SB323 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Harri Anne SmithScott BeasonTom ButlerMyron PennWendell MitchellBobby D. SingletonLowell BarronT.D. “Ted” LittleRoger Bedford, Jr.Larry MeansZeb LittleRodger SmithermanBen H. BrooksDel MarshJim Preuitt

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

University of Alabama, board of trustees, age requirement altered, Section 264 (Section 264, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

Summary

A constitutional amendment to raise the University of Alabama Board of Trustees' retirement age from 70 to 75 and modify board composition and selection rules.

What This Bill Does

If approved, it changes Section 264 of the Alabama Constitution to require trustees to retire at the annual meeting after turning 75. It also outlines the board’s structure—including ex officio roles for the governor and the state superintendent of education, plus an additional district-based trustee—and sets new terms, election, and confirmation processes for trustees. The amendment also specifies no pay beyond expenses and allows an honorary emeritus title without duties.

Who It Affects

• Members of the University of Alabama Board of Trustees (existing and future): must retire at age 75, face new term limits (up to six-year terms with a maximum of three consecutive terms), and follow a revised method for selecting and confirming trustees.
• Alabama voters and state government (electorate and oversight bodies): will vote on the constitutional amendment; the Senate will confirm or reject newly elected trustees; the Governor and the Superintendent of Education will serve as ex officio president and participate in governance.

Key Provisions

• Raise the age limit for Board of Trustees members from 70 to 75 years old.
• Redefine board composition to include two members from each congressional district, an additional member from the district containing the first campus site, plus the governor and the superintendent of education as ex officio president.
• Establish terms for new trustees: initial terms of up to six years, with one term expiring every three years in each district, and successors serving six-year terms with a limit of three consecutive six-year terms.
• Require succession and confirmation: trustees are elected by current board members and confirmed by the Senate; vacancies filled by the remaining board; names are certified to the Senate each legislative session for confirmation.
• Provide that trustees receive only actual expenses (no pay) and may be given an honorary title of trustee emeritus upon vacation of office, with no additional rights or duties.

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Subjects

University of Alabama