§ 16-32-1 Change of former name
§ 16-32-2 Board of Trustees established
§ 16-32-2.1 Additional powers of the President of the University
§ 16-32-2.2 Appointment and removal of the board of trustees
§ 16-32-3 Purposes of university
§ 16-32-4 Location – Application of federal funds
§ 16-32-5 Authority over experiment station
§ 16-32-6 Activities of experiment station
§ 16-32-7 Duties required by federal acts – Annual report to general assembly
§ 16-32-8 Policy as to pharmacy college education and intervention program related to the use and misuse of medication and alcohol by the elderly
§ 16-32-9 Annual appropriations
§ 16-32-10 Award of degrees – Curriculum and government
§ 16-32-11 Power to guarantee loans
§ 16-32-12 Acquisition of land – Guaranty of loans to societies of students
§ 16-32-13 Investment of state funds in student loans
§ 16-32-14 Maximum guarantees outstanding
§ 16-32-15 Assumption of defaulted obligations – Lien on property
§ 16-32-16 Marine biology department – Laboratory
§ 16-32-17 Appropriations for marine biology
§ 16-32-25 Establishment of college of pharmacy fund
§ 16-32-26 Management of college of pharmacy fund
§ 16-32-27 Establishment of landscaping fund
§ 16-32-28 Management of rotary fund
§ 16-32-29 Applied engineering laboratory
§ 16-32-30 Geographic information system – Laboratory
§ 16-32-31 Appropriations for geographic information system laboratory
§ 16-32-32 Exemption from provisions of administrative procedures act
§ 16-32-33 Receipts from sources other than appropriations
§ 16-32-34 Fiscal accounts – Receipts – Petty cash funds
§ 16-32-35 Audit of expenditures
§ 16-32-36 Freedom from budget and lease control by other agencies
§ 16-32-37 Applicability of merit system – Teacher certification – List of positions transferable to classified service
§ 16-32-38 Permanent status for non-classified employees
§ 16-32-39 Longevity payments – Non-classified employees
§ 16-32-40 Appointment of campus police
§ 16-32-41 Conflicts of interest
§ 16-32-42 Existing bond debt

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