HR747 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rod Scott
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Cooper Green and Health Care Service Interim Task Force in Jefferson County, established
Summary: Creates a Jefferson County task force to study Cooper Green and related health care services and compare them with federally funded clinics in Mobile County.
What This Bill Does
Establishes the Cooper Green and Health Care Service Interim Task Force with specified members. Allows the group to use resources from government, academic, financial, educational, or legal organizations. Requires the task force to study service adequacy, services rendered, and performance, and to compare these to federally funded clinics in Mobile County, then report its findings to the Legislature by the fifth legislative day of 2012 and be dissolved afterward. Sets rules for meeting, leadership, compensation, expenses, and a total expenditure cap of $1,000.

Who It Affects
Jefferson County residents and patients who use Cooper Green and related health services, because the task force will study these services and potentially influence future policy decisions.
Legislative members and county/state officials who serve on the task force, because the bill specifies who serves, how they are compensated, and how expenses are paid (with a $1,000 total cap).

Key Provisions
Creates the Cooper Green and Health Care Service Interim Task Force in Jefferson County.
Composition: eight members appointed by the Jefferson County House delegation chair, plus the Director of Cooper Green, the Jefferson County Health Department administrator, the President of the Jefferson County Commission, and the County Commission Chair of the Health and Community Services Committee.
Authority to use expertise and resources from governmental, academic, financial, educational, or legal organizations in conducting its work.
Leadership: the chair must be a member from District 55; the co-chair is the Director of Cooper Green Hospital; the vice chair acts as chair if needed.
Purpose: study adequacy of earmarks, services rendered, and performance; compare with federally funded clinics in Mobile County.
Operations: first meeting to be called by the Speaker; clerical support provided by the Clerk of the House; meetings as called by the chair or by a majority vote.
Reporting and dissolution: must report findings to the Legislature no later than the fifth legislative day of the 2012 Regular Session, after which the task force is dissolved.
Compensation and expenses: legislative members receive regular compensation, per diem, and travel expenses; non-legislative members receive no compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses; total expenditures capped at $1,000.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Resolutions, Legislative