HB51 Alabama 2010 Session

This bill would amend the rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse statutes to prohibit a teacher, counselor, coach, school administrator, or other person in a substantially similar position of authority employed at the school of a child from having sexual contact with the child regardless of whether the child is of age to consent to the contact

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

To amend Sections 13A-6-61, 13A-6-64, and 13A-6-66 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to certain sexual offenses; to prohibit a teacher, counselor, coach, school administrator, or other person in a substantially similar position of authority employed at the school of a child from engaging in sexual contact with the child regardless of whether the child consents to the contact; to provide penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.