SB348 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

University of Alabama, Board of Trustees, add members nominated by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville Alumni Association, Section 264 (Sec. 264, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd.

Summary

SB348 would add four new trustees to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees, with two appointed from nominees by the UA Birmingham Alumni Association and two from nominees by the UA Huntsville Alumni Association, all appointed by the Governor with Senate confirmation, and with defined terms and retirement rules.

What This Bill Does

It would amend Section 264 of the Alabama Constitution to create four additional trustees for the UA Board of Trustees. The Governor would appoint two trustees from each of the two alumni associations’ nominee pools, subject to Senate confirmation. The existing board would initially elect these new trustees for terms up to six years to create staggered expirations, after which all trustees would serve six-year terms and could not serve more than three consecutive terms; trustees must retire at age 70 and may be reimbursed only for actual expenses. The Governor remains the ex officio president of the board, and appointments occur only after Senate confirmation.

Who It Affects

• University of Alabama Board of Trustees and the UA system: gains four additional trustees and new term/retirement rules that shape governance.
• Governor, Alabama Senate, and alumni associations (UAB Alumni Association and Huntsville Alumni Association): Governor appoints four new trustees from nomination lists; Senate confirms; nominations come from the two alumni associations.

Key Provisions

• Adds four additional trustees to the UA Board of Trustees: two from nominees by the National Alumni Association of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and two from nominees by the University of Alabama in Huntsville Alumni Association.
• For each group, four nominees are proposed and the Governor selects two of them for appointment, with Senate confirmation required.
• Initial terms for the new trustees are up to six years, set by the existing board to create staggered expirations (one term every three years in each congressional district).
• Subsequent terms are six years; a trustee may not serve more than three consecutive full six-year terms.
• A trustee must retire at the annual meeting following their seventieth birthday.
• New trustees are elected by the remaining board by secret ballot and begin service on confirmation by the Senate; if the Senate rejects, the board elects replacements.
• No trustee may be paid, beyond reimbursement of actual expenses.
• The Governor remains the ex officio president of the board.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments