Alabama Chapter 5 — ALABAMA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION.
Article 1 General Provisions.
- Section 16-5-1 — Definitions.
- Section 16-5-2 — Composition; appointment; qualifications of members; duties.
- Section 16-5-3 — Terms of office; reconfirmation of current members; appointment of new members; vacancies; reappointment.
- Section 16-5-4 — Organization; chairperson; meetings, quorum, agenda, etc.; expenses; executive director and employees; retirement system.
- Section 16-5-5 — Commission to analyze and evaluate education needs; advisory and consultant groups; Council of Presidents.
- Section 16-5-6 — Long-range planning.
- Section 16-5-7 — State university and college electronic faculty and student unit record system; definitions; state coordinating agency; advisory committee; database reports; failure to comply with requirements.
- Section 16-5-8 — Review, coordination, establishment, etc., of programs; transfer of credits; Articulation and General Studies Committee.
- Section 16-5-8.1 — Computation of grades earned at another institution.
- Section 16-5-8.2 — Equal access for all citizens.
- Section 16-5-8.3 — Legislative intent.
- Section 16-5-8.4 — Reports to Legislature.
- Section 16-5-9 — Budget proposals; open hearings; unified budget report; recommendations.
- Section 16-5-10 — Additional powers and duties of commission.
- Section 16-5-11 — Commission responsible for certain functions.
- Section 16-5-12 — Committee to evaluate commission.
- Section 16-5-13 — Powers and duties of governing boards of public institutions of higher education; commission relationship with state board and Chancellor.
- Section 16-5-14 — Acceptance and expenditure of gifts, grants, etc.
- Section 16-5-15 — Submission of facilities master plans by public institutions of higher education; review by commission; freeze on construction and acquisitions; prioritization of capital budget requests; exemption of facilities on military reservation.
Article 2 Committee to Improve Postsecondary Education Participation.
- Section 16-5-30 — Committee established to improve postsecondary education participation; membership.
- Section 16-5-31 — Duties.
- Section 16-5-32 — Postsecondary Education Communication Center created; center to operate statewide computer network, develop interactive communication system, establish annual ninth graders data base, operate toll-free numbers, and research factors affecting educational choices.
- Section 16-5-33 — Funding.