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21-4-1
Section 21-4-1 Legislative intent. (a) This article is concerned with nonambulatory disabilities,
semiambulatory disabilities, sight disabilities, hearing disabilities, disabilities of incoordination,
and aging. (b) It is intended to make all buildings and facilities covered by this article
accessible to, and functional for, the physically handicapped to, through, and within their
doors, without loss of function, space, or facility where the general public is concerned.
(Acts 1965, No. 224, p. 315, §2.)...
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21-4-2
Section 21-4-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have
the meanings as set forth in this section: (1) NONAMBULATORY DISABILITIES. Impairments that,
regardless of cause or manifestation, for all practical purposes, confine individuals to wheelchairs.
(2) SEMIAMBULATORY DISABILITIES. Impairments that cause individuals to walk with difficulty
or insecurity. Individuals using braces or crutches, amputees, arthritics, those with neuromuscular
disorders, and those with pulmonary and cardiac ills may be semiambulatory. (3) SIGHT DISABILITIES.
Total blindness or impairments affecting sight to the extent that the individual functioning
in public areas is insecure or exposed to danger. (4) HEARING DISABILITIES. Deafness or hearing
handicaps that might make an individual insecure in public areas because he is unable to communicate
or hear warning signals. (5) DISABILITIES OF INCOORDINATION. Faulty coordination or palsy
from brain, spinal, or peripheral nerve...
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16-44-1
Section 16-44-1 Governor authorized to enter into compact; form of compact. The Governor of
the State of Alabama is hereby authorized to enter into the compact for education in the form
substantially as follows: COMPACT FOR EDUCATION Article I. Purpose and Policy. A. It is the
purpose of this compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding
among executive, legislative, professional education and lay leadership on a nationwide basis
at the state and local levels. 2. Provide a forum for the discussion, development, crystallization
and recommendation of public policy alternatives in the field of education. 3. Provide a clearinghouse
of information on matters relating to educational problems and how they are being met in different
places throughout the nation. 4. Facilitate the improvement of state and local educational
systems. B. It is the policy of this compact to encourage and promote local and state initiative
in the development, maintenance, improvement and...
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40-18-15
Section 40-18-15 Deductions for individuals generally. (a) No deduction shall be allowed for
any losses, expenses, or interest deferred or disallowed pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 267 or for
any cost required to be capitalized in accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 263A; otherwise, there
shall be allowed as deductions: (1) All ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during
the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business, as determined in accordance with 26
U.S.C. § 162. (2) Interest paid or accrued within the taxable year on indebtedness, limited
to the amount allowable as an interest deduction for federal income tax purposes in the corresponding
tax year or period pursuant to the provisions of 26 U.S.C. §§ 163, 264, and 265. (3) The
following taxes paid or accrued within the taxable year: a. Income taxes, Federal Insurance
Contribution Act taxes, taxes on self-employment income and estate and gift taxes imposed
by authority of the United States or any possession of the United...
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21-4-21
Section 21-4-21 Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning, the following terms shall have meanings ascribed to them as follows:
(1) ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL. An individual 65 years of age or older; (2) ELECTION FOR STATE OFFICE.
A general, special primary, or runoff election for an executive, legislative, or judicial
state office that is contested on a statewide basis; (3) HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL. An individual
qualified to vote, who, by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other
permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, is unable without accessible facilities or
registration and voting aids to have access to registration and voting equal to that available
to persons who are not so affected; (4) STATE. State of Alabama; (5) VOTING PRECINCT. The
area inhabited by all individuals assigned to one polling place for a state election. (Acts
1985, No. 85-234, p. 133, §2.)...
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21-9-11
Section 21-9-11 Duties of commissioner. (a) The commissioner shall direct all matters involving
the department in conformance with state and federal law and the policies of the board. (b)
The commissioner shall perform the following specific duties: (1) Enforce the rules and regulations
of the board governing the department's services and programs. (2) Appoint to positions of
employment those professional, clerical, and other assistants, including specialists and consultants,
on a full or part-time basis as may be needed. The number of employees, their qualifications,
their compensation, and all other expenditures of the commissioner shall be within the limits
of a budget approved by the board. The commissioner and all employees of the department shall
be entitled to all benefits accruing to merit system employees including the right to accumulate
leave and participate in the Teachers' Retirement System under the same terms and conditions
as employees of the State Department of...
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41-4-354
Section 41-4-354 Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Management of State-Owned
and Leased Real Property. (a) There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
on the Management of State-Owned and Leased Real Property. The committee shall consist of
the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three members of the
House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, one of whom shall be a member
of the House minority party, and three members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the Senate minority party. Each member
of the committee shall receive compensation and expenses pursuant to Amendment 871 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (b) It shall be the duty and function of the committee to
review, analyze, and study the transfer, implementation, and performance of the requirements
of this article. (c) In reviewing the management of state-owned and...
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38-9-2
Section 38-9-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABUSE. The infliction of physical pain, injury, or the willful
deprivation by a caregiver or other person of services necessary to maintain mental and physical
health. (2) ADULT IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES. A person 18 years of age or older whose
behavior indicates that he or she is mentally incapable of adequately caring for himself or
herself and his or her interests without serious consequences to himself or herself or others,
or who, because of physical or mental impairment, is unable to protect himself or herself
from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse by others, and who has
no guardian, relative, or other appropriate person able, willing, and available to assume
the kind and degree of protection and supervision required under the circumstances. (3) CAREGIVER.
An individual who has the responsibility for the care of a protected...
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9-16-74
Section 9-16-74 Surface Mining Commission - Powers. In addition to any other powers conferred
on it by law, the commission shall have the power to do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend,
suspend, repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations, provided such rules
and regulations shall not be more stringent than those promulgated by federal law, or rule
or regulation, to control surface coal mining operations consistent with this article including
the declaration of public policy and legislative intent contained in Section 9-16-71. Such
rules and regulations may be for the state as a whole or may vary from area to area, as may
be appropriate to accomplish the policy and intent of this article and in order to take into
account varying local conditions. (2) Hold public hearings as may be specified by law relating
to any aspect or matter in the administration of this article and, in connection therewith,
administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the...
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41-18-1
Section 41-18-1 Text. Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that the
South has a sense of community based on common social, cultural and economic needs and fostered
by a regional tradition. There are vast potentialities for mutual improvement of each state
in the region by cooperative planning for the development, conservation and efficient utilization
of human and natural resources in a geographic area large enough to afford a high degree of
flexibility in identifying and taking maximum advantage of opportunities for healthy and beneficial
growth. The independence of each state and the special needs of subregions are recognized
and are to be safeguarded. Accordingly, the cooperation resulting from this agreement is intended
to assist the states in meeting their own problems by enhancing their abilities to recognize
and analyze regional opportunities and take account of regional influences in planning and
implementing their public policies. (b) The purposes of...
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