16-47-77
Section 16-47-77 Board of Dental Scholarship Awards - Powers and duties. The Board of
Dental Scholarship awards shall have power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations
not inconsistent with the laws of this state as may be necessary for the regulation of its
proceedings and for the discharge of the duties imposed on it. The board shall receive and
review all applications for scholarship loans and awards, and for loans awarded under the
Alabama Dental Service Program, shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability,
character, and qualifications of each applicant, and shall be responsible for the further
administration of the scholarship loans and awards and of the program, subject to the provisions
of this article. Also, the board annually shall report on the condition and accomplishments
of the program to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, President Pro-Tem
of the Senate and the chairs of the House and Senate health committees. The...
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16-47-79
Section 16-47-79 Repayment of loans. (a) Scholarships extended under subdivisions (1)
and (3) of subsection (a) of Section 16-47-78 shall be repaid following graduation
either in cash as is provided under subsection (b) or under the terms of a contract to serve
in a needy area in Alabama for a term to be specified by the board as provided in subsection
(c). Any moneys received from recipients in repayment of a scholarship loan under subsections
(b) and (c) shall upon receipt thereof be retained by the Board of Scholarship Awards to be
used for funding of future scholarships. The board shall establish a separate fund for these
purposes. (b) Scholarship loans to be repaid under this subsection shall be repaid to the
Board of Dental Scholarship Awards in full at an interest rate of six percent per annum from
the date of graduation from dental school. Payments are to be made annually, the first of
which is due one year after the recipient enters the practice of dentistry or one year after...

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16-47-81
Section 16-47-81 Localities in need of dentists. Any incorporated or unincorporated
municipality or locality in the state having a population of less than 100,000 desiring additional
dentists and wishing to be designated as a locality needing additional dentists may apply
to the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards to be placed on a list of localities in need of
additional dentists, which shall be maintained by the board. Such application may be made
either by the municipal governing body or by a petition signed by at least one twentieth of
the qualified electors of the municipality or locality. If the Board of Dental Scholarship
Awards determines that such locality is in need of dentists, it shall place the locality on
the list of localities in need of dentists from which recipients of scholarships may upon
graduation select an area in which to practice. In compiling and maintaining the list, the
board may place any locality thereon which, in its opinion, needs additional dentists. A...

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16-47-220
Section 16-47-220 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AREA
OF CRITICAL NEED. An area with a critical need for more physician's assistants, as determined
by the board, where participants may work to repay loans received under the program. (2) BOARD.
The Alabama Board of Medical Scholarship Awards created in Section 16-47-121. (3) PARTICIPANT.
Any person awarded a loan under the program. (4) PROGRAM. The Alabama Physician's Assistants
Service Program. (Act 2016-318, §1.)...
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16-47-78
Section 16-47-78 Types of scholarships; disposition of funds; operation of programs.
(a) The board shall establish four types of scholarships as follows: (1) A number of loans
equal to 20 percent of the number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama School
of Dentistry, based on the economic need and scholastic ability of the applicant, in an amount
not to exceed the annual tuition per annum or four times that amount over a four-year period,
shall be available to any bona fide resident of Alabama of good character who has been accepted
for matriculation by the University of Alabama School of Dentistry or any other educational
institution accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
This section shall also apply to graduate students at the discretion of the board.
(2) A number of nonrefundable merit scholarship awards equal in number to five percent of
the number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama School of Dentistry,...
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16-47-80
Section 16-47-80 Contractual agreement of recipients; penalties for breach. (a) Each
recipient of a scholarship loan under the provisions of this article shall enter into a contract
with the Board of Dental Scholarship Awards whereby he or she agrees to repay the scholarship
loan in a manner prescribed by the board not inconsistent with any provision of this article.
Breach of contract by the recipient shall make him or her immediately liable for the unpaid
balance of the loan and shall constitute a ground for the revocation of his or her certificate
or license to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama. In the event of death or total and
permanent disability of the recipient to engage in the practice of dentistry, repayment of
the loan may be excused by the board. The Attorney General of Alabama, upon request of the
Board of Dental Scholarship Awards, shall institute proceedings in the name of the state for
the purpose of recovering any amount due the state under the provisions of...
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16-47-225
Section 16-47-225 Annual report; rulemaking authority; use of funds. (a) The board annually
shall report on the condition and accomplishments of the program to the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Speaker of the House, President Pro-tem of the Senate and the Chairs of the House
and Senate Health Committees. The report shall include for the reporting year the locations
where participants agreed to serve or where they were serving to repay loans. The report also
shall outline the finances of the program. (b) The board shall make reasonable rules and regulations
to implement and administer the program. (c) The board shall use any monies it receives from
or for the operation of the program, including repayments, interest, and penalties paid because
of default or other failure to honor a contract, to fund loans, or to administer the program.
(Act 2016-318, §6.)...
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34-21-99
Section 34-21-99 Other requirements and powers of the board. (a) The board annually
shall report on the condition and accomplishments of the program to the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Speaker of the House, President Pro-Tem of the Senate and the Chairs of the House
and Senate Health Committees. The report shall include for the reporting year the locations
where participants agreed to serve or where they were serving to repay loans. (b) The board
shall make reasonable rules and regulations to implement and administer the program. (c) The
board shall use any monies it receives from or for the operation of the program, including
repayments, interest, and penalties paid because of default or other failure to honor a contract,
to fund loans. (Act 2016-353, §1.)...
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11-91A-7
Section 11-91A-7 Jurisdiction of board; funding; powers of board. The board shall have
full, complete, and exclusive jurisdiction over the program and shall allocate funds from
its treasury for the fulfillment and accomplishment of its duties and responsibilities in
a manner as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The
board shall have the general powers and authority granted under the laws of this state for
health insurers, and in addition thereto, the specific authority to do all of the following:
(a) Subject to compliance with Section 11-91A-8 where applicable, execute a contract
or contracts to provide for the administration of the program in accordance with this chapter.
The contract or contracts may be executed with one or more agencies or corporations licensed
to transact or administer group health care business in this state with similar plans of the
state for the joint performance of common administrative functions. (b) Establish, and...

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41-23-213
Section 41-23-213 Grant program; rulemaking authority; Alabama Broadband Accessibility
Fund. (a) The Director of ADECA may establish and administer the broadband accessibility grant
program for the purpose of promoting the deployment and adoption of broadband Internet access
services to unserved areas. By June 26, 2018, the director shall adopt rules and policies
to administer the program and begin to accept applications for grants, and shall adopt such
rules as may be necessary to meet the future needs of the grant program. (b) The program shall
be administered pursuant to policies developed by ADECA in compliance with this article. The
policies shall provide for the awarding of grants to non-governmental entities that are cooperatives,
corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, or other private business entities
that provide broadband services. Nothing in this article shall expand the authority under
state law of any entity to provide broadband service. (c) There is...
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