HJR528 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Oliver Robinson

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Craig FordBlaine Galliher

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Open Meetings Legislation, Joint Interim Legislative Committee on, established to study and make recommendations regarding meetings of public boards and agencies by teleconferencing

Summary

A Joint Interim Legislative Committee on Open Meetings Legislation is created to study and propose a teleconference-friendly Open Meetings Act for Alabama public boards and agencies.

What This Bill Does

It creates a committee with three members from each house to study Alabama's Open Meetings Law and draft a new or revised Act that would allow public boards and agencies to meet by teleconference. The committee must reflect the state's diversity and report on diversity compliance by the 2nd legislative day of the 2011 regular session, then deliver the proposed legislation by the 5th legislative day of that session. It may meet at most four times after the initial meeting, has a $5,000 expenditure cap, and provides clerical support and standard compensation for members; the committee dissolves after delivering its report and proposed law.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Joint Interim Legislative Committee on Open Meetings Legislation who are appointed from both the Senate and the House, and will be compensated under set rules.
• Public boards and agencies in Alabama (and the general public) could be affected in the future if teleconference meetings are authorized by a new Open Meetings Act resulting from the committee's work.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Creates the Joint Interim Legislative Committee on Open Meetings Legislation with three members from each house, requires diversity, sets appointment and initial meeting timelines, and requires reporting on diversity compliance by the 2nd legislative day of 2011.
• Provision 2: Requires the committee to study all facets of the Open Meetings Law and draft a new or revised Act to allow teleconference meetings, provide staff support, deliver the proposed legislation by the 5th legislative day of the 2011 Regular Session, cap expenditures at $5,000, and dissolve after reporting.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative