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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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26-16-96
may succeed themselves but shall not serve more than two consecutive terms. Terms for these
members shall be staggered. (f) The initial meeting of the local team shall be held within
60 days of September 11, 1997. (g) A quorum for conducting all activities shall be determined
by the local team. A simple majority of members present constituting a quorum shall be required
for any affirmative vote. (h) The purpose of the local team is to decrease the incidence of
unexpected/unexplained child injury and death by the following means: (1) Identifying
factors which make a child at risk of injury or death. (2) Sharing information among
the agencies which provide services to children and families or which investigate child deaths
or provide services. (3) Improving local investigations of unexpected/unexplained child deaths
by participating agencies. (4) Improving existing services and systems and assisting in the
establishment of additional services and systems to fill in gaps in the...
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26-16-91
Section 26-16-91 Definitions. The following words and phrases have the following meanings unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTOPSY. An external and internal examination,
medical history, and record review. (2) CHILD. A person who has not yet reached his or her
eighteenth birthday. (3) CHILD DEATHS TO BE REVIEWED. Those deaths which are unexpected or
unexplained. (4) COMMUNITY. The people and area within the local team jurisdiction. (5) COUNTY.
The county in which a deceased child resided prior to his or her death. (6) INVESTIGATION.
In the context of child death, includes all of the following: a. A postmortem examination
which may be limited to an external examination or may include an autopsy. b. An inquiry by
law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction into the circumstances of the death, including
a scene investigation and interview with the child's parents, guardians, or caretakers and
the person who reported the child's death. c. A review of information...
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26-16-94
Section 26-16-94 State Child Death Review Team - Purpose; duties. The purpose of the state
team is to decrease the risk and incidence of unexpected/unexplained child injury and
death by undertaking all of the following duties: (1) Identifying factors which make a child
at risk for injury or death. (2) Collecting and sharing information among state team
members and agencies which provide services to children and families or investigate child
deaths. (3) Making suggestions and recommendations to appropriate participating agencies regarding
improving coordination of services and investigations. (4) Identifying trends relevant to
unexpected/unexplained child injury and death. (5) Reviewing reports from local child
death teams and, upon request of a local team, individual cases of child deaths. (6) Providing
training and written materials to the local teams to assist them in carrying out their duties.
Such written materials shall include model protocols for the operation of the local teams....
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26-16-98
Section 26-16-98 Confidentiality of information and records. (a) All information and records
acquired by the state team or by a local team, in the exercise of its purpose and duties pursuant
to this article, are confidential, exempt from disclosure under Section 41-13-1, and may only
be disclosed as necessary to carry out the team's duties and purposes. (b) Reports of the
state team and of a local team which do not contain any information that would permit the
identification of any person to be ascertained shall be public information. (c) Except as
necessary to carry out a team's purpose and duties, members of a team and persons attending
a team meeting may not disclose what transpired at a meeting which is not public under Section
26-16-97, nor shall they disclose any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by
this section. (d) Members of a team, persons attending a team meeting, and persons who present
information to a team may release information to such government...
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30-9-2
Section 30-9-2 Establishment of domestic violence fatality review teams; confidentiality of
information. (a) A statewide domestic violence fatality review team shall be established to
review fatal and near-fatal incidents of domestic violence, related domestic violence matters,
and suicides. Additional teams at the local and regional levels may be established as well
in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies, the local domestic violence center, and
local judicial officers including the court, prosecutor, and public defender. Teams established
at the local and regional levels shall be chaired by the district attorney of that particular
jurisdiction. The membership of a domestic violence fatality review team shall be inclusive
and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
The review may include an examination of events leading up to the domestic violence incident,
available community resources, current laws and policies, and...
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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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16-6F-6
Section 16-6F-6 Authorization of establishment; Alabama Public Charter School Commission; registration
requirements; powers and duties of authorizers. (a) Eligible authorizing entities. (1) A public
charter school shall not be established in this state unless its establishment is authorized
by this section. No governmental entity or other entity, other than an entity expressly granted
chartering authority as set forth in this section, may assume any authorizing function or
duty in any form. The following entities shall be authorizers of public charter schools: a.
A local school board, for chartering of schools within the boundaries of the school system
under its jurisdiction, pursuant to state law. b. The Alabama Public Charter School Commission,
pursuant to this section. (2) A local school board that registers as an authorizer may approve
or deny an application to form a public charter school within the boundaries of the local
school system overseen by the local school board. (3) All...
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41-15B-2.2
5. Provision of other forensic services for children when requested by the council. b. The
Department of Forensic Sciences shall prepare an annual accounting of the distribution of
monies received and the effectiveness of programs implemented pursuant to this chapter and
shall file the accounting with the council before July 1. Sufficient safeguards shall be implemented
to ensure that the new monies increase and not supplant or decrease existing state support.
(12) One-half of one percent of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Rehabilitation
Services for distribution to one or more of the following: a. Early intervention services
for children from birth through age three and services for children who have traumatic brain
injury. b. Child death review teams pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 16 of Title 26.
The Department of Rehabilitation Services shall work in cooperation with the Department of
Public Health to administer this paragraph. (Act 99-390, p. 628, §3.)...
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21-3A-3
Section 21-3A-3 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter have the
following respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) COUNCIL.
The Interagency Coordinating Council as established in Section 21-3A-4. (2) EARLY INTERVENTION
SERVICES. Any developmental services that: a. Are provided under public supervision. b. Are
designed to meet the developmental needs of each eligible child and the needs of the family
related to enhancing the development of the child. c. Are selected in collaboration with the
parents. d. Are provided by qualified personnel as determined by the personnel standards of
the state, the standards of the early intervention program, and the regulations. e. Are provided
in conformity with an individualized family service plan. f. Meet the requirements of Public
Law 99-457 as amended (20 U.S.C. §§1471 to 1485, inclusive), and the early intervention
standards of the State of Alabama. g. Are provided, to the extent...
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