36-1A-5
Section 36-1A-5 Participation limited to voluntary, charitable, health and human care federations and agencies with a substantial local presence. (a) Participation in the Alabama State Employee Combined Charitable Campaign shall be limited to voluntary, charitable, health and human care federations and agencies with a substantial local presence that provide or support direct health and welfare services to individuals or their families and meet the criteria set forth in this section. "Substantial local presence" is defined as a facility, staffed by professionals or volunteers, available to provide its services and open at least 15 hours a week. Such services must be available to state employees in the local campaign community, unless they are rendered to needy persons overseas. Such services must directly benefit human beings, whether children, youth, adults, the aged, the ill and infirm, or the mentally or physically handicapped. Such services must consist of care, research, or...
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38-9B-1
Section 38-9B-1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) It is an essential function of state government to provide basic support for persons with a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, whether the impairment is congenital or occurs by reason of accident, injury, age, or disease. (2) The cost of providing basic support for persons with a mental or physical impairment is difficult for many citizens to afford, and they are forced to rely upon the government to provide that support. (3) The families and friends of persons with a mental or physical impairment desire to supplement, but not replace, the basic support provided by state government and other governmental programs. (4) Medical, social, and other supplemental services are often provided by family members and friends of persons with a mental or physical impairment, for the lifetime of the impaired persons. (5) It is necessary and desirable...
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40-18-370
Section 40-18-370 Short title; legislative findings; definitions. (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Jobs Act. (b) The Legislature makes the following findings: (1) The economic well-being of the citizens of the state will be enhanced by the increased development and growth of employment within Alabama. (2) It is in the best interests of the state to provide certain incentives to allow the state to foster economic development through the recruitment of quality projects and the expansion of existing businesses within Alabama. (3) The incentives provided for in this article do not raise any taxes for any individuals or businesses in Alabama under state law. (4) The incentives provided in this article will allow the state to encourage the creation of new jobs that may not otherwise exist within the State of Alabama. (5) The incentives provided in this article will increase revenues for the state without increasing taxes. (6) The Constitution of the State of...
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29-2-1
Section 29-2-1 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness and performance of all branches of government can only be achieved with proper oversight, accountability, and transparency in government decision making and processes for service delivery; a long-range program of highway development and maintenance in Alabama (herein "the state") is vital to the safety of the traveling public as well as the industrial and agricultural growth of the state; the highway system in the state must be adequate to meet expanding needs; highway construction, maintenance, and administration to support such a system should include long-range planning, soundness in scope of the highway program, efficient performance, and fiscal responsibility in both policy and planning; the use of a long-range highway program will further the judicious expenditure of highway funds, will promote the public safety and convenience, will...
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41-28-1.1
Section 41-28-1.1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds and declares: (1) The streamlining and consolidation of governmental functions is a priority and is of great importance to the economic well-being of the State of Alabama, to its citizens, and to ensuring appropriate and responsible use of taxpayer funds. (2) The Office of Information Technology was created in furtherance of the goal to streamline information technology in the state. (3) Effective utilization of information technology is paramount to reducing the cost of governmental operations and to serving the citizens of the state. (4) Excellence in support for all state agency information technology needs is critical to serving the people of Alabama. (b) To implement the findings in subsection (a), the purpose of Act 2017-282 is to transfer the responsibility and authority for information technology service delivery from the Department of Finance to the Office of Information Technology. (Act 2017-282, ยง1.)...
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11-54-126
Section 11-54-126 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) That industrial development boards have been, and may hereafter be, organized, under the provisions of either industrial development board act, to promote industry, develop trade, and further the use of the agricultural products and natural and human resources of the State of Alabama and the development and preservation of such resources. (2) That in order to enable all industrial development boards to act more effectively to promote both the establishment of new business, manufacturing, industrial, commercial, service, and research enterprises, and the expansion of such enterprises already existing in Alabama, it is advisable that they be empowered to receive, manage, use, and expend contributions from private sources that are separate from and in addition to any other moneys or other properties that such boards are empowered by law to expend or to own. (3) That...
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38-9D-2
Section 38-9D-2 Definitions. The following words are defined for the purposes of this chapter: (1) COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE. The total effort in the state, inclusive of service coordination/case management, that is directed at meeting the needs of individuals who are at risk of elder abuse. (2) COUNCIL. The Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. (3) ELDER ABUSE. The maltreatment of an older person, age 60 or above, by any person, including the following: a. Emotional/Psychological Abuse. The intentional infliction of mental or emotional anguish by threat, humiliation, intimidation, or other verbal or non-verbal abusive conduct. Examples of psychological abuse include name calling, insulting, ignoring for extended periods of time, frightening, intimidating, and isolating from friends and family. b. Material Exploitation. The unauthorized use of funds or any resources of an elderly individual or the misuse of power of attorney or representative payee status for...
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22-21-211
Section 22-21-211 Purpose of article. It is the legislative intent and purpose of this article that the Hospital Service Program for Indigents provided for in this article shall be a program designed and administered so as to provide hospitalization for those residents of the State of Alabama who are ill or injured and who can be helped markedly by treatment in a hospital, but who are clearly unable to meet the cost of such hospitalization from their own resources or from the resources of those upon whom they are legally dependent. It is not intended that the program shall be burdened by attempting to provide purely domiciliary care for persons with permanently disabling diseases or illnesses or with chronic diseases or illnesses, such as tuberculosis or mental disorders, which are already provided for under any special program of the State of Alabama or of the United States. It is also not intended that this article shall be compulsory on any county except during such time as the...
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16-1-18.1
Section 16-1-18.1 Accumulation of sick leave. (a) Definitions. When used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively: (1) EMPLOYEE. Any person employed full time as provided by law by those employers enumerated in this section; and adult bus drivers. (2) EMPLOYER. All public city and county boards of education; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the Alabama Youth Services Department District Board in its capacity as the Board of Education for the Youth Services Department District; the Board of Directors of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; the Board of Trustees of the Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science; for purposes of subsection (c) only, the Alabama State Senate, the Lieutenant Governor, the Office of the Senate President Pro Tempore, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Alabama House of Representatives, the Legislative Reference Service; any organization participating in the Teachers'...
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22-13A-3
Section 22-13A-3 Purposes of chapter. The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To create and foster a multi-generational, statewide program to promote public awareness and knowledge about the causes of osteoporosis, personal risk factors, the value of prevention and early detection, and the options available for treatment. (2) To facilitate and enhance knowledge and understanding of osteoporosis by disseminating educational materials, information about research results, services, and strategies for prevention and treatment to patients, health professionals, and the public. (3) To utilize educational and training resources and services that have been developed by organizations with appropriate expertise and knowledge of osteoporosis and to use available technical assistance. (4) To evaluate existing osteoporosis services in the community and assess the need for improving the quality and accessibility of community-based services. (5) To provide easy access to clear, complete, and...
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