HB199 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Laura HallRepresentative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Governor's Office of Minority Affairs, name changed to Alabama Office of Minority Affairs, established as a separate state agency, authorized to draft policy recommendations, merit and non-merit staff provided for, technical corrections re name change made to Historic Tax Credit Evaluating Committee, Secs. 36-13-50, 36-13-51, 36-13-53, 40-9F-38 am'd.
Summary: The bill renames the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs to the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs, gives it authority to draft policy recommendations, updates staffing rules, and corrects committee membership to reflect the new name.
What This Bill Does
It establishes the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs as the state agency that advises the Governor on minority issues and drafts policy recommendations. The director may hire both Merit System and non-Merit System staff, with transferred employees maintaining pay and benefits and new non-Merit staff paid under the director's authority. The director must staff the office in a way that reflects the state's racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity. It also makes technical corrections to the Historic Tax Credit Evaluating Committee to reflect the office's renamed status.

Who It Affects
State employees who currently work for the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and will transfer to the renamed Alabama Office of Minority Affairs, with protections for compensation and benefits and new staffing rules.
Minority communities and women across Alabama, who may benefit from policy recommendations addressing education, health, economics, housing, civil rights, and other issues, as well as through a more diverse office and advisory framework, with updated Historic Tax Credit committee membership reflecting the name change.

Key Provisions
Renames the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs to the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs and defines its role to advise the Governor on minority issues and draft policy recommendations.
Authorizes the director to employ both Merit System and non-Merit System staff, with transferred employees maintaining compensation; new non-Merit staff would be paid under the director's set compensation and all other staff would be under the Merit System as appropriate; the director must ensure diversity in staffing.
Requires the director to recruit a workforce that reflects the state's racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity.
Makes technical corrections to the membership of the Historic Tax Credit Evaluating Committee to reflect the office's name change.

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Subjects: Alabama Office of Minority AffairsMinority Affairs, Alabama Office of