HB179
203259-2:n:02/05/2020:PMG/bm LSA2019-2412 HB179 By Representative Ball RFD Ethics and Campaign
Finance Rd 1 06-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the State Ethics Commission is responsible
for administering and enforcing the code of ethics for public officials and public employees.
The commission is comprised of five members appointed on a rotating basis by the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Under existing law, the
State Ethics Commission may impose administrative penalties for minor violations, but refers
cases for all other enforcement of the code of ethics to the Attorney General or the appropriate
district attorney. The Attorney General or a district attorney may also initiate an enforcement
action against a public official or public employee without involving the State Ethics Commission.
This bill would require the Attorney General, a district attorney, or any other law enforcement
agency that initiates an investigation of a suspected...
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HB366
Rep(s). By Representative Sorrell HB366 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to Colbert County; to provide
for an authorizing referendum in the City of Muscle Shoals regarding the election of the Muscle
Shoals City Board of Education; upon approval of the referendum providing for the election
and operation of the board of education for the City of Muscle Shoals; providing that the
members of the board shall be elected by place number from the city at-large; providing for
the selection of a chair and vice chair; providing for the terms of office, qualifications,
and compensation of the members; prescribing procedures for electing the members and for filling
vacancies on the board; and providing certain transitional provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Pursuant to Amendment 659 to the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, the governing body of the City of Muscle Shoals shall call an authorizing referendum
election, regarding changing the Muscle Shoals City Board of...
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HB211
204118-1:n:01/16/2020:LSA-JS/jmb HB211 By Representatives Gaston and Jones (S) RFD State Government
Rd 1 11-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, certain entities may be eligible for health insurance
coverage under the State Employees' Insurance Board without liability to the state or to the
State Employees' Health Insurance Plan. This bill would allow the employees of Volunteers
of America to elect to participate in the state health insurance coverage. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To amend Section 36-29-14 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the election of
certain agencies to be eligible for health insurance coverage under the State Employees’
Insurance Board; to allow the employees of Volunteers of America to elect to participate in
the state health insurance coverage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1.
Section 36-29-14 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §36-29-14. "(a)
Any agency of the state, or any governmental entity, body, or...
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HB420
206007-1:n:03/04/2020:PMG/tj LSA2020-937 HB420 By Representatives Mooney and Treadaway RFD
Boards, Agencies and Commissions Rd 1 10-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama
Private Investigation Board licenses private investigators. This bill would provide further
for the qualifications for licensure as a private investigator. This bill would clarify those
fees collected by the board that must be deposited into the Board of Private Investigation
Fund. This bill would authorize the board to grant inactive status to licensees and to provide,
by rule, for a procedure and fee to reinstate an inactive license. This bill would provide
for administrative penalties against any person practicing without a license. This bill would
clarify that the number of hours of continuing education required to maintain licensure is
16 hours during the two-year license period. This bill would create a private investigator
apprentice license that would allow apprentices to gain work experience through...
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HB128
203655-1:n:12/11/2019:LK/ma LSA2019-3145 HB128 By Representative Sorrell RFD State Government
Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, various public notices are required to be published
in newspapers. This bill would require the Secretary of State to create, maintain, host, and
operate a website on which public notices may be published with legal effect. This bill would
require that the public notice website be available free of charge at all times and that both
current and archived public notices be searchable by keyword, file number, or area, and that
public notices of local legislation, both current and archived, be publicly searchable by
keyword, by sponsor, by subject matter, and by county. This bill would allow the Secretary
of State to require the person or entity purporting to provide the notice to pay a reasonable
fee, not to exceed $50, which reflects the actual cost of publication. There would be no fee
charged for any other usage of the public notice website. This bill...
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HB187
Rep(s). By Representative Poole HB187 ENROLLED, An Act, To make appropriations for the support,
maintenance and development of public education in Alabama, for debt service, and for capital
outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA: Section 1. There is hereby appropriated for the support of public education in Alabama
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, for debt service, and for capital outlay to
be paid out of funds specified in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this act, the amounts specified
in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 3 of this act. For the purpose specified
in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this act, amounts are shown by programmatic area and the
total for all programs is shown so as to include estimated sources of funds other than those
listed in subsection (a) of Section 2 of this act. For the purpose of this act, "ETF"
shall mean the Education Trust Fund and "Federal and Local Funds" shall...
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HB347
204381-2:n:02/27/2020:KMS/ma LSA2020-192R1 HB347 By Representative Collins RFD Ways and Means
Education Rd 1 27-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama School Choice and Student
Opportunity Act provides for the establishment of public charter schools in the state. This
bill would provide further for the membership of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission,
would authorize the commission to employ staff, and would allow an applicant to apply directly
to the commission to open a public charter school under certain conditions. This bill would
also provide further for the funding of public charter schools based on projected enrollment
initially and then on current enrollment, would require the disbursement of funds to a public
charter school on a monthly, rather than quarterly, basis, and would provide for the treatment
of certain local revenues and local tax allocations. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Sections 16-6F-6, 16-6F-7, 16-6F-9, and 16-6F-10, Code of Alabama...
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HB424
204456-1:n:02/24/2020:KMS/bm LSA2020-449 HB424 By Representative Sorrells RFD County and Municipal
Government Rd 1 10-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors
is responsible for the licensing and regulation of electrical contractors in the state. This
bill would provide for the definition of an electrical worker and a provisional license, and
would delete references to master electrician. This bill would provide further for the election
of board officers and for the duties of the board, including the subpoena of witnesses, the
investigation of complaints, and providing for reciprocity. This bill would provide an individual
previously issued a provisional license three years to take the licensure examination, and
would require the board to waive the examination fee for one sitting. This bill would lessen
the time frame during which an expired license may be restored from five years to two years
after expiration. This bill would also provide...
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SB292
204456-1:n:02/24/2020:KMS/bm LSA2020-449 SB292 By Senator Chesteen RFD Fiscal Responsibility
and Economic Development Rd 1 10-MAR-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Board of
Electrical Contractors is responsible for the licensing and regulation of electrical contractors
in the state. This bill would provide for the definition of an electrical worker and a provisional
license, and would delete references to master electrician. This bill would provide further
for the election of board officers and for the duties of the board, including the subpoena
of witnesses, the investigation of complaints, and providing for reciprocity. This bill would
provide an individual previously issued a provisional license three years to take the licensure
examination, and would require the board to waive the examination fee for one sitting. This
bill would lessen the time frame during which an expired license may be restored from five
years to two years after expiration. This bill would also...
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HB139
202788-1:n:08/22/2019:FC/bm LSA2019-2341 HB139 By Representative Nordgren RFD State Government
Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the competitive bid laws apply to purchases of
goods and services over $15,000 by city or county boards of education and other governmental
entities excluding public works. Purchases of goods or services are excluded from the laws
if the purchases are made through a purchasing cooperative sponsored by the National Association
of Counties or other governmental cooperative purchasing programs if the goods or services
are purchased as a result of a competitive bid process approved by the Department of Examiners
of Public Accounts. The law does not specifically include in the exclusion goods or services
purchased pursuant to a lease or a lease/purchase agreement. This bill would amend the competitive
bid laws applicable to the purchase or leases of goods and services by city and county boards
of education and other governmental entities to specifically...
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