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AL SB310
Bill
Status
3/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Vivian Figures
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SB310 Summary
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Increases the number of executive level employees the Alabama State Port Authority director may appoint from 9 to 11 persons, subject to board approval.
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Authorizes the Port Authority to enter into employment contracts with former employees during the transitional period following retirement, limited to 12 months with renewal options not extending beyond 5 years after retirement, and prohibits accrual of additional retirement or employment benefits.
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Exempts commercial terms of customer contracts and customer-specific information regarding cargo volume, shipping prices, and other commercially sensitive data from state open records and confidentiality disclosure laws.
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Excludes from the exemption: the existence of contracts, terms of financing instruments, and base rents or lease payments, but allows the Authority to redact exempt portions when providing copies of contracts upon request.
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Effective immediately upon passage and Governor approval.
Legislative Description
State Port Authority, allow director to appoint up to eleven employees at executive level, to exempt from disclosure certain terms of certain contracts, Secs. 33-1-3, 33-1-12.1, 33-1-39 am'd.
Port Authorities
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
3/12/2020