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AL HB64

Bill

Status

Passed

2/27/2014

Primary Sponsor

Mike Jones

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2014

AI Summary

  • Grants state officers, employees, and agents immunity from civil liability when acting in official capacity pursuant to Article I, Section 14 of the Alabama Constitution of 1901.

  • Defines "education employee" to include certified and noncertified employees of the State Board of Education, local boards of education, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Department of Youth Services, and Alabama School of Mathematics and Science.

  • Provides personal capacity immunity for education employees and state agents when conducting activities including formulating plans/policies, exercising judgment in administration, discharging statutory duties, enforcing criminal laws, or educating students.

  • Eliminates personal capacity immunity if conduct violates federal or state constitution/laws, or if the employee acts willfully, maliciously, fraudulently, in bad faith, beyond authority, or under mistaken interpretation of law.

  • Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

Legislative Description

Sovereign immunity, immunity for officers, employees, agents of the state, including certain employees of local school boards and State Board of Education, specified in official and personal capacity under certain conditions

Civil Procedure

Last Action

Delivered to Governor at 11:18 a.m. on February 27, 2014.

2/27/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/23/2014
Judiciary1/14/2014

Full Bill Text

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