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Committee advances bill altering trustee rules and president requirement at University of Montevallo
Education Policy Committee · January 21, 2026
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Summary
House Bill 164, sponsored by Representative Ellis, would remove the requirement that the University of Montevallo president be an educator, shorten trustee terms from 12 to 8 years and change quorum rules; the committee gave the bill a favorable report.
The Education Policy Committee voted to give House Bill 164 a favorable report after Representative Ellis summarized the university’s requested changes to its governance rules.
"HB 164 simply removes…
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