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26-10B-4
Section 26-10B-4 Department of Human Resources authorized to enter into interstate compacts.
The State Department of Human Resources, by and through its commissioner, is authorized to
develop, negotiate, and enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state
with other states to implement one or more of the purposes set forth in this chapter. When
so entered into, and for so long as it shall remain in force, such a compact shall have the
force and effect of law. (Acts 1991, No. 91-662, p. 1267, §4.)...
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29-2-106
Section 29-2-106 State Case Registry of Children in State Care. (a) The Department of Human
Resources, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Youth Services shall create
a joint project team to develop a requirements analysis and conceptual design for maintaining
a central repository of case information within 12 months of May 6, 1998, which shall be known
as the State Case Registry of Children in State Care and shall contain records with respect
to the following: (1) The number of children in state care. (2) The amount of funds expended
by federal, state, and local governments for maintenance payments on behalf of children in
state care. (3) The amount of funds expended by federal, state, and local governments for
payments on behalf of each child in state care and their natural parents or guardians. (4)
The types of services being offered to parents and their children in order to keep the family
together. (5) The number of children in foster care eligible for adoption,...
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30-3D-310
Section 30-3D-310 Duties of the Department of Human Resources. (a) The Department of Human
Resources is the state information agency under this chapter. (b) The state information agency
shall: (1) compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this
state which have jurisdiction under this chapter and any support enforcement agencies in this
state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state; (2) maintain
a register of names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from
other states; (3) forward to the appropriate tribunal in the county in this state in which
the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor's property
is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this chapter received
from another state or a foreign country; and (4) obtain information concerning the location
of the obligor and the obligor's property within this state not exempt...
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38-10-7.1
Section 38-10-7.1 Scope of representation of district attorney or appointed attorney in support
enforcement action. Any district attorney or attorney approved or appointed by the Attorney
General initiating legal proceedings at the request of the Department of Human Resources to
establish or enforce child support, spousal support, medical support, and/or any other support
services pursuant to the provisions of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and the laws
of this state shall represent the State of Alabama, Department of Human Resources, exclusively
in said proceedings. No attorney-client relationship shall exist between the IV-D attorney
and any applicant or recipient of the agency's support enforcement services, without regard
to the style of the case in which legal proceedings are initiated. Said attorney representing
the state in an IV-D case is only authorized to appear and prosecute and/or defend issues
of support and cannot in an IV-D case address or provide representation...
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38-12-1
Section 38-12-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. State Department of Human Resources. (2) FOSTER PARENT. Any person
with whom a child in the care, custody, or guardianship of the department, is placed for temporary
or long-term care, but shall not include any person with whom a child is placed for the purpose
of adoption. (Act 99-437, p. 864, §1.)...
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38-2-8
Section 38-2-8 County departments of human resources. (a) There is hereby created in each county
a county department of human resources which shall consist of the county director of human
resources and such other officers and employees as the county board and state department shall
deem necessary for the efficient performance of the welfare services of the county. The county
director, subject to the approval of the county board and the provisions of the merit system,
shall appoint such staff as may be necessary to administer the welfare activities within the
county. Upon request of the local board, the State Personnel Department shall establish a
county register of eligibles who are residents of the county in which the vacancy exists.
If no appointment is made from the local register or there is no local register then appointment
shall be made from the statewide register. Any person employed in county departments shall
be covered under the provisions of the State Merit System. (b) It...
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12-15-409
Section 12-15-409 Role of attorney as advocate; designation of facilities. (a) An attorney
representing the state, any county, or municipality or the Department of Youth Services or
the Department of Human Resources or an attorney representing the person or persons filing
a petition to have a minor or child committed may serve as the advocate in support of the
petition to commit in all matters regarding the petition. (b) At the final hearing upon a
petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department on the basis
that the minor or child is mentally ill, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear
and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) That the minor or child sought to
be committed is mentally ill. (2) That, as a consequence of the mental illness, the minor
or child poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself, herself, or to others.
(3) That the threat of substantial harm has been evidenced by a recent overt act. (4)...
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26-16-2
Section 26-16-2 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings herein ascribed to them: (1) CHILD. A person under 18 years of age. (2)
CHILD ABUSE. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible
for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental
physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation of any provision of Article
4, Chapter 6, Title 13A. (3) CULTURAL COMPETENCY. The ability of an individual or organization
to understand and act respectfully toward, in a cultural text, the beliefs, interpersonal
styles, attitudes, and behaviors of persons and families of various cultures, including persons
and families of various cultures who participate in services from the individual or organization
and persons of various cultures who provide services for the individual or organization. (4)
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention....
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26-16-97
Section 26-16-97 Meetings; disclosure of information; violation; penalties. (a) Meetings of
the state team and of local teams shall be closed to the public and not subject to the State
Sunshine Law when the state team or local team is discussing a specific child death. (b) Information
identifying a deceased child, a family member, guardian or caretaker of a deceased child,
or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse or neglect upon a child, may not be disclosed
during a meeting which is open to the public. (c) Information regarding the involvement of
any agency with the deceased child or family may not be disclosed during a public meeting.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the state team or a local team
from requesting the attendance at a team meeting of a person who has information relevant
to the team's exercise of its purpose and duties. (e) Any person who intentionally violates
any portion of this section commits a Class C misdemeanor and shall be...
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38-10-30
Section 38-10-30 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CHILD. A minor or disabled child. (2) CUSTODY. A legal status created by court
order. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources of the State of Alabama, including
the state and county departments of human resources. (4) FOSTER CARE. Services for children
outside of their own homes provided on a 24-hour basis in a licensed or approved facility.
(Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-686, p. 81, §1.)...
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