Text of AL SB 247 (2010)

Same sex partner benefits, publicly funded colleges and universities prohibited from offering

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SB247 1 116223-1 2 By Senators Beason and Glover 3 RFD: Finance and Taxation Education 4 First Read: 14-JAN-10 5 Page 0 116223-1:n:01/12/2010:JRC/th LRS2010-205 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SYNOPSIS: This bill would prohibit a publicly funded 8 educational institution from offering same sex 9 partner benefits. 10 11 A BILL 12 TO BE ENTITLED 13 AN ACT 14 15 To prohibit a publicly funded educational 16 institution from offering same sex partner benefits. 17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 18 Section 1. (a) No institution of higher education 19 which receives state funds shall offer same sex benefits to 20 its employees. For purposes of this section, same sex benefits 21 shall include, but not be limited to, health insurance and 22 retirement benefits for partners of the same sex as the 23 employee. 24 (b) Any institution of higher education which 25 violates the prohibition of subsection (a) will forfeit the 26 state funds previously appropriated to it. 27 Page 1 Section 2. This act shall become effective 1 immediately following its passage and approval by the 2 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. 3 Page 2