22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations. (a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state, and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct, independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare, or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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26-2A-104.1
Section 26-2A-104.1 Corporations as guardians for developmentally disabled. (a) The term "developmentally disabled" means a person whose impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior which is manifested before the person attains the age of 22 and results in intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or autism and as defined in Public Law 98-527, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (Section 102(7)). (b) A private non-profit corporation organized under the laws of Alabama and qualified under the Internal Revenue Code as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt corporation as described herein is qualified for designation as guardian for persons with developmental disabilities and who has been determined by the probate court to need some degree of guardianship; provided that those corporations qualifying under this section shall be governed by a board of directors which shall have no fewer than 35 percent of its membership representing parents or...
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30-3-10
Section 30-3-10 Equal opportunity for blind individuals; supportive parenting services. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BLINDNESS. A central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye that has a limitation in the field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees is considered to have a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less. The term also includes a degenerative condition that reasonably can be expected to result in blindness. (2) SUPPORTIVE PARENTING SERVICES. Services that may assist a blind parent or prospective blind parent in the effective use of non-visual techniques and other alternative methods to enable the parent or prospective parent to discharge parental responsibilities as successfully as a parent who is not blind. (b) The Legislature finds the following: (1) Blind individuals should be given equal...
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34-13-1
Section 34-13-1 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCREDITED SCHOOL or COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE. A school or college approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service and which maintains a course of instruction of not less than 48 calendar weeks or four academic quarters or college terms and which gives a course of instruction in the fundamental subjects including, but not limited to, the following: a. Mortuary management and administration. b. Legal medicine and toxicology as it pertains to funeral directing. c. Public health, hygiene, and sanitary science. d. Mortuary science, to include embalming technique, in all its aspects; chemistry of embalming, color harmony; discoloration, its causes, effects, and treatment; treatment of special cases; restorative art; funeral management; and professional ethics. e. Anatomy and physiology. f. Chemistry, organic and inorganic. g. Pathology. h. Bacteriology. i. Sanitation...
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45-49-102.04
uniform policy is a reasonable way to provide some protection for students. A required uniform may protect students from being associated with any particular gang. Moreover, by requiring schoolwide uniforms teachers and administrators may not need to occupy as much of their time learning the subtleties of gang regalia. (6) To control the environment in public schools to facilitate and maintain an effective learning environment and to keep the focus of the classroom on learning and not personal safety, schools need the authorization to implement uniform clothing requirements for our public school children. (7) Many educators believe that school dress significantly influences pupil behavior. This influence is evident on school dress up days and color days. Schools that have adopted school uniforms experience a coming together feeling, greater school pride, and better behavior in and out of the classroom. (b) The board of school commissioners is authorized to adopt a reasonable...
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11-3-45
Section 11-3-45 Board; powers and duties; membership; terms; election of officers; compensation. (a) The institute shall be under the direction and supervision of the Board of the Alabama Local Government Training Institute. The board shall have the power and duty to organize, administer, control, oversee, and advise the institute so that the institute shall be operated pursuant to this article. (b) The board shall be composed of the following members: (1) One representative of a four-year institution of higher education in Alabama appointed by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. (2) The President of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. (3) The Executive Director of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. (4) Three members who shall serve at the pleasure of and be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. (5) The Chair of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. (6) The Chair of the Local Government...
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16-24C-6
of positions or for incompetency, insubordination, neglect of duty, immorality, failure to perform duties in a satisfactory manner, or other good and just cause, subject to the rights and procedures hereinafter provided. However, a vote or decision to approve a recommended termination on the part of a president of a two-year educational institution operated under the authority and control of the Department of Postsecondary Education or the governing board shall not be made for political or personal reasons. (b) The termination of a tenured teacher or nonprobationary classified employee who is not an employee of a two-year educational institution operated under the authority and control of the Department of Postsecondary Education shall be initiated by the recommendation of the chief executive officer in the form of a written notice of proposed termination to the employee. A tenured teacher or a nonprobationary classified employee who is employed by a two-year educational institution...
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31-14-3
Stability Commission is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state. (k) The commission shall make an annual report to members of the Legislature no later than the seventh legislative day of each regular session beginning in 2018 detailing all commission activities and recommendations. (l) The commission may accept gifts, contributions, bequests, grants, and other donations, whether public or private, of money, real property, or personal property and shall expend the same in furtherance of the work of the commission. (m) The work of the commission shall be supported by the Military Stability Foundation, an Alabama nonprofit corporation incorporated on September 8, 2011, which shall not be considered a government body. Documents produced by or for such foundation shall not be considered public writings, even if viewed by or delivered to the commission, as the disclosure of the documents would be detrimental to the best...
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38-9A-3
Section 38-9A-3 Regional support councils. (a) Each regional support council shall be composed solely of individuals with developmental disabilities and their family members. Membership shall not exceed 20 members per council, with at least one member to be appointed from each of the affiliated councils, and at least two at-large members who are not members of any community council. A quorum of 40 percent of the membership shall be required to conduct business. Membership shall be distributed equitably throughout the geographic region and shall be representative of the prevalent developmental disabilities. Membership terms shall be for a period of three years. The regional councils shall develop policies for ensuring the implementation of the membership requirements in this section. Successor members to fill expiring terms shall be made by the regional councils for a term of three years each. (b) The members of each council shall serve on a voluntary basis, but shall be reimbursed for...
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11-32-7
and trust indentures, or either. (17) Exercise the power of eminent domain, except as limited by state law, except the authority may not acquire, without the consent of the owner, any transportation system from which public transportation service is currently being furnished. The authority may not by eminent domain acquire any real property or rights owned or held by public or private railroads or utilities. (18) Expend funds for the purchase or lease of materials, equipment, supplies, or other personal property without compliance with Chapter 16 of Title 41. (19) Appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the compensation of, officers, employees, and agents, including, but without limitation to, engineers, attorneys, management consultants, fiscal advisers, or other consultants without regard to Chapter 16 of Title 41, or any law establishing a civil service or merit system that might otherwise be applicable, as the business of the authority may deem necessary or desirable, and...
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