SB577 Alabama 2010 Session

This bill would establish an Office of Administrative Hearings as an independent unit in the judicial branch of government to conduct administrative hearings currently conducted by the Administrative Law Judge Division

This bill would create the State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings which, along with the chief administrative law judge, would promulgate rules

This bill would provide for the compensation of the employees of the Office of Administrative Hearings

This bill would subject all hearings to Alabama's open meetings laws unless otherwise provided by law and due process and apply the Canons of Judicial Ethics to all administrative law judges

This bill would establish the powers and duties of the chief administrative law judge and an administrative law judge

To consolidate into one office the administrative law judges and hearing officers; to provide for the appointment of a chief administrative law judge and administrative law judges; to provide for qualifications, compensation, powers, and duties of the office and positions; and to provide funding for the office through an appropriation from the State General Fund, Education Trust Fund, and other funds for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.