SR72 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

This Senate resolution sets the Special Order Calendar for the Eleventh Legislative Day and lists SB179, SB180, and SB290 as priority items with related agency and funding changes.

What This Bill Does

It declares a Special Order Calendar that takes precedence over other business for the Eleventh Legislative Day. It places SB179, SB180, and SB290 on that calendar and describes the proposed changes: substitute the Director of the Alabama Development Office as a member of the Industrial Development Advisory Board; rename the Alabama Development Office and its Director to the Commerce Department and Secretary of Commerce with related personnel changes; authorize hiring outside the Merit System; and permit unexpended funds from the 2011 fiscal year to be spent without restrictions (amending Act 2010-553).

Who It Affects

• The Industrial Development Authority/Advisory Board and its governance, due to substituting the Director of the Alabama Development Office as a member.
• State development and commerce agencies (Alabama Development Office renamed to Commerce Department; Secretary of Commerce and assistant secretaries involved; potential outside Merit System hires) and state budgeting/funding rules (unexpended funds may be spent without restrictions).

Key Provisions

• Designates the Special Order Calendar as the priority business for the Eleventh Legislative Day, taking precedence over other matters until disposed of.
• SB179 amends sections 41-10-22 and 41-10-25 to substitute the Director of the Alabama Development Office as a member of the Industrial Development Advisory Board in place of the Director of Industrial Development.
• SB180 renames the Alabama Development Office to the Commerce Department and the Director of Development to the Secretary of Commerce, adds assistant secretaries, authorizes employment of certain persons outside the Merit System, and amends sections 41-9-201, 41-9-202, 41-9-202.1, 41-9-203, 41-9-204.
• SB290 allows unexpended funds for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, to be spent without restrictions, effectively amending Act 2010-553.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative