HR204 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Daniel H. Boman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Clarifying Governor's Jobs Proposal

Summary

A House resolution to clarify the language of the Governor's proposed 'Jobs Bills' and restate related positions.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the resolution would formalize a clearer version of the Governor's proposed jobs plan language and express a set of positions about how funds and 'jobs' would be handled. It asserts, in a satirical or critical tone, that funds from the Education Trust Fund could be given to private corporations to create 'jobs,' and it equates jobs with profits while noting no mandatory job creation. As a resolution, it states opinions rather than creating new law or funding mechanisms.

Who It Affects

• Taxpayers in Alabama, whose Education Trust Fund money is referenced as potential funding for private corporations.
• Private corporations that could be the recipients of such funding under the Governor's proposal.
• State policymakers and the Governor, who would interpret or implement the language and related positions.

Key Provisions

• Be It Resolved: The State of Alabama takes taxpayer money paid into the Education Trust Fund and gives it away to private corporations to create 'jobs.'
• Be It Resolved: In this legislation, 'jobs' and profits can be considered the same thing.
• Be It Resolved: No jobs (zero) have to be created with this funding, but achieving some would be nice.
• Be It Resolved: The Governor can and should whimsically give taxpayer money away to corporations and not be considered negligently acting or ethically suspicious.

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