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HB130
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By Representatives Rafferty, Wilcox
RFD: Boards, Agencies and Commissions
First Read: 04-Feb-25
PFD: 03-Feb-25
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PFD: 03-Feb-25
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to the Alabama Sunset Law; to continue the
existence and functioning of the Alabama Board of Licensure
for Professional Geologists until October 1, 2027, with
certain modifications; to amend Sections 34-41-4, Code of
Alabama 1975, to require that a board member resides in and be
appointed from each congressional district in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law, the
Sunset Committee recommends the continuance of the Alabama
Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists until October
1, 2027, with additional recommendation for statutory change
as set out in Section 3.
Section 2. The existence and functioning of the
Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists,
created and functioning pursuant to Sections 34-41-1 to
34-41-24, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975, is continued until
October 1, 2027, and those code sections are expressly
preserved.
Section 3. Section 34-41-4, Code of Alabama 1975, is
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Section 3. Section 34-41-4, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"ยง34-41-4
(a) There is created the Alabama Board of Licensure for
Professional Geologists which shall administer and enforce
this chapter.
(b) The board shall consist of seven members appointed
by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the
board, or any entity designated by the board. Members of the
board, except for the initial board, shall be licensed
professional geologists. Whenever possible the membership of
the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender,
geographic, urban/rural urban, rural, and economic diversity
of the state. Commencing on June 1, 2025, as the terms of the
members serving on the board expire, the membership of the
board shall be appointed so that one member resides in and is
appointed from each congressional district in this state.
(c) Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the
United States, a resident of the State of Alabama this state
for at least five years immediately preceding appointment,
reside in the this state during the term of office, and be at
least 25 years of age.
(d) All members of the initial board shall be appointed
by the Governor from a list of nominees who shall at the time
of their appointment qualify for licensing under this chapter
and become duly licensed during their term. Membership of the
board shall include at least one representative member from
each of the following professional subgroups of geologists:
Faculty of the departments of geology at colleges and
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Faculty of the departments of geology at colleges and
universities in the State of Alabama this state that grant
degrees in the geological sciences; governmental agencies
employing geologists; businesses, exclusive of those exempted
herein; mining industry; petroleum industry; geotechnical
engineering firms; and/or environmental engineering firms; and
independent geological consultants.
(e) After the establishment of the initial board, all
members of the board shall be licensed under this chapter. The
term of office of each member of the board shall be three
years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, of the first members
appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of one year, two
for terms of two years, and three for terms of three years. No
member shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms,
without interruption in service of at least three years.
(f) Each term on the board shall expire on September 30
of the year in which the term expires. When the term of a
member expires, the Governor shall appoint a new member or
reappoint the current member for a full term under subsections
(d) and (e). If a vacancy occurs, within 90 days of the
vacancy the Governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the
vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. Except for
the members of the initial board, all appointments and
reappointments to the board shall be made by the Governor from
a list of nominees submitted by the board, or any entity
designated by the board. In appointing members to the board,
the Governor shall strive to achieve diversity in race,
gender, geography, residence, and economic condition.
(g) The Governor may remove a member of the board only
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(g) The Governor may remove a member of the board only
for neglect of duty, an unexcused failure to attend more than
one of the regularly scheduled meetings held in a calendar
year during the term in office of the member, malfeasance,
violation of this chapter, or conviction of a felony or other
crime of moral turpitude.
(h) Members of the board shall receive reimbursement
for expenses incurred in the performance of duties of one
hundred dollars ($100) per day plus mileage payable at the
same rate as paid for state officers and employees for each
day of actual attendance at a regular or special meeting of
the board.
(i) The board may employ the necessary personnel for
performance of its functions and fix their compensation. The
board may appoint committees to aid in the performance of its
functions."
Section 4. The Legislature concurs in the
recommendation of the Sunset Committee as provided in Sections
1, 2, and 3.
Section 5. This act shall become effective on June 1,
2025.
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2025.
House of Representatives
Read for the first time and referred
to the House of Representatives
committee on Boards, Agencies and
Commissions
................04-Feb-25
Read for the second time and placed
on the calendar:
0 amendments
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Read for the third time and passed
as amended
Yeas 104
Nays 0
Abstains 0
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John Treadwell
Clerk
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