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22-11E-1
Section 22-11E-1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds the following: (1)
Concussions are one of the most commonly reported injuries in children and adolescents who
participate in sports and recreational activities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
estimates that as many as 3,900,000 sports-related and recreation-related concussions occur
in the United States each year. A concussion is caused by a blow or motion to the head or
body that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries
or death is significant when a concussion or head injury is not properly evaluated and managed.
(2) Concussions are a type of brain injury that can range from mild to severe and can disrupt
the way the brain normally works. Concussions can occur in any organized or unorganized sport
or recreational activity and can result from a fall or from participants colliding with each
other, the ground, or with obstacles. Concussions occur with or without...
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22-11E-2
Section 22-11E-2 Athletic head injury safety training. (a) Each local school system
and governing body of each sport or recreational organization shall develop guidelines and
other pertinent information and forms to inform and educate youth athletes and their parents
or guardians in their program of the nature and risk of concussion and brain injury, including
continuing to play after a suspected concussion or brain injury. On a yearly basis, a concussion
and head injury information sheet shall be signed and returned by the youth athlete and the
athlete's parent or guardian prior to the youth athlete's initiating practice or competition.
(b) Each local school system and sports or recreational organization governing body shall
ensure that coaches receive annual training to learn how to recognize the symptoms of a concussion
and how to seek proper medical treatment for a person suspected of having a concussion. (c)
Each local school system and sports or recreational organization shall...
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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship,
firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other
legal entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the
person or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member,
employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3)
CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in
Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written
allegation or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT.
A person who alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against
a respondent. (7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning
October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues
and upon appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated
for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs.
(b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First
Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in
the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1)
Ten percent of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution
to one or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for
tobacco control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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32-5A-191.2
Section 32-5A-191.2 Administration and disposition of funds in Alabama Head and Spinal
Cord Injury Trust Fund. (a) Beginning October 1, 1994, moneys in the Alabama Head and Spinal
Cord Injury Trust Fund shall be distributed to the Division of Rehabilitation Services in
the State Department of Education for the following purposes: (1) As a payer of last resort
for the costs of care provided in this state for citizens of this state who have survived
neuro-trauma with head or spinal cord injuries. Expenditures for spinal cord injury and head
injury care shall be made by the Division of Rehabilitation Services according to criteria
established by the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board. Expenditures
may include but need not be limited to, post acute medical care, rehabilitation therapies,
medication, attendant care, home accessibility modification, and equipment necessary for activities
of daily living. (2) Public information, prevention education, and research...
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6-5-344
Section 6-5-344 Volunteer athletic coach, manager, or official. (a) Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, no person who provides services or assistance free of
charge, except for reimbursement of expenses, as an athletic coach, manager, or official for
a sports team which is organized or performing as a nonprofit or similar entity or which is
a member team in a league affiliated with an organized county or municipal recreation department,
shall be liable in any civil action for damages to a player, participant, or spectator as
a result of his or her acts or omissions arising out of and in the course of rendering that
service or assistance. (b) This section shall apply to competitions, instruction, practice,
and other activities related to the organized sport. (c) Nothing in this section shall
grant immunity to any of the following: (1) Any person causing damage by his or her willful,
wanton, or grossly negligent act or omission. (2) Any coach, manager, assistant, or...
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38-9A-1
Section 38-9A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) ADULT. An individual 18 years of age or older with a developmental disability. (b) AGENCY.
Any public state agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Mental Health, Department
of Public Health, and Department of Education. (c) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18
who has a developmental disability or who is at risk for a developmental disability. A child
under the age of six is considered at risk for a developmental disability if the child has
substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired condition that has a high
probability of resulting in a developmental disability if services are not provided. (d) COMMUNITY
COUNCIL. A local council composed of people with a developmental disability and their family
members who supervise the implementation of the program in its...
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41-9-1021
Section 41-9-1021 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) AMATEUR. An individual who engages in a match, contest, or exhibition
of boxing, tough man contests, wrestling, or mixed martial arts, for no compensation or thing
of value for participating, which is governed or authorized by any of the following: a. U.S.A.
Boxing. b. The Alabama High School Athletic Association. c. The National Collegiate Athletic
Association. d. Amateur Athletic Union. e. Golden Gloves. f. The local affiliate of any organization
listed in this subdivision. g. USA Wrestling. h. The National Junior College Athletic Association.
i. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. j. The National Collegiate Wrestling
Association. k. Any organization licensed by the commission. (2) BARE KNUCKLE BOXING. The
original form of boxing, involving two individuals fighting without boxing gloves or other
padding on their hands. (3) BOXING MATCH. A contest...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds
and declares as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found
and determined that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing
events and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental
and charitable purposes, provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit
the businesses related to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout
the surrounding areas of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any
Class 1 municipality to determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon will be permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality
in which horse racing is approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to
provide for the establishment of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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38-13-2
Section 38-13-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age and older. (2) ADULT CARE
FACILITY. A person or entity holding a Department of Human Resources license or approval or
certification to provide care, including foster care, for adults. (3) APPLICANT. A person
or entity who submits an application for license as a child care or adult care facility to
the Department of Human Resources or a child placing agency, or an application for employment
or for a volunteer position to a Department of Human Resources licensed child care or adult
care facility. With regard to child care and adult care facilities in a home setting, the
term includes an adult household member whose residence is in the home. The term also includes
an individual who submits an application for a volunteer position or for employment with the
Department of Human Resources in a position in which the person has unsupervised...
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