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HB199
173502-1:n:02/05/2016:LFO-KF*/bdl HB199 By Representative Poole RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: In order to further provide for efficient and effective budgeting
of the revenues of the state, this bill amends the Budget Management Act of 1976 so as to
provide for biennial budget periods, annual fiscal accounting, and performance review. Provision
is made for the State General Fund and the Education Trust Fund biennial budgets to be considered
on alternate years, enrolling sufficient financial detail into each budget so as to adequately
define each source of revenue and totals for each budgeted program, cost center, and line
item in each budget and the entire appropriation bill by each source of revenue, and to further
provide for performance review of the state agencies, departments, boards, bureaus, the Legislature,
and institutions of the state. This bill becoming law is contingent upon the constitutional
amendment proposed by HB ___ providing for biennial...
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SB90
SB90 By Senator Orr ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to taxation; to provide definitions; to provide
a tax credit for employers that employ an apprentice; to provide a cumulative cap on tax credits
allowed; to provide rulemaking authority; and to require the Workforce Development Division
of the Department of Commerce to provide an annual report to certain legislative committees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be
cited as the Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act of 2016. Section 2. For the purposes of this act,
the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPRENTICE. A worker at least 16
years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is
employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation as provided in 29 C.F.R. Part 29.4. The term
includes a person who is compensated by a third party but whose apprenticeable work occurs
under the supervision of an eligible employer. (2) APPRENTICESHIP...
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HB526
176321-1:n:04/06/2016:LLR/tj LRS2016-1308 HB526 By Representative Scott RFD Financial Services
Rd 1 12-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Motor Vehicle Title Loan Act.
The bill would: Require licensure by the State Banking Department for a person to act as a
title loan lender; provide for the application for licensure; require a bond and a nonrefundable
application and investigation fee; provide for inactive licenses, renewal and reactivation
of licenses, a fee for the license, and for the denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.
The bill would specify acts which constitute violations for which certain disciplinary actions
may be taken; would provide for the imposition of fines and criminal penalties; and would
provide remedies for title loans made or serviced without proper licensure. The bill would
establish requirements for a title loan agreement; would provide for reclaiming a repossessed
motor vehicle under certain circumstances; and would provide payment of...
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SB325
172725-1:n:12/22/2015:JLB/th LRS2015-3438 SB325 By Senators Dial, Holley, Ward and Sanford
RFD Governmental Affairs Rd 1 03-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, various services are
provided to the Legislature by the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office,
and Alabama Law Institute. This bill would create the Legislative Services Agency and reconstitute
the Legislative Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, and Alabama Law Institute as
divisions of the Legislative Services Agency and repeal conflicting and obsolete provisions.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Legislature; to create the Legislative Services
Agency to provide certain staff services to the Legislature; to reconstitute the Legislative
Reference Service, Legislative Fiscal Office, and the Alabama Law Institute as divisions of
the agency; to add Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 29-5A-1) to, and to repeal Chapter
5 (commencing with Section 29-5-1), Section 29-6-2.1, Chapter 7...
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HB279
174398-1:n:02/19/2016:KMS/tj LRS2016-737 HB279 By Representative Beech RFD Education Policy
Rd 1 23-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, members of local boards of education are required
to annually complete continuing education and training requirements developed in cooperation
with the Alabama Association of School Boards. This bill would provide for the certification
of organizations by the State Superintendent of Education to assist in the development and
provision of required training to members of local boards of education. This bill would also
require newly elected or appointed members of local boards of education to attend an orientation
session provided by the local superintendent of education, relating to local school system
policies and procedures, that would count toward the annual training requirement. A BILL TO
BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 16-1-14.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the continuing
education and training of local board of education members; to...
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SB330
175097-1:n:03/07/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-916 SB330 By Senator Ward RFD Banking and Insurance Rd
1 08-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, lenders of $1,000 or less are licensed and regulated
under the Alabama Small Loan Act. This bill would authorize non-bank lenders to issue short-term
unsecured loans, known as flex loans. This bill would provide for the licensure and regulation
of lenders of flex loans by the State Banking Department. This bill would establish the maximum
interest rate and maximum duration of a flex loan and provide for fees that may be charged
to a customer. This bill would set qualifications, including financial guarantees, for lenders
and provide civil penalties for violations by lenders. This bill would also authorize the
State Banking Department to enforce the provisions of this act and promulgate rules. A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to short-term loans; to authorize non-bank lenders to issue
short-term unsecured loans, known as flex loans; to provide for...
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SB401
SB401 By Senators Dunn, Beasley and Coleman-Madison ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to the City
of Bessemer, Alabama, in Jefferson County; authorizing automated traffic safety law enforcement
in the City of Bessemer, Alabama, as a civil violation; providing certain procedures to be
followed by the City using automated photographic traffic enforcement; providing that the
owner of the vehicle involved in running a traffic light, stop sign, or violating the speed
limit in the City of Bessemer is presumptively liable for a civil violation and the payment
of a specified fine, but providing procedures to contest liability; providing for jurisdiction
in Jefferson County and the City of Bessemer over such civil violations and allowing petitions
for judicial review in the Jefferson County Circuit Court for trial de novo; creating a cause
of action for any person held responsible for payment of the fine against the person who was
actually operating a vehicle during the commission of a civil...
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HB284
173517-1:n:02/12/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-356 HB284 By Representatives Johnson (K), Ball, Pettus
and McCutcheon RFD Health Rd 1 23-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, certified nurse midwives
are licensed by the State Board of Nursing and the Board of Medical Examiners to practice
nurse midwifery. This bill would establish a State Board of Midwifery to license and regulate
the practice of midwifery. This bill would: provide for the composition of the board members
and function of the board; specify requirements for the licensing of midwives; provide for
licensing fees; and establish guidelines for the practice of midwifery. This bill also would
provide for penalties for violations. 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...
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HB324
174367-1:n:02/23/2016:JMH/th LRS2016-726 HB324 By Representative Hill (J) RFD Judiciary Rd
1 25-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the maximum fee that counsel appointed to represent
an indigent defendant may collect is based on the degree of severity of the original charge
or the type of case to which the counsel is appointed. Under existing law, where the original
charge is a Class A felony, appointed counsel may collect a maximum of $4,000 for legal services.
This bill would authorize the court or the Director of Indigent Defense Services to waive
the $4,000 maximum in certain cases where the original charge was a Class A felony. This bill
would require a court waiving the limit to enter an order specifying the reasons for the waiver.
This bill would also require the director to submit a memo to the state Finance Director explaining
the reasons for any waiver granted by the director. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend
Section 15-12-21 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by...
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HB361
174951-1:n:03/01/2016:LFO-ML/bdl HB361 By Representative Knight RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Current law does not place a limit on the administrative costs
that may be paid to Medicaid regional care organizations (RCOs). This bill would limit the
administrative costs that may be paid to RCOs. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Medicaid
Regional Care Organizations: to amend Section 22-6-153, Code of Alabama 1975, to limit the
amount of administrative costs that may be paid by the Alabama Medicaid Agency to RCOs. BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 22-6-153, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: ยง22-6-153. "(a) Subject to approval of the federal Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Agency shall enter into a contract in each
Medicaid region for at least one fully certified regional care organization to provide, pursuant
to a risk contract under which the Medicaid Agency makes a capitated...
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