SJR80 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Robert L. StewartSenator

Democrat

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Alabama Statewide Reentry Task Force, created

Summary

The bill creates the Alabama Statewide Reentry Task Force to coordinate statewide reentry efforts and reduce recidivism.

What This Bill Does

It establishes a new statewide task force to continue the work of existing reentry efforts and align with the Reentry 2030 Initiative. The task force includes leaders from many state agencies, local governments, and other groups, and must develop a strategic plan, promote evidence-based practices, expand education and health care access for people reentering society, and create a job-placement pipeline. It also requires annual progress reports, provides for administration and funding rules, and sets a dissolution date after the 2030 session.

Who It Affects

• Formerly incarcerated individuals and their communities, who would benefit from coordinated reentry services, education, health care access, and job opportunities.
• State and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, employers, and other stakeholders who will participate in the task force and implement coordinated reentry policies.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Alabama Statewide Reentry Task Force to continue and expand the work of Reentry Alabama and support the Reentry 2030 Initiative.
• Defines membership including specified lawmakers, agency heads, and representatives from state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and individuals with lived experience, with a requirement to reflect statewide diversity.
• The Director of Pardons and Paroles serves as chair; first meeting within 30 days after enactment; meetings at least quarterly; administrative support provided by LSA, Clerk of the House, and Secretary of the Senate.
• Task force duties include: developing a strategic plan to reduce recidivism and costs; promoting evidence-based practices; fostering interagency partnerships; expanding access to education and health care; removing barriers; building a job-placement pipeline; advising the Legislature and Governor; creating advisory groups; and producing an annual progress report by December 1.
• Legislative members receive compensation, per diem, and travel expenses; nonlegislative members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses.
• Expense cap of $5,000 for tasks and operations outside normal funding.
• Requires a final report with findings and proposed legislation by the tenth legislative day of the 2030 Regular Session, after which the task force is dissolved.
• Mandates notice of meetings and filing of final reports with the Secretary of State; legislative and other access to participation and records.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Incarceration