SB 510 Summary

• Increases State Records Commission membership from 7 to 9 members by adding one archivist, historian, or librarian from Alabama's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to be appointed by the Governor.

• Increases Local Government Records Commission membership from 12 to 16 members and adds representatives including one HBCU member, additional county commission chair, county administrator, county taxation official, superintendent of county or municipal school system, county sheriff, municipal police chief, and two city clerks.

• Reduces required meeting frequency for both commissions from quarterly meetings (four times yearly) to two regular meetings per year in January and April, with additional meetings allowed at the chairman's call.

• Changes "chairman" to "chair" throughout both commission statutes and clarifies that designated representatives from universities and local governments may be removed by the Governor at any time.

• Establishes quorum requirement for Local Government Records Commission as one more than half of total ex officio members plus filled appointed positions.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.