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SB 102

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Text
  • 3 Bill Actions
  • 4 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Arthur Orr
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Colleges and universities, local boards of education, schools prohibited from using public funds to advocate for or against ballot measures
Description

This bill would prohibit public colleges and universities, local boards of education, and public schools from expending public funds to advocate in favor of or against statewide and local ballot measures

Relating to public funds; to prohibit public colleges and universities, local boards of education, and public schools from expending public funds to advocate in favor of or against statewide and local ballot measures.

Subjects
Education

Bill Text

Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: SB 102 - Introduced - PDF

This bill would prohibit public colleges and universities, local boards of education, and public schools from expending public funds to advocate in favor of or against statewide and local ballot measures

Relating to public funds; to prohibit public colleges and universities, local boards of education, and public schools from expending public funds to advocate in favor of or against statewide and local ballot measures.

Section 1

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a public institution of higher education, a local board of education, or any school under the jurisdiction of a local board of education may not expend any public funds from any source for activities to advocate for electors to vote in favor of or against a statewide or local ballot measure, even if it has been determined that the expenditure serves a public purpose. (2) For the purposes of this subsection, the activities prohibited are those enumerated in Section 17-17-5(b)(1), Code of Alabama 1975, if the purpose is to advocate for electors to vote in favor of or against a statewide or local measure. (b) Providing information pertaining to ballot issues which does not advocate a specific voter action is not a prohibited activity under subsection (a). (c) Nothing in this section shall prevent a contribution or dues payment to a trade association in which the public entity is a member.

Section 2

This act shall become effective on the first day of the fourth month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
February 8, 2018 S Pending third reading on day 11 Favorable from Finance and Taxation Education
February 8, 2018 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
January 9, 2018 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education

Bill Documents

Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018RS/PrintFiles/SB102-int.pdf

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