County Commission | The Magazine January 2020 | Page 13

FROM THE COVER
2020 Legislative Priorities
The 2020 Legislative Priorities
were approved by the ACCA Board
of Directors, which directed the
ACCA Staff to actively pursue
passage of legislation to address
these priority issues.
The 2020 Legislative Priorities are
rooted in the Quadrennial Goals of
the Alabama County Platform.
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Governance
The current appointment of
members to the Retirement Systems
of Alabama (RSA) Board of Control
does not adequately reflect the local
employing agencies of participating
members in the system. The
Association proposes to amend the
statute governing the appointment
of members to more closely reflect
the employing agencies of the
participating members by adding one
county-elected board position and
one additional at-large local position
to the RSA Board of Control.
Inmate Reform
The 2015 Alabama Prison Reform
Act made sweeping changes to the
Alabama Criminal Justice System,
including the creation of the Class D
felony, and created new sanctions for
parole and probation violations. These
changes resulted in a 250-percent
increase in State inmates being
diverted to county jails and more
than $60 million dollars in increased
spending on jail operations and
law enforcement. The Association
proposes to repeal the 2015 Prison
Reform Act sanction provisions that
Lawmakers will convene at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 4, for the 2020 Regular Session, and
the Statehouse is just a block away from the ACCA headquarters at 2 N. Jackson St.
require counties to hold inmates who
are awaiting transfer to State custody
for the 45-day period of incarceration
for probation or parole violations.
Rebuild Alabama Advertising
Bidding Requirements
The Rebuild Alabama Act
requires that all project bid
announcements using Rebuild
Alabama revenue be posted on
a single website hosted by the
Association for availability to
potential bidders. Counties are
required to post electronic bid
announcements and use traditional
advertising if projects use any
additional funding source to
complete Rebuild Alabama projects.
The Association proposes to amend
current law to allow for all local road
and bridge projects to utilize the bid
advertisement procedures adopted in
the Rebuild Alabama Act.
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