Section 16-54-1 Name; powers generally. The school heretofore established at Montevallo as the Alabama Girls’ Industrial School, subsequently known as and called the Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute, later known as and called the Alabama Technical Institute and College for Women and still later known as and called Alabama College is and shall remain a body […]
Section 16-54-10 Records of transactions required. The secretary, the treasurer and all other officers, agents or servants of the university who are required to keep, use or dispose of any property of the university shall keep accounts of their transactions in books to be furnished them by the trustees, which shall at all times be […]
Section 16-54-11 Who may be admitted. Any person residing in Alabama, of good character, good health and of sufficient physical and mental development to support the assumption of success in his or her course of study, to be judged by the president or a designee, who shall comply with all the requirements prescribed by the […]
Section 16-54-12 Property exempt from taxes; employees exempt from town license taxes. The property of the university, of every kind and description, shall forever be exempt from all taxes, municipal, county or state, and from all local assessments. All employees are exempt from the payment of town licenses for their labor while working for this […]
Section 16-54-13 Student assistants. As far as may be practicable, students in the university may be employed in giving assistance in any department of work of the university to enable them to obtain instruction therein, but students shall be employed only in cases and to the extent that they may be able to render efficient […]
Section 16-54-13.1 Employment, powers, and duties of university police officers. (a) The President of the University of Montevallo, with the approval of the board of trustees, is hereby authorized to appoint and employ suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds […]
Section 16-54-13.2 Enforcement of fire protection and prevention laws, etc., by Fire Marshal. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall have exclusive authority to enforce laws, regulations, and ordinances of the state as specified in Section 36-19-2, at the University of Montevallo. These responsibilities shall be performed by the State Fire Marshal or by deputies regularly […]
Section 16-54-14 Grants and rights preserved. All rights of property and action which may have accrued to the university before October 1, 1927 are confirmed and preserved, including the right to permit alumni and friends to establish such corporate entities as an alumni association and a University of Montevallo Foundation, which may be staffed by […]
Section 16-54-15 Condemnation of lands or interests therein. Whenever the University of Montevallo needs any land or interest therein near the university for its purposes, and the owner thereof is a minor or an insane person, or refuses to sell the land to the state for the use of the university, or will not agree […]
Section 16-54-16 Lease or disposal of lands, including lands received by federal grant; proceeds to be paid into restricted endowment. The lands now owned by the University of Montevallo or granted by the United States or by the Congress of the United States to the State of Alabama for the use of this institution, shall […]
Section 16-54-17 Disposition of proceeds and income from sale or lease of nonfederally granted lands. Unless otherwise restricted, the proceeds of all nonfederally granted lands sold or leased by the University of Montevallo, or income therefrom, shall be paid to the University of Montevallo and budgeted and expended by the board of trustees for the […]
Section 16-54-18 Fund previously generated by proceeds from lands dedicated to university to be deposited in Restricted Endowment Fund; provisions for payment of remaining principal over five-year-period; interest to be paid. On May 19, 1980, the Treasurer of the state shall pay to the Treasurer of the University of Montevallo the whole amount of the […]
Section 16-54-2 Board of trustees. The University of Montevallo shall be governed by a board of trustees composed of the Governor, who shall be president, ex officio, the State Superintendent of Education, ex officio, and 11 other trustees (one from each congressional district, up to one at-large trustee who is not a resident of this […]
Section 16-54-3 Purpose; mission. The University of Montevallo is established generally for the purpose of giving therein instructions in the liberal arts and sciences and in technical and professional subjects suitable for both men and women. To that end, departments or subjects of instruction may be established from time to time by the trustees upon […]
Section 16-54-4 Degrees and diplomas. On the advice of the faculty, and with the approval of the trustees, the president may grant and confer diplomas, certificates or degrees (including honorary degrees) upon such students or persons as may be entitled thereto under the rules adopted by the trustees governing this subject. (School Code 1927, §503; […]
Section 16-54-5 President. The trustees shall elect a president for a term to be fixed by them, who shall not be removed during the term for which he or she is elected, except for just cause, which shall be explicitly set forth in writing in the minutes of the proceedings of the trustees and approved […]
Section 16-54-6 Faculty and staff. The president, with the advice and consent of the trustees, shall appoint and fix the compensation for all faculty, including professors, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors and other necessary teachers, and all staff, including professional and nonprofessional staff. The president, academic vice-president, professors, associate professors, assistant professors and instructors shall […]
Section 16-54-7 Secretary of trustees and university. The trustees of the university shall elect a secretary, who shall hold office for the term and receive such compensation as may be fixed by the trustees and shall perform such services as may be required of him or her. The president of the institution may serve in […]
Section 16-54-8 Treasurer – Generally; bond. The trustees shall elect a treasurer, who shall not be a trustee, who shall receive, hold and pay out all moneys belonging to the university or that may be paid in for the necessary expenses of students in the university or for their use and benefit, and the treasurer […]
Section 16-54-9 Treasurer – Removal. Whenever the funds in the hands of the treasurer or funds about to be received by the office are in danger of being lost, the trustees or president may remove the treasurer from office and take all funds and choses in action belonging to the university or any student therein, […]
