SB 83 requires newly appointed or elected trustees and commissioners of Alabama public four-year higher ed institutions and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to complete eight hours of professional development in the first two years of service.
If passed, the bill would require new trustees and commissioners to complete eight hours of professional development within their first two years. The training topics include institutional finance, student success, and compliance/ accreditation, with at least one hour dedicated to the state ethics law. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education would develop training parameters and must annually offer at least one professional development opportunity in-state. Institutions must report each new trustee's and commissioner’s hours and topics to ACHE, which will compile and post a summary on its website.
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 262
Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 261
Melson Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy
Source: Alabama Legislature