SB139 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

T.D. “Ted” Little

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Lowell BarronLarry DixonVivian Davis Figures

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications until October 1, 2011, diversity in commission membership, commission members required to be citizens of the state, Sec. 22-10B-2 am'd. (2010-20275)

Summary

SB139 extends the Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission to October 1, 2011 and changes its membership to require Alabama citizenship and state diversity.

What This Bill Does

It continues the Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission and preserves existing law. It changes who can appoint members and adds diversity requirements, including that all appointees be Alabama citizens and that the group reflect racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity. It requires Senate confirmation, sets four year terms, requires an annual diversity report, and outlines how vacancies and leadership are handled; it also specifies that members are not paid salaries but may be reimbursed for expenses, with funding from the commission's funds. The act becomes effective immediately upon passage.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents who may be appointed as commission members; they must be Alabama citizens, confirmed by the Senate, and will serve four-year terms with diversity requirements.
• Organizations responsible for appointing members (the Governor; University of South Alabama Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center; University of Alabama-Birmingham; Children's Hospital of Birmingham; and seven Alabama chapters of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America) and the public sickle cell community that benefits from a diverse, state-wide commission.

Key Provisions

• Continuation of the Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission until October 1, 2011 with modifications.
• Amendment of Section 22-10B-2 to specify the commission is composed of two Governor appointments, one each from the USA Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, the University of Alabama-Birmingham, one from the Children's Hospital of Birmingham, and one member from each of the seven Sickle Cell Disease Association of America-Alabama Chapter groups.
• Appointees must be Alabama citizens, subject to Senate confirmation, and serve four-year terms; the membership must reflect the state’s diversity and annual diversity reporting is required.
• Vacancies are filled by the original appointing authority with the new member serving the remainder of the term; the commission elects a chair and vice chair within 30 days after confirmations.
• Members may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenditures, but receive no salaries; expenses are paid from the commission’s funds.
• The act is effective immediately upon passage and Governor approval.

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Subjects

Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission