16-44A-1
Section 16-44A-1 Legislative intent. (a) The Legislature finds that the 1986 and 1992 Commissions on the Future of the South, under the auspices of the Southern Growth Policies Board, called for youth and community leadership development and support as critical to southern economic development and progress. The Legislature further finds that citizenship and leadership programs are vital to the well-being of our American system of self-government, and to the civic well-being, economic development, and quality of life in Alabama, the South, and the nation. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to work to achieve these southern leadership goals by creating a voluntary compact of public, non-profit, and private sectors to enhance and expand leadership and citizenship education in Alabama. (Acts 1994, No. 94-482, p. 799, §1.)...
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16-5-8
Section 16-5-8 Review, coordination, establishment, etc., of programs; transfer of credits; Articulation and General Studies Committee. (a)(1) The Commission on Higher Education is authorized to review periodically all new and existing programs and units of instruction, research, and public service funded by state appropriations at the state universities and colleges and to share with the appropriate governing board, through the president of the institution, and state Legislature, its recommendations. (2) As a part of its program review process, the commission shall enforce, monitor, and report on minimum degree productivity standards for all existing programs of instruction at public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education. Productivity standards shall be based, primarily, but not exclusively, on the annual average number of degrees conferred during a five-year period for senior institutions and a three-year period for two-year institutions, as verified by the...
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16-60-111.15
Section 16-60-111.15 Administration of oaths and examination of witnesses. The board by its presiding officer, or its subcommittees by their chairs, the Chancellor, and any of his or her duly appointed agents shall have authority to administer oaths and to examine under oath, in any part of the state, witnesses in any matter pertaining to community and technical colleges, and to cause the examination to be reduced to writing. (Act 2015-125, §5.)...
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22-5B-4
Section 22-5B-4 Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network. There is created the Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network as the statewide entity that shall do the following: (1) Address issues relating to respite care in our state. (2) Maintain a statewide system that facilitates the availability and use of high quality, cost-effective lifespan respite services that provide caregivers the break they need from caring for a loved one with disability or chronic illness. (3) Develop and coordinate the Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition. (4) Work in collaboration with the eligible state agency and the Governor's Office to access funding through the federal Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006 (PL109-442). (5) Identify statewide respite care providers. (6) Maintain a directory of respite services in Alabama and link family caregivers with respite care providers and other types of respite-related programs. (7) Provide technical assistance to community-based organizations and other entities that...
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38-14-9
Section 38-14-9 Administration of accounts. (a) Subject to rules promulgated by the department, a fiduciary organization has sole authority over, and responsibility for, the administration of individual development accounts. The responsibility of the fiduciary organization extends to all aspects of the account program, including marketing to all eligible individuals and families, soliciting matching funds, counseling account owners, providing financial literacy education, and conducting required verification and compliance activities. The fiduciary organization may establish program provisions as the organization believes necessary to ensure account owner compliance with this chapter. (b) A fiduciary organization may act in partnership with other entities, including businesses, government agencies, corporations, nonprofit organizations, community action programs, community development corporations, housing authorities and faith-based entities, to assist in the fulfillment of its...
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41-29-5
Section 41-29-5 Reorganization of department. On the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, the Department of Commerce shall be reorganized into two divisions that shall have the functions prescribed as follows: (1) The Business Development Division shall be responsible for all of the functions of the Department of Commerce as it existed before date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, including, but not limited to, small business advocacy; the functions performed by the Alabama Small Business Commission, created and functioning pursuant to Section 41-29-240 and international trade. (2) The Workforce Development Division shall be comprised of the following entities which shall report to the Deputy Secretary of the division: The Workforce Development Division and Workforce Investment Division of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, formerly Chapter 23 of Title 41, the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute, formerly functioning pursuant to Sections...
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11-85-56
Section 11-85-56 Powers and duties generally. A regional planning and development commission established pursuant to this article may perform the following: (1) Carry on continuous, comprehensive planning for the region, assessing needs, resources, and development opportunities and formulating goals, objectives, policies, and standards to guide physical, economic, and human resource development. (2) Prepare a regional plan consistent with state comprehensive planning and reflecting plans and programs of the participating governmental units which shall set forth policies for the development of the region in accordance with present and future needs and resources including policies for patterns of urbanization, for the use of land and resources for commerce, industry, recreation, transportation, forestry, and agriculture, for the development of human resources and for administrative measures in support thereof. (3) Prepare an annual regional development program to implement the policies...
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16-5-13
Section 16-5-13 Powers and duties of governing boards of public institutions of higher education; commission relationship with state board and Chancellor. (a) Governing boards of the public institutions of higher education of this state shall retain all powers and duties heretofore given and conferred upon them by the constitution or by any law expressed or implied, to govern, control and operate the institutions for which they are responsible. The commission shall work with and support the respective boards and except where otherwise authorized by this statute, shall act in a fact-finding and advisory capacity. (b) The State Board of Education and any successor board or boards which govern the state's public postsecondary institutions, including senior institutions, community colleges, junior colleges and postsecondary technical institutes or colleges, shall stand in the same relationship to the commission as do university boards of trustees. The Chancellor shall stand in the same...
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34-30-57
Section 34-30-57 Duties generally. In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this chapter, the Board of Social Work Examiners shall: (1) Recommend modifications and amendments to this chapter. (2) Recommend to the appropriate district attorneys prosecutions for the violations of this chapter, after and only after the alleged violator has been notified of such violation or violations and having been given 90 days to disclaim, amend, and rectify such allegation. (3) Annually publish a list of the names and addresses of all persons who are: a. "Licensed bachelor social workers," "licensed graduate social workers," and "licensed certified social workers" under this chapter. b. Eligible to engage in the private independent practice of social work under this chapter. (4) Establish fees for initial examination, licensure, certification, and renewal thereof. (5) Establish requirements and standards for continuing education. In establishing such requirements, the board shall consult with...
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41-23-153
Section 41-23-153 Establishment and administration of financing program. (a) The department, in cooperation with public and private sector partners, shall establish a financing program to provide financing to retailers to construct, rehabilitate, or expand grocery stores in underserved communities in urban and rural low and moderate income areas. (b) The department may contract with one or more qualified nonprofit organizations or community development financial institutions to administer this program through a public-private partnership. The department shall establish program guidelines, promote the program statewide, evaluate applicants, underwrite and disburse grants and loans, and monitor compliance and impact. The department may develop rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the program and to meet the intent of this article. No more than 10 percent of the monies in the fund shall be reserved for administrative and operational costs to manage the...
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