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AL Code § 29-2-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 1 - Permanent Joint Transportation Committee.|Section 29-2-8 - Reference of Transportation Legislation by Committee.

Section 29-2-8Reference of transportation legislation by committee. 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 Committee for its recommendations, which recommendations shall be given due consideration by the committees of each house of the Legislature in acting on any related legislation. Absent a recommendation from the Joint Transportation Committee, the committees shall proceed with their consideration of legislation. (Acts 1975, No. 1218, p. 2540, §7; Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-785, p. 76, §1; Act 2019-1, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-20.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 2 - Committee for Evaluation, etc., of Prison System.|Section 29-2-20.1 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective August 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 29-2-20.1THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  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 2021-480, §2.)
AL Code § 29-2-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 2 - Committee for Evaluation, etc., of Prison System.|Section 29-2-21 - Employment of Consultants, Advisors, Etc.

Section 29-2-21Employment of consultants, advisors, etc. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §4, effective October 1, 1997. (Acts 1976, No. 84, p. 84.)
AL Code § 29-2-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 2 - Committee for Evaluation, etc., of Prison System.|Section 29-2-22 - Compensation and Expenses of Members.

Section 29-2-22Compensation and expenses of members. 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 the Legislature is in recess without pay. Each legislative member shall further be entitled to actual expenses for travel outside the State of Alabama which is deemed necessary by the chair and in accordance with the objectives of the committee. Such sums shall be paid out of any funds appropriated to the use of the Legislature on warrants drawn on the state Comptroller upon requisition signed by the committee's chair. (Acts 1976, No. 84, p. 84; Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 3 - Contract Review Oversight Committee.|Section 29-2-40 - Creation; Membership.

Section 29-2-40Creation; membership. (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 Means General Fund Committee and the House Ways and Means Education Committee, and three additional members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and three additional members of the House, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House. (b) A member of the committee may serve on the committee as long as the member retains the office that qualified the member for service or during the term to which the member was appointed and, if reelected to the same house without a break in service to that house, during the succeeding legislative term until a successor is appointed as provided in subsection (a). (Acts 1984, No. 84-277, p. 464; Act 2019-82, §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-41.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 3 - Contract Review Oversight Committee.|Section 29-2-41.1 - Emergency Provisions.

Section 29-2-41.1Emergency provisions. In case of an emergency adversely affecting public health, safety, security, or the economic welfare of the state, so declared in writing to the Governor by the head of the institution or agency involved, setting forth the nature of the danger to public health, safety, security or the economic welfare of the state, contracts may be let to the extent necessary to meet the emergency without review by the committee. Any contract let pursuant to this section involving an emergency adversely affecting the economic welfare of the state shall be let for a period of not more than 60 days during which time the committee shall review a contract for a longer period of time if such services are required beyond the 60-day limit hereby imposed. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-856, p. 336, §2.)
AL Code § 29-2-41.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 3 - Contract Review Oversight Committee.|Section 29-2-41.2 - Personal and Professional Service Agreements.

Section 29-2-41.2Personal and professional service agreements. (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) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, all contracts for employment of an attorney to provide legal services, including contracts involving an attorney providing legal services under an agreement with the Attorney General, shall be reviewed by the committee. Provided, however, contracts for appointment of attorneys for the Department of Transportation for right of way condemnation cases are exempt from the provisions of this article. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-856, p. 336, §3; Acts 1995, No. 95-652, p. 1364, §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-41.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 3 - Contract Review Oversight Committee.|Section 29-2-41.3 - Personal and Professional Service Agreements - Exclusions.

Section 29-2-41.3Personal and professional service agreements - Exclusions. 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 of which does not exceed $1,500.00, said total amount to include both compensation and reimbursement of expenses. (Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-856, p. 336, §4.)
AL Code § 29-2-41.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 3 - Contract Review Oversight Committee.|Section 29-2-41.4 - Personal Property and Nonprofessional Services.

Section 29-2-41.4Personal property and nonprofessional services. 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.)
AL Code § 29-2-41.5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 3 - Contract Review Oversight Committee.|Section 29-2-41.5 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective May 27, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 29-2-41.5THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 27, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (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 of the committee, the Speaker of the House or the President of the Senate, as appropriate, may appoint a House or Senate member to serve in the place of the nonparticipating budget committee chair. (b) Members of the committee may participate in a meeting of the committee by means of telephone conference, video conference, or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting may hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting for all purposes. (Act 2021-536, §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-41.6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 3 - Contract Review Oversight Committee.|Section 29-2-41.6 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective May 27, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 29-2-41.6THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 27, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (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 proposing to enter into any agreement obligating the agency or department to expend more than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of the annual appropriation from the State General Fund to the agency or department in a future fiscal year or years shall submit the agreement or obligation to the committee for review no later than 10 days after the agreement is signed or otherwise authorized by the agency or department. An agreement or obligation subject to review as provided in Section 29-2-41, is exempt from review under this section. (2) The committee shall review the proposed agreement or obligation within 30 days of its submission under subdivision (1) and may hold public hearings on the proposal. (3) If the committee does not give notice to the state agency or department of its approval or disapproval of the proposed agreement or obligation within 30 days of its submission, the proposal is deemed to be approved by the committee for purposes of this section. (4) If at least two House members and two Senate members of the committee disapprove of a proposed obligation or agreement within 30 days of its submission under subdivision (1), the obligation or agreement shall not become effective until 45 days after the obligation or agreement is submitted.  (b) As part of the committee's review conducted pursuant to this section, all state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, authorities, or other state entities shall cooperate fully with the committee and shall produce any documents or other information requested by the committee. (c) The Department of Transportation is not subject to the review process in this section. (Act 2021-536, §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 4 - Committee on Reapportionment.|Section 29-2-50 - Legislative Findings and Intent.

Section 29-2-50Legislative findings and intent. 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 created to prepare for and develop a reapportionment plan for the state. (Acts 1990, No. 90-388, p. 530, §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 4 - Committee on Reapportionment.|Section 29-2-51 - Creation; Members; Chairman; Expanded Membership in Certain Quadrenniums.

Section 29-2-51Creation; members; chairman; expanded membership in certain quadrenniums. (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 actually involved with the reapportionment process, the committee shall be composed of six members appointed during the organizational session of each quadrennium to serve each quadrennium as follows: Three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and three members of the House to be appointed by the Speaker of the House. The committee members shall select from among its numbers a Senator and a member of the House of Representatives to serve as co-chairpersons for the quadrennium to preside over meetings of the committee. Whenever the Legislature is not in regular or special session, each member of the committee shall be entitled to his usual legislative pay, travel expenses and per diem for each day he spends in attending any such meeting or conducting business of the committee within or without the state. (c) In those quadrenniums in which the United States official decennial census is released and while the Legislature is actually involved in the reapportionment process, the committee shall be composed of 22 members as follows: One member of the House of Representatives from each congressional district, four members of the House of Representatives at-large to be appointed by the Speaker of the House and one member of the Senate from each congressional district, four members of the Senate at-large, to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. Upon the completion of the reapportionment process, the committee composition shall revert to the six member committee provided in subsection (b) hereof. (Acts 1990, No. 90-388, p. 530, §2; Acts 1991, No. 91-347, p. 645, §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 4 - Committee on Reapportionment.|Section 29-2-52 - Duties; Employment of Consultants, etc.; Expenses; Contracts; Meetings.

Section 29-2-52Duties; employment of consultants, etc.; expenses; contracts; meetings. (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 studies and other census matters. (b) The committee shall make such reports of its investigations, findings and recommendations to the Legislature at any time, during any regular or special session of the Legislature, as it may deem necessary. (c) The committee shall engage in such activities as it deems necessary for the preparation and formulation of a reapportionment plan for the next ensuing reapportionment and each reapportionment thereafter, and readjustment or alteration of Senate and House districts and of congressional districts of the state. (d) The committee, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, may employ consultants, technicians, attorneys, and any other experts needed to prepare maps and make professional appearances to support any plan of reapportionment adopted by the Legislature. Such expenses of the committee shall be paid out of any funds appropriated by the Legislature for the use of the committee. (e) The committee may make and sign any agreements and to do and perform any acts that may be necessary, desirable, or proper to carry out the purposes and objectives of the provisions herein set forth. (f) The committee may complete any contract executed and conduct any business undertaken or commenced by the Legislature pertaining to or connected with the reapportionment and readjustment or alteration of Senate and House and congressional districts prior to the enactment of this article, and the same shall be completed and conducted in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions and with the same effect as if completed and conducted by the Legislature. (g) The committee may meet within and without the state, hold public hearings, and otherwise have all of the powers of a legislative committee under the legislative law. (h) The committee may request and receive from any court, department, division, board or bureau, commission, or agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof such assistance and data as will enable it to properly carry out its powers and duties hereunder. (Acts 1990, No. 90-388, p. 530, §3; Act 2015-408, §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 4 - Committee on Reapportionment.|Section 29-2-53 - Staff, Equipment and Facilities.

Section 29-2-53Staff, equipment and facilities. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §4, effective October 1, 1997. (Acts 1990, No. 90-388, p. 530, §4.)
AL Code § 29-2-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 5 - Municipal Government Committee.|Section 29-2-60 - Creation; Members; Terms; Vacancies.

Section 29-2-60Creation; members; terms; vacancies. 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 the Senate to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. Members shall be appointed within five legislative days after the convening of the first regular session after the election of each Legislature. Members shall hold office for the duration of the legislative term and until their successors are appointed. Members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Members may serve more than one term of office on the committee. Vacancies shall be filled by the original appointing authority. Initial members of the committee shall be appointed immediately after April 18, 1990 and shall serve a term equal in length to the remaining legislative term of office. (Acts 1990, No. 90-478, p. 699, §1.)
AL Code § 29-2-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 5 - Municipal Government Committee.|Section 29-2-61 - Duties; Subjects for Consideration; Recommendations.

Section 29-2-61Duties; subjects for consideration; recommendations. (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 more adequately meet and furnish the services and requirements of their citizens. (b) In reviewing the status and the laws of municipal governments in Alabama, the committee shall consider and make studies of, but shall not limit its consideration, to the following items: (1) An assessment and study of the impact of reduced federal funds and the problems to municipalities created thereby; the study to suggest methods whereby municipalities may continue furnishing services notwithstanding the reduction of federal assistance; the study also to include a review of the block grant delivery system of federal assistance. (2) A study and assessment of the problems faced by municipalities because of the mounting problems connected with sanitary sewage (waste water) disposal and a suggested avenue of meeting the tremendous expenses connected with such disposal; and a suggested funding mechanism to cover the cost of disposal. (3) A study of hazardous waste disposal and suggested solutions of the problems created by hazardous wastes. (4) A study of the infrastructure needs of Alabama towns and cities with particular emphasis on the study of road and street systems and their maintenance and repair. (5) A review with recommendations as to how municipalities can best improve the delivery of services of all types to their citizens. (c) The committee shall submit its recommendations by the fifth legislative day of each regular session of the Legislature. The committee may make additional recommendations and submit studies and reports to the Legislature at any time. (Acts 1990, No. 90-478, p. 699, §2.)
AL Code § 29-2-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 29 - Legislature.|Chapter 2 - Permanent Legislative Committees.|Article 5 - Municipal Government Committee.|Section 29-2-62 - Meetings; Funds; Compensation; Chairman and Vice-Chairman; Ex Officio Members.

Section 29-2-62Meetings; funds; compensation; chairman and vice-chairman; ex officio members. 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 expenses incident to the work of the committee. Each member of the committee shall receive the regular legislative compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for each day he or she attends the meeting of the committee which shall be paid out of the funds appropriated to the use of the Legislature on warrants drawn on the state Comptroller upon requisition signed by the committee's chair. Notwithstanding the foregoing, members shall not receive additional legislative compensation or per diem when the Legislature is in session. The sum of at least $7,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Legislature on an annual basis to fund the operation of the committee. The Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House shall jointly designate one of the members of the committee as chair and one member to be vice-chair. The Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House shall be ex officio members of the committee and shall receive compensation at the rate paid to members for each day that they sit with the committee in its work on the subjects and problems listed in this article, or in handling any other matters agreed upon by the committee in line with the general purpose of the committee. (Acts 1990, No. 90-478, p. 699, §3; Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §1.)