Alabama 2023 Regular Session

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4	4		By Representative Shedd
5	5		RFD: RULES
6	6		First Read: 23-May-23
7	7		2023 Regular Session
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15		-	Enrolled, An Act,
16		-	CREATING THE JOINT INTERIM STUDY COMMISSION ON
	14	+	HJR___ CREATING THE JOINT INTERIM STUDY COMMISSION ON
17	15		GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN.
18	16		WHEREAS, grandparents play an important and
19	17		influential part in the lives of their grandchildren; and
20	18		WHEREAS, many grandparents have assumed the role of
21	19		parent for their grandchildren for reasons including, but
22	20		not limited to, the premature death of a child's parent, a
23	21		parent's incarceration, or concerns with a parent's mental
24	22		health or substance abuse; and
25	23		WHEREAS, while grandparents have been stepping in to
26	24		raise grandchildren throughout history, the number of
27	25		grandparents raising their grandchildren has increased in
28	26		recent years; and
29	27		WHEREAS, in the United States, over 2.5 million
30	28		grandparents carry the primary responsibility of caring for
31	29		their grandchildren; about one third of grandchildren living
32	30		with their grandparents are under six years of age; and
33	31		WHEREAS, grandparents who act as parents face unique
34	32		challenges when they assume responsibility of their
35	33		grandchildren; and
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63	60		WHEREAS, there exists a need to address the
64	61		challenges that arise when grandparents raise their
65	62		grandchildren; now therefore,
66	63		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
67	64		HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That there is created the Joint
68	65		Interim Study Commission on Grandparents Raising
69	66		Grandchildren.
70	67		(a) The membership of the study commission shall
71	68		consist of all of the following:
72		-	(1) Three members appointed by the Governor,
73		-	including each of the following:
74		-	a. One member representing the faith community.
75		-	b. One member representing a family public policy
76		-	organization.
77		-	c. One grandparent who is currently raising a
78		-	grandchild or grandchildren.
79		-	(2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
80		-	(3) One member appointed by the Attorney General.
81		-	(4) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
	69	+	(1) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
	70	+	(2) One member appointed by the Attorney General.
	71	+	(3) One member of the Senate, appointed by the
82	72		President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and one member of the
83	73		Senate, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
84		-	(5) One member of the House of Representatives,
	74	+	(4) One member of the House of Representatives,
85	75		appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
86	76		and one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by
87	77		the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
	78	+	(5) One member appointed by the Chief Justice of the
	79	+	Supreme Court of Alabama.
	80	+	(6) One member appointed by the Alabama District
	81	+	Attorneys Association.
	82	+	(7) The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of
	83	+	Senior Services, or his or her designee.
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115		-	(6) One member appointed by the Chief Justice of the
116		-	Supreme Court of Alabama.
117		-	(7) One member appointed by the Alabama District
118		-	Attorneys Association.
119		-	(8) The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of
120		-	Senior Services, or his or her designee.
121		-	(9) The Commissioner of the Department of Human
	109	+	(8) The Commissioner of the Department of Human
122	110		Resources, or his or her designee.
123		-	(10) The Commissioner of the Department of Mental
	111	+	(9) The Commissioner of the Department of Mental
124	112		Health, or his or her designee.
125		-	(11) One member appointed by AARP Alabama.
126		-	(12) One member appointed by the Alabama Foster and
127		-	Adoptive Parent Association.
128		-	(13) One member appointed by Big Brothers Big Sisters
129		-	of Alabama.
130		-	(14) One member appointed by the Family Guidance
131		-	Center of Alabama.
132		-	(15) Additional members may be added by majority vote
	113	+	(10) Additional members may be added by majority vote
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134	115		(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
135	116		appointments to assure the study commission membership is
136	117		inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic,
137	118		urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.
138	119		(c)(1) The Lieutenant Governor shall call the first
139	120		meeting of the study commission, at which the members shall
	121	+	elect a chair and a vice chair from among the membership.
	122	+	The study commission may then meet as necessary to conduct
	123	+	business.
	124	+	(2) The Legislative Services Agency, the Clerk of the
	125	+	House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate
	126	+	shall provide administrative and other assistance for the
	127	+	work of the study commission as necessary.
	128	+	(d)(1) The legislative members of the study
	129	+	commission shall be entitled to their legislative
	130	+	compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for each day
	131	+	they attend a meeting of the study commission pursuant to
	132	+	Section 49 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
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167		-	elect a chair and a vice chair from among the membership.
168		-	The study commission may then meet as necessary to conduct
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170		-	(2) The Legislative Services Agency, the Clerk of the
171		-	House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate
172		-	shall provide administrative and other assistance for the
173		-	work of the study commission as necessary.
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180	159		commission shall serve without compensation but may be
181	160		reimbursed for necessary expenses in attending meetings of
182	161		the study commission pursuant to the policies of their
183	162		respective appointing authority.
184	163		(e) The study commission shall prepare a report of
185		-	its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the
186		-	Legislature not later than the third legislative day of the
187		-	2024 Regular Session. Upon filing its report with the
188		-	Legislature, the study commission shall stand dissolved and
189		-	discharged of any future duties and liabilities.
190		-	(f) Pursuant to Section 36-14-17.1, Code of Alabama
191		-	1975, the study commission shall provide a notice of all
	164	+	its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for any
	165	+	proposed reform legislation to the Legislature not later
	166	+	than the third legislative day of the 2024 Regular Session.
	167	+	In preparing its report, the study commission shall include
	168	+	recommendations to address the challenges that arise when
	169	+	grandparents raise their grandchildren. Upon filing its
	170	+	report with the Legislature, the study commission shall
	171	+	stand dissolved and discharged of any future duties and
	172	+	liabilities.
	173	+	(f) Each appointing authority named herein shall be
	174	+	provided a copy of this resolution upon its passage.
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220		-	commission, and a copy of the final report and any other
221		-	documents produced by the study commission throughout its
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234		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
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236		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
237		-	House of Representatives
238		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in
239		-	and was passed by the House 25-MAY-23.
240		-	John Treadwell
241		-	Clerk
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