers; Faculty. - The president, with the advice and consent of the board...
Section 16-60-30 - Secretary. - The board of trustees of the college shall elect a...
Section 16-60-31 - Treasurer - Election; Duties; Term of Office; Compensation; Bond. - The board of trustees shall also elect a treasurer for...
Section 16-60-32 - Treasurer - Removal; Temporary Custodian for Funds. - Whenever the funds in the hands of the treasurer or...
Section 16-60-33 - Accounts of Officers. - The secretary, the treasurer and all other officers, agents or...
Section 16-60-34 - Matriculation, Library and Laboratory Fees. - A matriculation fee may be collected from all students enrolled...
Section 16-60-35 - Exemption of College Property From Taxation; Exemption of Officers, Teachers and Employees From Jury Duty and Town Licenses. - The property of the college, of every kind and description,...
Section 16-60-36 - Diplomas and Certificates. - The faculty, with the approval of the board of trustees,...
Section 16-60-37 - Reports. - It shall be the duty of the board of trustees...
Section 16-60-38 - Petition for Conversion to Trade School and Junior College; Authority of Board of Trustees if Petition Granted. - If the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Alabama Junior...
Section 16-60-39 - Action of State Board of Education Upon Petition; Management and Control of Trade School and Junior College. - Upon receipt of a petition from the Board of Trustees...
Section 16-60-40 - Sections 16-60-38 and 16-60-39 Supplemental; Liberal Construction; Conflicting Laws. - The provisions of Sections 16-60-38 and 16-60-39 are supplemental, and...
Article 3 - Junior College for Jackson and Dekalb Counties.
Section 16-60-50 - Board of Trustees - Establishment; Composition; Appointment. - The Governor, the State Superintendent of Education, the member of...
Section 16-60-51 - Board of Trustees - Organization; Initial Officers; Vice-President; Meetings; Terms of Members; Compensation and Expenses. - The Governor shall be ex officio chairman of the board,...
Section 16-60-52 - Date of Commencement of Operations of College; Selecting Location. - The junior college hereby authorized shall be established and ready...
Section 16-60-53 - Incorporation of College. - When a location for the college has been determined and...
Section 16-60-54 - Donations; Sale of Property of College. - The board of trustees is hereby invested with full and...
Section 16-60-55 - Rules and Regulations. - The board of trustees shall have full, ample and sufficient...
Section 16-60-56 - Appropriations by Counties and Municipalities Therein for College; Use of Public School Funds. - The governing bodies of the Counties of Jackson and DeKalb,...
Section 16-60-57 - Programs to Be Offered. - The college shall offer to all eligible students in attendance...
Section 16-60-58 - Control of College; President. - The junior college established pursuant to this article shall be...
Section 16-60-59 - Compensation of Teachers and Officers; Faculty. - The president, with the advice and consent of the board...
Section 16-60-60 - Secretary. - The board of trustees of the college shall elect a...
Section 16-60-61 - Treasurer - Generally. - The board of trustees shall also elect a treasurer for...
Section 16-60-62 - Treasurer - Removal; Temporary Custodian for Funds. - Whenever the funds in the hands of the treasurer or...
Section 16-60-63 - Accounts of Officers. - The secretary, the treasurer and all other officers, agents or...
Section 16-60-64 - Matriculation, Library and Laboratory Fees. - A matriculation fee may be collected from all students enrolled...
Section 16-60-65 - Exemption of College Property From Taxation; Exemption of Officers, Teachers and Employees From Jury Duty and Town Licenses. - The property of the college, of every kind and description,...
Section 16-60-66 - Diplomas and Certificates. - The faculty, with the approval of the board of trustees,...
Section 16-60-67 - Annual Reports and Reports to Legislature. - It shall be the duty of the board of trustees...
Article 4 - Alabama Trade School and Junior College Authority Act.
Section 16-60-80 - Short Title. - This article may be cited as the Alabama Trade School...
Section 16-60-81 - Definitions. - For the purpose of this article, the following words and...
Section 16-60-82 - Legislative Findings of Fact and Declaration of Intent. - The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and...
Section 16-60-83 - Authorization to Form Public Corporation. - The Governor, the Director of Finance and the State Superintendent...
Section 16-60-84 - Manner of Incorporation. - To become a corporation, the Governor, the Director of Finance...
Section 16-60-85 - Issuance of Certificate of Incorporation. - When the application has been made, filed and recorded as...
Section 16-60-86 - Members, Officers and Proceedings of Authority. - The applicants named in the application and their respective successors...
Section 16-60-87 - Powers of Authority. - The authority shall have the following powers: (1) To have...
Section 16-60-88 - Determining Location of Trade Schools and Junior Colleges; Site Must Be Donated. - The location of each new trade school or junior college...
Section 16-60-89 - Expenditures for Building and Equipping Trade Schools and Junior Colleges; Competitive Bidding; Approval of Plans. - All contracts entered into by the authority involving the expenditure...
Section 16-60-90 - Authorization to Issue Bonds. - The authority may from time to time sell and issue...
Section 16-60-91 - Execution, Form, Terms, Sale, etc., of Bonds; Use of Proceeds; Security; Bonds Legal Investments. - The bonds of the authority shall be signed by its...
Section 16-60-92 - Refunding Bonds. - The authority may from time to time issue refunding bonds...
Section 16-60-93 - Deposit of and Disbursements From Proceeds of Bonds. - The proceeds of all bonds, other than refunding bonds, issued...
Section 16-60-94 - Revenues of Authority. - For the purpose of providing funds to enable the authority...
Section 16-60-95 - Disbursement of Funds. - Out of the revenues appropriated and pledged in Section 16-60-94,...
Section 16-60-96 - Dissolution of Authority. - At any time when no bonds of the authority are...
Article 5 - Management and Control of Trade Schools and Junior Colleges.
Section 16-60-110 - Definitions. - (a) The Legislature finds and determines all of the following:...
Section 16-60-110.1 - Alabama Community College System Established; Board of Trustees; Transfer of Duties. - (a) There is created the Alabama Community College System as...
Section 16-60-111 - Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System. - (a) There is established a Board of Trustees of the...
Section 16-60-111.1 - Chancellor - Appointment; Vacancies. - (a) For the purpose of assisting the board in carrying...
Section 16-60-111.2 - Chancellor - Responsible for Operation, etc., of Community Colleges and Technical Colleges. - The authority and responsibility for the operation, management, control, supervision,...
Section 16-60-111.3 - Chancellor - Compensation. - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board...
Section 16-60-111.4 - Powers of Board of Trustees. - (a) The board shall be authorized to: (1) Make rules...
Section 16-60-111.5 - Chancellor - Powers and Duties as Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama Community College System. - The Chancellor shall act as Chief Executive Officer of the...
Section 16-60-111.6 - Delegation of Decision-Making Authority to Chancellor. - Except where otherwise clearly indicated herein the board shall delegate...
Section 16-60-111.7 - Appointment of Faculty and Staff; Qualifications. - The presidents of the community and technical colleges shall appoint...
Section 16-60-111.8 - Authority of Board and Chancellor to Take Administrative Action. - The board and the Chancellor shall be authorized to take...
Section 16-60-111.9 - Vacancy in Position of Executive Officer. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms...
Section 16-60-111.10 - Personal and Real Property. - The board may acquire and hold real and personal property...
Section 16-60-111.11 - Additional Powers of Board. - (a) The board may exercise all of the following powers:...
Section 16-60-111.12 - Annual Report. - The board shall submit each year on or before the...
Section 16-60-111.13 - Legislative Recommendations. - The board shall consider the educational needs of the state...
Section 16-60-111.14 - Official Seal. - The board may adopt an official seal for the authorization...
Section 16-60-111.15 - Administration of Oaths and Examination of Witnesses. - The board by its presiding officer, or its subcommittees by...
Section 16-60-111.16 - Donations; Assumption of Obligations. - (a) Property, money, or other thing of value may be...
Section 16-60-112 - Interpretation of Article. - Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as repealing...
Section 16-60-113 - Authority to Borrow in Anticipation of Current Revenues if Funds Not Sufficient to Pay Teachers' Salaries. - Any community or technical college , during any fiscal year...
Section 16-60-114 - Transfer of Authority, Duties, etc., for Community and Technical Colleges to Chancellor; Construction of Article. - Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the authority, powers,...
Section 16-60-115 - Adult Education, State Approving Agency, and Private School Licensure Programs. - (a) All powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions of, and all...
Section 16-60-116 - Alabama Aviation College. - (a) The Alabama Aviation College, formerly known as the Alabama...
Section 16-60-117 - Technical and Workforce Development Programs. - The board may operate technical and workforce development programs as...
Section 16-60-117.1 - Training on Recognition, Prevention, and Reporting of Human Trafficking. - (a) Any trade school or junior college, as defined in...
Article 6 - Southern Union College.
Section 16-60-130 - Acceptance of Facilities by Governor; Provision for Operation as State Institution. - Upon receipt of a proper deed or such other conveyances...
Section 16-60-131 - Operation as Other Like Institutions. - Upon the acceptance of Southern Union College as a state...
Section 16-60-132 - Advisory Board. - There shall be established a Southern Union College Advisory Board,...
Article 7 - Snead Junior College.
Section 16-60-150 - Governor Authorized to Accept Property and Provide for Operation and Maintenance. - Upon receipt of a proper deed or such other conveyances...
Section 16-60-151 - College to Be Operated as Other Like Institutions; Outstanding Indebtedness. - Upon the acceptance of Snead Junior College as a state...
Section 16-60-152 - Advisory Board. - There shall be established a Snead Junior College Advisory Board,...
Article 8 - Trade School at Frank Lee Youth Center.
Section 16-60-170 - Authorization to Maintain School. - The Alabama State Board of Education in cooperation with the...
Section 16-60-171 - Construction and Maintenance Generally; Equipment, Supplies and Materials; Teachers and Instructors; Enrollment. - The school established under this article shall be constructed, leased,...
Section 16-60-172 - Funds for Construction of Buildings and Preparation of Building Sites; Supervision of Construction. - For the purpose of constructing buildings and preparing building sites...
Section 16-60-173 - Transfer of Property and Buildings Thereon to Board of Education; Reversion of Property and Buildings to Board of Corrections. - (a) The property described in this subsection and all buildings...
Article 9 - Regional Vocational and Trade Schools Act.
Section 16-60-190 - Short Title. - This article shall be known as the Regional Vocational and...
Section 16-60-191 - State Board of Education Authorized to Establish and Maintain Regional Trade Schools. - The State Board of Education shall establish and maintain regional...
Section 16-60-192 - When Schools to Be Established; Supervision of State Building Commission. - At least one school, which shall be similar to the...
Section 16-60-193 - Location of Schools; Order of Establishment; Expenditure of Appropriation; Trade School in Limestone County. - The State Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the...
Section 16-60-194 - Management and Control; Powers and Duties of State Board of Education; Schools to Be Suitable for Veteran Training Programs; Leaves of Absence for Teachers. - (a) The authority to manage and control the trade schools...
Section 16-60-195 - Advisory Councils. - The advisory councils for the state vocational trade schools shall...
Section 16-60-196 - County Appropriations for Support of Vocational Trade Schools. - The county commission of any county in the state may...
Section 16-60-197 - Additional Vocational Trade Schools Authorized. - The State Board of Education is hereby authorized, empowered and...
Section 16-60-198 - Alabama Institute of Aviation Technology at Ozark to Be Operated as Additional Vocational Trade School. - Upon the transfer and conveyance of the Alabama Institute of...
Article 10 - Alabama School of Trades.
Section 16-60-210 - Location. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-211 - Corporate Powers. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-212 - Corporate Seal. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-213 - Board of Trustees - Established; Composition; Appointment; Terms of Office. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-214 - Board of Trustees - Meetings; Compensation and Expenses. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-215 - Board of Trustees - Powers and Duties. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-216 - Board of Control. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-217 - Donations May Be Accepted. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-218 - Training of Students. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-219 - Rules and Regulations for Control of School. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-220 - Records to Be Preserved. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Section 16-60-221 - Course of Study. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Article 11 - Displaced Homemakers Programs.
Section 16-60-240 - "Displaced Homemaker" Defined. - As used in this article, the term "displaced homemaker" shall...
Section 16-60-241 - Chancellor to Establish Multipurpose Programs to Provide Services. - The Chancellor of Postsecondary Education is hereby authorized to establish...
Section 16-60-242 - Appointment of Director of Programs; Contents of Programs. - (a) The Chancellor of Postsecondary Education may appoint a director...
Section 16-60-243 - Annual Report to Chancellor. - If a director of displaced homemakers programs is appointed, he...
Article 12 - Alabama Mining Academy.
Section 16-60-260 - Establishment; Location; Purpose. - There is hereby created and established the Alabama Mining Academy...
Section 16-60-261 - Authority; Use of Facilities and Personnel of Walker State Technical College. - (a) The academy shall have the authority to enter into...
Section 16-60-262 - Programs for Education and Training of Miners and Mining Operations Agents. - The Alabama Mining Academy shall expand programs for the education...
Section 16-60-263 - Academy to Provide Technical Assistance in Meeting Mine Safety and Health Laws. - The Alabama Mining Academy shall, to the greatest extent possible,...
Section 16-60-264 - Academy to Conduct Studies, Research, Demonstrations. - The Alabama Mining Academy shall conduct such studies, research, experiments,...
Article 13 - Gadsden State Community College.
Section 16-60-270 - Merger of Institutions; College Designated and Named. - The educational institution resulting from the merger of Gadsden State...
Article 14 - Wallace State Community College.
Section 16-60-280 - Physical Therapist Program; Funding. - There shall be established a physical therapist assistant program at...
Article 15 - Community Outreach Partneship at Jefferson State Community College
Section 16-60-300 - Incorporation Authorized. - The President of Jefferson State Community College, the Presiding Chair...
Section 16-60-301 - Application for Incorporation. - (a) To become a corporation, the President of Jefferson State...
Section 16-60-302 - Certificate of Incorporation. - (a) When the application has been made, filed, and recorded...
Section 16-60-303 - Appointment of Board of Directors. - (a) The Community Outreach Partnership Center shall initially be governed...
Section 16-60-304 - Removal of Board of Directors; Vacancies. - (a) A member of the board of directors, other than...
Section 16-60-305 - Purpose of the Center. - The purpose of the center is to promote the community...
Section 16-60-306 - Power of the Center. - The center shall have all of the following powers: (1)...
Section 16-60-307 - Acceptance of Appropriations, Gifts, and Grants; Legislative Appropriations. - (a) The center may seek and accept gifts, devises, grants,...
Section 16-60-308 - Responsibilities of the Board. - The responsibilities of the board shall include all of the...
Section 16-60-309 - Disbursement of State Funds Through Grant Procedure. - (a) The center shall evaluate grant proposals based on all...
Section 16-60-310 - Report of the Examiner of Public Accounts. - The Department of the Examiners of Public Accounts shall perform...
Section 16-60-311 - Exemptions From Taxation. - (a) All assets and properties of the center, the income...
Section 16-60-312 - Nonprofit and Public Nature of the Center. - It is the intent of this article that the center...
Article 16 - Marion Military Institute.
Section 16-60-330 - Legislative Intent. - It is the intent of the Legislature to establish the...
Section 16-60-331 - Definitions. - For the purpose of this article, the following words shall...
Section 16-60-332 - Confirmation as State College; Transfer of Assets and Liabilities; Governance; Reversion of Assets; Facility Names. - (a)(1) The Marion Military Institute is confirmed as a state...
Section 16-60-333 - Employment of Military Model in Structure and Purpose; Management of Library Archives, etc.; Student Life and Military Regimen. - (a) The institute shall remain a military college dedicated to...
Section 16-60-334 - Location; Military Programs and Curricula Retained. - (a) The institute shall be located in Marion, Alabama. (b)...
Section 16-60-335 - Board of Trustees - Role in Administration and Governance; Composition; Terms; Operation. - (a) The board of trustees and its chair shall offer...
Section 16-60-336 - Board of Trustees - Powers and Duties. - The board of trustees may do each of the following:...
Section 16-60-337 - Student Admittance; Programs Required. - (a) The institute shall admit students who have successfully graduated...
Section 16-60-338 - Funding. - The institute shall be funded by legislative appropriation to the...
Section 16-60-339 - Enrollment. - It is the intent of the Legislature that Marion Military...
Article 17 - Career-Technical Dual Enrollment Program.
Section 16-60-350 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following words shall...
Section 16-60-351 - Credit for Qualifying Education Expenses. - (a)(1) For tax years commencing January 1, 2015, and thereafter,...
Section 16-60-352 - Documentation. - (a) The Department of Revenue may require a taxpayer to...
Section 16-60-353 - Reports. - (a) The Commissioner of Revenue shall annually report the total...
Section 16-60-354 - Administration of Career-Technical Dual Enrollment Program; Allocation of Funds. - (a) The Department of Postsecondary Education shall be responsible for...