Alabama 2022 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB500 Compare Versions

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1	1		1 HB500
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3	3		3 By Representatives Whitt, Ball, Sanderford, Whorton and
4	4		4 Reynolds (N & P)
5	5		5 RFD: Madison County Legislation
6	6		6 First Read: 15-MAR-22
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9		-	1
10		-	2 ENROLLED, An Act,
11		-	3 Relating to Madison County; to further provide for
12		-	4 the compensation of the Coroner of Madison County beginning in
13		-	5 the next term of office commencing in January 2023; and to
14		-	6 repeal Section 45-45-60 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
15		-	7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
16		-	8 Section 1. (a) Effective beginning the next term of
17		-	9 office of the coroner in January 2023, the Coroner of Madison
18		-	10 County shall receive an annual salary of fifty thousand
19		-	11 dollars ($50,000). The salary shall be paid from the general
20		-	12 fund of the county and shall be paid in the same manner as
21		-	13 county employees are paid. In addition, the coroner shall be
22		-	14 entitled to participate in the county health insurance plan
23		-	15 and receive any other benefits to the same extent, under the
24		-	16 same conditions, in the same manner as county employees and
25		-	17 the coroner shall be entitled to receive uniform increases in
26		-	18 compensation, such as cost-of-living raises, in the same
27		-	19 amount as uniform increases in compensation granted equally to
28		-	20 county employees by the county commission.
29		-	21 (b) The salary and benefits provided in subsection
30		-	22 (a) shall be the total compensation of the coroner and shall
31		-	23 be in lieu of any other compensation or fees, including any
32		-	24 compensation provided in subdivision (1) of Section 45-45-11,
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34		-	1 Code of Alabama 1975, except for actual and verified expenses
35		-	2 as provided in subsection (c).
36		-	3 (c) In addition to the compensation provided in
37		-	4 subsection (a), the coroner shall be entitled to be reimbursed
38		-	5 for actual and verified expenses incurred for the operation of
39		-	6 the office of coroner and other expenses in the performance of
40		-	7 the duties of the office, not to exceed fifteen thousand
41		-	8 dollars ($15,000) per year.
42		-	9 Section 2. Effective at the expiration of the term
43		-	10 of the coroner serving on the effective date of this act,
44		-	11 Section 45-45-60 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the
45		-	12 compensation of the coroner, is repealed.
46		-	13 Section 3. This act shall become effective on the
47		-	14 first day of the third month following its passage and
48		-	15 approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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54		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
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56	12		5
57		-	6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
58		-	House of Representatives7
59		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in8
60		-	9 and was passed by the House 31-MAR-22.
61		-	10
62		-	11 Jeff Woodard
63		-	12 Clerk
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67		-	Senate16 06-APR-22 Passed
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	16	+	9 A BILL
	17	+	10 TO BE ENTITLED
	18	+	11 AN ACT
	19	+	12
	20	+	13 Relating to Madison County; to further provide for
	21	+	14 the compensation of the Coroner of Madison County beginning in
	22	+	15 the next term of office commencing in January 2023; and to
	23	+	16 repeal Section 45-45-60 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
	24	+	17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	25	+	18 Section 1. (a) Effective beginning the next term of
	26	+	19 office of the coroner in January 2023, the Coroner of Madison
	27	+	20 County shall receive an annual salary of fifty thousand
	28	+	21 dollars ($50,000). The salary shall be paid from the general
	29	+	22 fund of the county and shall be paid in the same manner as
	30	+	23 county employees are paid. In addition, the coroner shall be
	31	+	24 entitled to participate in the county health insurance plan
	32	+	25 and receive any other benefits to the same extent, under the
	33	+	26 same conditions, in the same manner as county employees and
	34	+	27 the coroner shall be entitled to receive uniform increases in
	35	+	Page 1 1 compensation, such as cost-of-living raises, in the same
	36	+	2 amount as uniform increases in compensation granted equally to
	37	+	3 county employees by the county commission.
	38	+	4 (b) The salary and benefits provided in subsection
	39	+	5 (a) shall be the total compensation of the coroner and shall
	40	+	6 be in lieu of any other compensation or fees, including any
	41	+	7 compensation provided in subdivision (1) of Section 45-45-11,
	42	+	8 Code of Alabama 1975, except for actual and verified expenses
	43	+	9 as provided in subsection (c).
	44	+	10 (c) In addition to the compensation provided in
	45	+	11 subsection (a), the coroner shall be entitled to be reimbursed
	46	+	12 for actual and verified expenses incurred for the operation of
	47	+	13 the office of coroner and other expenses in the performance of
	48	+	14 the duties of the office, not to exceed fifteen thousand
	49	+	15 dollars ($15,000) per year.
	50	+	16 Section 2. Effective at the expiration of the term
	51	+	17 of the coroner serving on the effective date of this act,
	52	+	18 Section 45-45-60 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the
	53	+	19 compensation of the coroner, is repealed.
	54	+	20 Section 3. This act shall become effective on the
	55	+	21 first day of the third month following its passage and
	56	+	22 approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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