Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 16-60-111.4 (2026)

Powers of Board of Trustees.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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(a) The board shall be authorized to:

(1) Make rules and regulations for the government of community and technical colleges.

(2) Prescribe for the community and technical colleges the courses of study to be offered and the conditions for granting certificates, diplomas, and degrees.

(3) Appoint or terminate the employment of the presidents of the community and technical colleges.

(4) Direct the expenditure of legislative appropriations of community and technical colleges including, but not limited to, the allocation of the annual legislative appropriation, as the board determines is in the best interests of the Alabama Community College System.

(5) Prescribe qualifications for faculty and establish, publish, and maintain an annual salary schedule for each community and technical college employee classification and tenure requirements for faculty at community and technical colleges.

(6) Accept gifts, donations, and devises and bequests of money and real and personal property for the benefit of community and technical colleges or any one of them.

(7) Establish a performance-based allocation process that is equitable and compatible with the services and programs offered by each individual campus.

(b) Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, employees of the Alabama Community College System shall participate in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama pursuant to Chapter 25 and the State Employee’s Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Chapter 29, Title 36. Employees of community and technical colleges shall participate in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama pursuant to Chapter 25 and the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Chapter 25A or other qualified health plans established pursuant to Section 1311 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

(Acts 1982, No. 82-486, p. 805, §6; Act 2015-125, p. 350, §4; Act 2017-171, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1993–2011 · leading case: Young v. McLeod, 841 So. 2d 245 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001).
Young v. McLeod, 841 So. 2d 245 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001). · cites it 13× “1998) (stating that "[a]t the time the Alabama Fair Dismissal Act was adopted, junior college presidents were already covered by § 16-60-111.4"). The FDA does not govern the tenure requirements for junior-college instructors, because, in the words of § 36-26-100 (part of the…”
Ex Parte McLeod, 718 So. 2d 682 (Ala. 1997). · cites it 7× “" They also argue that the second sentence of § 36-26-100 excludes the plaintiffs because, the defendants say, the plaintiffs were covered by "another statute" when the FDA was adopted, specifically Ala. Code 1975, § 16-60-111.4, which authorized the State Board of Education to…”
McLeod v. Beaty, 718 So. 2d 673 (Ala. Civ. App. 1996). · cites it 7× “§ 16-60-111.4, Ala.Code 1975. The status of both McLeod and Dinkins, with regard to the College, was that of "full-time temporary" instructors.”
Hill v. Galliher, 65 So. 3d 362 (Ala. 2010). · cites it 13× “On May 5, 2010, the trial court entered an order finding 1) that the Board had acted beyond its authority under § 16-60-111.4, Aa.Code 1975, in enacting Policy 609.”
Shuford v. Alabama State Bd. of Educ., 978 F. Supp. 1008 (M.D. Ala. 1997). · cites it 4× “At the time the Alabama Fair Dismissal Act was adopted, junior college presidents were already covered by § 16-60-111.4, which provided that they served “at the pleasure” of the State Board of Education.”
Morris v. Wallace Cmty. Coll.-Selma, 125 F. Supp. 2d 1315 (S.D. Ala. 2001). “§§ 16-60-111.4(4), (6), -111.5(6), has limited ability to borrow money, id.”
DeWitt v. Gainous, 628 So. 2d 418 (Ala. 1993). · cites it 2× “Under Article 5, Ala.Code 1975, § 16-60-111.4(3), the State Board of Education is empowered to “[ajppoint the president of each junior college and trade school, each president to serve at the pleasure of the board.”
Young v. McLeod, 841 So. 2d 268 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002). “Instead, he thought, tenure for instructors was determined by regulations promulgated pursuant to § 16-60-111.4(5), Ala.Code 1975, a part of the ATSJCAA.”
S. Union State v. Salatto, 2091201 (ala.civ.app. 10-7-2011), 96 So. 3d 108 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “” Ala.Code 1975, § 16-60-111.4. In DeWitt v.”
— Ala. Code § 16-60-111.4(1) — 1 case
Hill v. Galliher, 65 So. 3d 362 (Ala. 2010). “On May 5, 2010, the trial court entered an order finding 1) that the Board had acted beyond its authority under § 16-60-111.4, Aa.Code 1975, in enacting Policy 609.”
— Ala. Code § 16-60-111.4(2) — 1 case
Shuford v. Alabama State Bd. of Educ., 978 F. Supp. 1008 (M.D. Ala. 1997). “At the time the Alabama Fair Dismissal Act was adopted, junior college presidents were already covered by § 16-60-111.4, which provided that they served “at the pleasure” of the State Board of Education.”
— Ala. Code § 16-60-111.4(3) — 2 cases
DeWitt v. Gainous, 628 So. 2d 418 (Ala. 1993). “Under Article 5, Ala.Code 1975, § 16-60-111.4(3), the State Board of Education is empowered to “[ajppoint the president of each junior college and trade school, each president to serve at the pleasure of the board.”
S. Union State v. Salatto, 2091201 (ala.civ.app. 10-7-2011), 96 So. 3d 108 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “” Ala.Code 1975, § 16-60-111.4. In DeWitt v.”
— Ala. Code § 16-60-111.4(4) — 1 case
Morris v. Wallace Cmty. Coll.-Selma, 125 F. Supp. 2d 1315 (S.D. Ala. 2001). “§§ 16-60-111.4(4), (6), -111.5(6), has limited ability to borrow money, id.”
— Ala. Code § 16-60-111.4(5) — 5 cases
McLeod v. Beaty, 718 So. 2d 673 (Ala. Civ. App. 1996). “§ 16-60-111.4, Ala.Code 1975. The status of both McLeod and Dinkins, with regard to the College, was that of "full-time temporary" instructors.”
Young v. McLeod, 841 So. 2d 245 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001). “1998) (stating that "[a]t the time the Alabama Fair Dismissal Act was adopted, junior college presidents were already covered by § 16-60-111.4"). The FDA does not govern the tenure requirements for junior-college instructors, because, in the words of § 36-26-100 (part of the…”
Ex Parte McLeod, 718 So. 2d 682 (Ala. 1997). “" They also argue that the second sentence of § 36-26-100 excludes the plaintiffs because, the defendants say, the plaintiffs were covered by "another statute" when the FDA was adopted, specifically Ala. Code 1975, § 16-60-111.4, which authorized the State Board of Education to…”
Young v. McLeod, 841 So. 2d 268 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002). “Instead, he thought, tenure for instructors was determined by regulations promulgated pursuant to § 16-60-111.4(5), Ala.Code 1975, a part of the ATSJCAA.”
S. Union State v. Salatto, 2091201 (ala.civ.app. 10-7-2011), 96 So. 3d 108 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “” Ala.Code 1975, § 16-60-111.4. In DeWitt v.”
— Ala. Code § 16-60-111.4(8) — 1 case
S. Union State v. Salatto, 2091201 (ala.civ.app. 10-7-2011), 96 So. 3d 108 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “” Ala.Code 1975, § 16-60-111.4. In DeWitt v.”
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