16-40-9
Section 16-40-9 Instruction for avoiding child sexual abuse. (a)(1) The Legislature recognizes that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor and a family member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the silence and shame around sexual abuse. Erin's Law has been adopted in a number of states to help address the problem of child sexual abuse. (2) The intent of Erin's Law is to shatter the silence and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them to recognize and to report abuse. (3) The Legislature finds that without a specific initiative like Erin's Law, schools generally fail to give young students adequate awareness and a voice in this issue. (b) The Governor's Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children created under subsection (c) shall adopt guidelines for a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program. The guidelines shall: (1) Educate children in grades pre-kindergarten...
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16-50-4
Section 16-50-4 Powers and duties of university police officers. (a) The President of Alabama State University, with the approval of the board of trustees, is hereby authorized to appoint and employ suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds of the university. Such persons shall be charged with all the duties and vested with all the powers of police officers and may eject trespassers from the university buildings and grounds and may, without warrant, arrest any persons guilty of disorderly conduct or of trespass upon the property of the university, or for any public offense committed in their presence, and carry them before the nearest court or officer charged with the trial of such offenders, before whom, upon proper affidavit charging the offense, any person so arrested may be tried and convicted as in cases of persons brought before him on his warrant, and such officers shall have authority to...
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22-34-6
Section 22-34-6 General powers. (a) The authority shall have the following powers, among others specified by this chapter: (1) To have succession in its corporate name until the principal of an interest on all bonds issued by it shall have been fully paid; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law and in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto; (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter such seal at pleasure; (4) To establish a fiscal year; (5) To acquire in any manner and to hold title to or leasehold interests in real and personal property and to sell, convey or lease the same for purpose of carrying out its functions and duties hereunder; (6) To construct and operate or lease to or from any public body and project; (7) To execute agreements effectively obligating the authority to agree to pay and to pay such portion of the estimated reasonable cost of the project of each public body as may be required to...
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41-9-1060
Section 41-9-1060 Creation; composition; meetings. (a) The Commission on Girls and Women in the Criminal Justice System is created. (b) The commission shall be composed of all of the following members: (1) Three members of each house, to be appointed by the presiding officer in each house. One member of each house shall be designated the co-chairperson of the commission. (2) The Director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles or his or her designee. (3) The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections or his or her designee. (4) The Executive Director of the Alabama Department of Youth Services or his or her designee. (5) The Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources or his or her designee. (6) The Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health or his or her designee. (7) The Executive Director of the Alabama Sentencing Commission or his or her designee. (8) The State Health Officer of the Alabama Department of Public Health or his or her designee. (9) The Chancellor of...
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11-50A-8
Section 11-50A-8 Powers of the authority. In addition to other powers granted the authority by this chapter, it shall have all powers consistent with the purposes of the authority as set forth in Section 11-50A-3, which are necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following enumerated powers, which shall be exercised by the authority consistently with the provisions of Section 11-50A-3: (1) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto; (2) To adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) To make and alter at pleasure all needful bylaws, rules, and regulations for the transaction of its business and the control of its property and affairs; (4) To have the same right of eminent domain through condemnation conferred by Section 10-5-1, or any subsequent statute of similar import; provided...
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16-46-3
Section 16-46-3 Exemptions from chapter; records of private postsecondary institutions ceasing operations. (a) This chapter shall not apply to any school offering instruction in grades K-12, or any combination thereof, including any person in regard to the operation of such K-12 school. (b) This chapter shall not apply to any of the following private postsecondary institutions, including any person in regard to the operation of such private postsecondary institution: (1) Schools operated on a nonprofit basis offering only courses or programs of study which do not lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree and are limited in nature to the performance of or preparation for the ministry of any established church, denomination, or religion. (2) Courses conducted by employers exclusively for their employees and courses conducted by labor unions exclusively for their members. (3) Schools, colleges, and universities principally operated and supported by the State of Alabama or its political...
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21-3A-4
Section 21-3A-4 Composition; appointment and duties of members. (a) For the purposes of implementing this chapter, the Governor shall appoint the Interagency Coordinating Council. The council shall consist of not less than 15 members nor more than the number allowed by regulation. (b) The Governor shall designate a member of the council to serve as the chair, or shall require the council to designate a member to serve as the chair. (c) The council shall be composed as follows: (1) At least 20 percent of the members shall be parents, including minority parents, of infants and toddlers with disabilities or children with disabilities aged 12 or younger. At least one member shall be a parent of an infant or toddler with a disability or a child with a disability aged 6 or younger. (2) At least 20 percent of the members shall be public or private providers of early intervention services. (3) One representative from the Alabama Legislature. (4) One person involved in personnel preparation....
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11-43-21
Section 11-43-21 Qualifications; compensation; powers and duties; bond; term of office and removal. (a) A city manager employed under the provisions of this article shall have the authority and be charged with the duties, liabilities, and penalties and shall hold office and receive compensation as set forth in this section: The city manager shall be the administrative head of the municipal government. He shall be chosen by the governing body of the municipality without regard to political beliefs and solely upon the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. The choice shall not be limited to inhabitants of the municipality or of the State of Alabama. The city manager shall receive such compensation as may be prescribed by ordinance of the governing body, which shall be payable in 12 monthly installments from the municipal treasury. During the absence or disability of the city manager the governing body shall designate some properly qualified person to perform the duties...
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11-99-2
Section 11-99-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) BLIGHTED OR ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREA: a. An area in which the structures, buildings, or improvements, by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age, or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and are detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare, or b. Any area which by reason of the presence of a substantial number of substandard, slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures, predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements,...
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16-13-281
Section 16-13-281 Average salaries to match national average; funding; compliance. (a) The average salary of Alabama teachers, including the State Minimum Salary Schedule, local salary supplementals, state incentive pay such as National Board of Professional Teaching Standards certification, and any other salary compensation paid to Alabama teachers, shall be increased to the national average for teacher salaries as provided in this article. Beginning in the fiscal year 2001-2002, and continuing each fiscal year thereafter until such time as the Alabama teacher salary average has reached the national average for teacher salaries, there shall be allocated 41.15 percent of the growth in the Education Trust Fund for teacher salaries. The 41.15 percent of the growth shall not apply to any future new revenue source to the Education Trust Fund, including any revenue generated from an increase in the rate or a substantial change in the base of existing revenue sources. Provided, however, an...
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