| 17 | + | SYNOPSIS: |
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| 18 | + | Under existing law, termination dates are |
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| 19 | + | established for enumerated state agencies. The agencies |
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| 20 | + | are periodically reviewed by the Alabama Sunset |
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| 21 | + | Committee. After the review process is completed, the |
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| 22 | + | committee prepares its recommendation for the agencies |
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| 23 | + | to the Legislature in the form of sunset bills which |
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| 24 | + | either continue, terminate, or continue with |
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| 25 | + | modification each agency reviewed. |
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| 26 | + | This bill would provide for the continuance of |
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| 27 | + | the Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional |
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| 28 | + | Geologists until October 1, 2027. |
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| 68 | | - | Section 3. Section 34-41-4, Code of Alabama 1975, is |
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| 69 | | - | amended to read as follows: |
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| 71 | | - | (a) There is created the Alabama Board of Licensure for |
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| 72 | | - | Professional Geologists which shall administer and enforce |
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| 73 | | - | this chapter. |
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| 74 | | - | (b) The board shall consist of seven members appointed |
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| 75 | | - | by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the |
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| 76 | | - | board, or any entity designated by the board. Members of the |
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| 77 | | - | board, except for the initial board, shall be licensed |
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| 78 | | - | professional geologists. Whenever possible the membership of |
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| 79 | | - | the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, |
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| 80 | | - | geographic, urban/rural urban, rural, and economic diversity |
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| 81 | | - | of the state. Commencing on June 1, 2025, as the terms of the |
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| 82 | | - | members serving on the board expire, the membership of the |
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| 83 | | - | board shall be appointed so that one member resides in and is |
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| 84 | | - | appointed from each congressional district in this state. |
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| 85 | | - | (c) Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the |
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| 86 | | - | United States, a resident of the State of Alabama this state |
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| 87 | | - | for at least five years immediately preceding appointment, |
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| 88 | | - | reside in the this state during the term of office, and be at |
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| 89 | | - | least 25 years of age. |
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| 90 | | - | (d) All members of the initial board shall be appointed |
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| 91 | | - | by the Governor from a list of nominees who shall at the time |
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| 92 | | - | of their appointment qualify for licensing under this chapter |
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| 93 | | - | and become duly licensed during their term. Membership of the |
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| 94 | | - | board shall include at least one representative member from |
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| 95 | | - | each of the following professional subgroups of geologists: |
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| 96 | | - | Faculty of the departments of geology at colleges and |
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| 68 | + | Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists until October |
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| 69 | + | 1, 2027. |
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| 70 | + | Section 2. The existence and functioning of the Alabama |
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| 71 | + | Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists , created and |
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| 72 | + | functioning pursuant to Sections *ENTER SECTIONS*, inclusive, |
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| 73 | + | Code of Alabama 1975, is continued until October 1, 20**, and |
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| 74 | + | those code sections are expressly preserved. |
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| 75 | + | Section 3. The Legislature concurs in the |
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| 76 | + | recommendations of the Sunset Committee as provided in |
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| 77 | + | Sections 1 and 2. |
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| 78 | + | Section 4. This act shall become effective June 1, |
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| 79 | + | 2025. |
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| 126 | | - | Faculty of the departments of geology at colleges and |
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| 127 | | - | universities in the State of Alabama this state that grant |
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| 128 | | - | degrees in the geological sciences; governmental agencies |
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| 129 | | - | employing geologists; businesses, exclusive of those exempted |
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| 130 | | - | herein; mining industry; petroleum industry; geotechnical |
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| 131 | | - | engineering firms; and/or environmental engineering firms; and |
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| 132 | | - | independent geological consultants. |
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| 133 | | - | (e) After the establishment of the initial board, all |
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| 134 | | - | members of the board shall be licensed under this chapter. The |
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| 135 | | - | term of office of each member of the board shall be three |
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| 136 | | - | years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, of the first members |
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| 137 | | - | appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of one year, two |
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| 138 | | - | for terms of two years, and three for terms of three years. No |
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| 139 | | - | member shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms, |
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| 140 | | - | without interruption in service of at least three years. |
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| 141 | | - | (f) Each term on the board shall expire on September 30 |
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| 142 | | - | of the year in which the term expires. When the term of a |
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| 143 | | - | member expires, the Governor shall appoint a new member or |
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| 144 | | - | reappoint the current member for a full term under subsections |
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| 145 | | - | (d) and (e). If a vacancy occurs, within 90 days of the |
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| 146 | | - | vacancy the Governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the |
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| 147 | | - | vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. Except for |
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| 148 | | - | the members of the initial board, all appointments and |
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| 149 | | - | reappointments to the board shall be made by the Governor from |
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| 150 | | - | a list of nominees submitted by the board, or any entity |
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| 151 | | - | designated by the board. In appointing members to the board, |
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| 152 | | - | the Governor shall strive to achieve diversity in race, |
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| 153 | | - | gender, geography, residence, and economic condition. |
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| 154 | | - | (g) The Governor may remove a member of the board only |
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| 184 | | - | (g) The Governor may remove a member of the board only |
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| 185 | | - | for neglect of duty, an unexcused failure to attend more than |
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| 186 | | - | one of the regularly scheduled meetings held in a calendar |
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| 187 | | - | year during the term in office of the member, malfeasance, |
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| 188 | | - | violation of this chapter, or conviction of a felony or other |
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| 189 | | - | crime of moral turpitude. |
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| 190 | | - | (h) Members of the board shall receive reimbursement |
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| 191 | | - | for expenses incurred in the performance of duties of one |
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| 192 | | - | hundred dollars ($100) per day plus mileage payable at the |
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| 193 | | - | same rate as paid for state officers and employees for each |
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| 194 | | - | day of actual attendance at a regular or special meeting of |
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| 195 | | - | the board. |
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| 196 | | - | (i) The board may employ the necessary personnel for |
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| 197 | | - | performance of its functions and fix their compensation. The |
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| 198 | | - | board may appoint committees to aid in the performance of its |
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| 199 | | - | functions." |
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| 200 | | - | Section 4. The Legislature concurs in the |
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| 201 | | - | recommendation of the Sunset Committee as provided in Sections |
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| 202 | | - | 1, 2, and 3. |
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| 203 | | - | Section 5. This act shall become effective on June 1, |
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| 226 | | - | 2025. |
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| 227 | | - | House of Representatives |
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| 228 | | - | Read for the first time and referred |
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| 229 | | - | to the House of Representatives |
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| 230 | | - | committee on Boards, Agencies and |
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| 231 | | - | Commissions |
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| 236 | | - | ................05-Feb-25 |
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| 238 | | - | as amended |
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| 242 | | - | ................06-Feb-25 |
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| 243 | | - | John Treadwell |
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| 244 | | - | Clerk |
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