SB32
163989-1:n:01/12/2015:FC/tj LRS2014-3820 SB32 By Senator McClendon RFD Health and Human Services
Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Board of Physical Therapy is authorized to
employ an executive director and establish the responsibilities and salary of the executive
director. An issue exists as to whether the State Merit System Law otherwise restricts the
authority of the board to set the salary of the executive director. This bill would specify
that the executive director of the board would not be subject to the State Merit System Law.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 34-24-193 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating
to the Board of Physical Therapy, to specify that the executive director of the board would
not be subject to the State Merit System Law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 34-24-193 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §34-24-193.
"(a) It shall be the duty of the board to pass upon the...
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HB628
166399-5:n:05/20/2015:KBH/th LRS2015-1173R2 HB628 By Representative Brown RFD Local Legislation
Rd 1 07-MAY-15 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Civil Service Board of the City
of Oxford in Calhoun County, Cleburne County, and Talladega County; to amend Sections 45-8A-112
to 45-8A-112.17, inclusive, of the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for employees,
appointed employees, and vacancies of appointed positions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 45-8A-112 to 45-8A-112.17, inclusive, of the Code of Alabama
1975, are amended to read as follows: §45-8A-112. "This part shall apply only in the
City of Oxford in Calhoun County, Cleburne County, and Talladega County. §45-8A-112.01. "As
used in this part, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "City"
means the City of Oxford in Calhoun County; "employee" means any person including
firemen and policemen, not excepted by Section 45-8A-112.02, who is employed in the service
of...
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SB17
164382-1:n:01/29/2015:MCS/th LRS2015-358 SB17 By Senator Dial RFD Fiscal Responsibility and
Economic Development Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Space Authority
within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) to promote the research
and development of new space exploration and spaceport technologies, sponsor conferences,
and business roundtables, within the aerospace, aviation, and related industries, and promote
activities and industries related to space exploration, including the securing of a license
for and development of a spaceport in Alabama. The authority would include representatives
of the Alabama Department of Commerce, ADECA, Alabama Department of Transportation, the Governor,
the Legislature, and other individuals with knowledge and interest in space technology. A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Alabama Space Authority within the Alabama Department
of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), to promote the...
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SB192
165159-1:n:03/04/2015:KBH/cj LRS2015-851 SB192 By Senator Smitherman RFD Judiciary Rd 1 10-MAR-15
SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not require the keeping of statistics to determine if traffic
stops are being made solely on the basis of the racial or ethnic status of persons. This bill
would define racial profiling and would prohibit a law enforcement officer from engaging in
racial profiling. This bill would require municipal police departments and the Alabama Law
Enforcement Agency to adopt written policies to prohibit racial profiling; would require the
adoption of the forms to be used for statistics of traffic stops; would provide for complaints;
and would require reports to be filed in the Office of the Attorney General. 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 increased expenditure of...
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SB299
165239-3:n:03/16/2015:KMS/agb LRS2015-922R2 SB299 By Senator Marsh RFD Education and Youth
Affairs Rd 1 19-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the members of the Board of Trustees
for the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University are appointed by the Governor pursuant
to a process utilizing a nominating committee and the president of the university, who is
appointed by the board, is responsible for appointing, removing, fixing the compensation of,
and defining the duties of instructors; regulating, altering, and modifying the organization
of the university, subject to review and concurrence of board; prescribing courses of instruction
within academic programs approved by the board; and conferring academic degrees and honorary
degrees upon recommendation of the faculty. This bill would substantially revise the composition
of the nominating committee and the process for nominating, appointing, and confirming members
of the board. This bill would transfer those responsibilities of...
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SB387
163756-2:n:03/05/2015:KMS/agb LRS2014-3721R1 SB387 By Senator Sanford RFD Health and Human
Services Rd 1 16-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the advisory board for the training,
qualification, and licensing of emergency medical services personnel consists of 25 members
and meets at least once a year. This bill would decrease the membership of the advisory board
from 25 voting members to 11 voting members and one nonvoting member, and would provide that
the advisory board meet at least quarterly each year. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Section 22-18-5, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the advisory board for the training, qualification,
and licensing of emergency medical services personnel; to decrease the membership of the advisory
board from 25 voting members to 11 voting members and one nonvoting member; and to increase
the meetings of the advisory board from at least once a year to at least quarterly each year.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1....
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HB207
Rep(s). By Representative Pringle HB207 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Class 2 municipalities;
to amend Act 929 of the 1961 Regular Session (Acts 1961, p. 1487), relating to the Tree Commission
in a Class 2 municipality; to provide that the number of members on the Tree Commission shall
be the same as the number of members of the city council of the Class 2 municipality; to delete
the nomination process; and further provide for an appeal from the decisions of the commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall apply only in a Class
2 municipality. Section 2. Act 929, H. 1365 of the 1961 Regular Session (Acts 1961, p. 1487),
is amended to read as follows: "Section 1. It is hereby declared that the trees on private
property and in publicly owned areas within the City of Mobile, a Class 2 municipality, including
particularly those in street rights-of-way, are both an economic and an aesthetic asset to
the City of Mobile Class 2 municipality and the State...
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HB283
165196-2:n:03/17/2015:PMG/tj LRS2015-863 HB283 By Representatives Buskey, Bracy, Knight, Drummond
and Givan RFD Agriculture and Forestry Rd 1 17-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the
Healthy Food Financing Act to provide financing for grocery stores to operate in low and moderate
income areas in order to increase the availability of fresh and nutritious food to underserved
communities. This bill would also require the Department of Agriculture and Industries to
administer the financing program. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to underserved communities;
to create the Healthy Food Financing Act to provide financing for grocery stores to operate
in low and moderate income areas in order to increase the availability of fresh and nutritious
food to underserved communities; and to require the Department of Agriculture and Industries
to administer the financing program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. (a) This act shall be known as the Healthy Food...
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HB304
165935-1::03/17/2015:EBO-JK/JK HB304 By Representatives Williams (P) and Ball RFD Technology
and Research Rd 1 17-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there are no economic incentives
or tax credits extended to Alabama businesses for qualified research expenses incurred by
Alabama companies that spend funds and resources in-house, or pay Alabama research companies
to conduct qualified research for new or improved products or services. This bill would establish
the Alabama Innovation Act that would provide for a research and development tax credit to
certain Alabama companies modeled on the federal research and development tax credit. The
credit would be 25 percent of new research at an Alabama research entity, and 5 percent for
other new research conducted in Alabama. The credit could be taken against the income tax
or the financial institution excise tax. This bill would limit the Alabama Innovation tax
credits to no more than $10 million of credits per year, and no eligible company...
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HB327
165741-1:n:03/16/2015:MCS/th LRS2015-992 HB327 By Representatives Henry, Hammon, Moore (B)
and Harbison RFD Judiciary Rd 1 19-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Firearms
Industry Nondiscrimination Act. This bill would provide a person or trade association as defined
by this act with a civil cause of action based on a refusal to provide goods or services to
that person or trade association solely because that person is engaged in the lawful commerce
of firearms or ammunition products. This bill would provide the Attorney General with authority
to investigate and pursue civil charges against a person who engages in the discriminatory
business practices outlined in this act. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the firearms
industry and discriminatory practice of refusing to provide goods or services to those persons
engaged in the lawful commerce of firearms or ammunition products; to add a new Article 39
to Chapter 5 of Title 6, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a...
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