HB556 Alabama 2019 Session

This bill would provide for technical revisions that comply with Act 2013-67 which vested all functions of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center with the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and renamed the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center Commission

This bill would clarify the operation, powers, and duties of the Alabama Justice Information Commission

This bill would authorize ALEA to execute and implement the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact

This bill would further authorize ALEA to charge a fee for criminal background checks subject to certain limitations

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

Relating to the Alabama Justice Information Commission; to amend Sections 41-9-590, 41-9-591, 41-9-592, 41-9-593, 41-9-594, 41-9-595, 41-9-596, 41-9-598, 41-9-601, 41-9-621, 41-9-623, 41-9-625, 41-9-627, 41-9-628, 41-9-630, 41-9-631, 41-9-632, 41-9-633, 41-9-634, 41-9-635, 41-9-637, 41-9-643, 41-9-645, 41-9-646, and 41-9-649, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for technical revisions; to create reforming changes to reflect current terminology; to clarify the operation, powers, and duties of the Alabama Justice Information Commission; to add Sections 41-9-650, 41-9-651, and 41-9-652 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize ALEA to execute and implement the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact; and to authorize ALEA to charge a fee for criminal background checks subject to certain limitations; to repeal Sections 41-9-597, 41-9-599, 41-9-622, 41-9-629, and 41-9-648 of the Code of Alabama 1975; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.