HB540 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris Pringle Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Public examiners, provisions governing operation of substantially revised, Chapter 5 of Title 41 repealed, Chapter 5A of Title 41 added

Description

This bill would substantially revise the provisions governing the operation of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

This bill would revise the qualifications of the chief examiner of public accounts, revise the procedures for removal of the chief examiner, revise certain provisions relating to the salary of the chief examiner and certain staff and employees, revise the term of service, and require the chief examiner to appoint chief legal counsel.

This bill would also revise and clarify certain duties of the department.

This bill would also revise the composition of the Legislative Committee on Public Accounts beginning January 1, 2019.

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.

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Subjects

Examiners of Public Accounts Department