HB199 Alabama 2015 Session

In Committee

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Steve McMillan

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Postsecondary Education, State Board of, established, transfer of responsibility over two-year institutions of higher education from the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to the State Board of Postsecondary Education and the State Department of Postsecondary Education, Secs. 16-60-110.1, 16-60-111, 16-60-111.10, 16-60-111.11, 16-60-111.12, 16-60-111.13, 16-60-111.14, 16-60-111.15, 16-60-111.16, 16-60-116, 16-60-117, 16-60-118 added; Secs. 16-60-110, 16-60-111.1, 16-60-111.2, 16-60-111.3, 16-60-111.4, 16-60-111.5, 16-60-111.6, 16-60-111.7, 16-60-111.8, 16-60-111.9, 16-60-112, 16-60-113, 16-60-114, 16-60-115 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Department of Postsecondary Education, and its chief executive officer, entitled Chancellor, is a parallel organization to the State Department of Education that is directly responsible to the State Board of Education for the direction and supervision of two-year institutions of higher education.

This bill would establish an independent Alabama Community College System in lieu of the Department of Postsecondary Education and would provide for the assumption by the Chancellor of the system and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System of all duties and responsibilities for community and technical colleges in the state.

To establish an independent Alabama Community College System in lieu of the Department of Postsecondary Education and provide for the assumption by the Chancellor of the system and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System of all duties and responsibilities for community and technical colleges in the state; to provide legislative intent; to amend Sections 16-60-110, 16-60-111.1, 16-60-111.2, 16-60-111.3, 16-60-111.4, 16-60-111.5, 16-60-111.6, 16-60-111.7, 16-60-111.8, and 16-60-111.9, as amended by Act 2014-48, 2014 Regular Session (Acts 2014), 16-60-112, 16-60-113, 16-60-114, and 16-60-115, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Sections 16-60-110.1, 16-60-111, 16-60-111.10, 16-60-111.11, 16-60-111.12, 16-60-111.13, 16-60-111.14, 16-60-111.15, 16-60-111.16, 16-60-116, 16-60-117, and 16-60-118 to the Code of Alabama 1975.

Subjects

Colleges and Universities

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
March 10, 2015	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy

Bill Text

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Bill Documents