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16-6D-3
Section 16-6D-3 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares
all of the following: (1) To further the goals of public education throughout the state, each
school system should be able to have maximum possible flexibility to meet the needs of students
and the communities within its jurisdiction. (2) There is a critical need for innovative models
of public education that are tailored to the unique circumstances and needs of the students
in all schools and communities, and especially in schools and communities that are struggling
to improve academic outcomes and close the achievement gap. (3) To better serve students and
better use available resources, local boards of education, local school systems, and parents
need the ability to explore flexible alternatives in an effort to be more efficient and effective
in providing operational and programmatic services. (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the
Legislature to do all of the following: (1) Allow school systems...
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25-5-15.1
Section 25-5-15.1 State safety program; legislative intent; creation. (a) It is the
intent of the Legislature to promote safety education, safety planning, and to provide any
needed technical assistance. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Labor shall coordinate
with the safe state program, the safety and health consulting service, to establish a safety
program for cooperating with industry to promote safety and provide technical assistance.
Emphasis shall be placed on unsafe acts in both small industry and high risk industry. (c)
Qualified safety management specialists shall be employed in the safe state program to assist
employers in developing or improving their safety programs. Safe state program personnel shall,
upon referral by the secretary of an employer's request, make inspections for safety monitoring
and report the resulting findings and recommendations to the employer and to the secretary.
(d) The safe state program shall establish and collect reasonable fees for...
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41-9-944
Section 41-9-944 Duties of commission. The commission shall have the following duties:
(1) Provide for the education of members of the Legislature and state agencies of Alabama
about Total Quality, including the basic concepts, potential benefits, and application to
state government, among other responsibilities. (2) Arrange Total Quality presentations for
members of the Legislature and host quality meetings between invitees from the Legislature,
the executive branch, state and local governments, private industry, or other relevant parties
to discuss the application of Total Quality to government. (3) Make and transmit to the Governor
and the Legislature findings and recommendations regarding the application of Total Quality
principles to the organization and continuous operations of state government. These findings
and recommendations shall address the continuous improvement of government operations through
the promotion of citizen satisfaction, cost-saving, employee satisfaction and...
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16-33B-2
Section 16-33B-2 Legislative findings and purposes. The Legislature declares that there
exists within the State of Alabama a lack of sufficient availability of loans to residents
of Alabama who choose to attend a postsecondary educational institution and who have a financial
need in order to pay a portion or all of such residents' educationally related expenses at
the postsecondary educational institution. This chapter establishes a guaranteed student loan
program which is intended to provide increased access to educational loans for Alabama residents.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-733, p. 1484, ยง2.)...
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23-1-50.1
Section 23-1-50.1 Road machinery and equipment management program; Equipment Management
Surplus Reserve Account. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to give the State Department
of Transportation authority to accumulate depreciation, equipment replacement allowances,
and salvage value on road machinery and equipment sufficient to upgrade, replace, or make
extraordinary repairs to the road machinery and equipment of the State Department of Transportation,
as determined by a road machinery and equipment management program to be developed by the
department. (b) Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases
will have the following meanings: (1) STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISIONS. Those
divisions of the Department of Transportation responsible for road construction and maintenance
over a specified geographic area of the state. (2) DEPRECIATION. That process of allocating
the original cost per fixed asset over the productive life of the asset...
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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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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence
in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with
tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to
requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer
has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among
other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal
within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of
resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and
fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those
specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing
shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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45-37A-100.01
Section 45-37A-100.01 Traffic safety system authorized; legislative findings. (a) The
City of Center Point, Alabama, by ordinance, may provide for the implementation of an automated
traffic safety system within the city as provided for in this article. (b) The Legislature
finds and declares the following: (1) Vehicles that violate traffic control regulations and
signage have been and are a dangerous problem in the City of Center Point. (2) Studies have
found that automated traffic camera enforcement in a municipal area is a highly accurate method
for detecting violations of traffic control regulations and signage and is very effective
in reducing the number of traffic violations and decreasing the number of traffic accidents,
deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to stop and remain stopped
at a traffic control signal which is emitting a steady red signal is a criminal misdemeanor.
Current Alabama law also provides that failing to abide by traffic signage...
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45-37A-42.01
Section 45-37A-42.01 Traffic safety system authorized; legislative findings. (a) The
City of Bessemer, Alabama, by ordinance, may provide for the implementation of an automated
traffic safety system within the city as provided for in this part. (b) The Legislature finds
and declares the following: (1) Vehicles that violate traffic control regulations and signage
have been and are a dangerous problem in the City of Bessemer, Alabama. (2) Studies have found
that automated traffic camera enforcement in a municipal area is a highly accurate method
for detecting violations of traffic control regulations and signage and is very effective
in reducing the number of traffic violations and decreasing the number of traffic accidents,
deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to stop and remain stopped
at a traffic-control signal which is emitting a steady red signal is a criminal misdemeanor.
Current Alabama law also provides that failing to abide by traffic signage or...
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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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