AlabamaAlabama workforce committee members can join meetings remotely
Alabama’s workforce committee can meet with members joining remotely, while regional boards need the Secretary of Workforce’s approval to spend workforce funds.
What it does
Four voting members make up a quorum, the minimum number needed to conduct business. Committee members may join by phone or video if they can hear one another at the same time.
Regional workforce boards can spend state or federal workforce money only under a yearly budget approved by the Secretary of Workforce.
Argument forPhone and video access may help committee members attend meetings and take part in votes when they cannot be there in person.
Argument againstWith four of seven voting members, the committee may conduct business even when several members are absent, so fewer members may shape a decision.
More detail
The executive committee may conduct business with four voting members and may meet with members joining in person or remotely. The committee has seven voting members: the Governor or the Governor’s designee, the Workforce Board chair, and five business leaders appointed by the Governor. The Secretary of Workforce is a nonvoting member. Remote participants must be able to hear one another at the same time. A decision needs a majority of the quorum members present and voting. These provisions took effect October 1, 2026.
A regional workforce board may spend state or federal workforce development money only under a yearly budget approved by the Secretary of Workforce. The rule applies to Alabama’s regional workforce boards and their use of state or federal workforce development money. The board submits its yearly budget request to the Secretary of Workforce and the executive committee. These provisions took effect October 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 16EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 9Ready to Enroll
- Apr 9EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 9Signature Requested
- Apr 9Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 8Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1284Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1284. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Reported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 11Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)Minor
- Mar 5Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 787. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 787Passed House
- Mar 5Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic DevelopmentMinor
- Mar 5Pending Committee Action in Second House (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- Feb 25Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 25Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)Minor
- Feb 19Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and CommissionsMinor
- Feb 19Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)Introduced
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