16-16B-1
Section 16-16B-1 Short title; electronic textbooks; wireless electronic devices; rule making authority; implementation plan; Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Ahead Act. (b)(1) Commencing with the 2016-2017 school year, students may be provided textbooks in electronic format . Textbooks in electronic format may be available to schools under the jurisdiction of those local boards of education which choose to participate in Alabama Ahead, to the extent practicable and funding is obtainable, to provide students with resources in the following three areas: a. Wireless broadband access via high-quality WiFi infrastructure in schools, as a first priority pursuant to Section 16-6B-2.1. b. Upgrades, expansions, and maintenance of existing WiFi infrastructure. c. Devices, digital content, management systems, debt service, or support. (2) Digital textbooks or other instructional materials provided in electronic format may also be...
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16-17-1
training of the deaf, blind or mentally retarded and any other school that teaches a trade or a profession, but shall not include any state educational institution as herein defined. (11) GOVERNING BODY. The council, commission or other like governing body of a municipality. (12) INCORPORATORS. The persons forming a public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (13) MUNICIPALITY. An incorporated city or town of the state. (14) PERSON. A natural person, a public or private corporation, a municipality, a county or an agency, department or instrumentality of the state or of a county or municipality. (15) PROPERTY. Real and personal property and interests therein. (16) STATE. The State of Alabama. (17) STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Every college, university, graduate school, professional school, junior college, trade school, elementary school, secondary school and every institution for education and training of the deaf, blind or mentally retarded, heretofore...
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27-60-2
Section 27-60-2 Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES. The purposes of this compact are, through means of joint and cooperative action among the compacting states: 1. To promote and protect the interest of consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income, and long-term care insurance products; 2. To develop uniform standards for insurance products covered under the compact; 3. To establish a central clearinghouse to receive and provide prompt review of insurance products covered under the compact and, in certain cases, advertisements related thereto, submitted by insurers authorized to do business in one or more compacting states; 4. To give appropriate regulatory approval to those product filings and advertisements satisfying the applicable uniform standard; 5. To improve coordination of...
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31-13-7
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and for testing and treatment of symptoms of communicable diseases, whether or not such symptoms are caused by a communicable disease. (5) For programs, services, or assistance, such as soup kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term shelter specified by federal law or regulation that satisfy all of the following: a. Deliver in-kind services at the community level, including services through public or private nonprofit agencies. b. Do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on the income or resources of the individual recipient. c. Are necessary for the protection of life or safety. (6) For prenatal care. (7) For child protective services and adult protective services and domestic violence services workers. (f) No official of this state or political subdivision of this state shall attempt to independently make a final...
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34-8A-3
Section 34-8A-3 Construction and application of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to any of the following: (1) The activities, services, and use of an official title on the part of a person employed as a counselor by any federal, state, county, or municipal agency; public or private educational institution; medical personnel in a clinic or hospital that is certified by the Alabama Department of Public Health or any successor to such department or that is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations or any successor to such commission; law practice; or licensed private employment agencies, provided such persons are performing counseling or counseling-related activities within the scope of their employment. (2) The activities and services of a student, intern, or trainee in counseling pursuing a course of study in counseling in a regionally accredited institution of higher learning or training institution, if these...
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13A-11-72
Section 13A-11-72 Certain persons forbidden to possess pistol. (a) No person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, misdemeanor offense of domestic violence, violent offense as listed in Section 12-25-32(15), anyone who is subject to a valid protection order for domestic abuse, or anyone of unsound mind shall own a firearm or have one in his or her possession or under his or her control. (b) No person who is a minor, except under the circumstances provided in this section, a drug addict, or an habitual drunkard shall own a pistol or have one in his or her possession or under his or her control. (c) Subject to the exceptions provided by Section 13A-11-74, no person shall knowingly with intent to do bodily harm carry or possess a deadly weapon on the premises of a public school. (d) Possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to do bodily harm on the premises of a public school in violation of subsection (c) of this...
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16-16-10
Section 16-16-10 Disposition of proceeds of bonds. (a) The proceeds of all bonds, other than refunding bonds, issued by the authority remaining after paying expenses of their issuance shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be carried in the State Treasury in a special or separate account. Said expenses shall be deducted from that portion of the said proceeds allocated in subsection (o) of this section. Such remaining funds shall be subject to be drawn upon by the authority with the approval of the secretary of the authority and the Governor, but any funds so withdrawn shall be used solely for the purpose of financing the construction, reconstruction, alteration, improvement and equipment of buildings and other facilities for public educational purposes, including the cost of architectural services therefor and services rendered by building inspectors for periodic and final inspections thereof, and for acquiring sites therefor, in accordance with the provisions of this...
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16-33B-4
agents, independent contractors, trustees and depositories, including without limitation, attorneys, accountants, financial experts, fiscal agents and other advisors, insurers, banks and trust companies, consultants and agents, as may in the judgment of ACHE be necessary or desirable, and to fix and pay their compensation and any portion or all of their expenses. (15) To enter into such management, servicing and other contracts with any governmental agency, nonprofit organization or private business entity as may in the judgment of ACHE be necessary or desirable in order to perform more effectively, efficiently or economically various clerical, safekeeping, loan disbursing, loan servicing, portfolio management, accounting and administrative functions for which ACHE may become responsible in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this chapter, including without limitation, contracts for the servicing and collection of any student loans held by ACHE. (16) To purchase,...
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22-4B-3
Section 22-4B-3 Loans for nursing degree - Eligibility - Contract - Cancellation of loan - Recovery of unpaid balance. (a) Within the limits of the funds appropriated for or otherwise available to the loan program, the board shall be authorized to grant to each applicant deemed by the board to be qualified, a loan for the purposes of acquiring a nursing degree as defined in Section 22-4B-1, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the board and as provided for in this section. (b) In order to be eligible, a loan applicant must: (1) Be a citizen and a bona fide resident of the State of Alabama; (2) At the time of application, have been an employee of the department for at least three years in a position not requiring a nursing degree; (3) Be accepted by and attend an accredited school of nursing approved and designated by the board; and (4) Agree to work as a nurse for the department or for a federally-funded community health center in an underserved or rural area of Alabama...
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8-26B-2
the services calculated using a different method than for an individual who is not a student athlete. (3) "Athletic director" means the individual responsible for administering the overall athletic program of an educational institution or, if an educational institution has separately administered athletic programs for male students and female students, the athletic program for males or the athletic program for females, as appropriate. (4) "Educational institution" includes a public or private elementary school, secondary school, technical or vocational school, community college, college, and university. (5) "Endorsement contract" means an agreement under which a student athlete is employed or receives consideration to use on behalf of the other party any value that the athlete may have because of publicity, reputation, following, or fame obtained because of athletic ability or performance. (6) "Enrolled" means registered for courses and attending athletic practice or class....
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