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SB191 Alabama 2015 Session

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Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Trip Pittman
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 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
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> 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. </p>
Subjects
Colleges and Universities

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
May 5, 2015 S Assigned Act No. 2015-125.
May 5, 2015 H Signature Requested
May 5, 2015 S Enrolled
May 5, 2015 S Second House Concurs in Executive Amendment
May 5, 2015 H McMillan motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 582
May 5, 2015 H House of Origin Concurs in Executive Amendment
May 5, 2015 S Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 822
May 5, 2015 S Executive Amendment Offered
May 5, 2015 S Forwarded to Governor
May 5, 2015 S Enrolled
May 5, 2015 H Signature Requested
May 5, 2015 H Concurred in Second House Amendment
May 5, 2015 S Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 746
April 30, 2015 S Marsh motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote
April 30, 2015 S Bussman motion to non-concur and request Conference Committee, Pittman to table Bussman motion Tables Voice Vote
May 5, 2015 S Concurrence Requested
April 23, 2015 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 483
April 23, 2015 H Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 482
April 23, 2015 H Education Policy first Substitute Offered
April 23, 2015 H Third Reading Passed
April 16, 2015 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
March 31, 2015 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
March 31, 2015 S Engrossed
March 19, 2015 S Pittman motion to Reconsider and Table adopted Voice Vote
March 19, 2015 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 201
March 19, 2015 S Motion to Adopt Pittman Sub as Amended adopted Roll Call 200
March 19, 2015 S Motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote
March 19, 2015 S Singleton Amendment Offered
March 19, 2015 S Motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote
March 19, 2015 S Bussman Amendment Offered
March 19, 2015 S Motion to Adopt Lost Roll Call 199
March 19, 2015 S Singleton Amendment Offered
March 19, 2015 S Dial motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote
March 19, 2015 S Dial Amendment Offered
March 19, 2015 S Pittman first Substitute Offered
March 19, 2015 S Third Reading Passed
March 17, 2015 S Pittman motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
March 17, 2015 S Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
March 11, 2015 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 10, 2015 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing April 15, 2015 Room 418 at 13:30 House EP Public Hearing
Hearing April 15, 2015 Room 418 at 13:30 House EP Hearing
Hearing March 11, 2015 Room 807 at 19:00 Senate F&TE Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB191 Alabama 2015 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt
2015-05-05
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
McMillan motion to Concur In and Adopt
2015-05-05
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt
2015-05-05
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2015-04-23
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2015-04-23
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2015-03-19
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2015-03-19
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2015-03-19
Chamber: Senate
Result: Failed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB191 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced
Bill Text SB191 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text SB191 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled
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