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SB159
SB159 ENGROSSED By Senators Whatley and Dial A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create a separate
fund in the State Treasury known as the Education Retirees' Trust Fund for Cost of Living
Adjustments for the purpose of establishing a permanent trust and investment account for the
funds and earnings received to provide education retirees with cost-of-living increase or
one-time bonuses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. The Legislature
of Alabama has determined that it would be advisable for the state to create an irrevocable
trust whereby the state may begin funding cost-of-living adjustments or one-time bonuses for
Alabama retired education employees. Therefore, the TeachersÂ’ Retirement System Board of
Control is authorized and directed to create the irrevocable trust to be named the "Education
Retirees' Trust Fund for Cost-of-Living Adjustments," which shall be created, funded,
and administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Section 2. The...
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HB530
182263-4:n:04/17/2017:FC/mfc LRS2017-649R3 HB530 By Representative Wilcox RFD Transportation,
Utilities and Infrastructure Rd 1 18-APR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Transportation
Infrastructure Bank was established pursuant to Act 2015-50. Various sources of funding were
authorized to capitalize the bank including revenue from one cent of the gasoline tax and
a portion of the revenue from the license and registration fees on trucks and truck tractors.
The bank is authorized to make loans to units of government to construct, operate, or own
transportation projects. The bank is authorized to raise funds for qualified projects by the
issuance of bonds. At the current time, funding has not been made available to capitalize
the bank. This bill would further provide for the Alabama Transportation Infrastructure Bank.
The bill authorizes additional tax revenue to be pledged to pay and secure revenue bonds issued
by the bank as determined by the Director of Transportation and...
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SB227
182538-1:n:02/16/2017:LFO-HP/jmb SB227 By Senator Dial RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd
1 21-FEB-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the state imposes sales or use taxes upon certain
persons, firms, or corporations. Sales of certain items are taxed at a reduced rate. Sales
of other items are exempt from the taxes. This bill would increase the state sales and use
tax general rate to four and thirty-five one-hundredths percent (4.35%) on September 1, 2017
and to four and seventy one-hundredths percent (4.70%) on September 1, 2018. This bill would
phase out the state sales and use taxes on food over a two-year period by reducing the rates
by two percentage points per year beginning September 1, 2017. This bill would exempt sales
of food from the sales and use taxes beginning September 1, 2018. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT To amend Sections 40-23-2 and 40-23-61, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the state sales
and use tax general rates to four and thirty-five one-hundredths percent...
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SB385
SB385 ENGROSSED By Senator Orr A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Alabama Transportation
Infrastructure Bank; to amend Sections 23-7-2, 23-7-6, 23-7-7, 23-7-9, 23-7-11, 23-7-14, 23-7-15,
23-7-17, 23-7-18, 23-7-19, 23-7-20, and 23-7-21, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections
23-7-29, 23-7-30 and 23-7-31 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the definitions
of government unit, permitted investments, qualified borrower, and qualified project; to provide
further for the exercise of the powers of the bank; to provide for the appropriation and pledge
of certain gasoline tax revenues, motor vehicle license taxes and registration fees, diesel
fuel tax revenues, motor carrier tax revenues, and identification marker fees to capitalize
the bank and for the bank to carry out its purposes; to provide for the administration of
the bank; to provide that a pledge of the revenues of the bank to secure its bonds or other
financial assistance would continue until such...
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HB547
Rep(s). By Representatives McCampbell and Harbison HB547 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Sumter
County; to levy additional sales and use taxes to be used for the construction, maintenance,
and operation of hospital facilities in Sumter County, including the purchase of a certificate
of need; to provide for certain matters relating to the administration, collection, and enforcement
of such taxes; to provide for the effective date and termination of such taxes; to provide
for an advisory referendum regarding the levy of the taxes; to provide that such taxes may
not be abated pursuant to Chapter 9B, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975, or otherwise; and to
authorize the pledge of such taxes by Sumter County or a public corporation acting as its
agent to secure indebtedness issued for the purposes for which the taxes are authorized. BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall only apply to Sumter County.
Section 2. (a) The following words, terms and phrases where used...
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HB212
Rep(s). By Representative Brown HB212 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 34-13-1, as amended
by Act 2016-265, 2016 Regular Session, and Sections 34-13-3, 34-13-8, 34-13-10, 34-13-11,
34-13-20, 34-13-21, 34-13-23, 34-13-25, 34-13-26, 34-13-29, 34-13-31, 34-13-51, 34-13-52,
34-13-53, 34-13-54, 34-13-55, 34-13-56, 34-13-57, 34-13-70, 34-13-71, 34-13-74, 34-13-91,
34-13-110, 34-13-111, 34-13-112, 34-13-113, 34-13-115, 34-13-116, 34-13-120, 34-13-121, 34-13-130,
34-13-131, 34-13-132, and 34-13-134, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 34-13-56.1,
34-13-117, 34-13-120.1, and 34-13-123 to the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama
Board of Funeral Service and the Funeral Service Practice Act; to provide further for definitions;
to provide further for the membership of the board; to change the name of the executive secretary
of the board to the executive director of the board; to include the grandchildren of the decedent
in the priority list of those persons eligible to act as...
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HB333
Rep(s). By Representative Johnson (K) HB333 ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 40-17-160,
40-17-161, 40-17-165, and 40-17-167, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the liquefied petroleum
gas and natural gas fuel tax, to remove references to natural gas; to add Article 3B, commencing
with Section 40-17-168, to Chapter 17 of Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish a standardized
motor fuel tax collection and enforcement system for the collection of excise tax on compressed
natural gas and liquefied natural gas; to provide civil and criminal penalties for violations;
to provide for rulemaking authority; 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. Sections...
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SB307
SB307 ENGROSSED By Senator Orr A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To make a supplemental appropriation
from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the public institutions of
higher education in the amount of $15,089,140 and to the Department of Education, the Board
of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Board of Youth Services School
Districts, the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Board of Trustees
of the Alabama School of Math and Science in the amount of $41,297,782 for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2017. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. In addition
to all other appropriations heretofore or hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated a total
of $15,089,140 from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to the public
institutions of higher education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. This appropriation
shall be expended for: (1) repairs or deferred maintenance...
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SB314
SB314 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the High Performance Principals Program as a financial
incentive program to provide incentives to elementary school principals who improve student
achievement. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public K-12 education; to establish
the High Performance Principals Program; to provide legislative intent; to provide financial
incentives to high performing elementary school principals; to require the State Superintendent
of Education to implement the program pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Education;
and to provide for an annual appropriation to the department as necessary to implement the
program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) The Alabama Legislature
finds and declares all of the following: (1) That the driving force behind attracting quality
teachers to a school and creating a culture of learning and respect in the school environment
is school leadership, and particularly, the school principal....
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HB404
183820-1:n:03/09/2017:PMG*/th LRS2017-1216 HB404 By Representative Williams (JD) RFD Ways and
Means Education Rd 1 14-MAR-17 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, no state agency provides applied
behavior analysis intervention services to children with a diagnosis of an autism spectrum
disorder. This bill would require the Department of Mental Health to administer an applied
behavior analysis (ABA) program that provides ABA intervention services to children ages birth
to nine with autism. This bill would limit the amount of ABA intervention services provided
to a child to $40,000 annually. This bill would provide an appropriation of $3,000,000 from
the Education Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, to the Department
of Mental Health for the administration of the ABA program. This bill would also require the
State Department of Education and the Department of Early Childhood Education to identify
children who have a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder for referral to...
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