HB247 Alabama 2016 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Community College System, establish as a body corporate, employees hired after January 1, 2017 not subject to Students First Act of 2011, board of trustees of system to establish procedures for discipline and tenure, powers re acquisition of property provided, Act 2015-125, 2015 Reg. Sess., am'd; Secs. 16-60-110.1, 16-60-111.4, 16-60-111.7, 16-60-111.10 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law the Alabama Community
College System operates as a department of state
government</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would limit application of the
Students First Act of 2011 to faculty and staff
employed by community and technical colleges before
January 1, 2017</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish the Alabama
Community College System as a body corporate under
the laws of the state and grant corporate powers to
the system that are similar to those held by the
institutions of four-year institutions of higher
education within the state</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize the Board of
Trustees of the Alabama Community College System,
within a time certain, to establish standards and
procedures for the discipline and termination of
employment of faculty and staff of the community
and technical colleges</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also provide certain powers
to the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community
College System relating to the acquisition of and
disposition of property</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Alabama Community College System; to
amend Sections 3, 4, and 5 of Act 2015-125, 2015 Regular
Session, now appearing as Sections 16-60-110.1, 16-60-111.4,
16-60-111.7, and 16-60-111.10, Code of Alabama 1975, so as to
limit application of the Students First Act of 2011 to faculty
and staff employed by community and technical colleges before
January 1, 2017; to provide for the operation of the system as
a body corporate; and to require the Board of Trustees of the
Alabama Community College System, by rules and regulations, on
or before January 1, 2017, to adopt procedures governing the
discipline and termination of faculty and staff employed by
community and technical colleges on or after January 1, 2017,
in lieu of the Students First Act.
</p>
Subjects
Alabama Community College System
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2016 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| March 10, 2016 | H | Education Policy first Substitute Offered |
| March 10, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| February 16, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 9, 2016 | Room 418 **Bill Added to Agenda** at 13:30 | House EP Hearing |
| Hearing | March 9, 2016 | Room 418 at 13:30 | House EP Hearing |
| Hearing | March 2, 2016 | Room 418 at 13:30 | House EP Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB247 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |