SJR68 Summary

• Amends Act 2011-350 to modify the Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission's structure and operations.

• Commission leadership includes Lieutenant Governor as chair, with President Pro Tempore of Senate and Speaker of House as vice chairs, plus two House members, two Senate members, and six state officials.

• Adds four retired senior military members (one each from Redstone Arsenal, Anniston Army Depot, Maxwell Air Force Base, and Fort Rucker) and four civic leaders with military relocation experience appointed by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

• Commission must meet at least every four months, with meetings subject to Alabama Open Meetings Act; members may participate via conference telephone or video conference; legislative members receive per diem and travel expenses.

• Commission evaluates DOD resources, economic impacts, job creation effects, and military force movements while establishing four advisory groups representing Tennessee Valley, Fort Rucker, Montgomery, and Calhoun County communities; work supported by Military Stability Foundation, a nonprofit corporation whose documents are exempt from public disclosure.