HB 378

Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of county boards of education provided, procedure for protesting a proposed consolidation provided, adoption of rules and impact study by State Board of Education required, constitutional amendment

Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009 amended, create additional incentive program, extend review and evaluation deadline

FY27 2% Teacher Pay Raise and Retiree COLA

Public K-12 education; Accountability Council created; Alabama Workforce Development Board, State Department of Education, and Alabama Commission on Higher Education to develop system to analyze student performance data

Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services

Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised.

Board of Midwifery; authorized to accept gifts and grants

Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code; revisions made to clarify procedures, make technical corrections, and codify common law

Mobile County; City of Prichard, business improvement districts authorized

Cleburne County; business personal property tax returns, electronic filing authorized

Alabama Board of Funeral Services; board authorized to impose administrative fee on funeral establishments for each funeral arranged; initial application, renewal, branch registration, and transfer fees relating to a certificate of authority increased; certificate holder required to file an annual statement of preneed activities conducted; board authorized to require certificate holder to file multiple preneed activity reports annually; and initial application and renewal fees for registration as a preneed sales agent increased

Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax

Professions and businesses; licensure to engage in trade; provisions

Relating to Secretary of State annual reports, fees, and veteran-owned business logotypes

Establish licensing process, contract requirements for PBMs

An Act relating to health and sanitary requirements and certain permits for commercial fishing vessels; and providing for an effective date.

Modifies provisions relating to mortgage modifications

A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting online sweepstakes games; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.