1 HB430
2 218153-2
3 By Representative Sells (Constitutional Amendment)
4 RFD: Local Legislation
5 First Read: 01-MAR-22
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2 ENROLLED, An Act,
3 To propose and amendment to the Constitution of
4 Alabama of 1901, relating to Butler County, to prohibit any
5 municipality lying within the county from establishing a
6 separate city school system without the prior approval of a
7 majority of the qualified electors of the county voting at
8 a referendum election.
9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
10 Section 1. The following amendment to the
11 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, is proposed and shall become
12 valid as a part of the Constitution when all requirements of
13 this act are fulfilled:
14 PROPOSED AMENDMENT
15 In Butler County, no municipality lying within the
16 county may establish a separate city school system after
17 January 1, 2022, without the prior approval of a majority of
18 the qualified electors of the county voting at
19 a referendum election held during a regularly scheduled
20 statewide general election in the county.
21 Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment
22 and contingent upon the ratification of the Constitution of
23 Alabama of 2022, the Code Commissioner shall number and place
24 this amendment as appropriate in the constitution based upon a
25 logical sequence and the particular subject or topic of the
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1 amendment. In this amendment, the Code Commissioner may change
2 capitalization, spelling, and punctuation for the purpose of
3 style and uniformity; correct manifest grammatical, clerical,
4 and typographical errors; and correct incorrect
5 cross-references. When publishing the Constitution of Alabama
6 of 2022, the Code Commissioner may omit this instructional
7 paragraph.
8 Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
9 shall be held in accordance with Section 284.01 of the
10 Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section
11 284.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
12 Alabama of 1901, as amended, and the election laws of this
13 state.
14 Section 3. The appropriate election official shall
15 assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional
16 amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the
17 following description of the substance or subject matter of
18 the proposed constitutional amendment:
19 "Relating to Butler County, proposing an amendment
20 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit any
21 municipality lying within the county from forming a separate
22 city school system after January 1, 2022, without the prior
23 approval of a majority of the qualified electors of Butler
24 County voting at a referendum election.
25 "Proposed by Act _________"
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1 This description shall be followed by the following
2 language:
3 "Yes ( ) No ( )."
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives7
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in8
9 and was passed by the House 03-MAR-22.
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11 Jeff Woodard
12 Clerk
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Senate16 17-MAR-22 Passed
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