SB49 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Trip Pittman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
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: SB49 would require the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to set and collect programmatic review fees from non-Alabama institutions that want to offer instructional programs in Alabama, with the fees deposited to the State Treasury to credit the commission.
What This Bill Does
The commission must establish a fee schedule for reviewing instructional programs proposed by out-of-state institutions. Collected fees are to be deposited into the State Treasury and credited to the commission. The commission has rule-making authority to set approval criteria and can revise the fee schedule with reasonable notice. The bill also clarifies that non-Alabama institutions may not offer programs in Alabama without prior approval from the commission, effective immediately after passage.

Who It Affects
Non-Alabama colleges and other postsecondary institutions that wish to offer instructional programs in Alabama; they will be required to pay the programmatic review fees.
Alabama Commission on Higher Education; it will collect the fees, deposit them to the State Treasury, and establish/adjust the fee schedule and approval criteria.

Key Provisions
Establish a schedule of programmatic review fees for reviewing non-Alabama institutions' proposed instructional programs in Alabama.
Require collected fees to be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.
authorize the Commission to promulgate and periodically revise the fee schedule with reasonable notice.
Affirm that no out-of-state institution may offer programs in Alabama without prior approval, and set criteria for approving such programs.

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Subjects: Commission on Higher Education