Alabama § 16-55-4 - Board of Trustees - Powers as to Organization and Administration.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 16-55-4 — Board of Trustees - Powers as to Organization and Administration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-55-4. Board of Trustees - Powers as to Organization and Administration.
The board of trustees shall have the power to organize the institution by appointment of instructors and faculty members and such executive and administrative officers and employees as may be necessary to operate the university; the trustees may remove any officers, faculty members or employees of the institution in their discretion and shall have the power and authority to fix salaries or compensation, increase or reduce the same at their discretion, to regulate, alter or modify the government of the institution as they may consider advisable. The trustees may prescribe courses of instruction, rates of tuition and fees, confer such academic and honorary degrees as are usually conferred by institutions of like character; and they may do whatever else they may consider in the best interest of the institution.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 16-55-4 cover?
Section 16-55-4 ("Board of Trustees - Powers as to Organization and Administration.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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