HB188 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ron Johnson
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Emergency telephone service, communication districts, employees receiving and disbursing funds, required to be bonded, Sec. 11-98-4 am'd.
Summary: HB188 requires emergency telephone districts to bond any employee who handles district funds, with bonds equal to the district's prior year total funds, paid by the district.
What This Bill Does
It amends Section 11-98-4 to require bonding for any district employee who receives or disburses funds. The bond must be at least equal to the total funds the district received in the prior fiscal year. The district pays for the bonds, and copies of the bond are filed at the district's office and at the county judge of probate's office. The act becomes effective immediately after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects
Emergency telephone district employees and officials who receive or disburse funds must be bonded for at least the prior year's total funds; the district pays the bond costs and keeps bond records.
The district's governing board (board of commissioners) and the creating authority are responsible for implementing and maintaining the bonding requirement and ensuring the necessary documentation is filed.

Key Provisions
Any employee or official of the emergency telephone district who receives funds or is involved in disbursement must be bonded in an amount not less than the total funds received by the district in the prior fiscal year.
Bond costs are to be paid by the district, and a copy of the bond must be kept on file at the district's offices and at the county judge of probate's office.
The bonding requirement applies as part of the amendment to Section 11-98-4 and becomes effective immediately after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Emergency Telephone Service