HB14 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randall Shedd

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Class 8 municipalities, elected officials, authorized to designate another person to serve on certain agencies, bds, commissions, and other entities, withdrawal authorized

Summary

HB14 lets Class 8 municipality elected officials designate a substitute to serve on ex officio boards and commissions, with a prohibition on appointing convicted felons unless civil rights are restored.

What This Bill Does

Allows an ex officio municipal official to appoint a designee to take the official's place on any state or local agency, board, or commission. The designee assumes all duties and voting rights and is counted as a member for business purposes, serving for the official's term and at the official's pleasure. The designee cannot be a convicted felon unless that person's civil rights have been restored. The act takes effect immediately after the governor signs it and applies to laws enacted before, on, or after the effective date.

Who It Affects

• Elected officials in Class 8 municipalities who sit ex officio on state or local agencies, boards, or commissions, who may designate a substitute to represent them.
• Individuals chosen as designees, who would perform the official's duties and voting responsibilities for the term, and must not be convicted felons unless civil rights are restored.

Key Provisions

• In Class 8 municipalities, an elected official who is an ex officio member may designate a person to serve in his or her place on any state or local agency, board, commission, or other entity, and the designee will have all duties and voting rights and be counted as a member.
• The designee serves at the pleasure of the elected official and for the duration of the official's term of office.
• The elected official may not appoint a convicted felon to serve as designee unless that person has had civil rights restored.
• The act applies to general or local laws enacted before, on, or after the effective date, and becomes effective immediately following the Governor's approval.

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Subjects

Municipalities