SB324
SB324 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a minor who has attained 16 years of age may be charged, arrested, and tried as an adult for capital offenses, other specified felonies, and certain lesser included offenses. This bill would repeal this provision and would allow for the transfer of a child 14 years of age or more from the juvenile court to the circuit court if the child is alleged to have committed a capital offense, other specified felonies, and certain lesser included offenses. This bill would also specify that the transfer of a case from juvenile court to circuit court does not prohibit a circuit court judge from granting an individual youthful offender status. Existing law also specifies who may be detained or confined in secure custody and when a child may be detained in a jail or other facility for the detention of adults. This bill would provide that a child 14 years of age or older whose case was transferred from the juvenile court to the circuit court may be detained or...
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SB335
SB335 By Senator Sanford ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 40-2A-3, 40-2A-6, 40-2A-12, 40-2A-13, 40-2A-14, and 40-2A-15 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Taxpayers' Bill of Rights and Uniform Revenue Procedures Act; to further define terms; to further require signed and dated written authorization for examining the books and records of a taxpayer under certain conditions; to require certain disclosures; to further provide the time frame in which a private auditing or collecting firm engaged by a self-administered municipality or county may commence an examination; to require certain confidentiality requirements; to provide for an independent hearing or appeals officer; to require a public official or employee of the taxing authority sign the final assessment; to provide minimum education requirements for examiners of private auditing or collecting firms; and to require the Alabama Local Tax Institute of Standards and Training Board to establish a hotline to...
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SB242
173544-1:n:02/05/2016:LFO-HP*/bdl SB242 By Senator Pittman RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill updates the sales and use tax laws to provide for definitions of tangible personal property and digital goods. This bill also amends the definition of a wholesale sale to add clarification and consistency to the sales and use tax code. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to sales and use tax definitions; to amend Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-60, and 40-23-61 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to add and update definitions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-60, and 40-23-61, Code of Alabama 1975 are hereby amended to read as follows: §40-23-1. "(a) For the purpose of this division, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: "(1) PERSON or COMPANY. Used interchangeably, includes any individual, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, receiver, trustee, or any...
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SB341
174081-2:n:02/16/2016:LFO-SS*/bdl SB341 By Senator Pittman RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 10-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the annual apportioning of Foundation Program funds for education is determined by calculating the average number of students enrolled on a daily basis for the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day of the preceding school year. This bill revises existing law to require that the annual apportioning of funds be determined by calculating the average number of students enrolled on a daily basis for the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day of the preceding school year and then adding or subtracting the change in ADM of the two preceding school years. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 16-13-231 and 16-13-232, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Foundation Program; to provide that the annual apportioning of funds be determined by calculating the average number of students enrolled on a daily basis for the first 20 scholastic...
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HB473
174081-2:n:02/16/2016:LFO-SS*/bdl HB473 By Representatives McMillan, Davis, Faust, Hill (M), Sessions, Gaston, Beckman, Patterson and Shiver RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 23-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the annual apportioning of Foundation Program funds for education is determined by calculating the average number of students enrolled on a daily basis for the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day of the preceding school year. This bill revises existing law to require that the annual apportioning of funds be determined by calculating the average number of students enrolled on a daily basis for the first 20 scholastic days following Labor Day of the preceding school year and then adding or subtracting the change in ADM of the two preceding school years. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 16-13-231 and 16-13-232, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Foundation Program; to provide that the annual apportioning of funds be determined by calculating the...
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HB299
174110-1:n:02/16/2016:KMS/cj LRS2016-658 HB299 By Representative Henry RFD Education Policy Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, at the beginning of each school year local boards of education are required to adopt and make available codes of student conduct that describe specific grounds for disciplinary action and explain the responsibilities and rights of students with regard to attendance, conduct, and other matters. Also under existing law, local boards of education are required to develop and implement local policies and procedures requiring the one-year expulsion of students who have brought to school or have in their possession a firearm in a school building, on school grounds, on school buses, or at other school-sponsored functions. This bill would require local boards of education to impose punishment in an offense appropriate manner on a case-by-case basis and would prohibit any local board of education from adopting and enforcing any so-called "zero tolerance"...
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HB387
175469-1:n:03/09/2016:KMS/tj LRS2016-1047 HB387 By Representative Henry RFD State Government Rd 1 10-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, no person who has been an employee of the State Board of Education or who has been employed as a professional educator within five years before election is eligible to serve as a member of the board. This bill would remove those prohibitions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 16-3-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the State Board of Education; to remove prohibitions against employment by the board and employment as a professional educator within five years before election. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 16-3-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §16-3-3. "The members of the board shall be qualified electors of the State of Alabama, and each member shall be a qualified elector in the district which he or she represents. No person who...
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HB340
174569-1:n:02/24/2016:LLR/tj LRS2016-692 HB340 By Representative Ford RFD Ways and Means Education Rd 1 25-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, certain individuals who are classified as resident students are eligible for instate tuition rates at public institutions of higher education in the state. This bill would also classify members of the Alabama National Guard as residents who are eligible for instate tuition rates. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section 16-64-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the requirements for determining student residency, to also classify members of the Alabama National Guard as residents who are eligible for instate tuition rates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 16-64-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: §16-64-2. "(a) For purposes of admission and tuition, a public institution of higher education may consider that the term resident student includes any of the following: "(1) One who, at the...
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HB389
175422-1:n:03/08/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-1030 HB389 By Representatives Patterson, Hanes, Pettus, Whorton (R), Ledbetter, Rowe, Treadaway and Ball RFD State Government Rd 1 10-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Existing law provides a defined benefit retirement plan for any public employee who is first hired on or after January 1, 2013, by an employer who participates in the Teachers' Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System. This bill would redefine the term "Tier I Plan Member" to include any person who, regardless of his or her date of employment, is employed as a correctional officer, firefighter, law enforcement officer, or state policeman. This bill would also redefine the term "Tier II Plan Member" to exclude a person hired as a correctional officer, firefighter, law enforcement officer, or state policeman. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 36-27-1, 36-27-16, and 36-27-24, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to retirement; to define certain terms relating to the Retirement Systems...
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HB34
(1) GROWING ALABAMA CREDIT. The credit provided for in Section 40-18-413(a). (2) INDUSTRY OR BUSINESS. An entity which would conduct at a site an activity that is primarily described in Section 40-18-372(1). (3) LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. Organizations which are determined by the Department of Commerce to meet both of the following criteria: a. The organization is an Alabama entity not operating for a profit, including, but not limited to, a municipality or county, an industrial board or authority, a chamber of commerce, or some other foundation or Alabama nonprofit corporation charged with improving a community or region of the state; and b. The organization has a record of supporting or otherwise participating in economic development activities in some part of Alabama. (4) RENEWAL OF ALABAMA COMMISSION. The Renewal of Alabama Commission created by Section 40-18-402. (5) SITE. Real property owned by a local economic development organization and intended for use...
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