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HB340
164638-2:n:03/12/2015:KMS/th LRS2015-558R1 HB340 By Representatives Williams (JD), Garrett,
Martin, Holmes (M), Fincher, Moore (B), Howard, Shiver, Polizos, Coleman-Evans, Forte, Williams
(JW), Boyd, Grimsley, Melton, Lawrence, Beech, Alexander, Standridge, Rogers, Moore (M), Hurst,
Whorton (I), Nordgren, Hanes, Givan, Scott, Williams (P), Butler, Treadaway, Farley, Daniels,
Ledbetter, Whorton (R), Ball, Pettus, Fridy, Rowe, Johnson (K), Wood, Faust, Greer and Mooney
RFD Education Policy Rd 1 19-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would propose an amendment to Section
264 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 399 to the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 264 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to rename the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama
as the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System and to revise the makeup of the
board to include additional members from areas of the...
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HB355
Rep(s). By Representatives Sessions, Wilcox and Williams (JW) HB355 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend
Sections 2-2-33 and 2-2-35 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Department of Agriculture
and Industries; to authorize tests or analyses required to be performed by the department
to be performed by laboratories of the federal government or any other state government; and
to amend Sections 2-15-210, 2-16-20, 2-21-26, 2-26-4, 2-27-33, 8-16-5, and 8-17-81, Code of
Alabama 1975, to conform to this act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 2-2-33 and 2-2-35 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
§2-2-33. "(a) Whenever it shall be necessary to have any tests or analyses made in order
to properly execute any law or rule and regulation under authority of law, the execution or
administration of which is a duty imposed on the commissioner or the State Board of Agriculture
and Industries, the commissioner shall make such tests or analyses or...
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HB354
165351-2:n:03/18/2015:JMH/mfc LRS2015-547R1 HB354 By Representative Black RFD Judiciary Rd
1 31-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)
provides uniform rules for the enforcement of family support orders. In 1996, as a condition
of state eligibility for federal funding of child support enforcement, Congress mandated that
each state enact the UIFSA. In 2008, the Uniform Law Commission amended UIFSA to incorporate
the provisions of the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support of Family
Maintenance into state law. The Convention contains provisions that establish uniform procedures
for the processing of international child support cases. In 2014, Congress enacted the Preventing
Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act. That act required each state to expeditiously
enact the 2008 amendments to the UIFSA during its 2015 legislative session as a condition
for continued receipt of federal funds supporting state child...
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SB71
SB71 By Senator Marsh ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 16-6D-4 and 16-6D-9, Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to clarify and confirm that the
intent of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013 is educational choice; to amend certain current
definitions and add new definitions; to amend the reporting period for scholarship granting
organizations from a calendar year to an academic year; to clarify and confirm that educational
scholarships are provided to eligible students, not to particular schools; to require scholarship
granting organizations to determine the income eligibility of a scholarship recipient every
other year; to require all participating private schools to be accredited by one of the six
regional accrediting agencies, the National Council for Private School Accreditation, AdvancEd,
the American Association of Christian Schools, or one of their partner accrediting agencies,
within three years from the date their notice of intent to...
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HB232
Rep(s). By Representative Williams (JD) HB232 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 12-11-30,
12-12-31, 12-19-71, and 12-19-72, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for the jurisdiction
of the small claims division of the district court and for the filing fees associated with
filing a case in the district court. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1.
Sections 12-11-30, 12-12-31, 12-19-71, and 12-19-72, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to
read as follows: §12-11-30. "(1) CIVIL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original
jurisdiction of all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds ten thousand
dollars ($10,000), exclusive of interest and costs, and shall exercise original jurisdiction
concurrent with the district court in all civil actions in which the matter in controversy
exceeds three thousand dollars ($3,000) six thousand dollars ($6,000), exclusive of interest
and costs. "(2) CRIMINAL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original...
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HB48
164404-1:n:02/05/2015:FC/th LRS2015-344 HB48 By Representative McCutcheon RFD Public Safety
and Homeland Security Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Office of the
Ombudsman For Child Welfare. The bill would provide for the State Advisory Committee to the
ombudsman that would appoint the ombudsman. The bill would provide for the duties and powers
of the ombudsman. The bill would prohibit discrimination or retaliation against persons filing
complaints with the ombudsman and would provide criminal penalties for violations. The bill
would also require protocols and require the presiding circuit judge to establish a protocol
committee to recommend protocols for the investigation and prosecution of alleged cases of
child abuse. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section
111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits
a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or...
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SB132
SB132 By Senators Hightower, Bussman and Reed ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 36-25A-2 of
the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Open Meetings Act; to further define the term meeting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 36-25A-2 of the Code of Alabama
1975, is amended to read as follows: §36-25A-2. "As used in and for determining the
applicability of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings solely
for the purposes of this chapter: "(1) DELIBERATION. An exchange of information or ideas
among a quorum of members of a governmental body intended to arrive at or influence a decision
as to how the members of the governmental body should vote on a specific matter that, at the
time of the exchange, the participating members expect to come before the body immediately
following the discussion or at a later time. "(2) EXECUTIVE SESSION. That portion of
a meeting of a governmental body from which the public is excluded for one or more...
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SB313
166064-1:n:03/20/2015:FC/agb LRS2015-1069 SB313 By Senator Whatley RFD Agriculture, Conservation,
and Forestry Rd 1 31-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, when tests or analyses are required
to be performed to execute a law or rule of the Department of Agriculture and Industries,
the tests or analyses are required to be performed by employees of the department. This bill
would authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to delegate the performance
of the tests to any laboratory operated by the federal government or any other state government.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 2-2-33 and 2-2-35 of the Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the Department of Agriculture and Industries; to authorize tests or analyses required
to be performed by the department to be performed by laboratories of the federal government
or any other state government; and to amend Sections 2-15-210, 2-16-20, 2-21-26, 2-26-4, 2-27-33,
8-16-5, and 8-17-81, Code of Alabama 1975, to conform...
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SB483
169136-1:n:05/08/2015:MCS/mfc LRS2015-1981 SB483 By Senator Marsh RFD Banking and Insurance
Rd 1 19-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would amend the Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Chapter
of the Alabama Insurance Code to provide further for the applicability of Chapter 45 of Title
27, Code of Alabama, to pharmacy benefit management administered by various health care plans,
companies, and facilities; to provide for definitions, choice of pharmacy services, and contracting
providers, void policies, non-mandated benefits and services; requirements of compliance;
nonconforming policies; duty of Insurance Department to enforce, adoption of rules, regulated
activities; and violations. This bill would add a new Article 3 to Chapter 45 of Title 27,
Code of Alabama, relating to the administration of pharmaceutical insurance coverage, including
timely notice of changes in terms of managers; reimbursement and payment; cancellation procedures;
denial of payment; preservation of patient care; use of...
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SB74
164633-1:n:02/13/2015:PMG/tj LRS2015-548 SB74 By Senator Albritton RFD Judiciary Rd 1 03-MAR-15
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the district court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount
in controversy is $10,000 or less, and the small claims division of the district court has
jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $3,000. Under existing
law, a plaintiff filing a case in the district court is charged a filing fee. The amount of
the filing fee is less for cases filed in the small claims division of the district court.
This bill would increase the jurisdiction of the small claims division of the district court
to cover all cases where the amount in controversy is $6,000 or less. This bill would revise
the filing fee and filing fee distribution statutes to reflect the new jurisdiction of the
small claims division, but would keep the filing fees and distribution of filing fees at the
same amounts as before the revisions provided in this act. A BILL TO BE...
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