16-68-3
Section 16-68-3 (Effective July 1, 2020) Adoption of free expression policy. (a) On or before
January 1, 2021, the board of trustees of each public institution of higher education shall
adopt a policy on free expression that is consistent with this chapter. The policy, at a minimum,
shall adhere to all of the following provisions: (1) That the primary function of the public
institution of higher education is the discovery, improvement, transmission, and dissemination
of knowledge by means of research, teaching, discussion, and debate, and that, to fulfill
that function, the institution will strive to ensure the fullest degree possible of intellectual
freedom and free expression. (2) That it is not the proper role of the institution to shield
individuals from speech protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution
and Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, including without limitation,
ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or...
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16-68-6
Section 16-68-6 (Effective July 1, 2020) Regulation of unprotected speech, expression, etc.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent public institutions of higher education
from regulating and restricting speech, expression, or a protected expressive activity that
is not protected by the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
including, but not limited to, any of the following: (1) Violations of state or federal law,
including, but not limited to, actions that damage institutional property. (2) Expressions
that a court has deemed unprotected defamation. (3) Harassment. (4) True threats, which are
defined as statements meant by the speaker to communicate a serious expression of an intent
to commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group of individuals.
(5) An unjustifiable invasion of privacy or confidentiality not involving a matter of public
concern. (6) An action that unlawfully disrupts the function or security of the...
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16-33C-18
Section 16-33C-18 Limits on increase in mandatory fees and tuition. On behalf of all current
and future postsecondary students, the Legislature strongly encourages all public institutions
of higher education to limit any annual percentage increases in mandatory fees and tuition
to the average percentage amount such fees and tuition were annually increased over the previous
10-year period, to the extent such limitation is possible. (Act 2010-725, p. 1800, §11.)...

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16-47A-3
Section 16-47A-3 Programs, facilities, and services; mission and objectives of the university.
(a) Athens State University shall provide, maintain, and operate public higher education programs
and facilities dedicated to the preparation of students. The university shall provide educational
services for the greater community including advanced education for mature students, private
citizens, and service men and women, in a manner that does not violate or cause a violation
of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the United States Constitution. The university
shall provide an academic, cultural, and social environment that fosters individuality and
develops productive members of society. The mission of the university shall be accomplished
by providing services to students and the greater community through the utilization of university
staff and facilities and through superior teaching, scholarship, creative activities, and
public service. (b) The overriding mission of the...
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16-5-10
Section 16-5-10 Additional powers and duties of commission. The commission shall exercise the
following powers and duties in addition to those otherwise specified in this article: (1)
To cause to be made such surveys and evaluations of higher education as are believed necessary
for the purpose of providing appropriate information to carry out its powers and duties. (2)
To recommend to the Legislature of Alabama the enactment of such legislation as it deems necessary
or desirable to insure the highest quality of higher education in this state taking into consideration
the orderly development and maintenance of the state system of public higher education to
meet trends in population and the change in social and technical requirements of the economy.
(3) To advise and counsel the Governor, at his request, regarding any area of, or matter pertaining
to, postsecondary education. (4) To establish definitions of a junior college, a community
college, a technical college or institute, a senior...
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16-68-2
Section 16-68-2 (Effective July 1, 2020) Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the
following words have the following meanings: (1) BENEFIT. Recognition, registration, the use
of facilities of a public institution of higher education for meetings or speaking purposes,
the use of channels of communications, and funding sources that are available to student organizations
at the public institution of higher education. (2) CAMPUS COMMUNITY. A public institution
of higher education's students, administrators, faculty, and staff, as well as the invited
guests of the institution and the institution's student organizations, administrators, faculty,
and staff. (3) FREE SPEECH ZONE. An area on campus of a public institution of higher education
that is designated for the purpose of engaging in a protected expressive activity. (4) HARASSMENT.
Expression that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies
access to an educational opportunity or benefit...
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16-18A-2
Section 16-18A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY.
The Private Colleges and Universities Facilities Authority created by this chapter and any
successor or successors thereto. Any change in name or composition of the authority shall
in no way affect the vested rights of any person under the provisions of this chapter. (2)
PROJECT. A structure or structures available for use as a dormitory or other student housing
facility, a dining hall, student union, administration building, academic building, library,
laboratory, research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care facility, maintenance,
storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities related thereto or required
or useful for the instruction of students or the conducting of research or the operation of
an institution of higher education, whether proposed, under construction or...
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16-46B-7
Section 16-46B-7 Graduation requirements. (a) Before June 30, 2020, and in accordance with
Section 16-35-4, the department shall identify approved computer science courses that may
fulfill one unit of academic credit for any mathematics or science course for high school
graduation. (b) Beginning with the graduating class of 2021, for the purposes of high school
graduation requirements and satisfying mathematics or science freshman admission requirements
for a public institution of higher education physically located in this state, as determined
by the institution of higher education, a computer science course successfully completed under
subsection (a) shall be equivalent to either of the following: (1) One mathematics course
credit. (2) One science course credit. (Act 2019-389, §7.)...
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38-12B-4
Section 38-12B-4 Use of funds. Appropriations for the program shall be used by the department
on behalf of participants in each fiscal year to pay public two-year and four-year institutions
of higher education or other publicly funded training programs in the state for benefits extended
to participants by the Fostering Hope program. The department may also use not more than 10
percent of the total state appropriation made to the program in any fiscal year for costs
associated with the mentor service. The department may not spend appropriations for the program
for purposes other than those listed in this section. Any monies appropriated to the department
for Fostering Hope that are unspent at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried over for
use by the program in the next fiscal year. The department shall develop rules for ensuring
that expenses of the Fostering Hope program in a fiscal year do not exceed funding for the
program in that fiscal year. For that purpose, and any other...
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16-13-282
Section 16-13-282 Purpose of article. (a) It is the goal of the Governor and the Legislature
to raise Alabama's non-salaried expenditures per public school student to the national average
in conjunction with this commitment to teachers' salaries. (b) It is the goal of the Governor
and the Legislature to continue and enhance Alabama's financial support for public institutions
of higher education, support personnel in public schools and retirees in the Teachers' Retirement
System in conjunction with this commitment to teachers' salaries and non-salaried expenditures
per student. (Act 2000-732, p. 1583, §§3, 4.)...
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