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26-16-51
Section 26-16-51 Department of Human Resources to adopt guidelines and criteria; general
role and functions of teams. The Department of Human Resources shall adopt guidelines and
criteria relating to the operations and functions of the team as promulgated by the advisory
committee created pursuant to Section 26-16-52. The guidelines will be supplemental
to the existing protective service activities of the children, youth, and family programs
of the State of Alabama. Nothing in this section shall be construed to remove or reduce
the duty and responsibility of any person to report all suspected or actual cases of child
abuse or neglect or sexual abuse of a child pursuant to law. The general role of the teams
shall be to support activities of the program and to provide services to abused and neglected
children upon referral by the county departments of human resources, or any other agency as
set forth in the guidelines and criteria established. To the extent that resources are available...
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45-45-82
Section 45-45-82 Child protection board and fund. (a) In order to provide for the protection
and welfare of children in Madison County who are alleged to be or have been found by the
juvenile court of the county to be abused or neglected or otherwise dependent as defined by
Section 12-15-102, there is levied and imposed a court cost of four dollars ($4), in
all cases filed in the district court of the county, which shall be in addition to all other
costs previously imposed. The clerk of the court shall collect the costs and remit them to
a fund to be designated as the Child Protection Fund in the county treasury. (b)(1)a. There
is established a board to be known as the Child Protection Board of Madison County. The board
shall consist of seven members. The presiding district judge, after consulting with the district
court judges of Madison County, shall appoint the six initial board members, two members to
serve four-year terms, two members to serve three-year terms, and two members to...
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45-45-82.03
Section 45-45-82.03 Juvenile court Advisory Board and Drug Abuse Prevention Fund. (a)
In all criminal and juvenile delinquency cases in the circuit and district courts of Madison
County wherein the defendant or the juvenile is charged with a violation of the Alabama Uniform
Controlled Substances Act the clerk of the respective court shall charge and collect a fee
of ten dollars ($10) in addition to all other costs and charges now or hereafter provided.
(b) The monies derived from the charges herein prescribed shall be remitted to the Madison
County Commission and be deposited to a fund which shall be designated as the Madison County
Juvenile Court Drug Abuse Prevention Fund. All funds so deposited shall be disbursed for the
following purposes: (1) Conducting drug and alcohol abuse education programs. (2) Conducting
drug and alcohol abuse counseling programs. (3) Reimbursing any nonprofit organization approved
by the juvenile court of the county for services performed for the juvenile...
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26-14-1
Section 26-14-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ABUSE. Harm or
threatened harm to a child's health or welfare. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health
or welfare can occur through nonaccidental physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or attempted
sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation or attempted sexual exploitation. Sexual abuse includes
the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of any child to engage
in, or having a child assist any other person to engage in, any sexually explicit conduct
or any simulation of the conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of the
conduct; or the rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of sexual exploitation of children,
or incest with children as those acts are defined by Alabama law. Sexual exploitation includes
allowing, permitting, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution and...
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26-16-52
Section 26-16-52 Ad hoc child abuse protection team advisory committee created; composition,
duties, etc.; annual report. Upon October 1, 1985, an ad hoc child abuse protection team advisory
committee shall be created and shall consist of the following members: The Governor of the
State of Alabama or his or her designated representative; the Director of the Department of
Human Resources; the Executive Director of the Child Abuse Trust Fund; the President of the
State Parents Teachers Association; two judges in the State of Alabama that preside over courts
exercising juvenile jurisdiction to be selected by the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme
Court; one representative from the Association of County Department of Human Resources County
Directors to be selected by the Governor; the Executive Director of the Office of Prosecution
Services; the Chairman of the Victims Compensation Commission; and two other members selected
by the President of the Child Abuse Trust Fund. The committee...
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16-13-231
Section 16-13-231 Purposes and plan of apportionment. (a) In addition to all other appropriations
and apportionments of public school money now provided by law and made available for public
schools there shall be apportioned and paid to local boards of education from the Foundation
Program Fund, the amounts to be determined as hereinafter provided and in accordance with
regulations of the State Board of Education. This Foundation Program Fund shall be used principally:
(1) To aid in providing at least a 180 full instructional day minimum school term, or the
hourly equivalent thereof, except as otherwise provided in paragraph c. of subdivision (1)
of subsection (b); and, (2) To assist in the promotion of educational opportunity for all
children in the public schools. (b) The following requirements and procedures, supplemented
when necessary by regulations of the State Board of Education, shall govern the apportionment
of the fund: (1) REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FUND. In order for...
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22-5A-4
Section 22-5A-4 Selection of community ombudsmen; training; certification; duties; area
plan to describe program; notification of department as to prospective ombudsmen; advisory
committee on program. (a) Each area agency on aging funded by the department shall select
at least one community ombudsman in each planning and service area established according to
regulations issued pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. The community
ombudsman shall be an employee or contractual employee of the area agency on aging and shall
certify to having no association with any health care facility or provider for reward or profit.
(b) The duties of each community ombudsman shall be as follows: (1) To receive, investigate,
respond to, and attempt informally to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of recipients;
(2) To report immediately instances of fraud, abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department
of pensions and security for investigation and follow-up pursuant to Chapter...
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45-30A-50.03
Section 45-30A-50.03 Organization of board. The personnel program established by this
part shall be administered by the board. The board shall consist of five members who are residents
of the city and who shall be appointed by the governing body. No member of the board shall
be employed by or be an official of the city, nor hold any elective public office. The composition
of the board shall be designated as Place No. 1, Place No. 2, Place No. 3, Place No. 4, and
Place No. 5. The person appointed as a member of the board in Place No. 1 shall serve a term
of two years; the person so appointed for Place No. 2 shall serve a term of four years; the
person appointed for Place No. 3 shall serve a term of six years. The initial person appointed
as a member of the board in Place No. 4 shall serve a term of four years; and the person appointed
for Place No. 5 shall serve a term of six years. Thereafter each term shall be for a period
of six years. Vacancies occurring during a term shall be...
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22-56-7
Section 22-56-7 Abuse, exploitation, neglect - Providers to implement written policies
and procedures. All providers of mental health services in Alabama shall develop and implement
written policies and procedures that prohibit abuse, exploitation, or neglect of consumers
in programs operated by the providers. At a minimum, these policies and procedures shall accomplish
the following: (1) Affirm and safeguard the rights of a consumer stated pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Ensure that prompt action is taken to prevent the potential of further abuse while an
investigation is in process. (3) Provide for an immediate and thorough investigation of all
allegations of abuse, exploitation, or neglect by trained, experienced personnel delegated
with all necessary authority. The status of all investigations shall be reported to the administrator(s)
of the program or his or her designated representative on a continuous basis. (4) Establish
reasonable and appropriate corrective action, including...
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30-3C-8
Section 30-3C-8 Emergency measures to prevent abduction. (a) In response to a petition
filed under this chapter, before a hearing on the matter, the court may enter an ex parte
order for emergency measures to prevent abduction, including an ex parte warrant to take physical
custody of the child, or an order for any other emergency relief as necessary to prevent abduction
of a child, including imposing travel restrictions with the child, on the petitioner or the
respondent or on both the petitioner and the respondent. (b) An ex parte order for relief
under this chapter shall include: (1) the basis for the court's exercise of jurisdiction;
(2) the manner in which notice and opportunity to be heard were given to the persons entitled
to notice of the proceeding, including a finding by the court of compliance with Rule 65 of
the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, if applicable; (3) a detailed description of each party's
custody and visitation rights and residential arrangements for the child...
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