§ 6-63-304 - Payroll deductions and promotional items.
6-63-304. Payroll deductions and promotional items.
(a) (1) (A) The governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for contributions to the various institutional fundraising, foundations, and capital campaigns of the institutions and its entities when authorized by such employees.
(B) Provided further, that the contributions shall be strictly voluntary and in no instance shall the institutions coerce or intimidate their employees to make such contributions.
(2) (A) In addition to other payroll deductions authorized by law, the governing board for each institution of higher education may permit deductions from the payrolls of the institution's employees for tuition, fees, or such other items as the governing board shall approve.
(B) No such deduction shall be allowed unless authorized in writing by the employee.
(b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall establish for each requesting postsecondary educational institution a special appropriation line item to be used in the acquisition of promotional items. When an institution wishes to transfer moneys from its operating expenses appropriation to the promotional items line, the board of trustees shall approve the request and forward it to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State for processing.