HB247 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve McMillan

Republican

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

Under existing law the Alabama Community College System operates as a department of state government.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Subjects

Alabama Community College System