SB402 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. AllenSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Colleges and Universities, new construction of building containing classrooms and dorm rooms at 2-year and 4-year institutions of higher education required to have Alabama Building Commission approved safe place

Summary

SB402 would require new campus buildings that house classrooms or dorms at Alabama public colleges and universities to include an Alabama Building Commission approved safe space or hallway in their construction contracts.

What This Bill Does

It extends the safety requirement that exists for K-12 schools to higher education by mandating that any new construction of a building containing classrooms or dorm rooms on public two-year or four-year campuses include a safe space or hallway approved by the Alabama Building Commission. The bill directs the State Department of Postsecondary Education and the boards of trustees to coordinate with the Alabama Building Commission to develop, promote, and enforce the necessary rules. The act would take effect on the first day of the third month after it is passed and signed into law.

Who It Affects

• Public two-year and four-year colleges and universities in Alabama must include AB Commission approved safe spaces or hallways in new classroom/dorm buildings in their construction contracts.
• The Alabama Building Commission, the State Department of Postsecondary Education, and the boards of trustees of the public colleges must coordinate to develop, promulgate, and enforce the rules implementing this requirement.

Key Provisions

• Any new construction of a building containing classrooms or dorm rooms on public two-year or four-year institutions must include an Alabama Building Commission approved safe space or hallway in the construction contract.
• The State Department of Postsecondary Education and the boards of trustees of the four-year institutions must coordinate with the Alabama Building Commission to develop, promulgate, and enforce rules implementing this requirement; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Colleges and Universities