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HB334
165352-1:n:03/12/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-334 HB334 By Representatives Fincher and Hanes RFD Constitution,
Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 19-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, there is a separate ballot
for each party for which there are candidates in primary elections, and an elector may only
vote for candidates of one political party. This bill would create a primary election system
for state and local offices where all qualified candidates, including independent candidates,
would have their names on the primary election ballot and all qualified electors may vote
the same ballot. This bill would provide that the two candidates that receive the highest
number of votes in a primary election, regardless of their party affiliation or lack thereof,
would be placed on the ballot in the general election. This bill would also authorize the
Secretary of State to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this act. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to primary elections; to amend 17-5-2,...
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HB79
164923-1:n:03/02/2015:PMG/agb LRS2015-671 HB79 By Representatives Ball, McMillan and Standridge
RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 03-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, if
a candidate does not receive a majority of votes cast in a primary election, a second primary
election is held. This bill would eliminate a second primary election by providing that the
candidate who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the
party nominee in the general election. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to primary elections;
to amend 17-5-2, 17-5-7, 17-5-8, 17-6-21, 17-6-22, 17-9-3, 17-11-12, 17-13-3, 17-13-18, 17-16-45,
17-16-46, and 21-4-21, Code of Alabama 1975; to repeal Sections 17-13-19, 17-13-20, and 17-13-21,
Code of Alabama 1975; and to eliminate a second primary election by providing that the candidate
who receives the greatest number of votes cast in a primary election becomes the party nominee
in the general election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE...
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SB203
164467-1:n:03/06/2015:LFO-BD/bdl SB203 By Senator Orr RFD Finance and Taxation General Fund
Rd 1 10-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the State Forestry Commission is an independent
agency of the state, with the power to appoint the State Forester who is responsible for managing
everyday operations of the commission. This bill would rename the Department of Agriculture
and Industries to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Services. This bill
would create the Division of State Forestry within the Department of Agriculture, Forestry,
and Consumer Services. This bill would transfer the duties, responsibilities, papers, funds,
property, and other effects of the State Forestry Commission to the Division of State Forestry.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 2-3-1, 2-3-2, 9-3-1, 9-3-4, 9-3-5, 9-3-6, 9-3-7,
9-3-8, 9-3-9, 9-3-10, 9-3-10.1, 9-3-11, 9-3-12, 9-3-13, 9-3-14, 9-3-15, 9-3-17, 9-3-19, 9-8A-3,
9-10A-4, 9-13-1, 9-13-3, 9-13-4, 9-13-5, 9-13-6, 9-13-8,...
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HB135
Program 7,935,026 24,206,365 32,141,391 Children's Health Insurance Program 167,984,830 167,984,830
Any funds appropriated for the CHIP Program in prior years which are reappropriated shall
be utilized for other public health services programs. Public Health Services Program 9,137,228
498,665,879 507,803,107 Of the above appropriation, $17,353 shall be expended for the Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association for the Regional Certified Clinic; and $250,000 shall
be expended for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Of the above
appropriation, at least $2,419,796 shall be expended for the Alabama Drug Assistance Program
and other AIDS programs; $79,429 shall be expended for Hepatitis A and B vaccines to be provided
to adults; $60,000 shall be expended for prostate screening and colorectal cancer screening;
$100,000 shall be transferred to the Kidney Foundation for dialysis patient transportation;
$125,000 shall be expended for the Alabama Cancer Research...
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SB72
SB72 By Senator Brewbaker ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to public K-12 education; to require,
at a minimum, each local board of education to adopt a policy for providing a virtual school
option for eligible students in grades nine to 12, inclusive. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Before the 2016-2017 school year, each local board of education
shall adopt a policy providing, at a minimum, a virtual education option for eligible students
in grades nine to 12, inclusive, beginning with that school year. Any virtual school operating
in this state that provides educational services to public school students shall comply with
this act. (b) The policy adopted by the local board of education pursuant to this act shall
govern the virtual school program offered by the local board of education. The policy shall
offer students in grades nine to 12, inclusive, an online pathway for earning a high school
diploma and, at a minimum, shall include all of the following: (1) The...
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HB363
159724-1:n:03/04/2014:PMG/mfc LRS2014-1163 HB363 By Representative Hall RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 31-MAR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would require K-12 schools to incorporate into health education
curricula age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education and
implement standards for training staff on sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to education; to amend Sections 16-28B-6 and 16-28B-8,
Code of Alabama 1975, to require K-12 schools to incorporate into health education curricula
age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education and implement
standards for training staff on sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention. BE IT ENACTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 16-28B-6 and 16-28B-8, Code of Alabama 1975,
are amended to read as follows: §16-28B-6. "Each school shall do all of the following:
"(1) Develop and implement evidence-based practices to promote a...
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SB329
SB329 ENGROSSED By Senators Coleman, Dunn, Brewbaker and Singleton A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT To amend Section 16-6D-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to definitional phrases for the
Alabama Accountability Act of 2013; to provide further for the definition of failing school.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 16-6D-4, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §16-6D-4. "For the purposes of this chapter, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: "(1) EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. Grants made by
a scholarship granting organization to cover all or part of the tuition and mandatory fees
charged by a qualifying school to an eligible student receiving a scholarship. "(2) ELIGIBLE
STUDENT. A student who satisfies all of the following: "a. Is a member of a household
whose total annual income the year before he or she receives an educational scholarship under
this program does not exceed an amount equal to 150 percent of the median household...
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HB576
168265-1:n:04/23/2015:LLR/th LRS2015-1379 HB576 By Representative Williams (P) RFD Ways and
Means Education Rd 1 30-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide an annual tax credit of up
to 50 percent of the tax liability of an individual or business who donates to a nonprofit
organization that provides grants to a school to support digital learning through the use
of technology to increase student academic performance, subject to certain annual maximum
amounts. This bill would require the Department of Revenue to establish a procedure to approve
the formation of a nonprofit organization that provides digital learning grants for a school
to improve learning with technology. This bill would provide that the grants may be used to
purchase technology devices, improve infrastructure, strengthen wireless connectivity, or
improve instructional practices with technology. This bill would provide that a grant funding
request shall require a 50 percent match by the requesting organization in cash...
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HB577
168265-1:n:04/23/2015:LLR/th LRS2015-1379 HB577 By Representative Williams (P) RFD Ways and
Means Education Rd 1 30-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide an annual tax credit of up
to 50 percent of the tax liability of an individual or business who donates to a nonprofit
organization that provides grants to a school to support digital learning through the use
of technology to increase student academic performance, subject to certain annual maximum
amounts. This bill would require the Department of Revenue to establish a procedure to approve
the formation of a nonprofit organization that provides digital learning grants for a school
to improve learning with technology. This bill would provide that the grants may be used to
purchase technology devices, improve infrastructure, strengthen wireless connectivity, or
improve instructional practices with technology. This bill would provide that a grant funding
request shall require a 50 percent match by the requesting organization in cash...
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HB233
Rep(s). By Representatives South, Faulkner, Hill (M), Weaver, McCutcheon and Rowe HB233 ENROLLED,
An Act, To amend Sections 26-24-1, 26-24-2, 26-24-3, 26-24-4, 26-24-5, 26-24-6, 26-24-20,
26-24-22, 26-24-23, 26-24-30, and 26-24-34 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Department
of Children's Affairs and the Commissioner of the Department of Children's Affairs; to change
the name of the department to the Department of Early Childhood Education; to change the name
of the commissioner to the Secretary of the Department of Early Childhood Education; and to
expand the duties of the secretary to include the development of a cohesive and comprehensive
system of high quality early learning and care. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 26-24-1, 26-24-2, 26-24-3, 26-24-4, 26-24-5, 26-24-6, 26-24-20, 26-24-22, 26-24-23,
26-24-30, and 26-24-34 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §26-24-1.
"The (a) Commencing on the effective date of the...
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