HB211 Alabama 2018 Session

Under existing law, the Alabama Board of Funeral Service is responsible for the licensing and regulation of funeral establishments, funeral directors, and embalmers in the state

This bill would clarify that a student who holds a valid apprenticeship or internship in another state may attend mortuary school in this state

This bill would clarify the jurisdiction of district courts over the prosecution of criminal violations of funeral service laws

This bill would require certain appeals taken by a licensee to be in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County

This bill would also clarify that a majority of the appointed members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of board business

To amend Sections 34-13-3, as amended by Act 2017-433, 2017 Regular Session, 34-13-5, 34-13-6, and 34-13-22, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Board of Funeral Service; to clarify that students who hold valid apprenticeships or internships in another state may attend mortuary school in this state; to clarify the jurisdiction of district courts over the criminal prosecution of funeral service law violations; to require certain appeals to be in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County; and to provide further for a quorum of the board.