SB577 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rodger SmithermanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Office of Administrative Hearings, established, State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings, established, consolidation of administrative law judges and hearing officers, appointment of chief administrative law judge and administrative law judges, duties, appropriation

Description

This bill would establish an Office of Administrative Hearings as an independent unit in the judicial branch of government to conduct administrative hearings currently conducted by the Administrative Law Judge Division.

This bill would create the State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings which, along with the chief administrative law judge, would promulgate rules.

This bill would provide for the compensation of the employees of the Office of Administrative Hearings.

This bill would subject all hearings to Alabama's open meetings laws unless otherwise provided by law and due process and apply the Canons of Judicial Ethics to all administrative law judges.

This bill would establish the powers and duties of the chief administrative law judge and an administrative law judge.

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Subjects

Administrative Hearings Office