HB220 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Dan Williams
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Athens State University, president included on Council of Presidents, university is 4-year institution for purposes of tuition and distance learning, code commissioner authorized to insert appropriate language regarding university in code, Secs. 16-5-5, 16-64-4, 16-64-5 am'd.
Summary: HB220 adds Athens State University's president to the Council of Presidents, shifts appointment control to the Chancellor, lets Athens State set tuition and distance-learning rates, and updates code terminology to reflect its reconstituted status.
What This Bill Does
It includes the President of Athens State University as a member of the Council of Presidents. It changes who appoints members of that council from the State Superintendent of Education to the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education. It authorizes Athens State University to set tuition and distance-learning rates. It directs the Code Commissioner to update the code terminology to reflect Athens State University's reconstituted status under a separate board of trustees.

Who It Affects
Athens State University and its students (including distance-learning students) by granting representation on the Council of Presidents, recognizing its new status, and giving the university authority to set certain tuition and distance-learning rates.
State education governance officials (Chancellor of Postsecondary Education and Code Commissioner) by shifting appointment authority for the Council of Presidents and by implementing terminology updates to the code.

Key Provisions
Adds the President of Athens State University as a member of the Council of Presidents.
Replaces the appointment authority for Council of Presidents from the State Superintendent of Education to the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education.
Authorizes Athens State University to set tuition rates and distance-learning rates.
Directs the Code Commissioner to update code terminology to reflect Athens State University's reconstituted status as a public institution under a separate board of trustees (Chapter 47A, Title 16).
Amends Sections 16-5-5, 16-64-4, and 16-64-5 to implement these changes.

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Subjects: Athens State University