Section II: Core Requirements

2.2.  The institution has a governing board of at least five members that is the legal body with specific authority over the institution. The board is an active policy-making body for the institution and is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the financial resources of the institution are adequate to provide a sound educational program. The board is not controlled by a minority of board members or by organizations or interests separate from it. Neither the presiding officer of the board nor the majority of other voting members of the board have contractual, employment, or personal or familial financial interest in the institution.

A military institution authorized and operated by the federal government to award degrees has a public board in which neither the presiding officer nor a majority of the other members are civilian employees of the military or active/retired military. The board has broad and significant influence upon the institution’s programs and operations, plays an active role in policy-making, and ensures that the financial resources of the institution are used to provide a sound educational program.  The board is not controlled by a minority of board members or by organizations or interests separate from the board except as specified by the authorizing legislation. Neither the presiding officer of the board nor the majority of other voting board members have contractual, employment, or personal or familial financial interest in the institution.  (Governing Board)

JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE

Compliance.

NARRATIVE/JUSTIFICATION FOR JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE

Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) demonstrates compliance. The governing board of the institution is the Alabama State Board of Education, consisting of nine members. The board is an active policy-making body and is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the financial resources of the institution are adequate to provide a sound educational program. The Alabama State Board of Education (SBE) is composed of the governor (ex officio) and eight elected members, one from each congressional district. Board members hold four-year terms. The governor serves as president of the State Board of Education, and the Board annually elects a vice-president from among its members. According to State Board Policy 101.01, upon recommendation by the chancellor, the State Board is authorized to make rules and regulations for governing the colleges; prescribe the courses of study and the requirements for granting certificates, diplomas, and/or degrees; appoint the president of each college; direct and supervise the expenditure of appropriations for each college; prescribe qualifications and establish a salary schedule and tenure requirements for faculty; accept gifts, donations, and devises and bequests of money and real and personal property for the benefit of the colleges; and promote interest in the colleges among the citizens of Alabama.

State Board Policy 301.01 requires each college to operate within available resources and to maintain adequate operational balances to ensure the financial stability of the college. In order for the State Board of Education to ensure that the financial resources of the institution are adequate to provide a sound educational program, Northeast is required to submit an annual budget for approval prior to the commencement of each fiscal year (State Board Policy 304.01). Further, State Board Policy 318.01 requires an annual audit of each college by the Examiners of Public Accounts. The chancellor may authorize direct audits and reviews of any college. Written reports of all audits and reviews must be provided to the State Board of Education. Neither the presiding officer of the board, nor the majority of other voting board members, have contractual, employment, or personal or familial financial interest in Northeast Alabama Community College.

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