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AL HB252
Bill
Status
2/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Cynthia Almond
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AI Summary
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Allows the executive director to determine eligibility and approve all compensation claims daily, removing the previous $2,000 threshold limit that required commission review.
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Changes the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission meeting schedule from monthly to quarterly.
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Requires the commission to review all contested claims cases pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act and grants authority to affirm, reverse, or modify the executive director's eligibility decisions.
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Makes technical and nonsubstantive revisions to update code language to current style, including terminology changes such as "chairman" to "chair" and "moneys" to "monies".
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Effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Crime Victims Compensation Commission, compensation claims, authority to authorize executive director to approve any claims, contested cases under Ala. Admin. Procedure Act, commission to meet quarterly, Secs. 15-23-4, 15-23-5 am'd.
Crime Victims Compensation Commission
Last Action
Almond motion to Indefinitely Postpone adopted Voice Vote
3/17/2022