Alabama Administrative Code Title 300 - ALABAMA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Here's a comprehensive overview of Title 300 – Alabama Commission on Higher Education within the Alabama Administrative Code:
📘 Agency & Authority
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) is established under Code of Ala. 1975, § 16‑5‑1 et seq. It is a 12‑member board appointed by state officials and confirmed by the Senate, tasked with statewide planning, coordination, student aid oversight, and regulatory duties for public colleges and universities (ache.edu).
🗂️ Key Chapters & Scope
Chapter 300‑1‑1 – Organization
Defines ACHE’s structure and its mandate to periodically review instructional, research, and public service units (admincode.legislature.state.al.us).
Chapter 300‑2‑1 – Program Review
Sets policies for evaluating and approving new academic programs at public institutions, including off‑campus offerings, mergers, and distance education protocols (admincode.legislature.state.al.us).
Chapter 300‑2‑2 – Program Viability Review
Implements Act 96‑557: monitors academic programs with low graduation outcomes, using a two‑level review and 3‑year monitoring cycle (ache.edu).
Chapter 300‑2‑3 – Fiscal and Information Systems
Establishes requirements for financial reporting and data systems (titles listed, details not fully captured).
Chapter 300‑2‑4 – Educational Assistance Programs
Governs state-level student aid, including application and allocation procedures (admincode.legislature.state.al.us, regulations.justia.com).
Chapter 300‑2‑5 – Network of Alabama Academic Libraries
Administers the statewide library network to support academic collaboration.
Chapter 300‑2‑6 – Federal Programs
ACHE serves as the State Agency for Higher Education (SAHE), administering federal programs like NCLB teacher/principal training (en.wikipedia.org, regulations.justia.com).
🎓 Student Aid & Scholarship Programs (Chapter 300‑4)
300‑4‑1 – Guaranteed Student Loan Program (repealed 2002) (admincode.legislature.state.al.us).
300‑4‑2 – Alabama Student Assistance Program: State scholarships and grants—funding goals, organization, planning, award and refund processes (ache.edu).
300‑4‑3 – Student Grant Program (details similar to above).
300‑4‑4 – Alabama National Guard Educational Assistance Program: Includes eligibility, audits, record-keeping, review, and sanction procedures; current revisions effective Dec 15, 2023 (ache.edu).
300‑4‑7 – Police Officer’s & Firefighter’s Survivor’s Assistance Program: Defines award eligibility, disbursement, institutional reviews, and appeals (ache.edu).
300‑4‑8 through 4‑13: Cover various scholarship programs—including Teacher, Appalachian Youth, Academic Team Recognition, Math & Science Teacher Education (AMSTEP), and Re‑Engage Alabama grants. Many have repeal or recent amendments (e.g., AMSTEP revised Nov 2022) (law.cornell.edu).
🏫 Postsecondary Review Entities
Chapter 300‑5‑8 – State Postsecondary Review Entity: Details another administrative unit overseeing institutional effectiveness and compliance (no full summary available in current sources).
🕰️ Updates & Authority
ACHE rules and chapters are regularly updated; the federal program section is current as of Feb 28, 2025 (law.cornell.edu, regulations.justia.com).
Major statutes backing these provisions include Code of Ala. 1975 §§ 16‑5‑1 et seq., Title IV of HEA, NCLB, and others cited per chapter.
✅ Accessing the Full Text
LII (Cornell) provides a full outline of all chapters under Title 300 (ache.edu, law.cornell.edu).
AdminCode Legislation site offers individual chapter rule details (with PDF access) .
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