Alabama § 16-5-5 - Commission to Analyze and Evaluate Education Needs; Advisory and Consultant Groups; Council of Presidents.

§ 16-5-5. Commission to Analyze and Evaluate Education Needs; Advisory and Consultant Groups; Council of Presidents.

The commission, in consultation with the agencies and institutions concerned with higher education in this state, shall analyze and evaluate on a continuing basis the present and future needs for instruction, research and public service in postsecondary education in the state, including facilities, and assess the present and future capabilities. The use of advisory groups and consultants, as deemed desirable, may be used to meet these needs in order to provide the highest possible quality of collegiate and university education to all persons in the state able and willing to participate. One such advisory committee shall be the Council of Presidents, consisting of the president of each public four-year institution of higher education and Athens State University, the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education, and the presidents of three public two-year institutions of higher education, to be selected by the chancellor.