SB361 Alabama 2015 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a person may be hired by a board of education where a relative within the fourth degree of affinity or consanguinity of that person is an existing employee, so long as the relative will not be the person's immediate supervisor and where the relative has no involvement in the hiring of that person
This bill would prohibit a superintendant, a principal or other supervisor, or a member of a board of education from taking any direct or indirect role in the hiring of a relative
This bill would prohibit a person from being hired by a board of education where a relative would be the person's immediate supervisor
This bill would allow a person to be hired by a board of education where a relative would be in the chain of command of that person so long as the relative would not be the person's immediate supervisor
This bill would prohibit a person from evaluating the performance of any subordinate who is a relative
This bill would provide a cause of action for an applicant who is injured because of a violation of the provisions of this act
This bill would define relative
This bill would also provide penalties for violating this act
Relating to school personnel; to amend Section 41-1-5, Code of Alabama 1975; to prohibit relatives from being involved in the hiring, supervision, or performance evaluation of a school employee; to define relative; to provide a cause of action for an applicant injured because of a violation of this act; and to provide penalties.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2015 | S | Assigned Act No. 2015-486. |
| June 3, 2015 | H | Signature Requested |
| June 3, 2015 | H | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| June 3, 2015 | S | Enrolled |
| June 3, 2015 | S | Shelnutt motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1321 |
| June 3, 2015 | S | Concurrence Requested |
| June 2, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1233 |
| June 2, 2015 | H | Rich motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1232 |
| June 2, 2015 | H | Henry Amendment Offered |
| June 2, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1231 |
| June 2, 2015 | H | Rich Amendment Offered |
| June 2, 2015 | H | Rich motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1230 |
| June 2, 2015 | H | Education Policy Amendment Offered |
| June 2, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 21, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| May 5, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
| April 30, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 699 |
| April 30, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 16, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 9, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education and Youth Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 20, 2015 | Room 418 at 13:30 | House EP Hearing |
| Hearing | May 20, 2015 | Room 418 *Updated Agenda* at 13:30 | House EP Hearing |
| Hearing | April 15, 2015 | Room 727 (Revision #2 Agenda Change) at 08:30 | Senate ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB361 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | SB361 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |