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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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41-10-540
Section 41-10-540 Legislative findings; construction. The Legislature finds and declares
the following: That the State of Alabama, acting in its own name and through various public
corporations, has made substantial financial contractual commitments for incentives to industries
agreeing to locate or expand their operations in Alabama; that the creation of a state-level
agency with power to fund the commitments is desirable and in the public interest; that by
the passage of this division it is the intention to provide for the creation of Alabama Incentives
Financing Authority with broad powers to meet existing commitments made by the state to industries
committing to locate or expand in the state; and that it is necessary and in the public interest
that the authority pledge for payment of its obligations the funds appropriated to the authority
in order to enable it to fund existing commitments and to carry out functions that are essential
to the public welfare. This division shall be...
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11-97-1
Section 11-97-1 Legislative declarations and findings. It is hereby found and declared
as follows: (1) That the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state require the
provision of certain utility services, including water and sewer services; (2) That it is
necessary for the Legislature to provide additional methods by which the cities and counties
in the state may provide new and improve existing utility services facilities; (3) That historically
a significant portion of the funding of the costs of construction of such utility services
facilities has been provided through grants from the United States of America; (4) That, in
recent years, funds available to cities and counties from the United States of America for
payment of costs of construction of utility services facilities has been substantially reduced,
and it is anticipated that, in coming years, such funds may be further reduced or eliminated;
(5) That the result of the elimination of funding from the United States...
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16-18B-1
Section 16-18B-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that
it is necessary, desirable, and in the public interest that the state provide adequate forensic
sciences laboratories and educational facilities for the provision of instruction and research
in the field of forensic sciences. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of
this article to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the purposes of providing
for the acquisition, provision, construction, improvement, renovation, equipping, and maintenance
of such facilities and to authorize the corporation to provide for payment of the costs of
accomplishing the stated purposes by implementing that certain constitutional amendment authorizing
the issuance by the state of up to $17,500,000 principal amount of its general obligation
bonds, which amendment was proposed by Act 98-337, and by issuing and selling for the state,
subject to the approval of the Governor, interest bearing general...
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22-21B-2
Section 22-21B-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares: (1) It is
the public policy of the State of Alabama to respect and protect the fundamental right of
conscience of individuals who provide health care services. (2) Without comprehensive protection,
health care rights of conscience may be violated in various ways, such as harassment, demotion,
salary reduction, termination, loss of privileges, denial of aid or benefits, and refusal
to license, or refusal to certify. (3) It is the purpose of this chapter to protect religious
or ethical rights of all health care providers to decline to provide, perform, assist, or
participate in providing or performing certain health care services that violate their consciences,
where they have made their objections known in writing in advance. (4) It is the purpose of
this chapter to prohibit discrimination, disqualification, or coercion upon such health care
providers who decline to perform any health care service that violates...
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23-1-293
Section 23-1-293 Designating Committee. (a) The Designating Committee shall consist
of a state legislator to be appointed by the Governor, a state Senator appointed by the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker
of the House, and the heads, or their official designees, of the following seven departments:
(1) The Alabama State Department of Transportation. (2) The Alabama Bureau of Tourism and
Travel. (3) The Alabama Historical Commission. (4) The Alabama Council on the Arts. (5) The
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (6) The Alabama Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources. (7) The Alabama Forestry Commission. (b) The Designating Committee
shall perform the following duties: (1) Designate as scenic byways from the highways recommended
to it by the Advisory Council, as provided in subsection (d) of Section 23-1-294. (2)
Advise the Governor and the Legislature of each designation. (3) Adopt...
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34-8B-1
Section 34-8B-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that
it is the policy of the state to promote the skill, art, and practice of court reporting in
order to assure that court reporters possess the necessary skills and qualifications and that
a board be established to prescribe the qualifications of court reporters and to issue licenses
to persons who demonstrate their ability and fitness for the licenses. This chapter is intended
to establish and maintain a standard of competency for individuals engaged in the practice
of court reporting and for the protection of the public, in general, and for the litigants
whose rights to personal freedom and property are affected by the competency of court reporters.
The examination, licensing, and supervision of the conduct and proficiency of court reporters
are integrally related to the effective, impartial, and prompt operation of the judicial system
of the State of Alabama. (Act 2006-200, p. 289, ยง1.)...
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39-8-2
Section 39-8-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter
shall do all of the following: (1) Provide for the efficient procurement of goods and services
by governmental units. (2) Promote the economical, nondiscriminatory, and efficient administration
and completion of state and state-funded or state-assisted construction projects. (3) Provide
for fair and open competition for construction contracts, grants, tax abatements, and tax
credits awarded by governmental units. (4) Prohibit requirements for certain terms in construction
contracts awarded by governmental units or supported through grants and tax subsidies and
abatements by governmental units. (5) Prohibit expenditure of public funds under certain conditions.
(6) Prohibit certain terms in procurement documents for certain expenditures by governmental
units involving public facilities. (7) Provide powers and duties for certain public officers,
employees, and contractors. (Act 2014-107, p. 180,...
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16-60-110
Section 16-60-110 Definitions. (a) The Legislature finds and determines all of the following:
(1) That it is necessary to the welfare of the state that it provide workforce development
initiatives that are responsive to industry needs from highly specialized training programs
that help prepare entry level employees to meet growing demands. (2) That the needs of the
citizens, businesses, and industries of the state are best served by a unified system of institutions
and programs delivering excellence in academic education, adult education, and workforce development.
(3) That a unified system is best supported and supervised by a board of trustees devoted
solely to providing the best possible facilities, teaching, and instruction through the Alabama
Community College System. (4) That high quality, affordable, local educational opportunities
for students to obtain associate's degrees and to prepare for continuing their education at
four-year institutions have been a hallmark of Alabama's...
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22-4-31
Section 22-4-31 Legislative findings. The Legislature does hereby set out the following
findings and reasons for passage of this article. Alabama has adopted a system of health planning
and development administered by the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA).
In addition, the Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC) is charged with reviewing Alabama's
health planning needs and writing the State Health Plan to assist the Certificate of Need
Review Board. The Certificate of Need Review Board is responsible for reviewing and approving
certificate of need applications in Alabama. There is no current systematic way for the SHPDA,
SHCC, or the Certificate of Need Review Board to collect all the health care services information
necessary for proper health care planning in Alabama, because reporting to SHPDA is voluntary.
The Legislature hereby finds and determines that collection of additional health care information
is necessary for informed statewide health planning. The...
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