HB10 Alabama 2010 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen Farley

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Ed HenryBarry MooreApril WeaverPaul W. LeeDan WilliamsLynn GreerWilliam RobertsTerri CollinsKerry RichK.L. BrownMary Sue McClurkinMike HubbardWes LongMark TugglePaul BeckmanDaniel H. BomanWayne JohnsonJim PattersonKen JohnsonDonnie ChesteenKurt WallaceMac ButtramBecky NordgrenRichard BaughnAlan BootheAllen TreadawayBlaine GalliherHarry ShiverDickie DrakeJack WilliamsMike BallVictor GastonJay LoveGregory CanfieldMike HillRandy DavisMerika ColemanLesley VanceJoe FaustChad FincherGreg WrenMicky HammonPhil WilliamsHoward SanderfordSteve ClouseJim BartonRandy WoodJim McClendonJamie IsonSteve McMillanAlan BakerChris England

Session

First Special Session 2010

Title

Appropriations, pass-through appropriations, defined and prohibited, exception for valid support of agency programs, administrative and criminal penalties for violations by agencies, line-item appropriations authorized, reporting requirements, Budget Accountability Act

Summary

A constitutional amendment would bar certain managerial employees of entities that contract with public colleges and universities in Alabama from serving in the Legislature.

What This Bill Does

It would amend Section 47 of the Alabama Constitution to prohibit a person who works in a managerial capacity for an entity that contracts with a public two-year or four-year higher education institution in Alabama from serving in the Legislature if that person has direct substantive influence on the contract. The goal is to prevent potential undue influence, conflicts of interest, or multiple payments by the state to that person. The change would apply to legislators (Senators and Representatives) and would require voter approval through the state’s constitutional amendment process.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Individuals employed in a managerial capacity by entities that contract with public two-year or four-year higher education institutions in Alabama; they would be ineligible to serve in the Legislature if they have direct substantive influence on those contracts.
• Group 2: Public higher education contracting entities and the institutions they contract with; they may need to review or adjust personnel and contracting practices to avoid having employees who would be barred from legislative service.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits a person employed in a managerial capacity by an entity that contracts with a public higher education institution in Alabama from serving in the Legislature if the person has direct substantive influence on the contract.
• States the purpose of the restriction is to prevent undue influence, conflict of interest, or multiple payments by the state to the person.
• Constitutional amendment would modify Section 47 of the Alabama Constitution to implement this restriction and would be enacted through a voter-approved constitutional amendment election with the described ballot wording.

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Subjects

Appropriations