Title 29

Each member of the Joint Transportation Committee shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation and his or her per diem and travel expenses for each day he or she attends a meeting thereof when the Legislature is not in session or when the Legislature is in rec…

(a) The transportation department shall cooperate with the Joint Transportation Committee and shall prepare or cause to be prepared and furnished to the Joint Transportation Committee, by the third quarterly meeting of each year, the current STIP for proposed highway construction…

All bills originating in either house pertaining to transportation under the jurisdiction of the transportation department, its budget, and all other matters of highway planning, construction, maintenance, operation, or administration shall be reviewed by the Joint Transportation…

(a) A permanent legislative committee, to be known as the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, which shall be composed of eight members, two of whom shall be ex officio members and six of whom shall be appointed members, three each to be appointed by the President of the…

The Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, created in Section 29-2-20, shall meet quarterly to perform its duties, including review and discussion of reports submitted to the committee. At least one meeting each year shall include an opportunity for public testimony. (Act …

Each legislative member of the committee shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation, his or her per diem and travel expenses incurred within the state for each day he or she attends a meeting of the committee when the Legislature is not in session or when th…

(a) There is created the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee. The committee shall be composed of the Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee and the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee and the Chairs of the House Ways and…

(a) Each member of the committee shall be entitled to regular legislative compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for each day he or she attends a meeting of the committee, which shall be paid out of the funds appropriated to the use of the Legislature, on warrants drawn on t…

In case of an emergency adversely affecting public health, public safety, or public welfare of the state, so declared in writing by the Chief Procurement Officer or the head of a purchasing agency, as defined under Section 41-4-114, setting forth the nature of the danger to publi…

(a) For the purposes of this article the term personal and professional services specifically includes independent contractor agreements as well as individual employment agreements. (b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, all contracts for employment of an at…

The following personal and/or professional services contracts shall be excluded from the terms of this article: (1) Contracts for insurance; (2) Contracts let by competitive bid; (3) Contracts entered into by public corporations and authorities; (4) Any contract the total amount …

The amendments to Sections 41-4-110, 41-4-113, 41-16-20, 41-16-21.1, 41-16-24, and 41-16-27 made by Act 2009-763 shall not affect the review of any contract by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee. (Act 2009-652, §1; Act 2009-763, p. 2310, §2.)

(a) If the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee or the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee or the Chair of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee or the House Ways and Means Education Committee elects not to participate in meetings …

(a) In addition to its other duties under this article, the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee shall review proposed agreements and obligations as follows: (1) Each state agency or department that receives a direct appropriation from the State General Fund …

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) There exists a continuing need for comprehensive study, research and planning by the Legislature in the area of reapportionment; and, (2) It is necessary, therefore, that a permanent legislative committee on reapportionment be c…

(a) There is hereby created a permanent legislative committee to be known as the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment, hereinafter referred to as the “committee.” (b) Except during the quadrennium in which the United States census is released and the Legislature is …

(a) The committee shall make a continuous study of the reapportionment problems in Alabama seeking solutions thereto, and shall seek expertise, when deemed necessary, from among knowledgeable state officials and employees, academic personnel and others involved in demographic stu…

There is hereby created a continuing permanent Municipal Government Committee of the Legislature. The committee shall be composed of eight members of the Legislature, four members from the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and four members from…

(a) It shall be the duty and function of the committee to analyze the status of municipal government in Alabama and to make recommendations for legislation and constitutional revision which it considers necessary or desirable to enable the municipal governments of this state to m…

As far as practical all meetings of the committee shall be held in the State House building or in the State Capitol and be opened to the public. The committee may expend funds for the purpose of correspondence with prospective witnesses, in preparation of reports, and in general …

There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Finances and Budgets. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair. It shall be the duty of the committee to make a careful investigation and study of the financial condition of the state, hold budget hearings, inqu…

The committee shall be composed of the Lieutenant Governor, the members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education, the members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund, and such other members of the Senate to be appointed by the Lieutenant Gove…

The committee members shall be entitled to, and shall receive, the same daily legislative compensation, expense allowances, per diem and other compensation which they receive while in legislative session for each weekday, Monday through Friday, during any week in which the commit…

The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature at such times deemed appropriate by the chairs, but no later than the seventh legislative day of each regular session. (Acts 1991, No. 91-652, p. 1229, §4; Act 2023-224, §1.)

The following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CHILDREN IN STATE CARE. A child who is described by any of the following circumstances: a. The child’s foster care placement is primarily the financial responsibility of the state. b. The child is under the legal or physi…

There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee of Children in State Care. The committee shall consist of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and three members of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. T…

The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Reference Service, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Examiners of Public Accounts and the council created pursuant to Section 29–2–105 shall provide any assistance as may be necessary at the …

It shall be the duty of the committee to study and review the criteria for placing and keeping children in state care, to review the criteria for selection of child care providers by state agencies, to review the minimum base pay and distribution of funds for providers, to identi…

The committee shall report any findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than the seventh legislative day of each regular session. (Act 98-612, p. 1347, §5.)

(a) The committee shall convene a council composed of the chair of the committee or his or her designee and the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee of each department of state government that administers services to children, youth, and their families, including, but not …

(a) The Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Youth Services shall create a joint project team to develop a requirements analysis and conceptual design for maintaining a central repository of case information within 12 months of May…

(a) All records, reports, permanency plans, reviews, and reports of children in state care or any material prepared in connection with the planning, placement, or care of a child in the care or custody of a state agency shall not be a public record and shall be disclosed only for…

The Legislature hereby finds as follows: The Legislature has the constitutional duty to appropriate and safeguard taxpayers’ money; the Legislature has recognized the need for community services programs; and the Legislature has recognized the purposes for which Alabama community…

There is hereby created a permanent Joint Legislative Advisory Committee on Community Services Grants, hereinafter referred to as the committee. The committee shall consist of the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee; the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation-Education …

The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Reference Service, the Legislative Fiscal Office, and the Examiners of Public Accounts shall provide any assistance as may be necessary at the committee’s request. Each member of the committee…

It shall be the duty of the committee to review applications and recommend for approval any community services grants made from any funds appropriated to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants by the Legislature for the purpose of awarding community services …

The committee shall make an annual report to members of the Legislature no later than the seventh legislative day of regular sessions detailing any and all community services grants awarded. (Act 98-677, p. 1490, §5.)

The Legislature intends that this article shall serve as the method of compensating certain innocent persons who have been wrongfully incarcerated by the State of Alabama. (Act 2001-659, p. 1359, §1.)

There is hereby created the Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration. The Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration may hereinafter be referred to as the “committee.” The committee shall certify applicants who have met the eligibility criteria for payment p…

(a) The committee shall consist of the following nine voting members: (1) The Chair of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee. (2) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee. (3) The Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. (4) The Chair of the Se…

(a) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation. (b) Members of the committee are entitled to reimbursement for expenses while on official business of the committee or attending its meetings. Expenses shall be paid as follows: (1) The expenses of members who are leg…

From time to time the committee shall establish rules and regulations for the administration of its duties and responsibilities as well as those of the Division of Risk Management as relates to this article. (Act 2001-659, p. 1359, §5.)

No civil action may be brought against the committee or any of its members, for providing any reports, records, opinions, or any actions or recommendations pursuant to this article. In addition, any persons acting in good faith and without negligence or malicious intent in provid…

In order to be eligible to receive compensation for wrongful incarceration a person must: (1) Have been convicted by the state of one or more felony offenses, all of which the person was innocent, and have served time in prison as a result of the conviction or convictions; or (2)…

For purposes of determination of eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration, innocence shall be evidenced by at least one of the following: (1) The conviction vacated or reversed and the accusatory instrument dismissed on grounds of innocence; or (2) The accusatory i…

(a) Any individual who meets the eligibility criteria established in this article and desires compensation shall submit such application to the Division of Risk Management which shall immediately provide notice to the members of the committee. (b) An application for compensation …