Under existing law, the Alabama Massage Therapy Licensure Act governs the practice of massage therapy in this state.
This bill would expand the persons exempt from the chapter and would delete any reference to a temporary permit to practice massage therapy.
This bill would delete antiquated language.
This bill would provide compensation to board members and would change the makeup of the board.
This bill would change the name of the executive secretary to executive director.
This bill would list reasons for excused absences from board meetings.
This bill would remove the requirements that the oath of office of board members be filed with the Governor and that the Governor issue certificates of appointment to board members.
This bill would increase the minimum hours of supervised course instruction for licensure.
This bill would require that an applicant for licensure be 18 years of age with a high school diploma, or the equivalent, and be subject to a criminal history background information check and would remove the requirement that an applicant be a United States citizen.
This bill would delete a limit on the number of times a retest may be given for an applicant who fails to pass the board examination. This bill would delete the requirement that a record of each board exam be filed with the board office and available for inspection for two years.
This bill would authorize the board to assess and collect certain fees.
This bill would increase the discretion of the board to license establishments.
This bill would expand the authority of the board to revoke or suspend licenses.
This bill would expand the authority of the board to revoke or suspend licenses.
Under existing law, a violation of the Alabama Massage Therapy Licensure Act is a Class C misdemeanor.
This bill would increase the penalty for a violation to a Class A misdemeanor.
This bill would also repeal Section 34-43-10, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the examination of massage therapists.
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.
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 412
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 411
Hill (M) Amendment Offered
Hill (M) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 410
Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Source: Alabama Legislature