1. State & Federal Legislative Update
Abby Luker Fitzpatrick
Director of Communication and Engagement,
Association of County Commissions of Alabama
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2. Emergency Contact Info Shared w/ ALEA
Act (Allison Faye Brown Act)
Allows anyone applying for or renewing ALEA-issued license or card to provide ALEA w/ emergency contact info
ALEA is responsible for storing contact info
ALEA will share contact info w/ law enforcement when critical to license/card holder
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3. Revisions to State Ethics Law
Act
Amends minor violations by public officials & employees
“Minor violation” is now any economic gain or loss of $1,500 or less
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4. Revisions…Continued Act 2018-515
Now says Ethics Commission & AG’s office or district attorney will determine “minor violation” for public employees
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5. Revisions…Continued Act 2018-515
Increases administrative penalty Ethics Commission can impose for minor violations to $6,000
Was previously $1,000
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6. State Ethics Law More changes expected to come next session
Established commission meeting now to discuss ethics reform
ACCA Executive Director meeting with them
ACCA will provide details at Legislative Conference
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7. Changes to Dept. of Examiners
Act
Detailed at AAND Workshop in July
Makes changes to DOE & its internal operations
Initial provision in the bill could have been interpreted to authorize DOE to require all counties to utilize the same accounting software
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8. Examiners…Continued Act 2018-129
Language was added to the bill to require the chief examiner to consult with ACCA on any potential changes to local level accounting & reporting requirements
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9. Data Breaches
Act (Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018)
Detailed at AAND Workshop in July
New law poses a number of questions
Places 3 basic requirements on county governments and other “covered entities,” impacting 911 databases of personal info
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10. Data Breach Requirements
Implement & maintain reasonable security measures to protect sensitive information
Conduct a prompt investigation after discovering a security breach
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11. Requirements…Continued
Provide notification of the breach to:
Impacted Alabama residents
AG’s Office
Consumer reporting agencies
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12. Data Breaches
ACCA staff currently looking into & thinking through issues surrounding data breach law
ACCA will provide comprehensive overview of law at Legislative Conference
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13. Kari’s Law
Championed by FCC Chairman & signed into law by President Trump earlier this year
Requires multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration enabling users to call 911 without a prefix
Multi-line systems installed after two years of the measure’s enactment will have to be preconfigured
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14. Contact Information
Abby Luker Fitzpatrick,
ACCA Director of Communication & Engagement
(334)
@AbbyLukerFitz
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