SB17
172859-1:n:01/06/2016:LFO-SS/bdl SB17 By Senators Dial and McClendon RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Ahead Act, commencing with the 2012-2013 school year, phased in the provision of textbooks and other instructional materials to students and teachers in electronic format through pen-enabled tablets and mobile computers. The law provides for the reassignment of the tablets and mobile computers to students, requires the State Department of Education to establish an advisory committee, and provides for a bond issue. The law authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to issue bonds for the purposes of the law contingent upon a separate legislative enactment. This bill, commencing with the 2016-2017 school year, would delete the requirement that the tablets and mobile computers be pen-enabled, would delete the phase-in provisions, would delete the reassignment provisions, would delete the requirement for the...
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SB5
170635-1:n:06/05/2015:LFO-SS/bdl SB5 By Senator Dial RFD Finance and Taxation Education Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Alabama Ahead Act, commencing with the 2012-2013 school year, phased in the provision of textbooks and other instructional materials to students and teachers in electronic format through pen-enabled tablets and mobile computers. The law provides for the reassignment of the tablets and mobile computers to students, requires the State Department of Education to establish an advisory committee, and provides for a bond issue. The law authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to issue bonds for the purposes of the law contingent upon a separate legislative enactment. This bill, commencing with the 2015-2016 school year, would delete the requirement that the tablets and mobile computers be pen-enabled, would delete the phase-in provisions, would delete the reassignment provisions, would delete the requirement for the establishment of an...
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SB243
SB243 By Senator Reed ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to universities; to enact the University Authority Act of 2016, to authorize constitutionally created public universities and public universities operating schools of medicine to form a new type of public corporation to be called an authority; to express legislative intent; to establish procedures for incorporation of authorities by universities; to prescribe requirements for and powers of a board of directors and officers of an authority; to prescribe powers of an authority, which includes the power to form university affiliates; to authorize authorities to exercise their powers even if the exercise of such powers would be deemed anticompetitive or monopolistic under federal or state antitrust laws; to grant authorities the power of eminent domain; to authorize authorities to issue obligations such as bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness; to authorize liens on the revenues and assets of an authority or a university...
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HB241
173341-1:n:02/03/2016:PMG/mfc LRS2016-274 HB241 By Representatives Pringle, South, Sessions, Morrow, Beech, McCampbell, Williams (JD) and Greer RFD Commerce and Small Business Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize public universities operating schools of medicine to form a new type of public corporation to be called an authority. This bill would provide procedures for the incorporation, reincorporation, and dissolution of an authority. This bill would prescribe powers of an authority, including the power to form university affiliates, the power of eminent domain, and the power to incur indebtedness. This bill would authorize an authority to exercise its powers even if doing so would be deemed anticompetitive or monopolistic under federal or state antitrust laws. This bill would authorize liens on the revenues and assets of an authority or university affiliate. This bill would exempt an authority and university affiliate from state taxation and exempt indebtedness issued by...
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HB245
172946-1:n:01/12/2016:PMG/cj LRS2016-68 HB245 By Representatives McClammy and Knight RFD Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Rd 1 16-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude is prohibited from voting until he or she has been released upon completion of a sentence, has been pardoned, has completed probation or parole, and has paid any victim restitution. Restoration of voting rights is made through an application to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. This bill would provide for the automatic restoration of voting rights of a person who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude when he or she is discharged from incarceration. This bill would specify responsibilities of the Secretary of State concerning such voter restoration. This bill would provide for absentee voting for persons who are eligible to vote and are incarcerated. This bill would repeal the provisions of state law that provide the procedure for the Board of...
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SB287
SB287 ENGROSSED By Senators Pittman, Ward, Allen, Williams and Reed A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 14-2-1, 14-2-12, 14-2-13.1, 14-2-14, 14-2-16, 14-2-19, 14-2-21, 14-2-28, and 14-2-34, relating to the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, to allow the Authority to issue up to $800 million in bonds with no specified maturity date later than 30 years for the purpose of financing the construction of women's and regional prison facilities, renovating existing prison facilities, and demolishing obsolete prison facilities; and to allow the Authority to construct the women's and regional prison facilities using various types of construction agreements; to authorize the Authority to dispose of property not required for Department of Corrections purposes; to require reporting to the Joint Legislative Prison Committee; to further provide for actions to be taken upon payment of all bonds issued by the Authority; to amend Section 40-8-3, relating to allocation of the...
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HB423
173657-1:n:02/10/2016:JMH/th LRS2016-506 HB423 By Representatives Hall, Todd and Daniels RFD Judiciary Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission within the Administrative Office of Courts and would provide for the duties and functions of the commission. This bill would establish a procedure by which a person convicted of a felony could petition for a hearing before the commission in order to present credible, verifiable evidence of innocence that has not previously been presented at trial or considered at a hearing granted through postconviction relief. This bill would authorize the commission to hear the evidence and, at its discretion, refer the case back to the court of original jurisdiction for additional judicial review. This bill would specify that there is a moratorium on executions until June 1, 2017. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission within the Administrative Office of Courts; to...
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SB237
SB237 ENGROSSED By Senators Brewbaker, Hightower, Whatley, Stutts, Marsh, Reed, Ward, Smitherman and Figures A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission within the Administrative Office of Courts; to provide for the duties and functions of the commission; to authorize the commission to order judicial review of certain capital cases in which the defendant has been sentenced to death and there is found to exist credible, verifiable evidence of innocence that has not previously been presented at trial or considered at a hearing granted through postconviction relief; and to provide that no execution date shall be set for any person while that person's case is pending before the commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. There is established the Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission. The commission shall be an independent commission under the Administrative Office of Courts for administrative purposes. The Administrative Office of...
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SB385
SB385 By Senator Blackwell ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Section 5-5A-44, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to acquisition of control of state banks; to require the application to and approval of the Superintendent of the State Banking Department for certain conditions that constitute acquisition of control of a certain percent of the voting securities of a state bank; and to provide for prospective effect. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 5-5A-44 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: ยง5-5A-44. "(a) No person, acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more persons, may acquire control any voting security of a state bank or of any corporation or other entity owning voting securities of having control of a state bank if after the acquisition such person would own or possess the power to vote a majority of the voting securities of such bank, unless an application is filed with the superintendent for review of the...
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HB344
174760-1:n:02/25/2016:KMS/th LRS2016-843 HB344 By Representative Martin RFD Boards, Agencies and Commissions Rd 1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, certain barbers are exempt from regulation by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. This bill would rename the board the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and would clarify that all barbers practicing barbering in the state are exempt from regulation by the board. This bill would phase out the membership of barbers on the board and would add an additional esthetician and manicurist to the membership of the board. This bill would also provide for the transition of the powers and duties of the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 34-7B-1, 34-7B-2, 34-7B-6, 34-7B-7, 34-7B-13, 34-7B-26, 34-7B-27, 34-7B-28, and 34-7B-29, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2015-406, 2015 Regular Session, relating to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and...
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