Geologic storage, completion certificate and its implications, funds to manage open and closed reservoirs, pore space possession, leasing state land as these relate to carbon dioxide provided.

Public K-12 education, employment, qualifications, and training of technology directors

Escambia County, county engineer, residency requirement in county made permissive

Brewton, annexation

Principal Perry Updike, commended

Relating to Escambia County; to authorize the county commission to provide a supplemental salary to the sheriff for the performance of additional duties relating to the operation of the county pound.

Relating to public education employee sick leave; to amend Section 16-1-18.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the use of up to eight weeks of sick leave for attending to an ill child for whom a petition for adoption has been filed and for attending to an adopted child.

Relating to the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; to amend Section 34-7B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to remove the prohibition against any individual who is affiliated with or owns a school regulated by the board from serving on the board; and to increase the membership of the board by two members who are affiliated with or own a school regulated by the board.

Relating to solid waste, to amend Section 22-27-48, Code of Alabama 1975, as last amended by Act 2022-338, 2022 Regular Session, to further provide for the circumstances under which the approval of a local government is needed by a solid waste management facility.

Relating to amusement rides and water slides; to impose new safety requirements pertaining to the operation and maintenance of amusement rides and water slides.

CONGRATULATING RONALD JACKSON FOR BEING INDUCTED INTO THE ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS HALL OF FAME.

ENCOURAGING THE ALABAMA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO BE PROACTIVE IN PROTECTING ALABAMA'S PROPANE INDUSTRY BY PRESERVING THE CONSUMER ENERGY CHOICE TO USE PROPANE AS A CLEAN FUEL ENERGY SOURCE.

Mayor Dewey J. Bondurant, Jr., Honored

Mayor Dewey J. Bondurant, Jr., Honored

ENCOURAGING THE ALABAMA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO PROTECT ALABAMA'S PROPANE INDUSTRY FROM EFFORTS OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO ELIMINATE CONSUMERS' CHOICES.

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Dewey Bondurant, Honoring

Elevators, Elevator Safety Review Board, required to review elevator safety standards within a certain amount of time after their effective date, installations and modifications to meet requirements of elevator safety rules, Secs. 25-13-6, 25-13-16 am'd.

Teachers Retirement System, 30-year service retirement, member contribution rate increased, Secs. 16-25-14, 16-25-21 am'd.

Escambia Co., sheriff, fingerprinting, fees for personal purposes

Solid waste management sites, local approval, Sec. 22-27-48 am'd.

Education, issuance of professional educator certificate to individuals completing approved alternative teacher preparation programs, further provided for, St. Board of Education to adopt policies, Sec. 16-23-3.01 added; Sec. 16-23-3 am'd.

Elections, prohibits the solicitation, receipt, or use of private funds to administer an election, with exceptions

Escambia County, county officers, Judge of Probate, sheriff, tax assessor and tax collector, expense allowance and salary

Criminal prosecutions, update outdated language in provision pertaining to video depositions in child abuse prosecutions, Sec. 15-25-2 am'd.

Solid waste collection and disposal, contracts for, competitive bid laws revised, Secs. 22-27-5, 41-16-57 am'd.

Escambia Co., sheriff authorized to sell certain abandoned, unclaimed, or stolen property, and firearms, notice, record keeping requirement, distribution of funds for law enforcement purposes

Teachers, math and science teachers, salary schedule, add'l compensation, Education Dept. to administer, add'l salary supplement for hard-to-staff schools, terms of employment contracts, fund created in State Treasury, commencing 2021-2022 school year, funding in education budget

Absentee ballots, timeframe for applying to vote absentee, revised, to revise certain procedures for processing absentee ballots, Secs. 17-11-3, 17-11-10, 17-11-18 am'd.

Teachers Retirement System, 30-year service retirement and conversion of sick leave allowed for Tier II, plan members, member contribution rate increased, Secs. 16-25-11.1, 16-25-14, 16-25-21 am'd.

Solid waste disposal, definition of landfill provided, Sec. 22-27-2 am'd.

Criminal prosecutions, update outdated language in provision pertaining to video depositions in child abuse prosecutions, Sec. 15-25-2 am'd.

Retirement, RSA, retirement plans, Tier III retirement plan created, Tier III Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, plan benefits defined, Secs. 16-25-1, 16-25-11.1, 16-25-14, 16-25-21 am'd.

Escambia Co., sheriff, qualifications, continuing education required

Escambia Co., sheriff, authorize to conduct fund raising events, proceeds for operation of sheriffs office

Escambia Co., law enforcement, authorized to take an individual with mental illness into protective custody under certain conditions, protection from civil and criminal liabilities

Escambia Co., Industrial Development Authority, members, add non-voting ex officio member, Secs. 45-27-90, 45-27-246.02 am'd.

Escambia Co., sheriff, booking fee in county jail, collection by clerk

Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act, Alabama Office of Apprenticeship created to administer state programs in lieu of federal office, apprenticeship tax credit and aggregate apprenticeship tax credit increases, Secs. 40-18-422, 40-18-423, 40-18-424 am'd.

Corrections Dept., purchasing authority further provided to include services and advertisements, Sec. 14-7-8 am'd.

Elections, authorize student interns to assist, program created

Retirement of members of the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System who elect to receive a reduced retirement allowance, additional option of electing to receive a partial lump-sum distribution as a single payment, provided for under certain conditions, Secs. 16-25-14 & 36-27-16 am'd.

Economic development professional, exempt from definition of lobbiyist in certain circumstances, Sec. 36-25-1.3 added.

Electricity utility services, to remove sunset provision from Energy Security Act of 2015, Sec. 37-4-150 am'd.

State government, boards and commission, ALEA, SBI, Alabama Justice Information Commission, criminal justice information, background checks, National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, Secs. 41-9-650 to 41-9-652, inclusive; Secs. 41-9-597, 41-9-599, 41-9-622, 41-9-629, 41-9-648 repealed; Secs. 41-9-590 to 41-9-596, inclusive, 41-9-598, 41-9-601, 41-9-621, 41-9-623, 41-9-625, 41-9-627, 41-9-628, 41-9-630 to 41-9-635, inclusive, 41-9-637, 41-9-643, 41-9-645, 41-9-646, 41-9-649 am'd.

Retirement, RSA, retirement plans, Tier III retirement plan created, Tier III Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, plan benefits defined, Secs. 16-25-1, 16-25-11.1, 16-25-14, 16-25-21 am'd.

Escambia Co., Canoe Landmark District, annexation of property in district prohibited by local law, exception, const. amend.

Corrections Dept., Dept. of Finance, Purchasing Division, to provide exemptions from purchasing requirements, Sec. 14-7-8 am'd.

Commerce Dept., Workforce Council, membership revised, regional workforce development councils, membership qualifications revised, Secs. 41-29-290, 41-29-291, 41-29-300 am'd.

Election, voting recounts, allowed for all public offices and ballot measures, Sec. 17-16-21 am'd.

Schools, public K-12 teachers and employees, charged with certain sexual crimes against students, paid administrative leave and discipline of school employees charged removed, Sec. 13A-6-83 repealed

Escambia Co., county board of education, members, compensation increased, Sec. 45-27-100 am'd.

Atmore, alcoholic beverages, Sunday sales

Ethics Commission, enforcement provisions revised, Secs. 36-25-1, 36-25-4, 36-25-27 am'd.

Retirement of members of the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System who elect to receive a reduced retirement allowance, additional option of electing to receive a partial lump-sum distribution as a single payment, provided for under certain conditions, Secs. 16-25-14 & 36-27-16 am'd.

Douglas, Nancy, death mourned

Douglas, Nancy, death mourned

Board of Registrars, guidelines revised, diverse appointments required, ineligibility for service, compensation revised, hours of operation, Sec. 17-3-2, 17-3-3, 17-3-4, 17-3-5, 17-3-8 am'd.

Expungement of criminal records, expanded to include felonies, Sec. 15-27-2 am'd.

Solid waste, new municipal solidwaste facilities, approval process by local governing body revised, Sec. 22-27-48.1 added; Sec. 22-27-48 am'd.

Corrections Dept., Dept. of Finance, purchasing division, to provide exemptions from purchasing requirements, Sec. 14-7-8 am'd.

Escambia Co., sales and use tax, co. commission authorized to levy, distrib. to co. general fund

Schools, public K-12 teachers and employees, charged with certain sexual crimes against students, paid administrative leave and discipline of school employees charged removed, Sec. 13A-6-83 repealed

Economic development, Alabama Jobs Act, incentives continued, cap on outstanding incentives, revised, certain percentage of full-time employees required, Secs. 40-18-370, 40-18-382, 40-18-383 am'd.

Brewton, Development Authority, provisions limiting operations to central business district and industrial park removed, Secs. 45-27A-31, 45-27A-31.01, 45-27A-31.08 am'd.

Escambia Co., extradition, tribal fugitive, 21st Jud. Cir. district attorney authorized to extradite to Poarch Band of Creek Indians under certain conditions, procedures, extradition proceedings, confinement in county jail authorized

School safety, Education Dept. required to develop and implement electronic notification system for input of emergency information

Board of Registrars, guidelines revised, diverse appointments required, ineligibility for service, compensation revised, hours of operation, Sec. 17-3-2, 17-3-3, 17-3-4, 17-3-5, 17-3-8 am'd.

Kenneth L. Bettis Memorial Highway, portion of Alabama Highway 21, named

Volunteer fire depts., certification by Forestry Commission, minimum standards for equipment, decertification authorized, rules re certification and decertification authorized, Sec. 9-3-17am'd.

Taxation, tax credit, employer provided a tax credit for employing an apprentice, definitions, Thompson Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act

Expungement of criminal records, expanded to include all felony offenses subject to a successful malicious prosecution civil claim, Sec. 15-27-2 am'd.

Escambia Co., Oil and Gas Severance Trust, tax proceeds, investments in certificate of deposit, Sec. 45-27-246.30 am'd.

Motor vehicles, disabled veteran license plates, exemption or reductions in fees, may be applied by disabled veteran to obtain other plates, Secs. 32-6-130, 40-12-244, 40-12-254 am'd.

Riggs, Jamie, outstanding professional achievement, commended

Riggs, Jamie, outstanding professional achievement, commended

McMillan, Kathy, commended

American Tree Farm System, 75th anniversary, commended

American Tree Farm System, 75th anniversary, commended

Voter Registration lists, process to update current address information revised based on information supplied by United States Postal Service, Sec. 17-4-30 am'd.

Alabama Community College System, appropriation, for providing student scholarships in career-technical dual enrollment programs

State agencies, Department of Commerce, transfer of certain programs of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs and the Department of Postsecondary Education, Secs. 41-29-5, 41-29-240, 41-29-241, 41-29-250, 41-29-260, 41-29-270, 41-29-300 added; Sec. 41-9-204 repealed; Secs. 41-9-201, 41-9-202, 41-9-202.1, 41-9-203 amended and renumbered as 41-29-1, 41-29-2, 41-29-3, 41-29-4, 41-9-760 to 41-9-767, incl., am'd and renumbered as 41-29-220 to 41-29-227, incl., 41-9-1080 to 41-9-1086, incl., am'd and renumbered as 41-29-280 to 41-29-286, incl., 16-66-1 to 16-66-8, incl., am'd and renumbered as 41-29-290 to 41-29-297, inclusive

Economic development, job credit and investment credit for approved projects, capital credits repealed and reenacted, credit against utility taxes, income taxes, financial institution excise taxes, and insurance premium taxes, Alabama Jobs Act, Secs. 40-21-87, 40-21-107 am'd; Secs. 40-18-370 to 40-18-381, inclusive, added; Secs. 40-18-190 to 40-18-203, inclusive, 40-18-205 to 40-18-215, inclusive, 40-18-240 to 40-18-250, inclusive, repealed

Grissett, William, death mourned

Smith, Lynn, professional achievement, commended

Escambia Academy Football Team, commended

Solid waste, application process for permits, local governing body approval, deemed denied if not approved within certain number of days, Sec. 22-27-48 am'd.

Crimes and offenses, trespass on a school bus in the first degree, crime created as a Class B misdemeanor, exceptions, Charles "Chuck" Poland, Jr. Act

Escambia Co., Oil and Gas Severance Trust, loans to county authorized for economic development and roads and bridges, const. amend.

Crime of promoting prison contraband in the first, second, and third degrees, attempt included, increased penalties, Secs. 13A-10-36, 13A-10-37, 13A-10-38 am'd.

Taxation, exported oil and transmix exempt from license fee, definitions clarified, K-1 kerosene and aviation jet fuel refined in state exempt from motor fuel tax, Secs. 40-17-174, 40-17-322, 40-17-329, 40-17-340, 40-17-362 am'd.

Education, code red alert, emergency drills to collectively include safety, security, severe weather, fire, and code red drills, time frame for conducting drills, Secs. 16-1-44, 36-19-10 am'd.