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AL HB18
Bill
Status
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Todd
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 29-2-250 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to expand the Alabama Commission to Reduce Poverty from 22 members to 27 members.
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Adds five new member positions appointed by: the Alabama Alliance to End Homelessness, the Business Council of Alabama, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the Alabama Affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, and the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute (AIDT).
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Commission membership continues to include legislative leadership, appointed representatives from House and Senate, and representatives from poverty-related organizations and community groups.
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Commission shall study and evaluate state programs serving those in poverty, economic impacts of poverty, and current policies affecting low-income individuals, with an annual report to the Legislature by the seventh legislative day of each regular session.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Commission to Reduce Poverty, membership further provided for, Sec. 29-2-250 am'd.
Poverty, Commission to Reduce
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
2/5/2013