SR12 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR12 sets four Senate bills as the priority items to be considered first on the third-reading day of the 2020 Regular Session.

What This Bill Does

If approved, these four bills would be declared the main business during third reading on Day 3 of Session 2020, taking precedence over all other topics. Each bill makes specific changes: SB50 would revise the University of Montevallo's board of trustees to include at least one nonresident member appointed at-large; SB49 would add an additional consumer member to the State Board of Respiratory Therapy appointed by the Governor; SB71 would extend reduced-speed school zones to include municipal schools; SB102 would let Alabama State University extend resident tuition rates to qualified nonresident students from other schools.

Who It Affects

• Higher education governance and related boards: University of Montevallo's board of trustees would include at least one nonresident member; State Board of Respiratory Therapy would add an extra consumer member appointed by the Governor; Alabama State University board of trustees would gain authority related to tuition policy for nonresident students from other schools.
• Public safety and student access to education: Municipal school zones would have reduced speed rules, affecting drivers in those areas; Alabama State University students and other nonresident students could be eligible for resident tuition rates under the university's policy.

Key Provisions

• SB50: University of Montevallo board of trustees revised to include at least one nonresident member appointed at-large (Sec. 16-54-2 amended).
• SB49: State Board of Respiratory Therapy to add an additional consumer member appointed by the Governor (Sec. 34-27B-5 amended).
• SB71: Motor vehicles - reduced speed in school zones to include schools in a municipality (Secs. 32-5A-181, 32-5A-182, 32-5A-183 amended).
• SB102: Alabama State University—tuition rates; board of trustees authorized to extend resident tuition rates to qualified nonresident students of other schools.

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