Code of Alabama 1975, Chapter 47, University of Alabama

§16-47-1. Body corporate.

The Governor and the State Superintendent of Education, by virtue of their respective offices, the trustees heretofore appointed from the different congressional districts of the state under the provisions of Section 264 of the Constitution and such other members as may be from time to time added to the board of trustees and their successors in office are constituted a body corporate under the name of "the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama," to carry into effect the purposes and intent of the Congress of the United States in the grant of lands by the act of April 20, 1818, and of the act of March 2, 1819, to this state, to be by it held and administered for the benefit of a seminary of learning. (School Code 1927, §543; Code 1940, T. 52, §486.)

§16-47-2. Corporate powers generally.

Such corporation shall have all the rights, powers and franchises necessary to or promotive of the end of its creation and shall be charged with all the corresponding duties, liabilities and responsibilities. (School Code 1927, §544; Code 1940, T. 52, §487.)

§16-47-3. Power to hold and dispose of property.

Such corporation may hold and may lease, sell or in any other manner not inconsistent with the object or terms of the grant or grants under which it holds dispose of any property, real or personal, or any estate or interest therein, remaining of the original or any subsequent grant by Congress, or by this state, or by any person, or accruing to the corporation from any source, including also the proceeds of the university fund, as to it may seem best for the purposes of its institution. (School Code 1927, §545; Code 1940, T. 52, §488.)

§16-47-4. University fund.

The fund designated as the university fund consists of the sum of $36,000.00 per annum as interest on the funds of the University of Alabama, heretofore covered into the treasury, for the maintenance and support of said institution, which said sum of $36,000.00 shall be paid to the duly authorized agent of the university as hereinafter provided; and the further sum of $25,000.00, annually, is added to and made a part of the university fund. (School Code 1927, §546; Code 1940, T. 52, §489.)

§16-47-5. Grants and gifts preserved.

No grant or gift, by will or otherwise, shall fail on account of any misnomer or informality, when the intention of the grantor or donor can be ascertained; nor shall any default or malfeasance on the part of the trustees or other officers or agents of such corporation work a forfeiture of any of its rights, powers, privileges or franchises. (School Code 1927, §547; Code 1940, T. 52, §490.)

§16-47-6. Rights, franchises, properties and privileges retained.

In addition to the rights, properties, privileges and franchises herein granted, all rights, properties, privileges and franchises heretofore by any act of the Legislature granted to or vested in the University of Alabama shall vest and continue in such corporation. (School Code 1927, §548; Code 1940, T. 52, §491.)

§16-47-7. Books may be furnished law department.

The justices of the Supreme Court are authorized from time to time to set apart and turn over to the law department of the university copies of such secondhand or superseded law books, known as textbooks, as they may deem expedient, the marshal and librarian taking proper receipts therefore. (School Code 1927, §557; Code 1940, T. 52, §498.)

§16-47-8. Code and reports furnished law department.

The Secretary of State shall supply to such law department 10 copies of the Code of Alabama and one copy of the quarterly reports of the opinions of the Attorney General, as the same may from time to time be published. (School Code 1927, §558; Code 1940, T. 52, §499.)

§16-47-9. Additional copies of the state publications furnished law department for exchange.

The Secretary of State shall furnish to the school of law of the University of Alabama, in addition to those furnished for use therein, as many copies, but not to exceed 60 each, of all reports and publications of the State of Alabama and its several departments, agencies and institutions, including, the Alabama Code, general and local acts, Senate and House journals and other legislative documents as may be requested by the dean of the school for use in exchange with the several states or territories of the United States, the Dominion or provinces of Canada, the Republic of Mexico, the Philippine Republic, the Republic of South Africa, the Australian Commonwealth or the Dominion of New Zealand, or any of the departments, agencies or institutions thereof for similar reports and publications of each of those states, territories or nations; provided, that exchanges shall not be made to secure more than one copy of any publication.

This section shall apply to existing stocks of all such reports and publications that are not already reserved or set aside by law for a specific purpose, to all such reports and publications hereafter printed or published and to all reports and publications which the state is able to purchase at a predetermined price; but no reprint of any report or publication shall be undertaken to supply copies thereof for exchange purposes. (Acts 1947, No. 300, p. 151.)

§16-47-10. Police officers - Appointed by president; powers and duties generally.

The president of the university may appoint or employ one or more suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property of the university. Such person shall be charged with all the duties and invested with all the powers of police officers. The officer may eject trespassers from the university buildings and grounds. The officer may, without warrant, arrest persons who commit disorderly conduct, or trespass on the property of the institution, or in any circumstance in which an arrest by a police officer without a warrant is authorized by law, and carry them before the nearest district court or municipal court charged with the trial of such offenders. Upon proper affidavit charging the offense, the person arrested may be tried by the court and convicted as in case of persons brought before the court on a warrant. The officer or officers may summon a posse comitatus. (School Code 1927, §559; Code 1940, T. 52, §500; Acts 1995, No. 95-554, §1.)

§16-47-11. Police officers - Extended jurisdiction.

1. Any police officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section or Section 16-22-1, is a peace officer whose authority extends to any place in the state; provided, that the primary duty of any such police or peace officer shall be the enforcement of the law on property owned or leased by the institution of higher education employing said peace officers; provided further, that he shall not otherwise act as a peace officer in enforcing the law except:
   1. When in pursuit of any offender or suspected offender who is charged with the commission of a crime while on the premises of said institution; or
   2. To make arrests otherwise lawfully for crimes committed, or for which there is probable cause to believe have been committed, within his presence or within the boundaries of said property owned or leased.
2. The provisions of this section granting authority to police officers at institutions of higher learning in the State of Alabama are not intended to limit or abridge any powers heretofore granted to said officers by law, and the provisions of this section are, therefore, to be considered cumulative.
3. Nothing in this section shall grant authority to any persons appointed under the provisions of this section to enter a classroom for the purpose of enforcing traffic or parking citations. (Acts 1975, No. 924, §§1-3.)

§16-47-12. School of Mines of Alabama.

The Department of Mining Engineering of the University of Alabama is declared to be the "School of Mines" of the State of Alabama. Alabama's share of such federal aid as may hereafter be provided by Congress for the promotion or development of mines and mining and mining engineering in the several states through educational agencies shall be put at the exclusive disposal of the University of Alabama to be utilized in connection with or by that institution in such manner as the federal law and regulations may prescribe. (School Code 1927, §564; Code 1940, T. 52, §504.)

§16-47-13. Cooperation of university with Bureau of Mines.

The Federal Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, has established and located a mining experiment station at the University of Alabama, the continuance of such station being conditioned upon the performance of certain obligations on the part of the University of Alabama prescribed by the federal government. The University of Alabama is authorized to meet and perform said obligations out of any funds appropriated for that purpose or which may hereafter be appropriated for that purpose. Said School of Mines of Alabama is hereby authorized to cooperate and collaborate with said station in the carrying on of its work. (School Code 1927, §565; Code 1940, T. 52, §505.)

§16-47.14. Testing laboratory.

The testing laboratory of the University of Alabama is the official testing laboratory for cement and other materials of construction. (School Code 1927, § 568; Code 1940, T. 52, §506.)

§16-47-15. Summer school for teachers - Establishment.

The trustees of the University of Alabama may establish at that institution a school to be known as the summer school for teachers, at which during the summer months instruction shall be given in all the public school studies and in such other studies as may be necessary to better prepare teachers for efficient service in the public schools of this state. (School Code 1927, §569; Code 1940, T. 52, §507.)

§16-47-16. Summer school for teachers - Maintenance.

The summer school for teachers at the University of Alabama shall be maintained and supported by the annual legislative appropriation for that specific purpose. (School Code 1927, §570; Code 1940, T. 52, §508.)

§16-47-30. Composition; terms of office; election; vacancies; compensation.

The state university shall be under the control of the board of trustees, which shall consist of two members from the congressional district in which the university is located, and one from each of the other congressional districts in the state, the State Superintendent of Education and the Governor, who shall be ex officio president of the board.

The members of the board of trustees, as now constituted, shall hold office until their respective terms expire under existing law and until their successors shall be elected and confirmed, as hereinafter required. Successors to those trustees whose terms expire in 1902 shall hold office until 1907; successors to those whose terms expire in 1904 shall hold office until 1911; successors to those trustees whose terms expire in 1906 shall hold office until 1915; and thereafter their successors shall hold office for a term of 12 years.

When the term of any member of such board shall expire, the remaining members of the board shall, by secret ballot, elect his successor; provided, that any trustee so elected shall hold office from the date of his election until his confirmation or rejection by the Senate, and if confirmed, until the expiration of the term for which he was elected and until his successor is elected. At every meeting of the Legislature, the State Superintendent of Education shall certify to the Senate the names of all who have been so elected since the last session of the Legislature, and the Senate shall confirm or reject them as it shall determine for the best interest of the university. If it rejects the names of any members it shall thereupon elect trustees in the stead of those rejected.

In the case of a vacancy on said board by death or resignation of a member, or from any cause other than the expiration of his term of office, the board shall elect his successor, who shall hold office until the next session of the Legislature, when the name of a successor or successors elected by said board to fill the vacancy or vacancies so occasioned shall be certified by the State Superintendent of Education to the Senate, and the Senate shall confirm, or reject, as it shall determine is for the best interest of the university; and, if confirmed by the Senate, the person, or persons so elected to fill said vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired term to which he is so elected. If the Senate rejects the name of any person to fill said vacancy, it shall thereupon elect some person or persons in the stead of those rejected.

No trustee shall receive any pay or emolument other than his actual expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties as such. (School Code 1927, §550; Code 1940, T. 52, §493.)

§16-47-31. Quorum; majority vote; president pro tempore.

Five members of the board of trustees, exclusive of the ex officio members, shall constitute a quorum. Every member present shall be required to vote, and a majority of those present shall govern. At their first meeting, the board shall elect one of its number president pro tempore, who shall preside in the absence of the Governor and shall hold the position until the next annual or special meeting, when another president pro tempore shall be elected. (School Code 1927, §551; Code 1940, T. 52, §494.)

§16-47-32. Meetings.

The board of trustees shall meet at least once in each year and on the first Wednesday in June, unless some other day is selected by them, and it may, by ordinance or resolution adopted by it, prescribe other regular times for meeting. At such meeting it may continue in session as long as it may deem proper for the welfare of the institution and may at any session appoint a special or adjourned meeting. Upon the written application of four members, or of any three members with his concurrence, the president pro tempore shall appoint a special meeting and issue notice thereof to the several members; but such special meeting shall not be appointed for a day less than seven days subsequent to the date of the notice. In case there is no president pro tempore of the board, or in case he is incapacitated to act, then the Governor, as president of the board, shall upon the written application of four members, in like manner call such special meeting. Regular meetings of the board must be held at the university, but special or adjourned meetings may be held at the university or in the City of Montgomery, the City of Birmingham or the City of Huntsville. (School Code 1927, §552; Code 1940, T. 52, §495; Acts 1945, No. 265, p. 412; Acts 1969, No. 985, p. 1733.)

§16-47-33. Records of trustees' proceedings preserved; payment of expenses of trustees.

The proceedings of the board of trustees must be recorded in a substantially bound book, which must be kept in the archives of the university; and the board may at any meeting employ a secretary. The certificate of the president or, in his absence, of the president pro tempore, countersigned by the secretary, if there is one, shall entitle the several trustees to their constitutional pay out of the treasury of the university; and the compensation of the secretary and the necessary incidental expenses of the board at each session shall be paid on the order of the board, and the certificate of the president or president pro tempore, as the case may be, out of such treasury. (School Code 1927, §552; Code 1940, T. 52, §495; Acts 1945, No. 265, p. 412; Acts 1969, No. 985, p. 1733; School Code 1927, §553; Code 1940, T. 52, §496.)

§16-47-34. Powers generally.

The board of trustees has the power to organize the university by appointing a corps of instructors, who shall be styled the faculty of the university, and such other officers as the interest of the university may require; to remove such instructors or officers, and to fix their salaries or compensation, and increase or reduce the same at their discretion; to institute, regulate, alter or modify the government of the university, as it may deem advisable; to prescribe courses of instruction, rates of tuition and price of board and regulate the necessary expenses of students; and to confer such degrees as are usually conferred by similar institutions. It may delegate to the faculty of the university, or other officers, such powers and functions in the government of the students and in the administration of the affairs of the university as it may deem proper; but in no case shall any person be authorized to receive, hold or disburse any funds of the university without having first given bond, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties; and no person shall be excluded from the full benefit of the university fund or placed at any disadvantage in the pursuit of his studies who possesses the requisite literary or other qualifications and is willing to submit to the discipline prescribed for the students. (School Code 1927, §549; Code 1940, T. 52, §492.)

§16-47-35. Authority of trustees to dispose of property.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, all or any part of such land as has been or may be selected under and by virtue of an act of Congress entitled, "An act to increase the endowment of the University of Alabama from the public school lands in said state," approved April 23,1884, and may sell lands or any interest therein or part thereof for such prices and upon such terms as to it may seem proper. Such sales may be for cash or for part cash, and the said Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama shall not be limited by any statute heretofore enacted as to what part of the purchase price of such lands which it has heretofore sold or may hereafter sell shall be in cash, but the percent of the purchase price of such lands that may have been or shall be in cash shall be such as said Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama may agree upon with the purchaser or purchasers. (School Code 1927, §560; Code 1940, T. 52, §501.)

§16-47-36. Report to Legislature.

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make to the Legislature, at each session thereof, a full report of its transactions and of the condition of the university, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the university by those charged with the administration of its finances. (School Code 1927, §554; Code 1940, T. 52, §497.)

§16-47-37. Executive committee of trustees.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama may create an executive committee consisting of three or more of the trustees composing the said board upon which committee it may confer full power and authority to lease, sell and convey such lands or any part thereof, or any interest therein, as fully as said Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama could itself do. (School Code 1927, §561; Code 1940, T. 52, §502.)

§16-47-50. Establishment.

There is hereby created and established a four-year school of dentistry in the State of Alabama to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, to be located at Birmingham, Alabama, as a part of the medical center, which shall be known as the Dental College of Alabama or such other name as the board of trustees and the advisory board shall hereafter designate. (Acts 1945, No. 207, p. 323, §1; Acts 1947, No. 625, p. 478.)

§16-47-51. Dentists Advisory Board

There is hereby created and established a board to be known as the Dentists Advisory Board, consisting of five dentists who shall be members in good standing of the State Dental Association of Alabama and shall reside in different sections of the State of Alabama. The duties of the members of said board shall be to meet with the Alabama Building Commission upon its call for the purpose of giving information and advice to the said Alabama Building Commission as to proper location, establishment, buildings and equipment of said dental school, during the period of time occupied by the Alabama Building Commission in locating, establishing, building and equipping said dental school, and to meet with the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, or with three or more members of said board of trustees at such times and places as may be mutually agreed upon, due notice of said meetings to be given by the board of trustees, for the purpose of giving information and advice to the trustees as to the proper maintenance and operation of the dental school. The first five members of the Dentists Advisory Board shall be appointed by the Governor: one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years and one for a term of five years; and thereafter all members of said board shall be elected by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama on nominations made by the State Dental Association or its authorized agents, for five-year terms each. Vacancies shall be filled likewise by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, and the appointees shall serve for the unexpired terms. The members of said advisory board shall serve without pay, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, to be paid in the same manner as the expenses of the University trustees are paid. The dean of the school of dentistry shall be an ex officio member of the Dentists Advisory Board and shall sit with it in its deliberations. (Acts 1945, No. 207, p. 323, §3.)

§16-47-52. Appropriations not to affect other appropriations to university.

Since it is the purpose of this chapter to establish and maintain a standard four-year dental school to be administered by the University of Alabama, and since the university, in order to carry out that purpose, must itself necessarily continue to be accredited by the national and regional standardizing agencies, it is hereby expressly provided that appropriations made under this chapter, being set apart exclusively for the school of dentistry and for no other purpose, shall not adversely affect appropriations made to the university in support of its other schools, colleges, divisions and activities. (Acts 1945, No. 207, p. 323, §7.)

§16-47-53. Report to Legislature.

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make to the Legislature of Alabama at each regular session thereof a full report of its transactions under this chapter and of the condition of the dental school, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of said dental school by those charged with the administration of the finances thereof. (Acts 1945, No. 207, p. 323, §8.)

§16-47-54. Authority of board of trustees of university.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama is hereby given full power and authority to maintain and operate the school of dentistry created by this chapter wherever located, and to set, establish and maintain standards of scholarship and teaching which shall be in accordance with standards approved by the Council of Dental Education of the American Dental Association, and to perform all acts and functions necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this chapter as it relates to the proper and orderly maintenance and operation of said dental school; provided, that the board of trustees shall be under no duty to operate or to continue the operation and maintenance of said dental school unless and until adequate appropriations are received from the State of Alabama for that purpose. (Acts 1945, No. 207, p. 323, §9.)

§16-47-76. Board of Dental Scholarship Awards - Created; authorization to establish scholarships; composition; terms of members.

There is hereby created and established a board to be known as the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards, which shall be authorized and required to establish scholarships to provide for and further dental training, in pursuance of a dental degree, of qualified applicants for admission to the University of Alabama School of Dentistry or any other dental school in the State of Alabama accredited by the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association. The board shall be composed of the secretary of the Alabama Dental Association, who shall serve as chairman of the board; one dentist elected from each component society of the Alabama Dental Association, whose terms of office shall be staggered, two dentists being elected for a term of one year, two dentists being elected for a term of two years, two dentists being elected for a term of three years and two dentists being elected for a term of four years, and at the end of each term of office, successors shall be elected for a term of four years; the director of the Bureau of Dental Health of the Health Department of Alabama; the dean of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry or his designee; and the chairman of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry Admissions Committee. (Acts 1977, No. 662, p. 1121, §1.)

§16-47-77. Board of Dental Scholarship Awards - Powers and duties.

The Board of Dental Scholarship Awards shall have power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of this state as may be necessary for the regulation of its proceedings and for the discharge of the duties imposed on it. Said board shall receive and review all applications for scholarship loans and awards, shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability, character and qualifications of each applicant and shall be responsible for the further administration of the scholarship program subject to the provisions of this article. (Acts 1977, No. 662, p. 1121, §3.)

§16-47-78. Types of scholarships.

The board shall establish two types of scholarships as follows:

1. A number of loans equal to 20 percent of the number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, based on the economic need and scholastic ability of the applicant, in an amount not to exceed $3,000.00 per annum or $12,000.00 over a four-year period, shall be available to any bona fide resident of Alabama of good character who has been accepted for matriculation by the University of Alabama School of Dentistry or any other educational institution accredited by the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association. This section shall also apply to graduate students at the discretion of the board.
2. A number of nonrefundable merit scholarship awards equal in number to five percent of the number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, in an amount not to exceed $3,000.00 per annum each, or $12,000.00 for a four-year period, shall be available to outstanding students, one fourth of which shall be awarded each year to members of the entering class at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, who, in the judgment of the board, have the highest scholastic achievement in undergraduate studies, sufficient dental aptitude, excellence of character and other pertinent qualifications. (Acts 1977, No. 662, p. 1121, §4.)

§16-47-79. Repayment of loans.

1. Scholarships extended under subdivision (1) of Section 16-47-78 shall be repaid following graduation either in cash as is provided under subsection (b) of this section, or under the terms of a contract to serve in a needy area in Alabama for a term to be specified by the board as provided in subsection (c) of this section. Any moneys received from recipients in repayment of a scholarship loan under subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall upon receipt thereof be remitted by the Board of Scholarship Awards to the Treasurer of the State of Alabama for credit to the Special Educational Trust Fund.
2. Scholarship loans to be repaid under this subsection shall be repaid to the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards in full at an interest rate of six percent per annum from the date of graduation from dental school. Payments are to be made annually, the first of which is due one year after the recipient enters the practice of dentistry or one year after completion of specialty training, whichever occurs first. Repayment in full must be completed within eight years from initiation of repayment. Any recipient who fails for any reason to continue his dental education shall repay all loan amounts in accordance with terms and conditions established by the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards; provided, that the interest rate on such unpaid loan amounts shall be fixed at six percent per annum from date of his departure or removal from dental school.
3. Scholarship loans to be repaid under this subsection shall be repaid by service in one of the following ways, subject to approval of the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards:
   1. Practice for a four-year period in a community of less than 5,000 population in which the dentist-population ratio is less than one to 3,000 and the community is at least 30 miles from a city of 50,000 population; provided that said mileage requirement may be waived by the board in its discretion in individual cases.
   2. Practice for a five-year period in a community of more than 5,000 population and less than 15,000 population which has been deemed by the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards to be critically in need of additional dental practitioners.
   3. Practice for a five-year period in a community of more than 15,000 but less than 100,000 population which has been deemed by the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards to be critically in need of additional dental practitioners, and repayment of one half the loan plus six percent interest per annum in five annual payments, beginning at the end of the first year of practice.
   4. Practice for five years in a position in Alabama in public health or as a dentist in a state institution approved by the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards.
   5. For loans of less than four years of study ($12,000.00), service repayment may be prorated on the basis of one fourth of the above requirements for each $3,000.00.
   6. Recipients who elect a service-type repayment pursuant to one of the preceding (1), (2), (3) or (4) shall make repayment in cash plus six percent interest per annum on a prorated basis as determined by the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards for any portion of this obligation which is not fulfilled. (Acts 1977, No. 662, p. 1121, §5.)

§16-47-80. Contractual agreement of recipients; penalties for breach.

Each recipient of a scholarship loan under the provisions of this article shall enter into a contract with the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards whereby he agrees to repay the scholarship loan in a manner prescribed by the board not inconsistent with any provision of this article. Breach of contract by the recipient shall make him immediately liable for the unpaid balance of the loan and shall constitute a ground for the revocation of his certificate or license to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama. In the event of death or total and permanent disability of the recipient to engage in the practice of dentistry, repayment of the loan may be excused by the board. The Attorney General of Alabama, upon request of the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards, shall institute proceedings in the name of the state for the purpose of recovering any amount due the state under the provisions of this article. The proceedings to have such dentist's certificate or license revoked shall be commenced upon the written complaint of the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards to the State Board of Dental Examiners. The proceedings shall be in accordance with the provisions of Alabama law pertaining to the revocation of licenses to practice dentistry. (Acts 1977, No. 662, p. 1121, §6.)

§16-47-81. Localities in need of dentists.

Any incorporated or unincorporated municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 100,000 desiring additional dentists and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional dentists may apply to the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards to be placed on a list of localities in need of additional dentists, which shall be maintained by the board. Such application may be made either by the municipal governing body or by a petition signed by at least one twentieth of the qualified electors of the municipality or locality. If the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards determines that such locality is in need of dentists, it shall place the locality on the list of localities in need of dentists from which recipients of scholarships may upon graduation select an area in which, to practice. In compiling and maintaining the list, the board may place any locality thereon which, in its opinion, needs additional dentists. (Acts 1977, No. 662, p. 1121, §7.)

§16-47-90. Establishment; name.

There is hereby created and established a four-year school of medicine in the State of Alabama to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama and to be known as The University of Alabama School of Medicine or such other name as the board of trustees shall hereafter designate. (Acts 1943, No. 89, p. 89, §1; Acts 1969, No. 1054, p. 1975.)

§16-47-91. Physicians Advisory Board.

There is hereby created and established a board to be known as the Physicians Advisory Board, consisting of five physicians who shall be members in good standing of the State Medical Association of Alabama and shall reside in different sections of the State of Alabama. The duties of the members of said board shall be to meet with the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, or with three or more members of said board of trustees, at such times and places as may be mutually agreed upon, due notice of said meetings to be given by the board of trustees, for the purpose of giving information and advice to the trustees as to the proper maintenance and operation of the medical school. The first five members of the Physicians Advisory Board shall be appointed by the Governor, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years and one for a term of five years; and thereafter all members of said board shall be elected by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama on nominations made by the State Medical Association or its authorized agents for five-year terms each. Vacancies shall be filled likewise by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, and the appointees shall serve for the unexpired terms. The members of said advisory board shall serve without pay, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, to be paid in the same manner as the expenses of the university trustees are paid. The dean of the school of medicine shall be an ex officio member of the Physicians Advisory Board and shall sit with it in its deliberations. (Acts 1943, No. 89, p. 89, §3.)

§16-47-92. Appropriations to University of Alabama not affected.

Since it is the purpose of this article to establish and maintain a standard four-year medical school to be administered by the University of Alabama, and since the university, in order to carry out that purpose, must itself necessarily continue to be accredited by the national and regional standardizing agencies, it is hereby expressly provided that appropriations made under this article, being set apart exclusively for the school of medicine and for no other purpose, shall not adversely affect appropriations made to the university in support of its other schools, colleges, divisions and activities. (Acts 1943, No. 89, p. 89, §7.)

§16-47-93. Annual report to Legislature.

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make to the Legislature of Alabama at each regular session thereof a full report of its transactions under this chapter and of the condition of the medical school, embracing an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of said medical school by those charged with the administration of the finances thereof. (Acts 1943, No. 89, p. 89, §8.)

§16-47-94. Power and authority of Board of Trustees of University of Alabama.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama is hereby given full power and authority to maintain and operate the school of medicine created by this chapter wherever located, and to set, establish and maintain standards of scholarship and teaching which shall be in accordance with standards approved by the council on medical education and hospitals of the American Medical Association and of the Association of American Medical Colleges, and to perform all acts and functions necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this chapter as it relates to the proper and orderly maintenance and operation of said medical school; provided, that the board of trustees shall be under no duty to operate or to continue the operation and maintenance of said medical school unless and until adequate appropriations are received from the State of Alabama for that purpose. (Acts 1943, No. 89, p. 89, §9.)

§16-47-95. Acquisition of property for school of medicine; issuance of bonds.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama shall have full power and authority to acquire by purchase, lease or gift from any city, county or other public or private body, and to maintain, utilize and operate any personal or real property, whether in the form of hospitals, clinics or otherwise, deemed to be appropriate and necessary to the maintenance and operation of its school of medicine, and any such city, county or other public or private body shall have full power and authority to convey and transfer the said personal and real property accordingly on such terms as its governing body shall determine. The said board is further given the specific full power and authority to assume any and all legal obligations lying against the vendor, lessor or donor by virtue of ownership of property so acquired, and to assume any and all legal obligations lying against the property so acquired or against the net revenue derived from the operation thereof, and, if necessary, in acquiring or purchasing any hospital or hospitals mentioned in this section, said university is hereby authorized to issue its bonds in such an amount and in such denominations and maturing at any time it may determine; such bonds to be secured either by a pledge of the net revenue received from the operation of said hospital or hospitals, or by a mortgage on the hospital buildings as such, one or both. Any bonds assumed or issued by said board of trustees or said university pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not constitute a debt of this state, and the faith and credit of this state shall not be pledged as security for or in payment of said bonds. (Acts 1945, No. 80, p. 77.)

§16-47-121. Board of Medical Scholarship Awards - Created; authorization to issue scholarships; agreements with loan recipients.

There is hereby created a Board of Medical Scholarship Awards, which shall establish scholarships and loans to provide for the medical training of qualified applicants for admission, or students in, the University of Alabama School of Medicine or the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, or any other accredited or provisionally accredited school of medicine in Alabama. The recipients of loan awards shall enter into a valid agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards to practice the profession of medicine in those areas and localities of Alabama as may be determined by the board for a number of years to be stipulated in the agreement. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §1; Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1.)

§16-47-122. Board of Medical Scholarship Awards - Composition; terms of members; chairman.

1. The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall be composed of three members of the Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, the executive officer of the State Board of Health, the dean of each school of medicine in Alabama or his designee, the chairman of the admissions committee of each school of medicine in Alabama and two members appointed by the Governor for four-year terms, one of whom shall be a member of the State of Alabama Senate and the other a member of the State of Alabama House of Representatives. The terms of the legislative members shall be concurrent with their legislative terms.
2. The chairman of the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall be a member of the Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §§2, 3.)

§16-47-123. Board of Medical Scholarship Awards - Powers and duties.

1. The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant, and award scholarships and loans according to the judgment of the board. Preference in granting loans shall be given to applicants who sign agreements to practice in those areas in greatest need of medical service for periods of time to be stipulated by the board.
2. The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall make reasonable rules and regulations for implementing and administering this division. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §§4, 10; Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1.)

§16-47-123.1. Annual administration expenses.

The board shall establish the fiscal requirements for its annual administration expenses, which may be paid from funds from any source which are available to the board. (Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §3.)

§16-47-124. Types of awards.

There shall be two types of awards as follows:

1. LOANS. A number of loans equal in number to 20 percent of the student body of the medical schools in the State of Alabama, each in an amount of up to the average cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses, as set forth in the current catalogs of the University of Alabama School of Medicine or the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, for the year of each enrollment. These loans shall be available to any resident of Alabama of good character who has been accepted for matriculation by one of the medical schools of Alabama preference being given to those applicants who can show an economic need, and who commit in writing to practice in a rural area in a generalists specialty as determined by the board. The board may, in its discretion, permit students to apply for a loan under this subdivision in any scholastic year and for any previously completed scholastic year of medical education. These loans shall be repaid following graduation, under the terms of a contract to practice clinical medicine in an area of Alabama identified by the board as medically underserved for a term of years, as hereinafter set forth.
2. MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS. A number of merit scholarships equal in number to five percent of the student body of the medical schools in the State of Alabama, each in an amount not to exceed $5,000 (five thousand dollars) per annum or $20,000 (twenty thousand dollars) over a four-year period shall be granted to students with high scholastic achievement and excellent character who will attend one of the medical schools of the State of Alabama. The students to whom merit scholarships are granted shall not be obligated to repay the amount of the scholarship award. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §5; Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1.)

§16-47-125. Repayment obligation may begin immediately upon discontinuation of medical education.

Any recipient who fails for any reason to continue his or her medical education may, at the discretion of the board, be required to repay all loan amounts immediately with simple interest of eight percent annually from the date of his or her departure or removal from medical school. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §§6, 11; Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1.)

§16-47-126. Repayment of loans by performing certain services.

The loan or any part thereof shall be repaid by engaging in full-time clinical practice, as defined in the regulations of the board, in one of the following ways, in accordance with a contract approved by the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards:

1. Practice for a period equal to one year of practice for each year the individual received a loan in a community of less than 5,000 population which is in an area within Alabama identified by the board as medically underserved.
2. Practice for a period equal to one and one-fourth years of practice for each year the individual received a loan in a community of more than 5,000 population and less than 15,000 population which is in an area within Alabama identified by the board as medically underserved.
3. Practice for a period equal to one and one-half years of practice for each year the individual received a loan in a community of more than 15,000 but less than 50,000 population which is in an area within Alabama identified by the board as medically underserved. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §7; Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1.)

§16-47-126.1. Award contracts in force prior to February 14, 1994 may continue; option available to re-contract under new provisions; additional board powers.

Individuals who have entered into contracts with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards prior to February 14, 1994 shall be entitled to continue to receive the loans or merit scholarship, or both, in the amounts specified in the contract. Repayment shall be in accordance with the terms of the contract.

These individuals shall have the option to terminate an existing contract and enter into a new contract under the provisions of this division. The board shall prescribe in regulations the repayment obligations of any individual who receive[s] loans in less than the full amount authorized by the board or who terminates an existing contract and enters into new contracts under this [division]. The board may, in its discretion, excuse repayment of a loan, in whole or in part, based upon the disability or other extreme hardship not the fault of the loan recipient. (Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §2.)

§16-47-127. Agreement by recipients to practice in certain areas; immediate liability upon default; penalty provisions; proceedings for recovery of amount due; death, disability may excuse repayment.

1. Each recipient of a loan under this division shall enter into an agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards whereby the recipient agrees to practice in an area as defined in Section 16-47-126. In the event of a default or other breach of contract by the recipient of loans provided under this division, or other termination of contract prior to the completion of the period of medical education and training, the individual shall be liable for immediate repayment of the total principal loan amount plus interest at the rate of eight percent accruing from the date of default or termination and an additional penalty as specified:
   1. For default or termination of a loan for one scholastic year, a penalty equal to 20 percent of the total principal amount of the loan.
   2. For default or termination of a loan for two scholastic years, a penalty equal to 30 percent of the total principal amount of the loan.
   3. For default or termination of a loan for three scholastic years, a penalty equal to 40 percent of the total principal amount of the loan.
   4. For default or termination of a loan for four scholastic years, a penalty equal to 50 percent of the total principal amount of the loan.
   5. If default or termination occurs after the fourth year but prior to the completion of a residency training program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education in a generalists specialty as determined by the board, a penalty equal to 100 percent of the total principal amount of the loan.
   6. If default or termination occurs after completion of a residency training program but prior to completion of the repayment obligation as set forth in Section 16-47-126, a penalty equal to 200 percent of the total principal amount of the loan.
2. The Attorney General or any district attorney, upon request of the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards, shall institute proceedings in the name of the state for the purpose of recovering any amount due the state under this division. Any sums recovered under Section 16-47-125 or this section from loan recipients or paid by the recipients to the board shall be retained by the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards for funding of future scholarships.
3. In the event of death of a recipient or upon the recipients' becoming permanently disabled to an extent that he or she is no longer able to engage in the practice of medicine, repayment of the loan may be excused by the board. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §8; Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1)

§16-47-128. Failure of recipient to perform loan agreement grounds for revocation of medical license; revocation proceedings.

The failure of a recipient of a loan to perform his or her agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards or to pay the amount he or she is liable for under this division shall constitute a ground for the revocation of his or her license to practice medicine. The proceedings to have the physician's license revoked shall be commenced upon the written complaint of the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards to the State Board of Medical Examiners. The proceedings shall be in accordance with Sections 34-24-310 to 34-24-381, inclusive, for the imposition of disciplinary sanctions on a license to practice medicine in this state. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §9; Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1.)

§16-47-129. Localities in need of physicians.

Any incorporated or unincorporated municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 15,000, desiring additional physicians and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional physicians, may apply to the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards to be placed on a list of localities in need of additional physicians, which shall be maintained by the board. Such applications may be made either by the municipal governing body or by a petition signed by at least one twentieth of the qualified electors of the municipality or locality. If the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards determines that such locality is in need of physicians, it shall place the locality on the list of localities in need of physicians from which recipients of scholarships may, upon graduation, select an area in which to practice. In compiling and maintaining the list, the board may place any locality thereon which, in its opinion, needs additional physicians. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §12.)

§16-47-130. Establishment.

There is hereby created and established a collegiate school of nursing in the University of Alabama to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the purpose of providing a program of education and clinical training for the preparation of professional nurses. The school shall be autonomous under the direction of a dean, who shall be a nurse, and shall be known as the University of Alabama School of Nursing or by such other name as the said board of trustees shall hereafter designate. (Acts 1949, No. 596, p. 927, §1.)

§16-47-131. Clinical and other educational facilities.

The University of Alabama is authorized to secure clinical and other educational facilities for the students of the nursing school in approved hospitals and health agencies and institutions by contract or other arrangements. (Acts 1949, No. 596, p. 927, §2.)

§16-47-132. Payment of expenses.

The expenses incurred in and the cost of carrying out the provisions of this article shall be paid out of funds appropriated for that purpose by the Legislature. (Acts 1949, No. 596, p. 927, §3.)

§16-47-133. Appropriations made under article not to adversely affect other appropriations made to university.

Since it is the purpose of this article to establish and maintain a collegiate school of nursing to be administered by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, and since the said board of trustees in order to carry out that purpose, must necessarily continue to operate the University of Alabama as an institution accredited by the national and regional standardizing agencies, it is hereby expressly provided that appropriations made under this article, being set apart exclusively for the said school of nursing and for no other purpose, shall not adversely affect appropriations made to the university in support of its other schools, colleges, divisions and activities. (Acts 1949, No. 596, p. 927, § 4.)

§16-47-134. Report to Legislature.

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to make to the Legislature of Alabama at each regular session thereof a full report of its transactions under this chapter and of the condition of the nursing school, embracing an itemized statement of all receipts and disbursements on account of said nursing school. (Acts 1949, No. 596, p. 927, §5.)

§16-47-135. Scholarships - How distributed.

There shall be awarded each year 125 scholarships to the University of Alabama School of Nursing for nursing education. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the state-at-large. They shall be distributed, insofar as practicable, throughout the state, and may be distributed to students in any year of study in said school of nursing. (Acts 1957, No. 591, p. 828, § 1; Acts 1971, No. 2303, p. 3716, § 1.)

§16-47-136. Scholarships - Who eligible.

To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this article, a person must have been a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application and must be a person of good character, who shall have been accepted for matriculation by the authorities of the University of Alabama and shall have met the requirements. for professional nursing education as determined by the University of Alabama School of Nursing. Applications for scholarships shall be made to the University of Alabama School of Nursing. (Acts 1957, No. 591, p. 828, §2; Acts 1971, No. 2303, p. 3716, §2.)

§16-47-137. Scholarships - Amount and conditions; selection of recipients.

Each scholarship provided for by this article shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year payable from funds appropriated to the University of Alabama School of Nursing for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the school of nursing for the same student or awarded to another applicant for the scholarship. Appropriate competitive examinations of aptitude and ability shall be administered to the applicants by the University of Alabama School of Nursing. The results of the examinations shall be used as guides in the selection of the recipients of the scholarship from the various geographical areas of the state. In case a scholarship student fails to complete the course prescribed for the baccalaureate degree in nursing, the student must repay the amount of scholarship funds used. Any funds thus collected may be used as scholarship assistance for other nursing students. A scholarship student must agree to practice professional nursing in the State of Alabama for at least one year after completing the course at the University of Alabama. (Acts 1957, No. 591, p. 828, §3; Acts 1971, No. 2303, p. 3716, §3.)

§16-47-150. Scholarships to division of nursing - Established; distribution.

There shall be awarded each year 30 scholarships to the Division of Nursing, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama, for nursing education. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the state-at-large. They shall be distributed insofar as practicable throughout the state. (Acts 1971, No. 2290, p. 3691, §1.)

§16-47-151. Scholarships to division of nursing - Who eligible.

To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this article, a person must have been a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application and must be a person of good character and shall have been accepted for matriculation by the authorities of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama and shall have met the requirements for professional nursing education as determined by the Division of Nursing of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama. (Acts 1971, No. 2290, p. 3691, § 2.)

§16-47-152. Scholarships to division of nursing - Amount and conditions; selection of recipients.

Each scholarship provided for by this article shall be in the amount of $600.00 per year, payable from funds appropriated to the Division of Nursing of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama for this purpose. A scholarship may either be renewed by the said school of nursing for the same student or awarded to another applicant for the scholarship. Appropriate competitive examinations of aptitude and ability shall be administered to the applicants by the Division of Nursing of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama. The results of the examinations shall be used as guides in the selection of the recipients of the scholarships from the various geographical areas of the state. In case a scholarship student fails to complete the course prescribed for the baccalaureate degree in nursing, that student must repay the amount of scholarship funds used. Any funds thus collected may be used as scholarship assistance for other nursing students. A scholarship student must agree to practice professional nursing in the State of Alabama for at least one year after completing the course at the Division of Nursing of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama. (Acts 1971, No. 2290, p. 3691, §3.)

§16-47-170. Established; minimum course of instruction.

There is hereby created and established a graduate school of social work in the State of Alabama, to be under the sole management, ownership and control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. This school shall provide not less than a two-year course of instruction in social work and related subjects on the graduate level. It shall be known as the School of Social Work of Alabama; however, the board of trustees of the university may change this name. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 234, p. 314, §1.)

§16-47-171. Powers and duties of board of trustees of university generally; school to be separate graduate school; qualifications of dean.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama is hereby given full power and authority to maintain and operate the school of social work created by this article. It may set, establish and maintain standards of scholarship and teaching, but all such standards shall conform at least to the minimum standards prescribed by the standardizing agency or association for graduate schools of social work. The board of trustees of the university shall perform all acts and functions necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent and purpose of this article. The school of social work shall be a separate graduate school, with its own dean, but nonetheless a part of the University of Alabama. The dean shall possess such qualifications for the position as are prescribed by the board of trustees, but the board of trustees must include in its prescribed requirements actual training and experience as a professional social worker. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 234, p. 314, §2.)

§16-47-172. Scholarships; standards and requirements for admission.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama is authorized and required to establish 10 scholarships for the benefit of 10 students in the school of social work. Each scholarship shall be in the amount of $1,800.00 per year. These scholarships shall be payable from the annual appropriation to the school of social work. To be eligible for one of these scholarships a person shall be a young man or woman of good character and shall have been accepted for matriculation by the authorities of the school of social work in accordance with the current standards and requirements of such school. These standards and requirements must, in turn, meet in every way the requirements for admission to an approved graduate school of social work. In awarding these scholarships, preference shall be given to applicants from counties in which there is a severe shortage of professionally trained social workers. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 234, p. 314, §3.)

§16-47-173. Residents to have preferential consideration for admission.

Applicants for admission to the school of social work who are bona fide residents of the State of Alabama, if they meet the admission requirements of the school, shall have preferential consideration for admission to the school. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No, 234, p. 314, §4.)

§16-47-174. Appropriations made under article not to adversely affect other appropriations made to university.

Since it is the purpose of this article to establish and provide for the maintenance of a standard two-year graduate school to be administered by the University of Alabama, and since in order to carry out that purpose the University of Alabama itself must continue to be accredited by the national and regional standardizing agencies, it is hereby expressly provided that appropriations made by or under this article, being expressly set apart exclusively for the school of social work and for no other purpose, shall not adversely affect appropriations made to the university in support of its other schools, colleges, divisions and activities. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 234, p. 314, §5.)

§16-47-175. Report of board of trustees.

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees of the university to make to the Legislature at each regular session thereof a full report of its transactions under this article and of the condition of the school of social work. Such report shall include an itemized account of all receipts and disbursements on account of the school of social work by those charged with the administration of the finances thereof. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 234, p. 314, §6.)

§16-47-190. Definitions.

For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section:

1. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama.
2. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA MUSEUM. Mound state monument, the archeological shrine, the historical museum and the recreational area located near the town of Moundville, Alabama and situated partially in Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama, and the museum, shell collection, beetle collection, coin collection and other museum properties owned by the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Incorporated, which are in the custody or under the control of the geological survey of Alabama.
3. MUSEUM FUND. The fund created in this article for the depository of money by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama to be used for expenditure upon operation, development, protection, expansion, planning and maintaining the land, facilities and equipment in Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama as a state monument, archeological shrine, historical museum, recreational area or University of Alabama Museum. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §1.)

§16-47-191. University authorized to acquire land for museum - Generally; cooperation with others.

The University of Alabama, in addition to other powers, shall have the right, power and authority to acquire, in the name of the University of Alabama, by purchase, lease, agreement, license, condemnation or otherwise, the fee simple interest in and to land in Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama for the purpose of developing, preserving, improving, protecting or maintaining same as a museum, which shall include an archeological museum, historical shrine and recreational area, and to accept, in fee or otherwise, lands donated, entrusted, conveyed or devised for like purposes in said counties. It may contract and make cooperative agreements with the federal government and its agencies, with municipalities, corporations, associations, partnerships or individuals for the purpose of acquiring, planning, establishing, developing, utilizing, operating, protecting or maintaining such museum. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §2.)

§16-47-192.University authorized to acquire land for museum - from Alabama Museum of Natural History.

The University of Alabama, in addition to other powers, shall have the right, power and authority to acquire in the name of the University of Alabama by purchase, gift or otherwise the fee simple interest in and to land in Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama from the Alabama Museum of Natural History for the purpose of developing, preserving, improving, protecting and/or maintaining same as a University of Alabama Museum, which shall include an archeological museum, historical shrine and recreational area, and in the acquisition of said land the University of Alabama is hereby authorized to enter into such escrow agreements as may be deemed necessary. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §3.)

§16-47-193. Erection, maintenance and improvement of buildings.

Upon any land specified in this article the University of Alabama shall have the right, power and authority to erect, equip, maintain or improve such buildings or facilities as may be deemed necessary for the purposes of developing, preserving or protecting such land as a University of Alabama Museum. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §4.)

§16-47-194. Acquisition of personal property for museum; place of display.

The University of Alabama may acquire from the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Incorporated or elsewhere, by gift, purchase or otherwise, any personal property which may be deemed necessary or advisable in the proper operation or management of the University of Alabama Museum provided for in this article. Upon such acquisition such property shall become the property of the said University of Alabama to be used, sold, traded or otherwise disposed of as may be deemed proper or advisable; such property may be displayed by the University of Alabama any place deemed by it to be advisable. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §5.)

§16-47-195. Construction and operation of recreational facilities.

The University of Alabama, in addition to other powers, shall have the right, power and authority to construct and operate suitable public service or recreational privileges and conveniences on any land or water embraced within the scope of this article and to charge and collect reasonable fees for the use of same and to enter into contracts for the operation of any such privilege or convenience and to enter into contracts with the federal government and with states, counties, municipalities, corporations, associations or individuals for the purpose of constructing, planning, utilizing, developing, expanding, protecting or maintaining any such privileges or conveniences or any building or facility appertaining thereto. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §8.)

§16-47-196. Geological survey authorized to transfer property to and make collections for museum.

The geological survey of Alabama is hereby empowered and authorized to convey to the University of Alabama by gift or otherwise any of its property as it may deem proper, for use, exchange or display in the University of Alabama Museum, and upon such conveyance said property shall become the property of the University of Alabama to be used, exchanged or displayed by it in the operation or development of the said University of Alabama Museum. The geological survey of Alabama is further authorized to make such collections from time to time in the future which it may deem to be of value to the University of Alabama Museum and to convey such collections or parts thereof to the University of Alabama for any purpose specified in this article. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §7.)

§16-47-197. Powers of university over personal property acquired for use or display.

Any personal property acquired by the University of Alabama for use or display in its museum may be used or displayed at any place deemed by it to be advisable, and such property may be sold or exchanged as the University of Alabama shall deem proper. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §8.)

§16-47-198. Employees for museum; teaching at museum.

The University of Alabama shall, subject to the provisions of the State Employees' Retirement System, determine the number of employees needed for the efficient and economical performance of the functions and duties of the said University of Alabama Museum and shall hire such employees to operate, manage and maintain the same. The study and teaching of archeology, history and related subjects at said University of Alabama Museum shall be under the jurisdiction of the University of Alabama, and the same shall be achieved and performed in a manner similar to other studies and teachings at the said university. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §9.)

§16-47-199. Rules and regulations; punishment of violations; powers of police officers appointed by university president.

The University of Alabama shall have the power and authority to make, establish and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations, not in conflict with the laws of Alabama, which may be deemed for the best interest of the operation, development, protection, maintenance and management of the University of Alabama Museum, which rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law. Such rules and regulations shall be published in printed form and shall be made available to the general public and visitors to said University of Alabama Museum. Such rules, so published, shall be received in evidence in any court in this state without further proof. A violation of any rule or regulation made, established or promulgated in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be a misdemeanor. All persons appointed as police officers by the president of the University of Alabama, as provided for by law, are hereby constituted peace officers of the State of Alabama with full and unlimited police power and jurisdiction to enforce the rules and regulations promulgated by virtue of the authority contained in this article. Such police officers are clothed with the power and authority of deputy sheriffs and shall arrest without warrant and carry before the district court of the county in which an offense is committed any person violating any of the rules and regulations made and promulgated under the authority provided for in this article. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §10.)

§16-47-200. Disposition of fines for violations of rules.

All money arising from fines and forfeitures from violations of the rules and regulations as provided for in this article shall be forwarded by the court having jurisdiction over such violations to the University of Alabama to be deposited into the University Museum Fund. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §11.)

§16-47-201. Construction and maintenance of roads to and within museum grounds.

The State Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and empowered upon the request of the University of Alabama to construct, reconstruct and maintain roads leading from a state highway to any land included within the scope of this article and to construct, reconstruct and maintain roads within the boundaries of lands included within the scope of this article. The construction and reconstruction of such roads shall be in accordance with the development plan for the said land as approved by the University of Alabama. Such roads leading to said land or lying within said land shall be constructed, reconstructed and maintained in such manner as may be agreed upon between the State Director of Transportation and the University of Alabama. The costs of such construction, reconstruction and maintenance made by the said State Department of Transportation shall be paid from the State Highway Fund. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §12.)

§16-47-202. Counties or municipalities may contribute land or funds for museum; contributions by others.

Any county and any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama is hereby authorized and empowered to donate, convey and grant to the University of Alabama any land owned by it or which it may hereafter acquire to become a part of the University of Alabama Museum as herein provided for, and any county and incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama and any corporation, association, partnership or individual may contribute money to the University of Alabama to be used and expended in extending, improving, operating or maintaining said University of Alabama Museum. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §13.)

§16-47-203. University of Alabama Museum Fund.

There shall be a University of Alabama Museum Fund. All moneys received from gifts or bequests or from county or municipal appropriations or moneys appropriated by the State of Alabama shall be deposited by the treasurer of the University of Alabama to the credit of said fund. There shall also be deposited in said fund all moneys received from any concession business conducted upon the land or water included in this bill and also any moneys accruing to the University of Alabama as an incident to the operation or ownership of the University of Alabama Museum, by virtue of the sale or rental of real or personal property or from whatsoever source. The said fund hereby created shall be used and expended by the University of Alabama in accordance with the terms of the gift, bequest, grant, appropriation or donation from which said moneys are derived, in the same manner, by the same authority and for the purposes stipulated in this chapter. In the absence of any such terms or stipulations, said moneys in said fund shall be expended by the University of Alabama in furtherance of any provisions of this chapter. All expenses of the University of Alabama Museum shall be payable from said fund by requisition in the same manner and under the same authority as other funds of the University of Alabama are expended; provided, no funds appropriated by the State of Alabama shall be withdrawn or expended for any purpose whatsoever unless the same shall have been allotted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 of this Code, and only in the amounts and for the purposes provided by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill. It is not the intent of this article to require the University of Alabama to support the University of Alabama Museum from its educational appropriations or its other educational resources, but only from those sources of income set forth herein, including state appropriations for the said museum fund. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §14.)

§16-47-204. Governor may convey interest of state in museum lands to university.

In the event the State of Alabama has or claims any interest in any of the land which is conveyed to the University of Alabama under the provisions of this article, the Governor of Alabama is hereby authorized to convey such interest to the University of Alabama by state patent, which patent shall vest title of said land in and to the University of Alabama. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 102, p. 2018, §15.)