HB230 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jack Williams
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Colleges and Universities, ethics training for members of governing boards required, members required to file ethics compliance form
Summary: The bill requires ethics training for governing board members of Alabama colleges and universities that receive state funding and requires annual ethics compliance forms for board members.
What This Bill Does
It mandates that each higher education board member complete ethics training approved by the Alabama Ethics Commission or through an online review of the Alabama Ethics Law. Existing board members must complete the training within six months after the act becomes law, and new appointees within 120 days of appointment. By June 1, 2017, boards must consider and adopt a code of ethics and develop an ethics compliance form to be completed annually by current and future members, including disclosures of relationships, financial interests, and a statement of intent to comply, with signatures that may be electronic.

Who It Affects
Board members of Alabama colleges and universities that receive state appropriations or benefit from state-funded awards/grants, who must complete ethics training and annually sign the ethics compliance form.
The institutions' boards (and the institutions themselves) are responsible for implementing the training and adopting the annual ethics compliance form; training approval is handled by the Alabama Ethics Commission.

Key Provisions
Training required for all board members; training must be approved by the Alabama Ethics Commission or available as an online review of the Alabama Ethics Law.
Existing board members must complete training within six months after the act’s effective date; new appointees must complete within 120 days of appointment.
By June 1, 2017, boards must consider a code of ethics and develop an ethics compliance form to be completed annually by members, including disclosures of relationships and financial interests and a statement of intent to comply.
The ethics compliance form must be signed/attested by the member, with electronic signatures allowed.
Applies to constitutionally created boards of trustees; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and approval by the Governor (or as otherwise provided by law).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Colleges and Universities