SB162 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Will BarfootSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Study Commission on Interagency Cooperation and Collaboration on the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals; dissolution date extended; members added; retroactive effect

Summary

SB162 extends and expands the Study Commission on Interagency Cooperation for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, makes the changes retroactive, and sets funding for expenses.

What This Bill Does

The bill pushes the commission’s dissolution date to the fifth legislative day of the 2025 Regular Session. It adds numerous new members from various state agencies and offices, designates the Director of Pardons and Paroles as chair, and sets up a process for selecting a vice chair and establishing meeting rules. It provides retroactive effect and allows for limited expenses to be paid, with staff and legislative support required to carry out the commission’s duties, which include coordinating reentry efforts, promoting evidence-based policies, expanding education and health care access, and building a job pipeline for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Who It Affects

• Formerly incarcerated individuals and their communities, who could benefit from expanded interagency coordination, enhanced reentry services, and reduced barriers to education, health care, and employment.
• Alabama state government and lawmakers, including numerous agencies and officials who would participate in the commission, receive staff support, and oversee expense reimbursements and per diem for their members.

Key Provisions

• Extends the commission's dissolution date to the fifth legislative day of the 2025 Regular Session.
• Adds multiple new members to the commission, including representatives from the House and Senate, plus state agency heads (Pardons and Paroles, Corrections, Mental Health, Human Resources, Medicaid, Community College System, Law Enforcement, Labor, Veterans Affairs, Office of Prosecution Services, a district attorney, and two at-large members).
• Designates the Director of Pardons and Paroles as chair; establishes a process to elect a vice chair and set meeting rules, including a quorum.
• Defines the commission's duties to reduce recidivism, promote evidence-based reentry policies, foster interagency collaboration, expand access to education and health care, address barriers, and create a job pipeline.
• Allows retroactive effect to cover actions dating to the fifth legislative day of the 2022 Regular Session; provides for expenses to be paid from legislative funds (up to $5,000 total).
• Members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses; legislative members may receive per diem and travel expenses per constitutional rules; the House and Senate provide necessary staff support.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Legislature