ALSDE - 2010 Legislative Tracking

2010 Legislative Tracking

Legislation headings in BLUE and noted with a * pertains to state employees/state government related issues.
Legislation headings in GREEN and noted with a ** pertains to K-12 education employees/ K-12 education related issues as well as state employees/state government related issues.

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Bill #	Sponsor	Committee	Status	Amendments	Last Action Date	Related Bills
HB0023	Rep. Joseph Mitchell	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		1/12/2010
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO PRORATION. This bill would provide that the portion of the salaries received from extracurricular activity by K-12 employees would be subject to proration.
HB0035	Rep. Jim McClendon	Senate Public Safety	Assigned to Senate committee		2/2/2010	SB0196
PROHIBIT TEXT MESSAGING WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE. This bill would prohibit any person from operating a motor vehicle on a public street, road or highway while also text messaging on a handheld cell phone or other handheld wireless telecommunication device.
HB0037	Rep. Chad Fincher	Senate Energy & Natural Resources	Favorable Report from committee		2/17/2010	SB0161 SB0316
REVOCATION OF TEACHING CERTIFICATE. This bill would require the State Superintendent of Education to revoke the teaching certificate or other educational certificate of any person convicted of a felony or sex offense involving a child.
HB0038	Rep. Demetrius Newton	Senate Judiciary	PASSED HOUSE. Assigned to Senate Committee		1/19/2010
SEXUAL CONTACT WITH STUDENT. This bill would make it a crime for a school employee to engage in a sex act or have sexual contact with a student, male or female, regardless of the age of the student.
HB0043	Rep. Richard Lindsey	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Favorable Report from committee		2/17/2010	SB0026
FOUNDATION PROGRAM - TEACHER UNITS. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to use an alternative calculation method provided by the SDE for determining teacher units in extreme circumstances.
HB0051	Rep. Mac Gipson	House Judiciary	Introduced		1/12/2010	SB0384
PROHIBIT TEACHERS AND OTHER SIMILAR PERSONS OF AUTHORITY FROM HAVING SEX WITH CHILD. This bill would amend the rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse statutes to prohibit a teacher, counselor, coach, school administrator, or other person in a substantially similar position of authority employed at the school of a child from having sexual contact with the child regardless of whether the child is of age to consent to the contact.
HB0065	Rep. Mac Gipson	Senate Judiciary	Assigned to Senate committee		2/2/2010	SB0032 SB0046
GRADUATED DRIVER'S LICENSE AND LEARNER'S PERMIT CHANGES. This bill amends various conditions relating to driver's licenses and learner permits.
HB0066	Rep. DuWayne Bridges	House Government Operations	Introduced		1/12/2010
** END TO DOUBLE DIPPING ACT. This bill would make it ineligible for public education employees and state employees to hold any statewide elective office or serve in the Legislature.
HB0067	Rep. Richard Lindsey	Senate Finance & Taxation Eduation	Assigned to Senate committee		2/2/2010	SB0050
TRS PARTICIPATION BY SSA. This bill authorizes the School Superintendents of Alabama, its executive officers and employees to continue to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System.
HB0072	Rep. Gerald Allen	House Government Operations	Introduced		1/12/2010
PROPERTY REAPPRAISAL [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT]- This bill would propose an amendment to Alabama's Constitution to provide that Class II and Class III real property in Alabama would not be subject to reappraisal more often than once every four years, provided that the level of equalization for a particular county falls between 90% and 105% with a coefficient of dispersion of no greater than 20 as determined by an annual sales ratio study conducted by the Alabama Department of Revenue.
HB0074	Rep. Jack Page	Senate Education	Assigned to Senate committee		2/25/2010
VIETNAM VETS/HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. This bill would allow honorably discharged Vietnam vets to receive a high school diploma who due to military service were not able to do so.
HB0076	Rep. Mac McCutcheon	House Government Appropriations	Introduced		1/12/2010	SB0056
** PROHIBIT PASS-THROUGH OF PUBLIC FUNDS. This bill prohibits public funds from being passed through from one entity to another at the direction of a member of the Legislature.
HB0079	Rep. James Buskey	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	PASSED SENATE		3/4/2010
POSTING OF JOB VACANCIES WITHIN EDUCATION AGENCIES. This bill would require the posting of notices of vacancies in the offices of State Superintendent of Education, appointed county superintendent of education, appointed city superintendent of education, Chancellor of Postsecondary Education, and chief executive officer of any two-year school or college under the auspices of the State Board of Education, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Department of Youth Services School District, and the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science.
HB0099	Rep. Greg Canfield	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		1/12/2010	SB0277
ETF BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND. This bill establishes a budget stabilization fund, a capital fund, a pension liability fund, and a retiree health benefits liability fund for the Education Trust Fund. It also provides for a maximum amount that may be appropriated from the Education Trust Fund.
HB0100	Rep. Greg Canfield	Senate Judiciary	Assigned to Senate committee		2/2/2010
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL REDUCED SPEED SCHOOL ZONE ACT. This bill would authorize a county commission to establish reduced speed school zones along roads or highways except interstate highways outside of the corporate limits of a municipality under certain conditions and would also provide for the maintenance of the signs.
HB0105	Rep. Ken Guin	Senate Health	Favorable Report as AMENDED in committee	Committee AMD 1 Committee AMD 2	2/11/2010	SB0181
P.E. Bill. This bill would be effective for the 2010-2011 school year, and would require all students in grades K-8 to take physical education without substitution.
Comments: The Senate Health committee STRIPPED the House amendment to allow substitutions for marching band, Jr. ROTC, or any other activity as identified in a student's IEP. The bill now states there can be NO SUBSTITUTIONS except for dance class if taught at a magnet school.
HB0122	Rep. Greg Wren	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		1/12/2010
PACT PROGRAM - INTENT OF LEGISLATURE. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature regarding PACT contracts and provide that the benefits under each PACT contract in force as of the effective date of this act shall be honored regardless of the date the contract was issued.
HB0123	Rep. Greg Wren	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Assigned to Senate committee		3/2/2010
PACT PROGRAM - BOARD OF DIRECTORS. This bill states that the PACT Program would be governed by its own Board of Directors and would provide for the Board's composition and duties.
HB0124	Rep. Greg Wren	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Assigned to Senate committee		3/2/2010
PACT PROGRAM - TASK FORCE. This bill sets up a PACT Advisory Task Force and would provide for the memebership and purposes of the Task Force.
HB0133	Rep. David Grimes	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		1/12/2010
EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE. This bill would require the State Department of Education and the State Department of Finance to implement a program to purchase or provide a policy of educator professional liability insurance to insure certificated personnel employed by a local board of education and student teachers.
HB0139	Rep. Barry Mask	House Education Policy	Introduced		1/12/2010
STUDENT MISCONDUCT AND DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION. This bill would require the Department of Public Safety, upon recommendation of a school principal, to suspend a student's driver's license for withdrawal from school for possession of a weapon or for serious misconduct or a pattern of misconduct or disruptive behavior in school. The principal would have to certify to the department compliance with all the due process requirements of the local school system's disciplinary policies and procedures.
HB0144	Rep. Arthur Payne	Senate Judiciary	ENROLLED. Awaiting Governor's signature		2/23/2010
SEX OFFENDERS PROHIBITED FROM DRIVING SCHOOL BUS. This bill would prohibit sex offenders from obtaining a commercial driver's license, driving/operating a passenger vehicle or driving/operating a school bus (P and S edndorsement).
HB0178	Rep. Randy Wood	House Judiciary	Introduced		1/12/2010
* PUBLIC EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE POLITICAL FREEDOM ACT. This bill establishes the Public Employee Representative Political Freedom Act of 2010 and states that no public employee may be disciplined for communicating with an elected public official.
HB0189	Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		1/12/2010	SB0202 SB0484
CHARTER SCHOOL BILL. This bill establishes the Alabama Innovative Charter Schools Act relating to public K-12 education. It provides for the creation of charter schools authorized by registered local school boards and the State Board of Education.
HB0228	Rep. Craig Ford	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Assigned to Senate committee		3/2/2010
PACT PROGRAM - ETF APPROPRIATION. This bill would provide for additional funds to be appropriated from the ETF to the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program until there are sufficient funds to meet the future obligations for existing PACT contracts.
HB0236	Rep. Mac McCutcheon	Senate Judiciary	Assigned to Senate committee		2/25/2010
ARREST WARRANTS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEES. This bill provides procedures for issuing arrest warrants for certain misdemeanor offenses.
HB0240	Rep. Craig Ford	House County & Municipal Government	Introduced		1/12/2010
LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND GROUP HOMES. This bill would require group homes for children to be pre-approved by the county commission or city council before they may locate within a county in Alabama. This bill would also allow school systems where group homes for children are located to charge another school system for a nonresident's tuition.
HB0274	Rep. Richard Lindsey	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		1/14/2010	SB0243
EDUCATION TRUST FUND BUDGET (FY '11). This bill makes 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, 2011.
HB0275	Rep. Richard Lindsey	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		1/14/2010	SB0244
TRS FUNDING PERIOD CHANGE. This bill would increase the maximum funding period for which the accrued liability contribution is calculated for the Teachers' Retirement System from 20 years to 30 years.
HB0276	Rep. Richard Lindsey	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		1/14/2010	SB0238
AMENDING FY '10 ETF APPROPRIATIONS BILL. This bill would amend the fiscal year 2010 Education Appropriation Bill (ACT 2009-339) by changing a portion of the funding source on the General Obligation Bonds, 2005-A from the Capital Improvement Trust Fund to the Education Trust Fund.
HB0277	Rep. Richard Lindsey	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		1/14/2010	SB0239
CHILDREN FIRST TRUST FUND ALLOCATION. This bill provides for transfer to the State General Fund during fiscal year 2011 that portion of Children First Trust Fund receipts currently allocated for the State Board of Education.
HB0281	Rep. Ken Guin	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Assigned to Senate committee		2/25/2010
ETF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR WALKER COUNTY AND LEE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEMS. This bill would make a supplemental appropriation from the ETF for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, to the Walker County School System to provide for capital improvements at Oakman Elementary School, which suffered extensive tornado-related damage on December 10, 2008. This bill would also make a supplemental appropriation for capital improvements at Wacoochee Junior High School, a system-owned instructional center, and a system-owned central office building, each of which suffered extensive tornado damage on February 27, 2009.
HB0282	Rep. Robert Bentley	House Education Policy	Introduced		1/14/2010
ALABAMA TEACHER RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (A-TRIP). This bill would direct the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to promulgate rules for the deferment from A-TRIP and to provide for a retroactive effect.
HB0289	Rep. John Knight	House Government Appropriations	Introduced		1/14/2010	SB0304
* ERS FUNDING PERIOD CHANGE. This bill would increase the maximum funding period for which the accrued liability contribution is calculated for the Employees' Retirement System from 20 years to 30 years.
HB0352	Rep. Richard Lindsey	House Education Appropriations	PASSED HOUSE		2/17/2010	SB0292
* ERS FUNDING PERIOD CHANGE. This bill would increase the maximum funding period for which the accrued liability contribution is calculated for the Employees' Retirement System from 20 years to 30 years.
HB0388	Rep. Benjamin Lewis	House Judiciary	Introduced		1/21/2010
PROHIBIT SCHOOL OFFICIAL FROM HAVING SEX WITH CHILD. This bill would amend the rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse statutes to prohibit a school official or foster parent from having sexual contact with the child regardless of whether the child is of age to consent to the contact.
HB0459	Rep. John Hilliard	House Education Appropriations	Favorable Report as AMENDED in committee		3/3/2010
REQUIRING SAFE ROOM/SAFE HALLWAY IN NEW PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. This bill would require any new public K-12 school construction to include a FEMA approved safe room or hallway.
HB0508	Rep. John Rogers	House Jefferson County Local Legislation	Introduced		2/4/2010
PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM CARRYING OR POSSESSING A STUN GUN OR TASER ON SCHOOL PROPERTY [CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT]- This is a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama that would prohibit a person from carrying or possessing a stun gun or taser on school property or any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity.
HB0510	Rep. John Rogers	House Education Policy	Introduced		2/4/2010
PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM CARRYING OR POSSESSING A STUN GUN OR TASER ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. This bill would prohibit a person from carrying or possessing a stun gun or taser on school property or any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school-related activity.
HB0517	Rep. Mike Ball	House Government Appropriations	Introduced		2/9/2010
* NEW STATE AGENCY - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. This bill would establish an Office of Administrative Hearings as an independent unit in the executive branch of government to conduct administrative hearings currently conducted by the Administrative Law Judge Division. This bill would also create the State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings which, along with the chief administrative law judge, would promulgate rules.
HB0524	Rep. John Rogers	House Government Operations	Introduced		2/9/2010
* STATE AGENCIES TO REPORT DIVERSITY. This bill would require each multimember state entity subject to diversity requirements to annually report to the Legislature regarding compliance with the diversity requirement. This bill would also require any state agency or entity required to expend funds or award contracts on a basis that reflects diversity to annually report to the Legislature regarding compliance with the diversity requirement.
HB0538	Rep. Ralph Gordon	House Health	Favorable Report as AMENDED in committee		3/3/2010
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS / 6TH GRADE FEMALE STUDENTS. This bill would require the State Board of Health to provide each parent or guardian of a female student entering into the sixth grade certain information concerning infection and the immunization against the human papillomavirus.
HB0545	Rep. Jimmy Martin	House Government Appropriations	Introduced		2/11/2010
* COMPETITITVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AGENCIES. This bill would increase the minimum amount for which competitive bidding is required from $7,500 to $15,000.
HB0582	Rep. John Rogers	House Education Policy	Introduced		2/16/2010
ALABAMA CHILD PROTECTION ACT REVISION. Under existing law, the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 requires all prospective and current certified and noncertified education employees who have or will have unsupervised access to children in an educational setting to undergo a criminal history background information check. This bill would subject any person who may be permitted access to school property when students are present, pursuant to a contractual relationship with a local employing board or nonpublic school, to a criminal history background information check.
HB0604	Rep. Ron Grantland	House Government Appropriations	Introduced		2/23/2010	SB0462
* STATE EMPLOYEES - PAYMENT FOR ACCRUED AND UNUSED LEAVE . This bill would provide that state employees may be entitled to receive payment for any accrued and unused annual leave days in excess of 60 days, up to a maximum of 10 days per year.
HB0616	Rep. Butch Taylor	House Education Policy	Introduced		2/23/2010	SB0466
LEA REPORTING REQUIRMENTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. This bill would make optional the requirement that a local board of education publish financial statements, now available on the Internet, in the local newspaper. This bill would also delete the requirement that payrolls be signed by the chair of the local board of education.
HB0627	Rep, Yvonne Kennedy	House Education Policy	Introduced		2/23/2010	SB0486
NOTIFICATION BY STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF CERTIFICATE INVESTIGATION BASED ON MISCONDUCT. This bill would require the State Superintendent of Education to promptly notify the holder of any certificate of the initiation of an investigation regarding alleged misconduct and would prohibit any action against a certificate holder until the exhaustion of all due process protections.
HB0630	Rep. Laura Hall	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		2/25/2010	SB0442
BRAC INFRASTRUCTURE AND PSCA CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SCHOOL FACILITIES. This bill authorizes the State of Alabama to make payments to the City of Huntsville Federal Building Authority under certain circumstances for financing infrastructure and improvements in areas of North Alabama impacted by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). This bill also authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to sell and issue bonds and to apply such proceeds for the construction of new school facilities as well as the renovation of existing school facilities in the several school systems located in those areas of North Alabama that will be directly impacted by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure.
HB0635	Rep. Laura Hall	House Government Operations	Introduced		2/25/2010	SB0464
* STATE EMPLOYEES - CLARIFICATION FOR TYPES OF LEAVE. This bill would clarify the definition of sick leave for state employees, and provide further for bereavement leave, and for the donation of leave for catastrophic illness of state employees.
HB0647	Rep. Barry Mask	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		3/2/2010
PROHIBIT MEMBERSHIP IN TRS. This bill would prohibit membership and retirement credit in the Teachers' Retirement System being earned by administrators, teachers, and support personnel whose place of work is outside the State of Alabama. This bill would also prohibit retirement contributions being submitted for salary earned for classes that are taught by mail or electronic means outside the State of Alabama.
HB0649	Rep. Jamie Ison	House Government Appropriations	Introduced		3/2/2010
* STATE EMPLOYEES - RETIREE SLIDING SCALE HEALTH PREMIUM . This bill would require for all employees retiring AFTER September 30, 2010, that the retiree sliding scale premium be based on years of coverage in the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan (SEHIP) or for time served in the United States Armed Forces or as an employee as defined in Sections 16-25A-1 and 16-25A-11 of the Code of Alabama.
HB0665	Rep. Thad McClammy	House Education Policy	Introduced		3/3/2010
ALABAMA COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW. This bill would require the distribution and verification of receipt of the school attendance policy and applicable sections of the Alabama Compulsory School Attendance Law by each parent, guardian or other person having control of a child enrolled in each school system
HB0677	Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		3/4/2010	SB0508
CHARTER SCHOOL BILL - REINTRODUCED. This bill establishes the Alabama Innovative Charter Schools Act relating to public K-12 education. It provides for the creation of charter schools authorized by registered local school boards and the State Board of Education.
Comments: *Changes from the originally introduced Charter School bill are reflected in additions to this version. Specifically on Page 20, Section I, Page 32, Section C, and Page 35, Section F.*
HB0678	Rep. Jay Love	House Government Appropriations	Introduced		3/4/2010	SB0502
* STATE EMPLOYEES - FURLOUGHS. Under existing law, there is no specific authority for the furlough of Merit System employees. This bill would establish terms for furloughs and would also authorize a state department or appointing authority to implement a voluntary furlough program with the approval of the State Personnel Department; provided that such voluntary furlough plan is applicable to an entire department.
HB0682	Rep. Yusuf Salaam	House Government Operations	Introduced		3/4/2010	SB0250 SB0309
* DONATION OF LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. This bill would allow the donation of leave to a state employee with a equal, a higher, or a lower pay grade.
HB0699	Rep. James Fields	House Education Policy	Introduced		3/9/2010	SB0492
EDUCATORS REPORTING SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE. Under existing law, certain persons and entities are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect. This bill would deem a school teacher or official in compliance with reporting requirements upon submission of a written report to the principal of the school or superintendent of the employing local board of education, and would require the principal or superintendent to provide a copy of the report to the proper authorities.
HB0712	Rep. Elaine Beech	House Education Policy	Introduced		3/11/2010
NOTIFICATION OF TEACHERS REGARDING REDUCTION IN COMPENSATION. This bill amends Section 16-24-12 of the Code of Alabama to clarify the requirement that a local board of education notify a teacher of a reduction in compensation pursuant to the loss of a supplemental position on or before the last day of the preceding school term.
HB0717	Rep. Paul DeMarco	House Government Operations	Introduced		3/11/2010
** MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING. This bill would provide for mandatory ethics training for public officials, public employees, and lobbysits.
HB0722	Rep. Jeff McLaughlin	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		3/11/2010
REDUCTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS -FOUNDATION PROGRAM. This bill would decrease the required school term from 180 to 175 full instructional days for use in the computation of Foundation Program. allowances to local boards of education.
HB0724	Rep. Richard Lindsey	House Education Appropriations	Introduced		3/11/2010
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATION. This bill would allow the Legislature to appropriate Public School Funds to local boards of education in the Education Trust Fund Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011 for the purpose of paying operating expenses and would also allow local boards of education, during fiscal year 2011 only, to expend Public School Funds on any operating expenses.
HJR023	Rep. Demetrius Newton	House Rules	Introduced		1/12/2010	SJR008
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION - DISAPPROVAL BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION REVIEW OF THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE 670-X-18-.01, ENTITLED "LAYOFFS".BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That the decision of the Joint Committee to disapprove the proposed amendment to Rule 670-X-18-.01, entitled "Layoffs," is sustained.
HJR025	Sen. Demetrius Newton	House Rules	Introduced		1/12/2010	SJR009
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION - AMENDMENT TO RULE 290-4-1, ENTITLED "EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY", DISAPPROVAL BY JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION REVIEW SUSTAINED, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION URGED TO ADOPT REVISED RULE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That because the State Board of Education refused to accept the proposed amendment and resubmit the revised rule proposed by the Joint Committee, the decision of the Joint Committee to disapprove the proposed amendment to Rule 290-4-1, entitled "Education Accountability," is sustained. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Legislature recommends the Department of Education and the State Board of Education reconsider the proposed amendment and revised rule suggested by the Joint Committee on August 12, 2009, to be entitled the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics.
HJR030	Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow	Senate Rules	PASSED HOUSE. Assigned to Senate Rules		1/19/2010
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION - ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION REQUESTED TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING BASS FISHING AS A RECOGNIZED SCHOOL SPORT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That the Alabama High School Athletic Association is requested to consider authorizing high school sport fishing as a recognized school sport in Alabama schools.
HJR053	Rep. Richard Lindsey	House Rules	ENROLLED. Awaiting Governor's signature		2/25/2010
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION - SUPPORT EXPRESSED FOR JOBS FOR MAIN STREET ACT OF 2010. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That this resolution is offered in full support of the Federal Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be provided for each member of Alabama's Congressional Delegation calling for its full support of this act.
HJR337	Rep. John Rogers	House Rules	PASSED HOUSE		2/23/2010
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION - JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF THE USE OF TASERS ON STUDENTS. BE RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That the Joint Interim Legislative Committee on the Effects of the Use of Tasers on Students is created. The committee shall be composed of the following: Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; one member of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; one member of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; and one member appointed by the Governor.
HR0293	Rep. Randy Davis	House Rules	PASSED HOUSE		2/11/2010
HOUSE RESOLUTION - DIRECTING LOCAL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS TO COMPLY WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ALABAMA SAFE SCHOOLS ACT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That we hereby direct the State Board of Education to comprehensively advise all local school superintendents of the rights and responsibilities of school administrators under the Alabama Safe Schools Act and comply with the provisions therein contained.
SB0026	Sen. Hank Sanders	House Education Appropriations	Assigned to House committee		2/16/2010	HB0043
FOUNDATION PROGRAM - TEACHER UNITS. Allows the State Superintendent of Education to use an alternative calculation method provided by the SDE for determining teacher units in extreme circumstances.
SB0032	Sen. Quinton Ross	Senate Commerce, Transportation & Utilities	Introduced		1/12/2010	SB0046 HB0065
GRADUATED DRIVER'S LICENSE AND LEARNER'S PERMIT CHANGES. This bill amends various conditions relating to driver's licenses and learner permits.
SB0046	Sen. Quinton Ross	Senate Commerce,Transportation & Utilities	Favorable Report as AMENDED in committee	Committee AMD 1	2/2/2010	SB0032 HB0065
GRADUATED DRIVER'S LICENSE AND LEARNER'S PERMIT CHANGES. This bill amends various conditions relating to driver's licenses and learner permits.
Comments: *This bill is a duplicate of SB0032.*
SB0050	Sen. Quinton Ross	House Education Appropriations	Favorable Report from committee		3/3/2010	HB0067
TRS PARTICIPATION BY SSA. This bill authorizes the School Superintendents of Alabama, its executive officers and employees to continue to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System.
SB0052	Sen. Lowell Barron	Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund	PASSED SENATE		2/4/2010
** NO BID CONTRACTS. This bill would prohibit no-bid contracts in amounts in excess of $7,500 and would provide for a certain retroactive effect, and make exceptions for declared emergencies.
SB0056	Sen. Trip Pittman	Senate Economic Expansion & Trade	Introduced		1/12/2010	HB0076
** PROHIBIT PASS-THROUGH OF PUBLIC FUNDS. This bill prohibits public funds from being passed through from one entity to another at the direction of a member of the Legislature.
SB0058	Sen. Hank Erwin	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		1/12/2010
TIM TEBOW ACT. This bill would provide for the Tim Tebow Act for the purpose of allowing children instructed by a private tutor and students of private schools and church schools to participate in extracurricular activities.
SB0092	Sen. Roger Bedford	Senate Education	Introduced		1/12/2010
RE-EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED TEACHERS. This bill would provide that any teacher who has taught for a period of 30 years or more and who leaves employment as a teacher does not need to be recertified when the teacher is reemployed as a teacher.
SB0093	Sen. Roger Bedford	Senate Governmental Affairs	Favorable Report from committee		1/19/2010
* ALABAMA EMPLOYEES' SUGGESTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. This bill would provide that the State Personnel Director shall be a member of the board and would remove the Executive Director of the Alabama State Employees' Association.
SB0140	Sen. Rodger Smitherman	Senate Judiciary	Favorable Report as SUBSTITUTED in committee	Committee AMD #1 Committee AMD #2	2/25/2010
BOARDS OF EDUCATION - ALLOW SECURITY PERSONNEL TO CARRY FIREARMS. This bill would provide that a city or county board of education may allow persons employed as security personnel by the board to carry firearms while on duty and would require the employees to have certain qualifications.
SB0152	Sen. Larry Dixon	Senate Governmental Affairs	Introduced		1/12/2010
PROVIDE COPIES OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. This bill would require public officials to provide copies of public documents within five (5) working days.
SB0161	Sen. Marc Keahey	Senate Education	Introduced		1/12/2010	HB0037
REVOCATION OF TEACHING CERTIFICATE. This bill would require the State Superintendent of Education to revoke the teaching certificate or other educational certificate of any person convicted of a felony or sex offense involving a child.
SB0162	Sen. Ted Little	House Education Appropriations	Favorable report as SUBSTITUTED in committee		2/25/2010
PACT PROGRAM - ETF APPROPRIATION. This bill would provide for additional funds to be appropriated from the ETF to the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program in the fiscal year beginning September 30, 2014 and continue into the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.
SB0176	Sen. Rodger Smitherman	House Judiciary	Assigned to House committee		2/16/2010
SEXUAL CONTACT WITH STUDENT UNDER AGE OF 19. This bill would make it a crime for a school employee to engage in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse or have sexual contact with a student, male or female, under the age of 19 years.
SB0181	Sen. Rodger Smitherman	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		1/12/2010	HB0105
P.E. Bill. This bill would be effective for the 2010-2011 school year, and would require all students in grades K-8 to take physical education without substitution.
SB0193	Sen. Ted Little	Senate Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability	Introduced		1/12/2010
PACT PROGRAM - FUNDING. This bill will provide for the funding to offset any shortfall if the assets of the program are insufficient to meet the obligations.
SB0196	Sen. Jabo Waggoner	Senate Judiciary	Introduced		1/12/2010	HB0035
PROHIBIT TEXT MESSAGING WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE. This bill would prohibit any person from operating a motor vehicle on a public street, road or highway while also text messaging on a handheld cell phone or other handheld wireless telecommunication device.
SB0202	Sen. Steve French	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		1/12/2010	HB0189 SB0484
CHARTER SCHOOL BILL. This bill establishes the Alabama Innovative Charter Schools Act relating to public K-12 education. It provides for the creation of charter schools authorized by registered local school boards and the State Board of Education.
SB0213	Sen. Arthur Orr	Senate Education	Introduced		1/12/2010
CONFISCATION OF STUDENTS' ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN SCHOOLS. This bill would authorize each local board of education to develop a policy regarding the confiscation of pocket pagers, cellular telephones, or other electronic communication devices of students.
SB0223	Sen. Hank Sanders	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		1/12/2010
RETIRED PUBLIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEES ON DISABILITY. This bill would provide that retirees who retire on disability are subject to reduced employer contributions for health insurance, unless the retiree is also approved for federal Social Security Disability benefits.
SB0238	Sen. Hank Sanders	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		1/14/2010	HB0276
AMENDING FY '10 ETF APPROPRIATIONS BILL. This bill would amend the fiscal year 2010 Education Appropriation Bill (ACT 2009-339) by changing a portion of the funding source on the General Obligation Bonds, 2005-A from the Capital Improvement Trust Fund to the Education Trust Fund.
SB0239	Sen. Hank Sanders	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		1/14/2010	HB0277
CHILDREN FIRST TRUST FUND ALLOCATION. This bill provides for transfer to the State General Fund during fiscal year 2011 that portion of Children First Trust Fund receipts currently allocated for the State Board of Education.
SB0243	Sen. Hank Sanders	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		1/14/2010	HB0274
EDUCATION TRUST FUND BUDGET (FY '11). This bill makes 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, 2011.
SB0244	Sen. Hank Sanders	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		1/14/2010	HB0275
TRS FUNDING PERIOD CHANGE. This bill would increase the maximum funding period for which the accrued liability contribution is calculated for the Teachers' Retirement System from 20 years to 30 years.
SB0250	Sen. Scott Beason	Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund	Introduced		1/14/2010	SB0309 HB0682
* DONATION OF LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. This bill would allow the donation of leave to a state employee with a equal, a higher, or a lower pay grade.
SB0277	Sen. Steve French	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		1/19/2010	HB0099
ETF BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND. This bill establishes a budget stabilization fund, a capital fund, a pension liability fund, and a retiree health benefits liability fund for the Education Trust Fund. It also provides for a maximum amount that may be appropriated from the Education Trust Fund.
SB0292	Sen. Hank Sanders	House Education Appropriations	Favorable Report from committee		3/3/2010	HB0352
* ERS FUNDING PERIOD CHANGE. This bill would increase the maximum funding period for which the accrued liability contribution is calculated for the Employees' Retirement System from 20 years to 30 years.
SB0304	Sen. Roger Bedford	Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund	Introduced		2/2/2010	HB0289
* ERS FUNDING PERIOD CHANGE. This bill would increase the maximum funding period for which the accrued liability contribution is calculated for the Employees' Retirement System from 20 years to 30 years.
SB0309	Sen. Roger Bedford	Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund	Favorable Report from committee		2/11/2010	SB0250 HB0682
* DONATION OF LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. This bill would allow the donation of leave to a state employee with a equal, a higher, or a lower pay grade.
SB0316	Sen. Marc Keahey	House Education Policy	Assigned to House committee		2/16/2010	HB0037
REVOCATION OF TEACHING CERTIFICATE. This bill would require the State Superintendent of Education to revoke the teaching certificate or other educational certificate of any person convicted of a felony or sex offense involving a child.
SB0347	Sen. Rodger Smitherman	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		2/2/2010
INCREASE SCHOOL DROP-OUT AGE TO 18 YEARS OLD. This bill would increase the maximum age of children required to attend public school from 17 to 18, and would clarify an option of attending alternative school for students who violate a local board of education code of conduct.
SB0384	Sen. Harri Anne Smith	Senate Judiciary	Introduced		2/9/2010	HB0051
PROHIBIT TEACHERS AND OTHER SIMILAR PERSONS OF AUTHORITY FROM HAVING SEX WITH CHILD.This bill would amend the rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse statutes to prohibit a teacher, counselor, coach, school administrator, or other person in a substantially similar position of authority employed at the school of a child from having sexual contact with the child regardless of whether the child is of age to consent to the contact.
SB0429	Sen. Hank Sanders	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		2/16/2010
FAIR DISMISSAL LAW REVISIONS. This bill amends and revises the current Fair Dismissal law found in Title 36 of the Code of Alabama.
SB0430	Sen. Hank Sanders	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		2/16/2010
TEACHER TENURE LAW REVISIONS. This bill amends and revises the current Teacher Tenure law found in Title 16 of the Code of Alabama.
SB0442	Sen. Tom Butler	Senate Finance & Taxtion General Fund	Introduced		2/17/2010	HB0630
BRAC INFRASTRUCTURE AND PSCA CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SCHOOL FACILITIES. This bill authorizes the State of Alabama to make payments to the City of Huntsville Federal Building Authority under certain circumstances for financing infrastructure and improvements in areas of North Alabama impacted by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). This bill also authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to sell and issue bonds and to apply such proceeds for the construction of new school facilities as well as the renovation of existing school facilities in the several school systems located in those areas of North Alabama that will be directly impacted by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure.
SB0462	Sen. Quinton Ross	Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund	Introduced		2/23/2010	HB0604
* STATE EMPLOYEES - PAYMENT FOR ACCRUED AND UNUSED LEAVE . This bill would provide that state employees may be entitled to receive payment for any accrued and unused annual leave days in excess of 60 days, up to a maximum of 10 days per year.
SB0464	Sen. Roger Bedford	Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund	Introduced		2/23/2010	HB0635
* STATE EMPLOYEES - CLARIFICATION FOR TYPES OF LEAVE. This bill would clarify the definition of sick leave for state employees, and provide further for bereavement leave, and for the donation of leave for catastrophic illness of state employees.
SB0466	Sen. Marc Keahey	Senate Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability	Introduced		2/23/2010	HB0616
LEA REPORTING REQUIRMENTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. This bill would make optional the requirement that a local board of education publish financial statements, now available on the Internet, in the local newspaper. This bill would also delete the requirement that payrolls be signed by the chair of the local board of education.
SB0472	Sen. Rodger Smitherman	Senate Judiciary	Introduced		2/25/2010
BIRMINGHAM CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION - ALLOW SECURITY PERSONNEL TO CARRY FIREARMS. This bill would provide that the Birmingham city board of education may allow persons employed as security personnel by the board to carry firearms while on duty and would require the employees to have certain qualifications.
SB0482	Sen. Rusty Glover	Sen. Local Legislation No. 3	Introduced		3/2/2010
MOBILE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - ALLOW SECURITY PERSONNEL TO CARRY FIREARMS. This bill would provide that the Mobile County board of education may allow persons employed as security personnel by the board to carry firearms while on duty and would require the employees to have certain qualifications.
SB0484	Sen. Steve French	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		3/2/2010	SB0202 HB0189
CHARTER SCHOOL BILL. This bill establishes the Alabama Innovative Charter Schools Act relating to public K-12 education. It provides for the creation of charter schools authorized by registered local school boards and the State Board of Education.
SB0486	Sen. Priscilla Dunn	Senate Education	Introduced		3/2/2010	HB0627
NOTIFICATION BY STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF CERTIFICATE INVESTIGATION BASED ON MISCONDUCT. This bill would require the State Superintendent of Education to promptly notify the holder of any certificate of the initiation of an investigation regarding alleged misconduct and would prohibit any action against a certificate holder until the exhaustion of all due process protections.
SB0492	Sen. Linda Coleman	Senate Education	Introduced		3/3/2010	HB0699
EDUCATORS REPORTING SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE. Under existing law, certain persons and entities are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect. This bill would deem a school teacher or official in compliance with reporting requirements upon submission of a written report to the principal of the school or superintendent of the employing local board of education, and would require the principal or superintendent to provide a copy of the report to the proper authorities.
SB0502	Sen. Wendell Mitchell	Senate Governmental Affairs	Introduced		3/4/2010	HB0678
* STATE EMPLOYEES - FURLOUGHS. Under existing law, there is no specific authority for the furlough of Merit System employees. This bill would establish terms for furloughs and would also authorize a state department or appointing authority to implement a voluntary furlough program with the approval of the State Personnel Department; provided that such voluntary furlough plan is applicable to an entire department.
SB0503	Sen. Wendell Mitchell	Senate Economic Expansion &Trade	Introduced		3/4/2010
** PROHIBIT STATE FROM DISCRMINATING. This bill prohibits the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting and would provide that actions in violation of the prohibition would be void.
SB0508	Sen. Steve French	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		3/4/2010	HB0677
CHARTER SCHOOL BILL - REINTRODUCED. This bill establishes the Alabama Innovative Charter Schools Act relating to public K-12 education. It provides for the creation of charter schools authorized by registered local school boards and the State Board of Education.
Comments: *Changes from the originally introduced Charter School bill are reflected in additions to this version. Specifically on Page 20, Section I, Page 32, Section C, and Page 35, Section F.*
SB0512	Sen. Hank Sanders	Senate Finance & Taxation Education	Introduced		3/9/2010
ALABAMA PUBLIC SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AUTHORITY BONDS. This bill amends Section 16-16-14.1 of the Code of Alabama, and authorizes the APSCA to issue and sell its bonds under the provisions of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any other governmental program providing reductions in interest payments or conditions acceptable to the Authority.
SJR008	Sen. Roger Bedford	ENACTED	ACT 2010-133		3/4/2010	HJR023
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION - DISAPPROVAL BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION REVIEW OF THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RULE 670-X-18-.01, ENTITLED "LAYOFFS".BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That the decision of the Joint Committee to disapprove the proposed amendment to Rule 670-X-18-.01, entitled "Layoffs," is sustained.
SJR009	Sen. Roger Bedford	ENACTED	ACT 2010-33		2/4/2010	HJR025
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION - AMENDMENT TO RULE 290-4-1, ENTITLED "EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY", DISAPPROVAL BY JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION REVIEW SUSTAINED, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION URGED TO ADOPT REVISED RULE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That because the State Board of Education refused to accept the proposed amendment and resubmit the revised rule proposed by the Joint Committee, the decision of the Joint Committee to disapprove the proposed amendment to Rule 290-4-1, entitled "Education Accountability," is sustained. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Legislature recommends the Department of Education and the State Board of Education reconsider the proposed amendment and revised rule suggested by the Joint Committee on August 12, 2009, to be entitled the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics.
SJR021	Sen. Arthur Orr	ENACTED	ACT 2010-22		1/22/2010
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION - SELECT COMMISSION ON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND STUDENT DROPOUTS EXTENDED. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That the life of the Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts created by Act No. 2009-229, SJR24, 2009 Regular Session (Acts 12 2009, p. 407), is extended to December 31, 2010, whereupon the commission shall stand dissolved and discharged of any further duties.
SJR095	Sen. Quinton Ross	House Rules	PASSED SENATE		3/4/2010
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION - STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION URGED TO REQUIRE MONEY MANAGEMENT COURSE IN CURRICULUM FOR SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That the State Department of Education and the Alabama State Board of Education are urged to require local school districts to provide courses of instructions for 11th and 12th grade students that shall provide them with a basic understanding of money and money management, personal finance, business, the economy, and investing.

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