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Committee approves SB5 to shift Archives board appointments to presiding officers and governor
Summary
SB5 would change appointments to the Alabama Department of Archives and History Board so a majority are named by the governor and presiding legislative officers; the governor would become a voting member and appointed members would "serve at the pleasure" of their appointing authority.
The State Government Committee approved SB5, a bill that would change how members of the Alabama Department of Archives and History Board are appointed and make the governor a voting member of the board.
Chairman Elliott presented SB5 to the committee and described the change as moving the board from a self-appointing board to one whose members are appointed by elected officials, including the governor, the speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate. "The majority of the board's appointments will come from the governor, but also from the speaker of the house and the pro tem of the Senate," Chairman Elliott said. He added the bill includes standard…
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