HB10 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joseph C. Mitchell

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Legislature, persons employed by any entity that contracts with any two-year or four-year institution of higher education may not serve in Legislature, Section 47 (Section 47, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd., const. amend.

Summary

HB10 would amend Alabama's Constitution to prohibit certain managerial employees of entities that contract with public colleges from serving in the Legislature to prevent conflicts of interest and undue influence.

What This Bill Does

If adopted, the amendment adds a restriction to Section 47: a person employed by an entity that contracts with a public two-year or four-year higher education institution in Alabama may not serve in the Legislature if they work in a managerial role and have direct substantive influence over the contract. The change is meant to prevent potential undue influence, conflicts of interest, or multiple payments by the state to the person. It would require voter approval in a statewide election to become part of the Constitution.

Who It Affects

• Individuals employed in a managerial capacity by entities that contract with public two-year or four-year higher education institutions in Alabama, who have direct influence over those contracts (they would be barred from serving in the Legislature).
• State legislators (senators and representatives) who are employed in such managerial roles and have direct influence over the contracts (they would no longer be eligible to serve).

Key Provisions

• A person employed in a managerial capacity by an entity that contracts with a public two-year or four-year higher education institution in Alabama and who has direct substantive influence on the contract may not serve in the Legislature.
• The purpose of the restriction is to prevent potential undue influence, conflict of interest, or multiple payments by the state to the person.
• The amendment would modify Section 47 of the Alabama Constitution by adding this qualification for legislators, and require statewide voter approval in an election.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments