HB265 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Harry Shiver

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Baldwin Co., Law Library and Judicial Admin. Fund, part-time law librarian, retirement benefits, provided for, Sec. 45-2-80.83 am'd.

Summary

HB 265 creates a Baldwin County law library and judicial administration fund and allows a part-time law librarian to join the state retirement system.

What This Bill Does

The bill updates the law to establish the Baldwin County Law Library and Judicial Administration Fund, outlining how money in the fund is to be used to run the library and support judicial administration. It specifies how money is collected from fees and allocated (including amounts dedicated to library items and to judicial administration), who manages the library, and rules for gifts and transfers of library materials. It also adds that a part-time law librarian (20 hours per week) is eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, with administration costs paid from the fund. The act becomes effective a few months after it is approved.

Who It Affects

• Part-time law librarians in Baldwin County who work ~20 hours per week; they become eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama.
• Baldwin County's judiciary and residents; the county's law library and judicial administration are funded and managed through the new fund, affecting how library services, staff, and related judicial activities are financed and operated.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Baldwin County Law Library and Judicial Administration Fund and designates its use for library operations and administrative needs of the courts.
• Allocates money from fees within the fund, with $1.50 per fee for library-related purchases and $13.50 per fee for judicial administration purposes.
• Vests management of the library in the Presiding Judge of the Baldwin County Circuit Court; property purchased with fund money belongs to Baldwin County; allows selling or exchanging items to keep the library current.
• Allows the presiding judge to accept gifts or loans of library materials under donor terms and to designate staff to operate the library; requires audit of the fund like other county funds.
• Provides that a 20-hour-per-week law librarian is eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System.
• Requires that funds needed for administration of the subsection be drawn from the Baldwin County Law Library Operating Fund and paid to the Baldwin County Commission.
• Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after approval by the Governor.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Baldwin County