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12-15-101
Section 12-15-101 Purpose of the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act; short title; goals for the juvenile
court. (a) This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act. The purpose of
this chapter is to facilitate the care, protection, and discipline of children who come under
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, while acknowledging the responsibility of the juvenile
court to preserve the public peace and security. (b) In furtherance of this purpose, the following
goals have been established for the juvenile court: (1) To preserve and strengthen the family
of the child whenever possible, including improvement of the home environment of the child.
(2) To remove the child from the custody of his or her parent or parents only when it is judicially
determined to be in his or her best interests or for the safety and protection of the public.
(3) To reunite a child with his or her parent or parents as quickly and as safely as possible
when the child has been removed from the custody...
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16-22A-2
Section 16-22A-2 Legislative intent. Under the National Child Protection Act of 1993, Public
Law 103-209, 42 U.S.C. 5119, et seq., the states are required to implement a computerized
information system to provide child abuse crime information through the Federal Bureau of
Investigation National Criminal History Record Information System and may conduct a nationwide
criminal history background information check for the purpose of determining whether an individual
who will have unsupervised access to children is suitable for employment or has been convicted
of a crime that bears upon the fitness of the individual to teach or have responsibility for
the safety and well-being of children as defined in this chapter. The Legislature finds that
there is a compelling state interest and it is in the best interest of the children of Alabama
to protect them from those persons who may inflict physical or mental injury or abuse, sexual
abuse or exploitation, or maltreatment or other mistreatment...
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22-30D-7
Section 22-30D-7 Expenditure of funds. (a) Prior to the approval of an expenditure of any funds
under this chapter with respect to payment for costs incurred for investigation, assessment,
and, if necessary, remediation at a particular site, every owner or operator covered by this
chapter, person owning any abandoned drycleaning facility eligible for coverage by this chapter,
or impacted third party filing a request with the board for payment, shall accept responsibility
for the first ten thousand dollars ($10,000), as a deductible amount, of the actual costs
to be incurred with that particular site. Each wholesale distributor covered by this chapter
shall accept responsibility for the first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), as a deductible
amount, of the actual cost to be incurred with a wholesale distribution facility. An adjacent
landowner shall not be required to accept responsibility for any costs incurred at a site.
(b) Payments from the fund may be obtained from the board by...
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33-1-5.1
Section 33-1-5.1 Retirement plans for employees of Alabama State Port Authority. (a) The Alabama
State Port Authority may establish and fund retirement plans for various employees of the
Alabama State Port Authority including but not limited to those employees who are employed
by the port authority under Section 36-26-19, those employees who are "exempt" under
Section 36-26-19, those employees who are employed by the port authority under Section 33-1-16
as locomotive engineers, locomotive firemen, switchmen, and switch engine foremen, and hostlers
engaged in the operation of the terminal railroads provided for by said section, and those
employees of the port authority who are not otherwise covered under the State Employees' Retirement
System and pay the costs of the establishment and funding of the retirement plans from the
revenues of the port authority. (b) The retirement plans and benefits shall be in amounts
as defined in individual labor contracts and deemed appropriate and...
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36-27-21.3
Section 36-27-21.3 Cost-of-living increases; funding. (a) There is hereby provided, commencing
October 1, 1982, to any person retired prior to October 1, 1981, under the Teachers' Retirement
System or Employees' Retirement System of Alabama and who is receiving a retirement allowance
therefrom, a cost-of-living increase of $1.00 per month for each year of creditable service
attained by said member; provided any person retired under the provisions of Section 36-27-7,
or 36-27-7.1 shall receive an increase of $.50 per month for each year of creditable service
attained by said member. In addition to the foregoing amount an additional $1.00 per month
increase may be granted upon the occurrence of certain conditions set forth in subsection
(e) of this section; provided any person retired under the provisions of Section 36-27-7,
or 36-27-7.1 may receive an additional $.50 per month increase upon the occurrence of certain
conditions pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. Effective...
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38-13-1
Section 38-13-1 Legislative findings and intent. Under the National Child Protection Act of
1993, Public Law 103-209, 42 U.S.C. ยง 5119, et seq., the states are permitted to implement
a computerized information system to provide child abuse crime information through the Federal
Bureau of Investigation National Criminal History Record Information System. The states may
conduct a nationwide criminal history background check for the purpose of determining whether
an individual who shall have unsupervised access to children, the elderly, or individuals
with disabilities has been convicted of a crime that bears upon the fitness of the individual
to provide care to or have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children, the elderly,
or individuals with disabilities as defined in this chapter. The Legislature finds that there
is an important state interest and it is in the best interest of the children, the elderly,
and individuals with disabilities of Alabama to protect them from...
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40-17-167
Section 40-17-167 Decal requirement suspended. (a) The Legislature of Alabama makes the following
findings and statements: (1) The reduction of the dependence on foreign oil is necessary to
reserve and protect our national security. (2) Reliable and affordable energy is of great
importance to all sectors of Alabama's economy. (3) Long-term sustainability of energy supply
and efficient and effective distribution of energy is becoming increasingly important to Alabama's
population growth and economic expansion. (4) The future energy needs of the state also present
opportunities to diversify the state's energy supply and provide new opportunities for Alabama-based
clean energy technologies. (5) The use of existing technology and development of new technologies
including compressed and liquefied natural gas should be encouraged as a way of producing
energy with reduced emissions. (b) The Legislature recognizes that it is in the best interest
of its citizens to remove existing barriers to...
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41-15B-4
Section 41-15B-4 Permanent joint interim legislative oversight committee. (a) There is created
the Permanent Joint Interim Legislative Oversight Committee of the Children First Trust Fund.
The committee shall be composed of three members of each house, to be appointed by the presiding
officer of each house. The chair and vice chair of the oversight committee shall be elected
at the first meeting by the members of the oversight committee. The oversight committee shall
meet as it deems necessary and shall study and oversee all facets of the Children First Trust
Fund. The committee shall review each monthly report provided by the council, and may make
recommendations as it deems appropriate. (b) The oversight committee shall consider recommending
to the council a comprehensive plan to establish a grants program to assist parents in placing
their children in accredited behavior modification programs. (c) Upon the request of the chair,
the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House...
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41-15C-1
Section 41-15C-1 Creation; funding and distribution. (a) There is hereby created the Alabama
Senior Services Trust Fund as a separate fund in the State Treasury. The trust fund shall
be administered by the Secretary/Treasurer of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, which shall
be entitled to a reasonable fee for the administration. All investments shall be made pursuant
to the same authority and restrictions that apply to the investment of funds of the Retirement
Systems of Alabama. (b) Funding to the Alabama Senior Services Trust Fund shall be from the
distribution of tobacco settlement proceeds as enacted in Division 1 of Article 17 of Chapter
10 of this title. Distributions to the trust fund shall be made each fiscal year that the
state receives proceeds from the tobacco settlement. (c) Earnings in the trust fund shall
not be subject to appropriation until the Legislature includes an appropriation in the general
appropriations act from the trust fund to the Department of Senior...
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11-54B-50
Section 11-54B-50 District management corporation limits, powers, and duties. (a) District
management corporations provided for in this article shall be incorporated under the Alabama
Nonprofit Corporation Act, Chapter 3 of Title 10A, and shall exercise their powers in a manner
consistent with that law. (b) To qualify for designation by ordinance to manage a self-help
business improvement district, the articles of incorporation of a proposed district management
corporation shall provide all of the following: (1) That a board of directors shall manage
the property, business, and affairs of the corporation. (2) The names and addresses of the
initial members of the board of directors. (3) That the initial members of the board shall
be divided into three groups which are as equal in number as is possible, that those groups
will serve for initial terms of one, two, and three years respectively, and that all directors
thereafter elected by the board of directors shall serve for a term of...
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