Interim Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Oversight Committee #
Committees do not have their own websites. Membership can be found on the Joint Interim Committees page.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“(a) The Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Oversight Committee is created. The committee shall consist of the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee or designee, the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee or designee, two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Director of ADECA or his or her designee. The oversight committee shall be charged with meeting at least annually and providing general oversight of the implementation of this article and the grant awards determinations, and recommending further statutory changes to promote research and development within Alabama.
“(b) The committee shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
“(c) For any year in which grants are distributed under the program, ADECA shall produce a quarterly report on the awarded grants and the status of grants under the program to the committee, including progress toward increased research and development activities in Alabama. The report shall also be published on ADECA’s website; provided, however, that the details of any specific research project shall not be published on the ADECA website without the express written permission of the research entity applying for or receiving the grant. By June 6, 2020, ADECA shall produce a report on the increased research and development activities supported by grant funds” ((AL Code § 41-23-254 (2022)).
Interim Alabama Rural Broadband Oversight Committee #
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Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“(a) There is created the Alabama Rural Broadband Oversight Committee. The oversight committee shall consist of the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee or his or her designee, the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee or his or her designee, two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Director of ADECA or his or her designee. The oversight committee shall meet at least annually, provide general oversight of the implementation of the article, and recommend further statutory changes to promote rural broadband development.
“(b) The oversight committee shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
“(c) For any year in which grants are distributed under the program, ADECA shall produce a report on the status of grants under the program to the oversight committee, including progress toward increased access to and adoption of broadband services. The report shall be provided at the oversight committee’s first meeting of the year and be published on ADECA’s website. ADECA shall provide a copy of the report to the Governor, the Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore, the Alabama Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, and the Alabama House of Representatives Minority Leader. By March 28, 2019, ADECA shall produce a report on the availability of broadband within the state” ((AL Code § 41-23-214 (2022)).
Interim Children First Trust Fund Legislative Oversight Committee #
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Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“(b) The oversight committee shall consider recommending to the council a comprehensive plan to establish a grants program to assist parents in placing their children in accredited behavior modification programs.”
“(d) The oversight committee shall review each community service grant awarded pursuant to this chapter to determine compliance with this chapter and the guidelines established in Chapter 24, the Community Service Grant Program Act of 1989” (AL Code § 41-15B-4 (2022)).
Interim Housing Finance Authority Legislative Oversight Committee #
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Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“(f) There shall be established a legislative oversight committee to provide recommendations to the board concerning efficient operation of the authority. The committee shall consist of seven members of the House of Representatives, one from each congressional district appointed by the Speaker of the House and seven members of the Senate, one from each congressional district appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House or their designated representative shall serve as ex officio members. The legislative members, after their initial appointment, shall be named at each organizational session and all members shall serve until their successors are properly qualified” (AL Code § 24-1A-4 (2022)).
Interim Legislative Committee On Homeland Security Oversight #
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Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“(c) The committee shall review the operations of the department and shall report thereon annually to the Legislature. The report shall include, but not be limited to, suggestions for legislation.
“(d) The department shall report quarterly to the committee the receipt and disbursement of federal funds for homeland security” (AL Code § 31-9A-15 (2022)).
Interim Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Development Division #
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Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“(e) The commission shall monitor and evaluate the management and operations of the Workforce Development Division, shall recommend to the Legislature the enactment of such laws respecting the Workforce Development Division as the commission shall deem desirable, and shall submit a written report on the operations, finances and grants made by the Workforce Development Division during each regular session of the Alabama Legislature” (AL Code § 41-29-400 (2022)).
Interim Legislative Oversight Committee of Children in State Care #
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Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“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 identify an accountability process for providers, to review the quality of care provided to children by state agencies, to identify an accountability process for state agencies involved in children’s services, to review the availability of special services to meet the individual needs of children in state care, to gather input from service providers, state agencies, and children receiving state services concerning their experiences, concerns, and recommendations, and to coordinate the activities of the council” (AL Code § 29-2-103 (2022)).
Interim License Plates Legislative Oversight Committee #
Committees do not have their own websites. Membership can be found on the Joint Interim Committees page.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“(b) The committee shall:
- “(1) Meet not less than once every six months.
- “(2) Require that a simple majority of committee voting members be in attendance for conducting whatever business requires committee action.
- “(3) Establish guidelines for the qualification of organizations which may sponsor a new or continued issuance of a license plate category, or may benefit from that issuance.
- “(4) Approve, disapprove, or indefinitely postpone, by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at a committee meeting, a request for a new license plate category.
“(c) Decisions of the committee concerning approval, disapproval, or indefinite postponement of further action on a proposed distinctive license plate shall be interpreted to be the intent of the entire body of the Legislature, and separate, specific action by the Legislature concerning a distinctive license plate proposal shall not be considered” ((AL Code § 32-6-67 (2009)).
Interim Nuclear Energy Activities and Hazardous Chemical Toxic Waste Oversight Committee #
Committees do not have their own websites. Membership can be found on the Joint Interim Committees page.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“(c) There shall be no more than one commercial hazardous waste treatment facility or disposal site as defined by subdivisions (4) and (14) of Section 22-30-3 situated within any one county of the state. Provided, however, no commercial hazardous waste treatment or disposal site not in existence on or before December 31, 1988, shall be situated until: (1) a written proposal or application addressing the items found in subdivisions (d)(1) through (d)(7) of this section is submitted by the applicant wishing to construct such facility for review to the Select Joint Nuclear Activities and Hazardous Chemical Toxic Waste Oversight Committee, and; (2) said committee, upon due consideration of said application, presents to both houses of the Legislature its written report and recommendations regarding the proposed siting or construction of said facility, and; (3) the Legislature thereafter gives approval therefor by joint resolution.Provided, however, legislative approval shall not be required for industries with on site treatment, storage, and disposal of their own hazardous wastes.
“(d) In determining whether to recommend approval to the proposed siting or construction of a commercial hazardous waste treatment facility or disposal site, the committee shall consider and include in its written report to the Legislature an evaluation of the following criteria:
- “(1) The social and economic impacts of the proposed facility on the affected community, including changes in property values, community perception, and other costs;
- “(2) Costs and availabilities of public services, facilities, and improvements required to support the facility and protect public health, safety and the environment;
- “(3) The relationship of the proposed facility to local planning and existing development to major transportation arteries, to existing state primary and secondary roads and to the hydrology of the area;
- “(4) The location of the proposed facility in relationship to existing industries in the state that generate large volumes of hazardous waste and to the areas projected for development of industries that will generate hazardous waste so as to minimize the transportation distance between the major generators of hazardous waste and the proposed facility. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and other appropriate state agencies shall provide the committee with data concerning said existing and projected areas of hazardous waste generation in the state;
- “(5) The impact of the proposed facility on public safety and provisions made to minimize the risk to public health and safety;
- “(6) The consistency of the proposed facility with the state’s hazardous waste management needs;
- “(7) The need for additional hazardous waste facilities.
“(e) The committee’s written report shall be prepared and submitted to both houses of the Legislature in accordance with the committee’s standard rules of procedure for transacting business” (AL Code § 22-30-5.1 (2022)).
Interim Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee for Information Technology #
Committees do not have their own websites. Membership can be found on the Joint Interim Committees page.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“There is created a Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee for Information Technology to review the operations and performance of the Secretary of Information Technology and to promote the effective use of information technology in state government” (AL Code § 41-28-6 (2022)).
Interim Sunset Committee #
Committees do not have their own websites. Membership can be found on the Joint Interim Committees page.
Purpose/Jurisdiction #
“Public hearings and receipt of testimony generally; burden of establishing public need for continuation of agencies; information to be provided by agencies under review” (AL Code § 41-20-6 (2022)).
