HB3 Alabama 2012 Session

This bill would relate to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center Commission and the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center and would further provide for the members of the commission and the operation of the commission and center, including the providing of information relating to homeland security. The bill would authorize the commission to charge fees for information related to noncriminal background checks, establish the crime of misuse of ACJIC information, authorize the commission to establish the Alabama Statistical Analysis Center and authorize research and development

The bill would also ratify and provide for the implementation of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Act relating to the authorized interstate exchange of criminal information for noncriminal purposes and would authorize any licensing agency or board to require a criminal background check as a part of its licensing requirements

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

To amend Sections 41-9-590, 41-9-591, 41-9-592, 41-9-594, 41-9-595, 41-9-597, 41-9-600, 41-9-601, 41-9-621 to 41-9-623, inclusive, 41-9-625, and 41-9-630, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the operation, powers, and duties of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center Commission and the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, including the providing of information related to homeland security; to further provide for crimes and penalties related to violations; to ratify and implement the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact; to authorize any licensing or permitting agency or board to require a criminal background check by rule as a part of its licensing or permitting requirements; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.