HB434 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mary MooreRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

John W. Rogers

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Counties having a population of 600,000 or more (Jefferson Co.), public transit authority, board of directors, two regular riders and one elected by labor union added, Sec.11-32-6 am'd.

Summary

HB434 would expand the public transit board in large Alabama counties from nine to twelve by adding two rider-directors and one full-time employee director elected by the transit union.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds three new directors to the existing nine-member transit board: two residents who are regular riders, one elected by the county's House delegation and the other by the county's Senate delegation; and a third director who is a full-time transit system employee elected by the labor union's executive committee. The existing board structure remains the same for the original nine seats (one director elected by the authorizing county, five by the principal municipality, and three by the largest participating municipalities). New terms would follow four-year terms with limits on consecutive terms, and diversity goals would guide appointments; directors would continue to receive expense reimbursement and possible per-meeting or annual compensation with CPI adjustments.

Who It Affects

• Regular residents of the authorizing county who are regular riders, who would gain representation on the transit board through two new seats (one chosen by the House delegation and one by the Senate delegation).
• Transit system employees represented by the labor union, who would gain a new full-time director elected by the union's executive committee.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 11-32-6 to increase the board from nine to twelve directors by adding three new seats.
• Adds two rider-directors who are residents of the authorizing county and regular riders, with one elected by the Alabama House of Representatives delegation representing the county and the other elected by the Alabama Senate delegation representing the county.
• Adds one additional director who is a full-time employee of the transit system, elected by the executive committee of the labor union representing transit employees.
• Retains the existing method for selecting the other nine directors (county, principal municipality, and largest participating municipalities) and applies four-year terms with term limits for new appointments after 2014, along with diversity considerations and existing compensation rules.

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Subjects

Jefferson County