HB232 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Lynn Greer

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Colleges and universities, University of North Alabama, Board of Trustees, authorized to establish and modify benefits for instructors and other officers, Sec. 16-51-6 am'd.

Summary

HB232 would give the University of North Alabama's Board of Trustees explicit authority to establish and modify benefits for instructors and other university officers, in addition to setting salaries.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill would authorize UNA's Board of Trustees to establish and modify benefits for instructors and other officers. It would continue to allow the board to fix salaries or compensation and adjust them at its discretion, and to remove personnel as needed. It would also allow the board to delegate personnel rules to a committee or the university president, regulate the university's governance, set tuition and fees, confer degrees, and pursue mergers with other higher education institutions into a single successor institution without additional approvals (except that merger provisions do not apply to Alabama A&M University or Alabama State University).

Who It Affects

• Instructors and other officers at the University of North Alabama would gain explicit authority for benefits established or modified by the Board of Trustees.
• The UNA Board of Trustees and university leadership would gain broader authority over benefits, payroll, and personnel rules, plus ongoing governance powers.
• Other Alabama higher education institutions could be affected by potential merger provisions that allow forming a single successor institution without extra approvals, with exceptions for Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 16-51-6 to authorize the Board of Trustees to establish and modify benefits for instructors and other officers of the university.
• Authorizes the board to fix salaries or compensation and to increase or decrease them at its discretion.
• Allows the board to delegate authority to establish and implement personnel rules to a board committee or to the university president.
• Allows the board to enter into and implement mergers with the governing boards of other higher education institutions to form one successor institution without legislative or administrative approval, with merger provisions not applying to Alabama A&M University or Alabama State University.

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

Subjects

University of North Alabama