Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President Pro Tempore to replace appointed state board members in Alabama.

Highlights:

• Defines “board,” for the purposes of this Act, as any board, authority, or commission comprised of individuals appointed under state law (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to remove and replace any board member over which they have appointing authority (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that this section does not apply to the governing board of any two or four-year public institution of higher education (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that this Act takes effect on October 1, 2026 (Sec. 2).

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