Act 1999-8, HB73, proposes an amendment to Section 65 of Article IV of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to establish the Alabama Education Lottery, the Alabama Education Lottery Corporation, and the Lottery Trust Fund. The proposed amendment dedicates the net proceeds from the lottery to fully fund tuition grants, loans, and scholarships for colleges, universities, and junior, technical, and community colleges, voluntary pre-kindergarten programs, technology in the public schools, and the creation of a reserve fund for shortfalls in these programs with any excess revenue accruing to the Education Trust Fund. The proposed amendment also establishes priorities for the expenditure of lottery proceeds, prohibits lottery proceeds from supplanting or replacing existing education revenues, and authorizes the Legislature to pass laws to implement the proposed amendment.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-90, HB145, continues the existence and functioning of the Polygraph Examiners Board pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/21/1999

Act 1999-91, HB149, continues the existence and functioning of the Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law, with modification. The act amends Section 34-17-7, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the penalty for unlicensed practice as a landscape architect.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/21/1999

Act 1999-92, HB150, continues the existence and functioning of the State Board of Occupational Therapy pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law, with modification. The act amends Section 34-39-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the referral and reevaluation of certain occupational therapy services by a licensed chiropractor.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/21/1999

Act 1999-93, HB146, continues the existence and functioning of the Board of Bar Examiners pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/21/1999

Act 1999-102, HB147, continues the existence and functioning of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law, with modification. The act amends Sections 34-11-12, 34-11-15, and 34-11-36, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board to reissue the license of a person whose civil rights are restored after conviction of a felony, to clarify the punishment of certain prohibited acts as provided by law, and to provide for the reversion of certain funds of the board to the State General Fund in the event the board elects to implement a biennial license cycle.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/27/1999

Act 1999-103, HB70, amends Sections 34-24-70 and 34-24-73, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Board of Medical Examiners, to provide further for the requirements for the issuance of a certificate of qualification for a license to practice medicine and reciprocal agreements for licensure by endorsement. The act authorizes the board to withhold approval of non-accredited colleges or schools of medicine under certain conditions and imposes additional postgraduate or residency training requirements upon those applicants for a certificate of qualification who have graduated from a college of medicine or osteopathy not accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association, respectively. The act authorizes the board to accept a passing score on the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Examination for applicants for initial licensure and for licensure by endorsement on or after January 1, 2000. The act provides for the withdrawal of an application for a certificate of qualification and for the withdrawal of a certificate of qualification and for the filing of a new application with the board. The act also provides for acceptance by the Board of Medical Examiners of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Examination and the Licensing Medical Council of Canada Examination for applicants for a certificate of qualification by endorsement.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/27/1999

Act 1999-159, HB151, continues the existence and functioning of the Board for the Registration of Architects pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law, with modification. The act amends Sections 34-2-33 and 34-2-36, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board to contract with an independent testing agency, to require applicants to pay the actual cost of examination to that testing agency, to require uniform application, examination, and renewal fees, regardless of residency, and to revise the penalty for unlicensed practice as an architect.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/28/1999

Act 1999-191, HB127, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Bullock County, to prohibit the participation of certain elected or appointed county officials in the supernumerary program and provide for the elimination of that supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-192, HB128, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Macon County, to prohibit the participation of certain elected or appointed county officials in the supernumerary program and provide for the elimination of that supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-193, HB434, is Rose's Law. The act amends Section 27-48-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to health benefit plans, to require every plan that provides maternity coverage to provide coverage for postpartum care for a mother and her newborn. The act requires coverage of a minimum 48-hour postpartum hospital stay for a normal delivery and a minimum 96-hour postpartum hospital stay for a cesarean section delivery, unless the mother consents in writing to an informed early discharge.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 8/1/1999

Act 1999-194, SB84, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide for the elimination of existing supernumerary programs or systems and to provide for the participation of public officials in the Employees' Retirement System.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-196, HB377, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Chambers County, to authorize the levy and collection of an additional countywide ad valorem tax of seven mills and an additional countywide sales and use tax of one-quarter of one percent (.25%), and to authorize an additional $10 fee for the issuance of motor vehicle license plates and decals. The proposed amendment provides that funds received from the additional taxes and fee be used for the repayment of existing county debt, for general county purposes, and to fund the Industrial Development Authority of Chambers County.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-197, HB452, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Baldwin County, to establish the Baldwin County Judicial Commission and provide for the filling of vacancies in circuit court and district court judgeships.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-198, HB299, amends Sections 41-10-541, 41-10-546, 41-10-547, 41-10-550, and 41-10-551, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Incentives Financing Authority, to authorize the authority to incur obligations to fund financial commitments made by the state after July 20, 1995, to industries committing to locate or expand in the state and to lease or convey title to any worker training facility to the Alabama Public School and College Authority or to the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute. The act also authorizes the Alabama Incentives Financing Authority to issue bonds to fund expenses incurred in ensuring that state computer systems are Y2K compliant.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/14/1999

Act 1999-199, HB148, continues the existence and functioning of the State Licensing Board for General Contractors, with modification. The act amends Sections 34-8-2, 34-8-4, 34-8-6, 34-8-7, and 34-8-20, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the board to provide for a transitional license renewal period to implement a staggered license renewal schedule, to clarify the punishment of certain prohibited acts as provided by law, to exempt certain electric, natural gas, or telecommunications utilities from the operation of Chapter 8 of Title 34, and to authorize the Governor to remove any member of the board at any time, with or without cause.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/19/1999

Act 1999-203, SB251, adopts and incorporates into the Code of Alabama 1975, those general and permanent laws of the state enacted during the 1997 First Special Session and the 1998 Regular Session of the Legislature as contained in the 1998 Cumulative Supplement to certain volumes of the Code and in the 1998 Replacement Volumes 16, 16A, 17, and 21 of the Code. The act makes corrections in Volumes 11, 17A, and 18 of the 1998 Cumulative Supplement, and makes corrections to Sections 12-15-102, 32-9A-1, and 33-4-48, Code of Alabama 1975.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/20/1999

Act 1999-247, SB9, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Hale County, to authorize the county commission by resolution to impose an additional fee of up to and including $50 on all civil and criminal cases, excluding small claims cases, with the proceeds to be used for planning, designing, constructing, financing, furnishing, equipping, and operating a new county jail and for general county purposes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-248, SB476, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Jackson County, to prohibit the participation of certain elected or appointed county officials in the supernumerary program and provide for the elimination of that supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-249, SB305, amends Section 6-3-7, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to venue of civil actions against corporations and transfer of venue. The act provides that a civil lawsuit against a foreign or domestic corporation may be brought in the county in which the occurrence took place, in the county where the foreign or domestic corporation's principal office in the state is located, or in the county in which the plaintiff resided at the time of the accrual of the cause of action so long as the corporation does business in that county by agent. The act also repeals Section 6-3-5, Code of Alabama 1975.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/24/1999

Act 1999-250, SB72, relates to class action civil lawsuits and the classification of classes of litigants. The act governs all class actions and supersedes any inconsistent provisions in Rule 23, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. The act requires a court to comply with certain procedures before certifying a class of civil litigants, requires a court order that either certifies or refrains from certifying a class to contain certain items, and provides that such an order is subject to an immediate appeal.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/25/1999

Act 1999-251, HB570, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Lauderdale County, to prohibit the participation of certain elected or appointed county officials in the supernumerary program and provide for the elimination of that supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-252, HB723, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Autauga County, to impose an additional fee of $40 on all civil and criminal cases, excluding small claims cases, and a fee not to exceed $5 for the service of pleadings and other documents in connection with each such case, with the proceeds to be used for planning, designing, constructing, financing, and operating a new county jail and for planning, designing, repairing, renovating, financing, and operating the existing courthouse.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-253, HB659, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Marion County, to provide for the establishment of the Marion County Agriculture and Exhibit Center Authority, provide for the appointment of the members of the authority, and provide for the powers and duties of the authority.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-258, SB376, creates the Office of School Readiness as a department of the executive branch. The act provides that the office is responsible for administering programs and services as necessary for the operation and management of a voluntary pre-kindergarten program, provides for the employment of a director and other personnel to administer the pre-kindergarten program, and provides for the operation of the office.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/26/99, operative only upon ratification of the constitutional amendment proposed by Act 1999-8, 1999 Regular Session.

Act 1999-259, SB385, creates the Office of Information Technology as a department of the executive branch. The act provides that the office is responsible for administering programs and services as necessary for the operation and management of a program providing technology in public schools and public institutions of higher education, provides for the employment of a director and other personnel to administer the program, and provides for the operation of the office.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/27/99, operative only upon ratification of the constitutional amendment proposed by Act 1999-8, 1999 Regular Session.

Act 1999-302, HB483, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Marion County, to prohibit the participation of certain elected or appointed county officials in the supernumerary program and provide for the elimination of that supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-303, HB712, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Etowah County, to authorize any city or municipality within the county to impose and collect a business license tax on persons engaged in the business of buying, selling, or renting real estate.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-304, SB374, is the "Alabama Education Lottery Act." The act provides for the operation of the Alabama Education Lottery Corporation and procedures for the distribution of lottery proceeds. The act provides for the powers and appointment of a board of directors, chief executive officer, and staff; the qualification and selection of vendors; a network of retailers and the Lottery Retailer Advisory Board; the applicability of state income tax, attachments, garnishments, or executions; the payment of prizes; applicability of laws relating to open meetings, inspection of public documents, and competitive bidding; and the definition of certain offenses, and criminal investigations. The act creates the Alabama Education Lottery Corporation Legislative Oversight Committee and provides penalties for violations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/1/99, operative only upon ratification of the constitutional amendment proposed by Act 1999-8, 1999 Regular Session.

Act 1999-305, SB379, creates the Alabama Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally, HOPE, Scholarship Program and office as a department of the executive branch. The act makes the office responsible for administering programs and services as necessary for the operation and management of the HOPE Scholarship Program and provides for the employment of a director and other personnel as necessary to administer the program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/1/99, operative only upon ratification of the constitutional amendment proposed by Act 1999-8, 1999 Regular Session.

Act 1999-313, HB57, amends Section 1-2-11, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the state flower, to specify that the species of camellia designated as the official state flower of Alabama is the Camellia japonica L., and to designate the oak-leaf hydrangea as the official state wildflower.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-314, HB383, amends Section 40-18-160, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to state income tax and Alabama S corporations, to clarify that the definition of an "Alabama S corporation" conforms to the federal income tax definition and includes a subchapter S corporation wholly-owned by a tax-exempt shareholder such as an employee stock ownership trust. The act also conforms the section to the federal rule by providing for the disregarded entity status of "qualified subchapter S subsidiaries" and provide separate retroactive effective dates.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/31/98, except that provision clarifying the definition of an Alabama S corporation is effective retroactive to 12/31/1997.

Act 1999-319, HB64, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Chilton County, to prohibit the participation of certain elected or appointed county officials in the supernumerary program and provide for the elimination of that supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-320, HB725, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Clay County, to prohibit the participation of certain elected or appointed county officials in the supernumerary program and provide for the elimination of that supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-321, HB13, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to repeal Section 102 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and abolish the prohibition against interracial marriages.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-345, HB152, continues the existence and functioning of the Alabama Board of Cosmetology pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law, with certain modification. The act repeals Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 34-7-1), Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975, the existing law relating to the board, and adds a new Chapter 7A to Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and the regulation of cosmetologists. The act provides for the transition of the current board into the newly constituted board, the appointment of an executive director by the Governor, the hiring of employees, the powers and duties of the board, and the regulation, teaching, licensing, and practice of cosmetologists, manicurists, and estheticians. The act authorizes the board to establish fees and adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. The act requires continuing education of licensees provides penalties for violations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/3/99

Act 1999-347, HB91, repeals Article 2, composed of Sections 29-1-40 to 29-1-44, inclusive, Chapter 1, Title 29, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Legislative Compensation Commission. The article provided that unless the recommendations of the commission were adopted by a majority vote of both houses of the Legislature during the third regular session of the quadrennium, the compensation of the Legislature for the next quadrennium was to remain in the same amount.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/4/99

Act 1999-348, SB451, authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to sell and issue $89,000,000 of additional bonds to provide funds for worker training facilities and Y2K preparation. The act provides funds for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and improvement of the Madison Training Facilities and the education and training of workers at that facility. The act provides funds to acquire the Tuscaloosa Training Facility from the Alabama Incentives Financing Authority and to prepay an obligation of that authority. The act provides funds to Troy State University to be used for the construction of a training facility for Lockheed Martin Marietta in Pike County. The act provides funds to assure that the state computer systems responsible for the collection and disbursement of education funds are Y2K compliant.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/4/99

Act 1999-349, HB477, amends Section 41-9-201, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Development Office, to increase the compensation of the director and provide for the employment of five assistant directors outside of the State Merit System.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/4/99

Act 1999-350, HB715, amends Sections 11-92A-1, 11-92A-3 to 11-92A-6, inclusive, 11-92A-9 to 11-92A-12, inclusive, 11-92A-14 to 11-92A-16, inclusive, 11-92A-18, and 11-92A-22, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to county industrial development authorities, to provide for the operation of an authority in more than one county. The act provides for the incorporation, name, appointment of officers and directors, reincorporation, amendment of articles, powers, and dissolution of an industrial development authority. The act also provides for the issuance of and security for bonds and exemptions from taxation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/4/99

Act 1999-351, HB527, relates to the Alabama Development Office. The act requires any entity that is considering locating or expanding a facility within the state and intends to claim certain incentives provided by the state to notify the Director of the Alabama Development Office. The act includes all of the following incentives: (1) Capital investment credits pursuant to Act 95-187, (2) a site preparation grant pursuant to Act 91-635, (3) funding for access roads and bridges pursuant to Act 85-549, the Alabama Industrial Access Road and Bridge Corporation, (4) training or other assistance from the Alabama Industrial Development Training Program where the annual expenditure of cash is estimated to be in excess of $1,000,000, and (5) any direct or indirect cash payment for a project from the state, whether in the form of an in-kind contribution of a site, building, equipment, or otherwise.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/4/99

Act 1999-352, HB188, makes supplemental appropriations of $1,480,000 to the Department of Youth Services, $4,720,00 to the Department of Public Health, $4,400,000 to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, $700,000 to the Department of Public Safety, $100,000 to the Legislative Reference Service, $40,000 to the Court of Criminal Appeals, $785,000 to the Administrative Office of Courts, $80,000 to the Governor's Office on Disability, $250,000 to the Department of Corrections, and $300,000 to the Legislature from the State General Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. Makes a supplemental appropriation of $743,727 to the Department of Veterans' Affairs from the Veterans' Assistance Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. Makes a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 to the Farmers Market Authority from the Farmers Market Authority Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. Makes a supplemental appropriation of $245,000 to the Alabama Surface Mining Commission from the Alabama Surface Mining Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. Makes a supplemental appropriation of $225,000 to the State Health Planning Agency from departmental receipts for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. Makes a supplemental appropriation to the Administrative Office of Courts from the Juvenile Probation Services Fund of those sums received from counties to pay the salaries and fringe benefits of juvenile probation officers pursuant to Act 98-392. Makes conditional appropriations of $1,000,000 to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for Veterans Nursing Homes and $750,000 to the Department of Finance from the State General Fund. Makes a supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to the Department of Forensic Sciences from the Forensic Services Fund and $300,000 from the DNA Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/4/99

Act 1999-353, HB323, is the "Alabama 21st Century Fund Act." The act creates the Alabama 21st Century Fund into which tobacco revenues will be deposited. The act authorizes the incorporation of the Alabama 21st Century Authority to issue bonds and provides for the distribution of revenues remaining in the Alabama 21st Century Fund after providing for the payment of principal, interest, and premiums on bonds issued by the authority. The act provides for the transfer of funds to the Children First Trust Fund, the Senior Services Trust Fund, and the State General Fund for appropriation to the Alabama Medicaid Agency, including the Medicaid Waiver Program at the Alabama Commission on the Aging.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99, contingent upon enactment of Act 99-390, HB455, 1999 Regular Session.

Act 1999-355, HB511, amends Sections 24-6-2, 24-6-3, and 24-6-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission, to restructure the commission, provide for the duties and responsibilities of the commission, provide for appointments, meetings, terms, qualifications, and vacancies, provide for an administrator for the duties and responsibilities of the administrator.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/4/99

Act 1999-358, SB137, amends Section 6-11-21, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the award of punitive damages, to establish limitations on the award of punitive damages in civil actions where punitive damages are permitted by law. The act provides that, unless otherwise provided, in civil actions punitive damages may not exceed three times the compensatory damages of the party claiming punitive damages or $500,000, whichever is greater. In civil actions against a small business defendant with a net worth of $2,000,000 or less at the time of the occurrence made the basis of the suit, punitive damages may not exceed $50,000 or 10 percent of the business' net worth, whichever is greater. In civil actions for physical injury, punitive damages may not exceed three times the compensatory damages of the party claiming punitive damages or $1,500,000, whichever is greater. The act requires that the limitations on punitive damages be adjusted at three year intervals. The act excludes class actions, actions for wrongful death, and actions for intentional infliction of physical injury.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/7/99, applicable to actions commenced more than 60 days after the effective date.

Act 1999-361, HB402, is the "Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999." The act establishes a procedure for conducting criminal background checks on applicants and current employees who work unsupervised with children in an educational setting. The act provides procedures for initiating, requesting, and receiving criminal history background information. The act applies to the State Department of Education, local boards of education, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Department of Youth Services School District, the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, two-year institutions under the State Board of Education, state four-year institutions, and certain nonpublic schools, excluding parents engaged in home schooling. The act provides for fees, confidentiality, fingerprinting training, the promulgation of rules and regulations by the State Department of Education and the Department of Public Safety, and liability.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/1/99

Act 1999-362, HB84, amends Section 36-7-22, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to reimbursement for travel on official state business in privately owned motor vehicles, to provide for reimbursement based upon the mileage rate allowed by the Internal Revenue Code and to require reimbursement within 30 days after request.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-363, HB526, is the "Sychronized Taxation and Registration System" or "STARS" Act. The act amends Section 40-12-253, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles, to synchronize the collection of ad valorem taxes with motor vehicle registration fees on a current year basis and further for the assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/1/00

Act 1999-365, SB333, amends Section 41-23-22, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to enterprise zones, to establish an enterprise zone in Tallapoosa County and every incorporated municipality in Tallapoosa County.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

Act 1999-367, SB3, amends Section 40-18-74, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the payment of withholding taxes, to return the date of filing and reporting quarterly withholding tax to the last day of the month following the end of a quarter.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/1/99

Act 1999-368, SB127, amends Section 40-7-2.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the 1983 Taxpayer Convenience Act, to permit an attorney to apply to the county tax assessor for a homestead exemption on behalf of the person claiming the exemption.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-369, SB62, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Lowndes County, to prohibit the participation of certain elected or appointed county officials in the supernumerary program and provide for the elimination of that supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-370, SB5, amends Section 6-5-332, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the rendering of aid or emergency care at the scene of an accident. The act provides for the use and standards for use of automated external defibrillators. The act provides immunity for any individual or entity that in good faith and without compensation uses an automated external defibrillator in an emergency situation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-371, SB270, relates to civil actions. The act limits the liability of any public official, public employee, governmental entity, governmental corporation or authority, legislative body, regulatory body, or independent contractor for actions related to solving any Y2K problem and the inability of computers or computer software to accurately or properly process dates and times. The act applies to any failure or malfunction occurring before December 31, 2005.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

Act 1999-372, SB351, relates to the Department of Public Health. The act requires the department to establish a comprehensive cardiac arrest survival plan for the training and certification of primary cardiac care providers in the use of semiautomatic external defibrillators. The act makes a conditional appropriation of $3,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Alabama State Fire College-Shelton Community College to assist in the purchase of semiautomatic external defibrillators and training of emergency medical care providers. The act also creates the Cardiac Arrest Survival Commission.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

3Act 1999-378, HB40, amends Section 36-27-52, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the participation of official court reporters in the Employees' Retirement System in lieu of becoming a supernumerary court reporter. The act permits any official court reporter employed prior to August 13, 1987, who elected to remain in the supernumerary program, had a lapse in service, and subsequently earned creditable years of service in the Employees' Retirement System, to have those creditable years of service transferred to the court reporter's supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

Act 1999-381, HB220, amends Section 41-4-60, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the disposition of outstanding and unpaid state warrants, to provide for the transfer of the amount of any voided warrants to the Unclaimed Property Fund. The act adds a new Section 35-12-51, to the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the reporting of voided state warrants, to provide for the reporting and maintenance of voided warrants through the Unclaimed Property Division of the State Treasurer's Office and for the recovery of amounts transferred to the State General Fund on warrants dated after August 30, 1995.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

Act 1999-382, HB287, relates to payroll deductions for employees of public boards of education, two-year institutions of postsecondary education, and retirees under the Teachers' Retirement System. The act requires the Teachers' Retirement System, boards of education, and institutions of postsecondary education to establish a separate payroll deduction slot for those employees who purchase group plans for annuities, deferred compensation, disability, casualty, automobile, personal liability, long-term health care, and health insurance, and other programs offered on a statewide basis through the professional organization representing the majority of employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 8/1/99

Act 1999-383, HB89, amends Section 11-91-8, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the provision of health or medical insurance for retired employees of counties and municipalities, to authorize the governing body of a public agency that participates in the Employees' Retirement System or the local government health insurance program of the State Employees' Insurance Board to elect to allow the retired employees of the agency to participate in certain health, hospitalization, surgical, or medical insurance programs.

EFFECTIVE DATE:6/9/99

Act 1999-384, HB27, amends Section 35-12-6, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the disposition of unclaimed property, to decrease the required retention time of unclaimed appliances from six months to three months.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-385, HB209, relates to the Employees' Retirement System. The act reopens the system to allow a member of the system to purchase service credit for time on maternity leave from service without pay.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

Act 1999-386, HB320, amends Section 39-1-4, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the competitive bid law, to allow an officer or employee acting on behalf of an awarding authority to obtain a surety bond or insurance contract in certain specified instances.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-387, HB42, relates to the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System. The act reopens each system for one year to allow a member of either system to purchase up to eight years of service credit for service rendered to an employer who is authorized to join the system pursuant to Section 16-25-10.7, Code of Alabama 1975, but has not elected to participate.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/1999

Act 1999-388, HB79, amends Sections 17-10-3, 17-10-5, and 17-10-7, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to absentee voting. The act provides for on-site absentee voting on the Saturday 10 days before the election at courthouses, courthouse annexes, and other locations as determined by the appropriate governing body. The act requires an absentee voter to provide his or her signature, residence address, and date of birth on the poll list prior to voting. The act provides for the duties of the absentee election manager and other on-site absentee polling officials, the notification of prospective voters, and the application of the absentee voting law to military personnel and their families pursuant to federal law. The act also provides for the mailing of absentee ballots by the absentee election manager.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

Act 1999-389, HB215, amends Section 16-1-8.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to classroom instructional support, to require that all components of classroom instructional support as specified in the Foundation Program, with the exception of textbook funds, are subject to the school level allocation and purchasing process currently specified for classroom materials and supplies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

Act 1999-390, HB455, amends Section 41-15B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, and Section 4 of Act 98-382, 1998 Regular Session (Acts 1998, p. 716), relating to the Children First Trust Fund. The act provides for the transfer of tobacco revenues into the fund for the 2000 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, removes the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council as the entity providing allocations to programs, and establishes the duties of the Commissioner of Children's Affairs relating to the fund. The act specifies the authority of the Governor and the Attorney General pertaining to the institution of, intervention in, or settlement of litigation on behalf of the state, the appointment and compensation of attorneys representing the state, and the authority of the Attorney General in connection with any criminal investigation conducted by the Office of the Attorney General. The act provides funding for children's services provided by the Department of Public Health, the State Board of Education, the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the Children's Trust Fund, the State Multiple Needs Children's Fund, the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Juvenile Probation Services Fund through the Administrative Office of Courts, the Department of Youth Services, the Alabama Medicaid Agency, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the Department of Forensic Sciences, and the Department of Rehabilitation Services. The act requires funding for the Children First Trust Fund programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, to be by a separate appropriation act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99, contingent upon enactment of Act 99-353, HB323, 1999 Regular Session.

Act 1999-391, HB716, is the "Job Development Act of 1999." The act authorizes the Alabama 21st Century Authority, created pursuant to Act 99-353, to sell and issue bonds not exceeding $50,000,000, in aggregate principal amount, to fund commitments made by the state to induce an internationally renowned company to locate a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the state. The act prescribes additional powers and duties of the authority and provides that the bonds issued will be payable out of tobacco revenues held in the Alabama 21st Century Fund.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99, contingent upon enactment of Act 99-353, HB323, 1999 Regular Session.

Act 1999-392, HB743, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Randolph County, to permit the judge of probate to serve as the nonvoting chair of the county commission. The amendment also authorizes the Legislature, by local law, to alter, modify, and reallocate the functions, duties, operations, and responsibilities of county officials.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-393, HB153, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that the counties and incorporated municipalities in the state receive at least 10 percent of the trust income from the Alabama Trust Fund when the preceding fiscal year trust income exceeds $60,000,000. The proposed amendment authorizes the Legislature to appropriate more than 10 percent of the trust income to the counties and incorporated municipalities and requires that the distributed funds are expended as provided by general law.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-395, SB85, relates to the Master Settlement Agreement entered into by the state and certain leading United States tobacco product manufacturers on November 23, 1998. The act requires any tobacco product manufacturer that sells cigarettes to consumers within the state and is not a part of the agreement to pay its allocable share into an escrow fund for use by the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-396, SB92, amends Section 9-17-33, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to conservation and regulation of oil and gas production, to provide for the disposition of proceeds from the sale of oil and gas production to the royalty owner or working interest owner, to limit the amount of accumulation during the year before payment, to provide for at least annual payment, and to provide that owners may be paid more frequently upon request.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-397, HB7, amends and repeals Section 32-5B-6, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the issuance of citations for the violation of the mandatory safety belt law. The act amends the section for six months to provide for the issuance of a warning citation in those instances where a motor vehicle is stopped for the seat belt violation and there is no separate violation of law. Effective six months after the effective date of the act, the act allows issuance of a ticket for a seat belt violation without any other violation and exempts a person fined for violating the safety belt law from the assessment of court costs. The act also limits searches by a law enforcement officer and requires state, county, and municipal police departments to maintain statistical information on minority members stopped and report that information monthly to the Department of Public Safety and the Attorney General.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

Act 1999-398, HB239, amends Section 40-12-391, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the licensing of automobile dealers, to exempt new and used motor vehicle dealers and persons engaged in the business of motor vehicle rental and leasing from licensing requirements for consumer loans.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

3Act 1999-399, HB315, amends Sections 40-8-1, 40-21-120, 40-21-121, 40-21-122, and 40-21-124, Code of Alabama 1975,relating to ad valorem tax, public utilities tax, and the taxation of telecommunication services. The act clarifies that property classified as utility property does not include customer-owned coin-operated telephone companies. The act clarifies that cellular telecommunication services include broadband personal communication services and commercial mobile radio services as provided by federal law. The act adds Sections 40-21-88 and 40-21-125, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a good faith reliance exception for certain retailers and providers who rely upon state tax exemption numbers.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99, except amendments to §40-8-1 and §40-21-120 are retroactively effective to 9/30/98.

Act 1999-400, SB105, amends Section 15-22-32, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to parole revocation hearings, to create the position of parole revocation hearing officer and permit a parole revocation hearing officer to conduct parole revocation hearings.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-401, HB332, relates to state employees. The act requires the employer of a state employee to notify the employee, in writing, within 10 days after any document pertaining to disciplinary action is placed in the personnel file of the employee.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/99

Act 1999-402, HB367, amends Sections 34-9-1, 34-9-2, 34-9-3, 34-9-5, 34-9-7, 34-9-10, 34-9-12, 34-9-16, 34-9-18, and 34-9-40, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the regulation of dentistry and the Board of Dental Examiners. The act authorizes the board to issue a special purpose license for the practice of dentistry across state lines, increases fees, and imposes new fees on applicants for examination and licensure as dentists or dental hygienists. The act provides for the terms, conditions, and renewal of licenses, exemptions from licensure, reciprocity, and imposes penalties for violations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-403, HB61, amends Section 13A-5-49, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to aggravating circumstances for the imposition of the death penalty. The act includes as aggravating circumstances both the intentional killing of two or more persons by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct and a capital offense committed as one of a series of intentional killings.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-404, HB140, creates the Alabama Holocaust Commission in the executive branch of state government and provides for the membership, terms, and responsibilities of the commission. The act also authorizes the commission to create a nonprofit corporation for revenue raising purposes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-407, HB781, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, pertaining only to Pike County, to prohibit the participation of certain elected or appointed county officials in the supernumerary program and provide for the elimination of that supernumerary program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-408, SB13, proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, providing, subject to voter approval at an authorizing referendum election, that the Legislature may by local law provide for an elected city board of education in any municipality with a city board of education; and validating certain laws and referendum elections for purposes of this amendment.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Contingent upon ratification.

Act 1999-409, SB37, amends Sections 40-26B-21 and 40-26B-26, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the privilege tax on medical services providers. The act removes the termination date of December 31, 1999, pertaining to the supplemental privilege tax on the business activities of nursing facilities and certain Medicaid program nursing facility requirements. The act abolishes the task force created to study Alabama Medicaid nursing home reimbursement and authorizes the Commissioner of the Alabama Medicaid Agency to pay enhancements to certain rural hospital connected nursing facilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/10/99

Act 1999-425, HB65, amends Section 34-27-35.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating the group policy for errors and omissions insurance held by licensees of the Alabama Real Estate Commission. The act increases the maximum premium for the insurance from $100 to $250 per year and requires the group policy insurance provider to have a rating in A.M. Best of A minus or better instead of A or better.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-426, HB138, relates to the Teachers' Retirement System. The act reopens the system to allow certain employees to purchase credit for certain prior service rendered to nonparticipating employers eligible for participation in the Employees' Retirement System.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-427, HB53, is the "Investment in Justice Act of 1999." The act amends Sections 12-19-71, 12-19-72, 12-19-171 to 12-19-176, inclusive, 12-19-178, 12-19-179, 12-19-250, 12-19-251, 15-12-21 to 15-12-23, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to docket fees, the fair trial tax, and fees for attorneys representing indigent criminal defendants. The act increases docket fees, increases the fair trial tax, and provides for an additional assessment upon the conviction or adjudication of a defendant in municipal, juvenile, district, or circuit court. The act provides for the distribution of fees in the Fair Trial Tax Fund, the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund, and the State General Fund. The act increases the hourly compensation and maximum compensation of attorneys providing indigent defense, permits courts to exceed those limits, for good cause shown, and provides funding for the statewide coordination of pro bono legal services and the furtherance of attorney professionalism. The act creates the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund to expand and enhance the capabilities of courts through increased technology. The act establishes a uniform compensation plan for state trial and appellate judges, phasing out existing county salary supplements and expense allowances. The act also repeals Sections 12-19-250.1 and 40-1-38, Code of Alabama 1975.

EFFECTIVE DATE:6/10/99

Act 1999-428, HB398, amends Section 29-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Legislative Council. The act increases the number of elected Senate members to six; adds the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and House as members; provides for designees of the majority and minority leaders to serve in their place for a one-year term; provides that certain Senate and House members may designate another member to serve in their place for a one-year term; and provides for two additional members in certain instances.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/10/99

Act 1999-430, HB60, amends Sections 32-7-6 and 32-7-7, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act, and adds Section 32-7-6.1, Code of Alabama 1975. The act provides for the execution of a conditional release pertaining to the requirements of proof of financial responsibility and the payment of claims. The act requires proof of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy as a condition of registration and licensing of a motor vehicle. The act requires a driver to present proof of insurance when presenting a driver's license to a law enforcement officer. The act provides fines and criminal penalties for violations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/1/00

Act 1999-432, HB333, amends Section 32-5A-191, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, to double the minimum punishment of any person convicted under the section who is over the age of 21 and had a child under the age of 14 in the vehicle at the time of the offense.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-433, HB491, is the "Juvenile Information Act." The act amends Sections 12-15-100 to 12-15-102, inclusive, and Sections 41-9-622 and 41-9-623, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the confidentiality of juvenile records. The act provides for the inspection of records by the victim or his or her representative. The act specifies which acts of delinquency are subject to report to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. The act provides for the fingerprinting, photographing, and taking of blood or other samples of a child charged with an act of delinquency. The act requires written notice to the appropriate school officials concerning any juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain felonies and authorizes the court to provide notice for other delinquent acts.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-434, HB157, is the Education Trust Fund Budget. The act makes appropriations for the support, maintenance, and development of public education in Alabama, for debt service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-435, SB393, amends Sections 26-10A-2, 26-10A-8, 26-10A-9, 26-10A-17, 26-10A-21, and 26-10A-24, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to adoptions. The act provides that consent or relinquishment may be implied for adoption purposes if the father, with reasonable knowledge of the pregnancy, fails to offer financial or emotional support for six months before the birth. The act also provides for the reimbursement of the petitioner of certain medical and living expenses of the child where an adoption is denied after a contested case hearing and for legal costs associated with a contested case hearing where the contest fails.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/11/99

Act 1999-436, HB25, relates to grandparent visitation. The act permits a grandparent to intervene in an existing action or file an original action for visitation with a minor grandchild if one or both parents are deceased, the marriage of the parents is dissolved, the child has been abandoned, the child was born out of wedlock, or if either or both parents prohibit a relationship between the child and the grandparent. The act requires a court to order visitation if it is in the best interests of the child. The act also repeals Section 30-3-4, Code of Alabama 1975.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-437, HB123, relates to foster care. The act creates the Kinship Foster Care Program in the State Department of Human Resources to encourage and provide for the placement of foster children with relatives approved by the department.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-438, HB224, is the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act." The act adds a new Chapter 3B, Title 30, commencing with Section 30-3B-101, to the Code of Alabama 1975. The act provides for proceedings governed by other law, application to Indian Tribes, international application, and the effect of child custody determination. The act provides for priority, notice to persons outside of the state, appearance, limited immunity, and cooperation between courts. The act provides for jurisdiction, enforcement, registration of child custody determination, simultaneous proceedings, and expedited enforcement of a child custody determination. The act applies only to proceedings commenced after 12/31/99. The act also amends Section 30-3-156, Code of Alabama 1975, and repeals Article 2, Chapter 3, Title 30 (Sections 30-3-20 to 30-3-44, inclusive), Code of Alabama 1975.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/1/00

Act 1999-439, HB456, creates the Department of Children's Affairs in the executive branch of state government. The act provides for the appointment, compensation, and duties of the Commissioner of Children's Affairs, provides for the functions of the office, and provides for office space, employees, and supplies of the office and the commissioner.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/11/99

Act 1999-440, HB637, amends Sections 30-3-170, 30-3-193, and 30-3-194, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to child custody and support, to include a recreational or sporting license as a type of license that may be withheld, suspended, revoked, or restricted for failure to pay support.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-441, HB155, is the State General Fund Budget. The act makes appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the state, for other functions of government, for debt service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-442, HB664, amends Section 9-11-257, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the prohibition against hunting or discharging a firearm upon or across any public road, public highway, or railroad. The act prohibits hunting with a center-fire rifle, a shotgun using slug or shot larger in diameter than standard four shot, or a .40 caliber or larger muzzle-loading rifle within 50 yards of a public road, public highway, or railroad by anyone other than the landowner or his or her immediate family.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-443, SB8, amends Section 8-9A-1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Fraudulent Transfer Act, to specifically include in the definition of "claim" the nonpayment of child support pursuant to a court order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-444, SB322, relates to the Alabama Commission on the Aging. The act creates the Alabama Senior Services Trust Fund, consisting of tobacco revenues distributed to the fund pursuant to the Alabama 21^st Century Fund, to expand existing services and create new services for the elderly in the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-445, SB76, relates to deceptive sweepstakes solicitation mailings. The act requires the language in sweepstakes solicitations indicating the circumstances or provisions of prize eligibility to be in clear, easily read, and conspicuous print.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-446, SB378, is the "Alabama Improvement District Act." The act provides for the creation of improvement districts, the issuance of revenue bonds to finance improvements within the district, such as streets, water systems, sewers, sidewalks, and recreational facilities, a mechanism for assessment against the improvements, and the issuance of revenue bonds to finance those improvements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/12/99

Act 1999-447, HB26, amends Section 30-5-9, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Protection from Abuse Act, to increase the criminal penalties for subsequent convictions for violating a protection order and require that any convicted person pay for one-third of the cost of incarceration.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-448, HB246, amends Sections 36-21-102 and 36-21-104, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance Act, to include the dependents of law enforcement officers and firefighters totally disabled in the line of duty as eligible for tuition assistance, and to include a member appointed by the Alabama State Troopers Association on the Tuition Eligibility Board.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-449, HB144, relates to notaries public. The act provides for the appointment of Alabama international notaries public and the promulgation of rules pertaining to international notaries public by the Secretary of State.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-450, HB589, relates to telecommunications. The act prohibits telephone solicitations of residential subscribers who have given notice to the Public Service Commission of their objection to receiving solicitations. The act requires the commission to establish a database of objections and provides for fees and the deposit of those fees in a fund in the State Treasury. The act makes an appropriation from the fund to the commission for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1999, and September 30, 2000, and amends Section 8-19A-3, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to definitions for the Alabama Telemarketing Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/1/99 for administrative establishment of the database by the commission, 7/1/00 for all other purposes.

Act 1999-461, HB162, appropriates $37,196,987 from the Education Trust Fund, $767,723 from federal and local funds, and makes a conditional appropriation of $1,675,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Department of Youth Services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-462, HB169, appropriates $1,301,159 from the Education Trust Fund to the cerebral palsy education program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-463, HB175, appropriates $100,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School in Marshall County, Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-464, HB184, appropriates $17,681 from the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama YMCA Youth in Government in Montgomery, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-465, HB290, appropriates $250,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Humanities Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-466, HB291, appropriates $300,000 from the Education Trust Fund and $52,500 from the State General Fund to the AIDS Task Force of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-467, HB297, appropriates $100,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Epilepsy programs in Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-468, HB159, appropriates $259,466 from the Education Trust Fund to the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-469, HB167, appropriates $500,000 from the Education Trust Fund to Camp ASCCA in Jackson Gap, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-470, HB160, appropriates $27,835,588 from the Education Trust Fund, $2,710,721 from the Impaired Drivers Trust Fund, and $91,818,693 from federal and local funds to the Department of Rehabilitation Services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-471, HB196, makes a conditional appropriation of $69,650 from the State General Fund to the Commission on the Aging to provide services for aging and homebound persons in DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall, and Limestone Counties for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-472, HB197, makes a conditional appropriation of $192,600 from the State General Fund to the Alabama Council on Child Abuse, Inc. in Montgomery, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-473, HB201, makes a conditional appropriation of $50,000 from the State General Fund to the Autism Society of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-474, HB204, makes a conditional appropriation of $35,050 from the State General Fund to the Beacon House, Inc., in Jasper, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-475, HB189, makes a conditional appropriation of $93,442 from the State General Fund to the Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-476, HB192, makes a conditional appropriation of $61,853 from the State General Fund to the Elyton Recovery Center for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-477, HB195, makes a conditional appropriation of $801,674 from the State General Fund to the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-478, HB202, makes a conditional appropriation of $30,000 from the State General Fund to the Lighthouse Counseling Center for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-479, HB203, makes a conditional appropriation of $62,761 from the State General Fund to the Tri-Rivers Waterway Association for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-480, HB248, makes a conditional appropriation of $100,000 from the State General Fund to the Montgomery Minority Business Development Center in Montgomery, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-482, HB107, makes a conditional appropriation of $69,933 from the State General Fund to the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association in Mobile, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-483, HB190, makes a conditional appropriation of $100,000 from the State General Fund to the Shoals Entrepreneurial Center, Inc., in Florence, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-484, HB191, makes a conditional appropriation of $75,000 from the State General Fund to the Alabama Travel Council in Montgomery, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-485, HB193, makes a conditional appropriation of $85,200 from the State General Fund to the Parkinson Association of Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-486, HB199, makes a conditional appropriation of $291,593 from the State General Fund to the Retired Senior Volunteer Program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-487, HB205, makes a conditional appropriation of $13,041 from the State General Fund to the Alabama's Junior Miss Pageant for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-488, HB206, makes a conditional appropriation of $56,347 from the State General Fund to the America's Junior Miss Pageant for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-489, HB198, makes a conditional appropriation of $375,000 from the State General Fund to the Alabama Kidney Foundation, Inc., for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-490, HB161, appropriates $400,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Space Science Exhibit Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-491, HB171, appropriates $950,000 from the Education Trust Fund to Children's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-492, HB172, appropriates $350,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Children's Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and appropriates $5,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Fantasy Children's Theatre of Huntsville, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-493, HB173, appropriates $682,793 from the Education Trust Fund to the Children's and Women's Hospital in Mobile, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-494, HB176, appropriates $1,180,196 from the Education Trust Fund to the East Alabama Child Development Center in Anniston, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-495, HB179, appropriates $129,081 from the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama League for the Advancement of Education in Montgomery, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-496, HB180, appropriates $106,250 from the Education Trust Fund to the Central Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center in Montgomery, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-497, HB476, appropriates $125,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Mobile Museum of Art Expansion Program in Mobile, Alabama, and $125,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-499, HB181, appropriates $1,611,112 from the Education Trust Fund to the Sickle Cell Education Program in Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-500, HB183, appropriates $150,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Sports Festival in Montgomery, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-501, HB158, appropriates $12,561,697 from the Education Trust Fund to the Department of Public Health for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-502, HB185, makes a supplemental appropriation of $600,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Department of Finance, $560,000 to the State Department of Education, and $50,000 to Jacksonville State University for the Ft. McClellan Development Joint Powers Authority for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-506, HB321, appropriates $625,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Gulf Coast Exploreum Museum of Science in Mobile, Alabama, $625,000 to the McWane Center in Birmingham, Alabama, $250,000 to the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum in Birmingham, Alabama, and $100,000 to the Hank Aaron Park in Mobile, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. The act also makes a conditional appropriation of $625,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the North Alabama Science Center, Inc., in Huntsville, Alabama, and $400,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Hank Aaron Park in Mobile, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-507, HB164, appropriates $489,375 from the Education Trust Fund to the Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-508, HB166, appropriates $5,070,239 from the Education Trust Fund to Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-509, HB163, appropriates $228,373 from the Education Trust Fund to Lyman Ward Military Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-510, HB165, appropriates $472,927 from the Education Trust Fund to Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-511, HB207, makes a conditional appropriation of $2,800,000 from the State General Fund to the Children's Advocacy Programs in Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-512, HB182, appropriates $5,117,991 from the Education Trust Fund to the State Board of Education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-514, HB316, amends Section 40-1-32.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Proration Prevention Act of 1988, to provide that the act be known as the Education Trust Fund Proration Prevention Act of 1988, and that the proration account be known as the Education Trust Fund Proration Prevention Account. The act appropriates into the account, for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, 20 percent of the ending balance in the Education Trust Fund from the preceding fiscal year, that was unanticipated and unappropriated by the Legislature, as a beginning balance in the current fiscal year. The act also provides methods for withdrawals from and repayment to the account.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-515, HB356, makes a supplemental appropriation of $500,000 from the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Court Referral Officer Trust Fund to the Administrative Office of Court's Mandatory Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-516, HB178, appropriates $307,615 from the Education Trust Fund to the Helen Keller Eye Research Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-517, SB189, appropriates $47,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Black Belt Human Resource Development Center in Selma, Alabama, and $60,000 to the Twenty First Century Youth Leadership Training Project in Perry County, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-518, SB275, amends Section 34-27-35, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to real estate brokers, to increase the annual continuing education requirements for licensure from 12 to 15 clock hours, and to limit the exemption from continuing education requirements for any licensee who attains the age of 65 to those attaining that age on or before September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/00

Act 1999-524, HB46, appropriates $50,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Children's Museum of the Shoals in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-525, HB170, appropriates $650,000 from the Education Trust Fund to the Children's Hands-on Museum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-526, HB51, relates to codification. The act redesignates Section 40-12-180, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the annual license taxes persons engaged in the business of purchasing and receiving or collecting waste grease and animal by-products for rendering or recycling are required to pay in certain cities, as Section 11-40-23, Code of Alabama 1975.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-527, HB419, relates to the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians, an Alabama nonprofit corporation, and recognized by the State of Alabama as a tribal government, to employ suitable persons as police officers; and to specify the powers and jurisdiction of the police officers.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-529, HB731, amends Section 12-19-92, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to constables' fees, to increase the fee and gasoline allowance paid to constables in Jefferson County for actual service of each process.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-566, SB528, relates to the Twenty-ninth Judicial Circuit. The act provides for the election of a judge to Circuit Judgeship No. 3 at the general election in the year 2006. The act also provides for the funding of the judgeship.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-567, SB459, relates to motor vehicles and the rules of the road. The act prohibits a person in a motor vehicle from leaving a gas station without first paying for any gasoline received.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-569, HB379, appropriates $250,000 from the Education Trust Fund to Constitution Hall Village in Huntsville, Alabama, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-570, HB270, amends Sections 40-23-1 and 40-23-60, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to state sales and use taxes. The act excludes the withdrawal of refinery, residue, or fuel gas, that has been generated by, or is otherwise a by-product of, a petroleum-refining process, which gas is then utilized in the process to generate heat or is otherwise utilized in the distillation or refining of petroleum products, from the definition of gross proceeds of sales and thereby exempts them from sales and use taxes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/18/99, applied retroactively to all "open" tax years.

Act 1999-571, HB547, relates to boards and commissions. The act creates the Alabama Onsite Wastewater Board and provides for the examination, licensure, and regulation of persons engaged in the manufacturer, installation, servicing, or repair of onsite wastewater systems and equipment in the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-572, HB425, relates to the Community Notification Act. The act provides for adult criminal sex offenders, juvenile criminal sex offenders, and youthful offender criminal sex offenders, and provides procedures for community notification, residence restrictions, and penalties. The act also repeals Sections 15-20-20.1 to 15-20-24, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-573, HB435, amends Section 12-21-146, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to deposition testimony of physicians in civil actions, to include a licensed podiatrist within the definition of physician.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-574, HB736, amends Sections 22-52-90 and 22-52-92, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the temporary custody of alleged mentally ill persons, to authorize a county judge of probate, when county facilities are not available, to enter into an agreement with the department to use beds at a department mental health facility in lieu of a county mental health facility.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-575, HB45, makes a conditional appropriation of $2,500,000 from the State General Fund to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Alabama for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-576, HB251, relates to the Teachers' Retirement System. The act reopens the system for one year to allow an active and contributing member to purchase up to two years of credit in the system for certain prior service rendered to the Southeastern Educational Laboratory Program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-577, HB709, relates to Class 6 municipalities. The act permits annexation pursuant to Chapter 42 of Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, of land contiguous to land owned by a public university when the land owned by the university is contiguous to the municipality, notwithstanding whether the land to be annexed is not contiguous to the municipality.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-578, HB49, amends Section 16-1-18.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to accumulation of sick leave for education and legislative employees, to include the employees of the Legislative Reference Service and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to limit the accumulation of annual leave by postsecondary education employees to 60 days pursuant to State Board of Education policy.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-579, HB9, amends Sections 9-16-2, 9-16-5, 9-16-7, and 9-16-12, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to mineral surface mining and reclamation. The act defines terms, requires an applicant for a surface mining permit to submit and follow a comprehensive reclamation plan approved by the Department of Industrial Relations, provides for the denial of a permit by the department, establishes limits on surface mining operations, and modifies the requirements for grading and revegetating lands after mining. The act provides for the use of bond forfeiture proceeds on other lands affected by strip mining.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-580, HB55, amends Section 12-17-146, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to circuit clerks and registers, to permit an active circuit clerk or register, who has canceled membership in a county supernumerary program and been granted a refund of contributions, to purchase up to 10 years of prior service credit in the state circuit clerks or registers supernumerary program for prior service as a county tax collector.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-581, HB210, amends Section 16-22-9, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to educational authority sick leave banks, to provide for the creation, operation, and administration of sick leave bank committees to operate sick leave banks instead of the educational authority, and to revise the procedures for implementing banks and for the donation of eligibility for, and repayment of, sick leave days for catastrophic illness. The act also includes pregnancy and medical conditions related to childbirth in the definition of catastrophic illness for purposes of the sick leave bank program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-582, HB260, relates to eminent domain. The act requires state agencies which acquire real property and any structures or improvements on the property by eminent domain to pay the moving costs, relocation expenses, and certain other costs to the person or persons relocated. The act requires the establishment of relocation assistance advisory programs and provides for the administration of those programs. The act provides that payments received are not income for state income tax purposes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-583, HB457, amends Sections 8-19-5 and 8-19-12, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to deceptive trade practices, to prohibit the affixing of Alabama revenue stamps on, or the sale or offer for sale of, cigarette packages marked for export or meeting specific requirements in federal law, and prescribes penalties for violations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-584, HB605, amends Sections 9-17-25 and 40-20-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the taxation of oil and gas wells, to apply the reduced rate of annual privilege tax and administration and enforcement tax to those oil and gas wells for which an initial permit was issued before July 1, 2002, instead of those wells for which an initial permit was issued before July 1, 1999.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-585, HB177, appropriates $4,597,896 from the Education Trust Fund to the Department of Public Health for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-586, HB548, amends Section 22-21-265, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the State Health Planning and Development Agency and the certificate of need process. The act adds the requirement that a nursing facility have at least 40 percent Medicaid census for the year preceding application to be eligible for exemption from the CON process for expansion and extends the law for exemptions from the CON process to December 31, 2005.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-587, HB241, relates to tobacco product tax stamps. The act permits, upon proper notice to the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue, wholesalers and distributors, excluding manufacturers, to affix tax stamps on tobacco products for purposes of trademark registration, promotions, or test-marketing of the tobacco product.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-588, HB365, amends Section 35-12-24.1, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the exemption of certain electric cooperatives from the Alabama Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. The act provides that a retail establishment may charge an administrative and restocking fee of up to $25 for items purchased under an unfulfilled layaway agreement.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-589, HB708, amends Sections 30-6-1, 30-6-3 to 30-6-9, inclusive, and 30-6-11, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to domestic violence shelters. The act defines terms and provides for the operation and funding of shelters certified by the Office of Prosecution Services. The act transfers certain informational, educational, and reporting duties from district attorneys to the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence, provides for privileged communications by victims of domestic violence, and provides for the collection of an additional $30 for marriage licenses to fund the program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-590, HB566, amends Act 91-635, 1991 Regular Session (Acts 1991, p. 1193), as amended by Act 97-645, 1997 Regular Session (Acts 1997, p. 1188), relating to the issuance and sale of bonds by the State Industrial Development Authority, to remove the limitation on the amount to be issued and sold within any two-year period and to provide further for the use of grants.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-591, HB567, amends Act 91-635, 1991 Regular Session (Acts 1991, p. 1193), as amended by Act 97-645, 1997 Regular Session (Acts 1997, p. 1188), relating to the issuance and sale of bonds by the State Industrial Development Authority, to increase the discretion of the authority in determining grant amounts.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-592, HB256, amends Sections 41-15A-1, 41-15A-2, 41-15A-11, and 41-15A-12, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Penny Trust Fund, and adds Section 5-23-6, Code of Alabama 1975. The act creates the Board of Control of the Penny Trust Fund and provides for the membership, duties, and powers of the board. The act permits state agencies and state and local boards of education to release the names and addresses of employees, members, and students to promote the Penny Trust Fund and the state-sponsored credit card programs. The act provides for the submission of grant applications, the distribution of funds, and the flexibility of boards of education in the spending those funds. The act increases the potential maximum for Buskey Matching funds from $100,000 to $2,000,000 from both the Education Trust Fund and State General Fund budgets.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/1/99

Act 1999-593, HB674, amends Section 9-16-91, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to surface effects of underground coal mining, to provide for the prompt correction of material damage resulting from subsidence caused to surface lands, to the extent technologically and economically feasible, by restoring the land to a condition capable of maintaining the value and reasonably foreseeable uses that it was capable of supporting before subsidence. The act also specifies that the remedies provided in the section, or any rule promulgated under Chapter 16 of Title 9, Code of Alabama 1975, pertaining to repair or compensation for subsidence damage and replacement of water, are the sole and exclusive remedies available to the owner for the damage and its effects.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/18/99

Act 1999-595, HB390, is the "Alabama Underwater Cultural Resources Act." The act requires the Alabama Historical Commission to manage and preserve certain underwater artifacts, treasure troves, or other cultural resources. The act, construed together with Section 41-9-249.1, Code of Alabama 1975, prohibits the taking or damaging of cultural resources without a contract or permit issued by the commission.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-597, HB387, relates to scrap tire disposal. The act requires that all scrap tire handlers obtain an annual license, dispose of scrap tires according to the act, and maintain records regarding the receipt and disposal of scrap tires. The act exempts governmental entities, innocent landowners, and individuals from license requirements but requires each to comply with scrap tire receipt and disposal requirements. The act provides penalties for violation. The act creates a Scrap Tire Study Commission to develop plans for the environmentally safe removal of existing scrap tire piles located in Alabama.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/19/99

Act 1999-598, HB480, amends Sections 32-5A-301 to 32-5A-308, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the suspension of driving privileges for alcohol related offenses. The act requires an arresting law enforcement officer to deliver a sworn arrest report to the Department of Public Safety within five days after the date of arrest and requires the department to take no action and return the driver's license of an arrested person if a report is not properly prepared or received. The act requires the department to provide notice of suspension or notice of intended suspension to an alleged violator and to rescind a suspension order and remove the administrative suspension from a person's driving record when certain related criminal charges have been dismissed. The act also provides for the timing of a request for administrative review and provides for administrative hearings before the director of the department.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/1/99

Act 1999-599, HB106, amends Section 14-1-1.2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Department of Corrections, to require the consent of the Legislature before a penal or corrections institution is leased, transferred, or placed under the management of a nongovernmental entity.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/19/99