SB268 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Del Marsh
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Construction Recruitment Institute, membership of Board of Directors increased, appointing authorities altered, Sec. 40-10-724 am'd.
Summary: SB268 expands the Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute’s Board from 3 to 6 members, adding the Senate’s President Pro Tempore as an appointing authority and standardizing how members are nominated from industry groups.
What This Bill Does
If passed, the bill increases the board size to six voting members. It adds the President Pro Tempore of the Senate as an appointing authority and sets out that appointments come from nominations submitted by specific industry groups. It also requires diversity in board composition and staff, with annual reporting to the Legislature, and maintains terms, residency requirements, and expense reimbursement rules for directors.

Who It Affects
State government leaders (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and Senate President Pro Tempore) who would appoint board members under a new, larger framework and from specified nomination lists.
Industry organizations and their members (e.g., Construction Users Roundtable, Construction Building Trades, AGC, ABC, Road Builders, Subcontractors Association) that would nominate candidates for the board and influence its composition.

Key Provisions
Board size increased from 3 to 6 voting members.
Senate President Pro Tempore becomes an appointing authority.
Appointments must be nominated and submitted by the following organizations or their successors: Construction Users Roundtable, Alabama State Construction Building Trades, Alabama Associated General Contractors, Alabama Road Builders Association, Alabama Associated Builders and Contractors, and the Subcontractors Association of Alabama.
Appointing authority distribution: Governor and Lieutenant Governor each appoint one member from defined nominee lists; Speaker of the House appoints two members from a detailed list of nominees (from AGC, ABC chapters, ASA, and Road Builders); Senate President Pro Tempore appoints two members (from ABC and ASA or successors).
Diversity requirement: board memberships and related staff must reflect racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity; annual diversity reporting to the Legislature.
Board terms: four-year terms with vacancies filled by the appropriate appointing authority; members reside in Alabama; no salary, but reimbursement for reasonable expenses; reappointment allowed.

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Subjects: Construction Recruitment Institute