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AL HB64
Bill
Status
2/27/2014
Primary Sponsor
Mike Jones
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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