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HB225
164479-2:n:02/25/2015:FC/th LRS2015-434R1 HB225 By Representative Lindsey RFD County and Municipal
Government Rd 1 10-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, counties may contract with the United
States, with the State of Alabama, and with other counties, but there is no general authority
for the county commission to contract with municipalities. This bill would authorize counties
to contract with municipalities in the state. Under existing law, county commissioners are
prohibited from contracting with the county or hiring family members. This bill would clarify
existing law to provide that a county commissioner may not contract with the county personally
or through his or her business and may not participate in the hiring of a family member. Additionally,
the bill would define family member as that term is defined in the state ethics law. Under
existing law, two or more counties may enter into agreements to self-fund liability and workers'
compensation insurance, but are not authorized...
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HB274
165243-1:n:03/11/2015:LF0-HP*/bdl HB274 By Representatives Johnson (K), Davis, McCutcheon,
Hill (M), Weaver, South, Butler, Williams (P), Faulkner, Collins and Baker RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 12-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, the State of Alabama's college savings program
pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, is the Wallace-Folsom
College Savings Investment Plan that consists of the Alabama College Education Savings (ACES)
Program and the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program to assist individuals
in paying costs and expenses of attending colleges and universities. Recently, the Achieving
a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 established Section 529A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, to allow families and individuals to save for disability-related
expenses of a disabled individual in a federal tax-advantaged account modeled after Section
529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to be...
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SB156
163967-1:n:01/12/2015:MCS/th LRS2015-34 SB156 By Senator Dial RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1
05-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Currently, the Department of Senior Services has an board of directors.
This bill would clarify that the board serves in an advisory capacity to the commissioner
of the department and that the department is administered by the commissioner. A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the administration of the Department of Senior Services; to amend
Sections 38-3-1, 38-3-2, 38-3-3, 38-3-4, 38-3-5, 38-3-6, and 38-3-7, Code of Alabama 1975,
to clarify that the commissioner shall administer the Department of Senior Services and to
clarify that the board serves only in an advisory capacity to the commissioner. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 38-3-1, 38-3-2, 38-3-3, 38-3-4, 38-3-5,
38-3-6, and 38-3-7, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §38-3-1. "(a)
There is hereby created the Department of Senior Services of the State of Alabama,...
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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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SB262
165414-2:n:03/17/2015:JET/mfc LRS2015-979R1 SB262 By Senators Orr, Reed, and Scofield RFD Governmental
Affairs Rd 1 18-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a retail dealer in pistols, local law
enforcement, and the Secretary of State are subject to record-keeping and administrative requirements
regarding the sale of pistols and a local registration system is required for all pistols
sold by a licensed firearms dealer. This bill would eliminate certain record-keeping and administrative
requirements and make technical nonsubstantive changes. Existing law also prohibits a person
from delivering a pistol to a person under the age of 18 years or to a person who has been
convicted of a crime of violence or is a drug addict, a habitual drunkard, or of unsound mind.
This bill would allow a person under the age of 18 to receive or possess a pistol if he or
she has the consent of a parent, guardian, or spouse who is 18 years of age or older and satisfies
additional criteria. A BILL TO BE...
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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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HB5
163982-1:n:01/12/2015:KMS/th LRS2015-50 HB5 By Representatives Chesteen, Lee, Clouse, Moore
(B), Brown and Patterson RFD Education Policy Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law,
the Flexible School Calendar Act of 2012 requires each local board of education to establish
an academic school calendar, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year and ending with the
last day of the third month of the 2013-2014 school year, with the first day of instruction
for students no earlier than the Monday two calendar weeks before Labor Day, unless August
31 is a Monday, then on Monday, August 17, and the last day of instruction for students shall
be no later than the Friday immediately before Memorial Day. This bill would remove the temporary
academic school calendar parameters provided for the 2013-2014 school year and would allow
each local board of education to provide the required 180 full instructional days based on
an hourly equivalent of no less than 1080 instructional hours. Amendment 621...
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SB311
SB311 By Senator Scofield ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 24-6-3, Code of Alabama 1975,
regarding the advisory board of the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission; to provide for
nominees from the Alabama Manufactured Housing Association and for meeting times of the advisory
board. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 24-6-3, Code of Alabama
1975, is amended to read as follows: §24-6-3. "(a) The advisory board of the commission
shall be composed of nine advisory only members, each of whom shall have been a resident of
Alabama for at least five years prior to appointment. "(b) Six of the members shall be
appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, as follows: "(1) From a list
of nine nominees submitted by the Alabama Manufactured Housing Institute Association, the
Governor shall appoint three members who shall be from the Alabama manufactured housing industry
and of those three members, two members shall represent the manufacturers and one...
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HB381
Rep(s). By Representative Standridge HB381 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Section 24-6-3, Code of Alabama 1975, regarding the advisory board of the Alabama Manufactured
Housing Commission; to provide for nominees from the Alabama Manufactured Housing Association
and for meeting times of the advisory board. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Section 24-6-3, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §24-6-3. "(a)
The advisory board of the commission shall be composed of nine advisory only members, each
of whom shall have been a resident of Alabama for at least five years prior to appointment.
The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic,
urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. "(b) Six of the members shall be appointed
by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, as follows: "(1) From a list of nine
nominees submitted by the Alabama Manufactured Housing Institute Association, the...
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HB520
Rep(s). By Representative Vance HB520 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to any
Class 5 municipality organized under the provisions of Act 71, 1977 Regular Session (Acts
1977, p. 78), as amended; to amend Act 71, 1977 Regular Session (Acts 1977, p. 78), as amended,
to further provide for the operation of the council-manager form of government; and in connection
therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure
of local funds within the meaning of 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. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall
apply in any Class 5 municipality organized under the provisions of Act 71, 1977 Regular Session
(Acts 1977, p. 78), as amended. Section 2. Sections 1.01, 3.01, 3.10, 3.14, 3.18, 4.03, 4.04,
6.13, and 6.18 of Act 71, 1977 Regular Session (Acts 1977,...
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