Alabama SJR 51: Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council continued

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SJR51 ENROLLED
ACT #2024 -_125
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Livingston, Jones,
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Roberts, Kelley, Camley,
Sutler, Chesteen, Melson, Weaver,
Sy Senators Beasley, Coleman-Madison, Coleman, Hatcher, Orr,
Stutts, Albritton, Waggoner,
Smitherman, Stewart, Bell, Allen,
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4 SJR CONTINUING IN EXISTENCE THE ALABAMA OPIOID OVERDOSE
5 AND ADDICTION COUNCIL ESTABLISHED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 703
5 BY GOVERNOR KAY IVEY.
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9 affecc millions of individuals of all ages, andraces,
10 erhnic backgrounds, including their families. friends,
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12 WHeREAS, more than 25 million Americans have embraced
13 recovery and are actively building stronger communities and
14 and relationships; and
15 Governor Kay Ivey established the AlabamaWHEREAS,
16 Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council in 201/ through
17 Executive Order No. 703 to develop a comprehensive and
coordinated strategic plan to combat Alabama's opioid crisisIS
19 and reduce the number of deaths and adverse consequences in
20 the state; and
21 the council and standing committees ofWHEREAS,
council have remained committed to expanding the state’s22
efforts to fight the opioid crisis through many strategies.23
including the development of tactics aimed at reducing the24
decreasing overdoses, and improving access25 harmful effects.
disorders;to care for those struggling with substance use26
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through this work and various partnerships23 WHEREAS,
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WHeREAS, substance use disorders and mental illness
coworkers, and communities; and
better lives, families.

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25 with the greater recovery community. many lives have been
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31 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF.ALABAMA, BOTH
32 HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING,
33 existence the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council
34 established by Executive Order No. 70S by Governor Ivey.
35 (a) The council’s leadership and membership shall
36 remain. and the council shall continue meeting and studying
37 the current opioid crisis in this state, monitoring and
3S evaluating the implementation of the strategic action plan.
39 and providing periodic updates and recommendations to the
40 Governor.
41 (b) Each non-legislative member of the council may be
42 reimbursed for expenses related to attending meetings.
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44 member of the council shall be entitled to his or her
45 regular legislative compensation, his or her per diem, and
46 travel expenses for each day he or she attends a meeting of
47 the task force. These payments shall be paid out of any
48 funds appropriated to the use of the Legislature by means or
49 warrants drawn by the Comptroller on the State Treasury.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no member shall receive50
additional legislative compensation or per diem when the51
52 Legislature is in session or if a member is being paid any
other payments on the same dates for attendance on other53
54 state business.
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That the Legislature continues in
training, and fulfilling council duties. Each legislative
saved; now therefore.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives
3y: Senator Beasley
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House of Representatives
Passed: 23-Apr-24
Patrick Harris,
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