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HB197
Rep(s). By Representative Collins HB197 ENROLLED, An Act, To adopt "Erin's Law" in
Alabama; to adopt guidelines for K-12 instructional courses on how to recognize and avoid
child sexual abuse; to provide for an age appropriate curriculum in public K-12 schools on
avoiding child sexual abuse; and to create the Governor's Task Force on Prevention of Sexual
Abuse of Children. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) The Legislature
recognizes that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor
and a family member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the
silence and shame around sexual abuse. Erin's Law has been adopted in a number of states to
help address the problem of child sexual abuse. (b) The intent of Erin's Law is to shatter
the silence and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them
to recognize and to report abuse. (c) The Legislature finds that without a specific...
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HB243
163719-1:n:12/10/2014:KMS/tj LRS2014-3696 HB243 By Representative Hill (M) RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 11-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, city boards of education are authorized to admit
students up to the age of 19 years and the mandatory school attendance age is between 6 and
17 years. This bill would authorize city and county boards of education to admit or readmit
students under age 21 for the purpose of graduating from public high school. 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 local funds from becoming
effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless:
it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity;
or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local...
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SB224
163719-1:n:12/10/2014:KMS/tj LRS2014-3696 SB224 By Senator Ross RFD Education and Youth Affairs
Rd 1 12-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, city boards of education are authorized to admit
students up to the age of 19 years and the mandatory school attendance age is between 6 and
17 years. This bill would authorize city and county boards of education to admit or readmit
students under age 21 for the purpose of graduating from public high school. 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 local funds from becoming
effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless:
it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity;
or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local...
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HB39
Rep(s). By Representatives Chesteen, Boothe, Weaver, Rowe, Poole, Harper, Holmes (M), Tuggle,
Lee, Farley, Clouse, Sessions, Sells, Ingram, Butler, Rich, Fridy, Garrett, Faulkner, Baker,
South, Hanes, Greer, Hammon, Hubbard, Hill (J), Martin, McCutcheon, Wilcox, Williams (JW),
Ledbetter, Henry, Pettus and Williams (JD) HB39 ENROLLED, An Act, To require the State of
Alabama and local boards of education to provide an annual itemized statement of all employee
and retirement benefits received or accrued by an employee or retiree from his or her employer
as well as information about the total employer contributions to retirement systems and health
insurance plans; 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...
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HB23
162765-1:n:08/15/2014:KMS/tj LRS2014-2849 HB23 By Representative Drake RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, handwriting is required to be taught in public
elementary school. This bill would require the teaching of cursive writing by the end of the
third grade year. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 16-6B-2, Code of Alabama 1975,
to require that instruction in handwriting for elementary school students include instruction
in cursive writing by the end of the third grade year. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 16-6B-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
ยง16-6B-2. "Every Alabama student shall be given instruction in grades kindergarten through
twelve to prepare him or her to enter the world of work and/or to complete course work at
the postsecondary level. In addition to a comprehensive core curriculum of academics, each
local board of education shall offer a program of vocational/technical...
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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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SB162
SB162 ENGROSSED By Senator Orr A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 32-5A-191 of the
Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2014-222 of the 2014 Regular Session, relating
to driving while under the influence; to further define the offense and to define the term
under the influence for the purpose of unsafe driving; to prohibit a person from driving who
has a measurable amount of specified substances in the person's body; to further provide for
a minimum mandatory sentence for a fourth or subsequent violation; to remove the requirement
that a prior conviction considered by the court when imposing a sentence would only be a prior
conviction within a five-year period; to further provide for the offenses that can be considered
by a court when imposing a sentence for multiple violations; to amend Section 32-6-19 of the
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to violations for driving while license or driving privilege
is cancelled, denied, suspended, or revoked; to provide that a...
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SB226
SB226 By Senators Brewbaker, Melson, Dunn, Whatley, Glover, Figures, Hightower, Smitherman,
Orr, Stutts, Ross, Pittman, Reed, Ward, Williams, Allen, Smith, Albritton, Singleton, Waggoner,
Chambliss, Holley, Marsh, McClendon, Blackwell, Beasley, Scofield and Bussman ENROLLED, An
Act, This bill would amend Sections 16-33C-1, 16-33C-2, 16-33C-2.1, 16-33C-3, 16-33C-4, 16-33C-5,
16-33C-10, 16-33C-11, 16-33C-12, and 40-18-19, Code of Alabama 1975 to rename the Wallace-Folsom
College Savings Investment Plan to the Wallace-Folsom Savings Investment Plan; to provide
for the ABLE Program; provide for definitions relating to the ABLE Program; provide for the
income tax exemption eligible to the ABLE Program; allow board members that are employed by
the state. This bill would add new sections to the Code of Alabama 1975, to generally provide
for the ABLE Program; provide for the investment of ABLE and ACES Programs; and provide appropriations
for Fiscal Year 2015 for development and...
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HB257
Rep(s). By Representatives Knight, Hubbard and McCutcheon HB257 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To create the permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability;
to provide for membership of the committee; to provide for the compensation of members; to
provide for the powers and duties of the committee; to specify time frames for meetings held
by the committee; to allow the committee to request audits of certain state agencies and other
entities under certain conditions; to authorize the committee to hold public hearings under
certain conditions; to amend Section 41-19-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the Department
of Finance to modify the planned expenditure of funds upon advice and consent of the committee;
and to prohibit certain interagency agreements unless certain notice is provided to the committee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) There is created a permanent Joint
Legislative Committee on Government...
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HB522
167702-1:n:04/21/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-1592 HB522 By Representative Williams (JD) RFD Commerce
and Small Business Rd 1 21-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a corporate officer may elect
on an annual basis to be exempt from workers' compensation insurance coverage by notifying
the Department of Labor and his or her insurance carrier. This bill would remove the requirement
that a corporate officer notify the Department of Labor when he or she elects to be exempt
from workers' compensation insurance coverage. This bill would provide that once exempt from
workers' compensation coverage, the officer would continue to be exempt until he or she revokes
the exemption in accordance with certain procedures. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to workers' compensation insurance; to amend Section 25-5-50, Code of Alabama 1975; to remove
the requirement that a corporate officer notify the Department of Labor when he or she elects
to be exempt from workers' compensation insurance coverage; and...
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