SB197 Alabama 2014 Session

In 2012, Athens State University was reconstituted and placed under the direction of its own board of trustees

This bill would include the President of Athens State University as a member of the Council of Presidents and would provide for the appointment of members by the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education in lieu of the State Superintendent of Education

This bill would provide, for purposes of setting tuition and distance learning rates, that Athens State University be treated the same as other state institutions of higher education

This bill would also authorize the Code Commissioner to make the appropriate changes in terminology in the code to reflect the reconstituted status of Athens State University

To amend Section 16-5-5 and Section 16-64-4, as amended by Act 2013-331, 2013 Regular Session, and Section 16-64-5, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to Athens State University; to include the President of Athens State University as a member of the Council of Presidents; to provide for the appointment of members to the council by the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education in lieu of the State Superintendent of Education; to authorize the university to set tuition and distance learning rates; and to authorize the Code Commissioner to make the appropriate changes in terminology in the code to reflect the reconstituted status of Athens State University.