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AL SB231

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/23/2019

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Jones

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2019

AI Summary

  • Proposes an amendment to Amendment 899 of the Alabama Constitution to transfer jurisdiction over Etowah County Sheriff's Office employees from the Sheriff's Personnel Board to the Etowah County Personnel Board, effective September 1, 2020.

  • Removes the director of communications from the list of employees exempt from the amendment and adds the chief fiscal officer to the exempt list.

  • Maintains exemptions for chief deputy, chief of detention, chief of administration, chief of investigation, food service manager, and any other employees deemed exempt by the sheriff and Etowah County Personnel Board.

  • Requires a statewide election on the proposed constitutional amendment to be held in accordance with Alabama Constitution Sections 284 and 284.01 and state election laws.

  • Specifies ballot language describing the amendment's substance and requiring voters to choose "Yes" or "No" on the ballot measure.

Legislative Description

Etowah Co., office of Sheriff, nonexempt employees, under authority of co. personnel bd., Amendment 899 (Section 7.50, Local Amendments, Etowah County, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) am'd., const. amend.

Constitutional Amendments

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation

5/23/2019

Committee Referrals

Local Legislation5/23/2019
Governmental Affairs4/4/2019

Full Bill Text

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