SB487 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Trip Pittman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Commission on Higher Education, required to establish a programmatic review fee schedule for approval of non-Alabama instructional program offerings in state, Sec. 16-5-10 am'd.
Summary: The bill requires the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to set and collect programmatic review fees from non-Alabama institutions offering programs in Alabama, with those fees deposited to the State Treasury for credit to the commission.
What This Bill Does
Revises existing law to require the commission to establish a schedule of programmatic review fees for evaluating instructional programs proposed by non-Alabama institutions in Alabama. Requires that fees collected from non-Alabama institutions be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the commission. Gives the commission authority to set and revise the fee schedule with reasonable notice. Becomes effective immediately upon passage.

Who It Affects
Non-Alabama postsecondary institutions that offer or plan to offer instructional programs in Alabama (they would be responsible for paying the programmatic review fees).
Alabama Commission on Higher Education (they would collect and manage the fees and use them to fund the commission's activities).
State Treasury (it would receive the collected fees and credit them to the commission).

Key Provisions
Establish a programmatic review fee schedule for non-Alabama institutions proposing instructional programs in Alabama.
Require fees to be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the commission.
Authorize the commission to revise the fee schedule from time to time with reasonable notice.
Amend Section 16-5-10 to incorporate the fee provisions and the collection/deposit requirements.
Effective immediately following passage and approval.

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Subjects: Commission on Higher Education