New construction at public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education to include approved safe space or hallway.

(a) Commencing on August 1, 2012, any new contract awarded for the construction of a new building, containing classrooms or dorm rooms, on the grounds of a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education shall include an Alabama Building Commission approved safe space or hallway.

(b) The State Department of Postsecondary Education and the separate boards of trustees of the four-year institutions of higher education in the state shall coordinate with the Alabama Building Commission to develop, promulgate, and enforce any rules necessary for the implementation of this section.

(Act 2012-554, p. 1634, §1.)