Nothing in this chapter shall restrict the authority of the chief executive officer or the president of a two-year institution under the authority and control of the Department of Postsecondary Education to place an employee on paid administrative leave or to make reasonable and customary employment decisions not expressly provided for in this chapter pending the disposition of proceedings authorized by this chapter or otherwise in the exercise of sound administrative discretion.
Ala. Code § 16-24C-9 (1975)