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AL SB21
Bill
Status
1/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Larry Means
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AI Summary
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Establishes a $5 fee on all original divorce cases filed, to be collected by court clerks and deposited into the Alabama Court Appointed Special Advocates Fund.
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Creates the Alabama Court Appointed Special Advocates Fund within the State Treasury, administered by the State Director of the Alabama CASA Network under board authorization.
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Court clerks must deposit collected fees to the State Treasury by the tenth day of each month, and the State Treasurer shall disburse all fund monies to the Alabama CASA Network on the twentieth day of each month.
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Continuously appropriates all proceeds from the fund to the Alabama CASA Network exclusively for funding and administering CASA programs in the state.
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Requires the Alabama CASA Network Board to annually submit a written report of its transactions to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Legislative Description
Court costs, additional in original divorce cases, distrib. to Court Appointed Special Advocates Fund for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Network, annual report of transactions to Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of Representatives
Court Costs
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
4/14/2010