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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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26-24-3
Section 26-24-3 Duties of secretary. The duties of the secretary shall include, but not be
limited to, all of the following: (1) Advising the Governor and the Legislature in matters
relating to the coordination of services for children under the age of 19. (2) Serving as
a liaison between the Governor and state agencies providing programs or services for children.
(3) Educating and informing legislators and other elected officials about issues affecting
children. (4) Coordinating local effort by creating a network of existing local and community
groups and advocates dedicated to children to enable beneficial organizations throughout the
state to assist and educate each other. (5) Actively seeking and applying for federal and
private grants to fund children's programs. (6) Establishing a repository for information
on programs other than education programs offered by the Department of Education for K-12
in Alabama, which offer services for, or are for the benefit of, or in any way affect...
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16-40-9
Section 16-40-9 Instruction for avoiding child sexual abuse. (a)(1) The Legislature recognizes
that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor and a family
member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the silence and
shame around sexual abuse. Erin's Law has been adopted in a number of states to help address
the problem of child sexual abuse. (2) The intent of Erin's Law is to shatter the silence
and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them to recognize
and to report abuse. (3) The Legislature finds that without a specific initiative like Erin's
Law, schools generally fail to give young students adequate awareness and a voice in this
issue. (b) The Governor's Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children created under
subsection (c) shall adopt guidelines for a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program.
The guidelines shall: (1) Educate children in grades pre-kindergarten...
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32-6-450
Section 32-6-450 Issuance of distinctive license tags and plates. Upon application to the judge
of probate or license commissioner, compliance with motor vehicle registration and licensing
laws, payment of regular fees required by law for license tags or plates for private passenger
or pleasure motor vehicles, and payment of an additional annual fee of fifty dollars ($50),
owners of motor vehicles who are residents of Alabama shall be issued distinctive "Children's
Trust Fund" license tags or plates. These tags or plates shall be valid for five years,
and may then be replaced with either conventional, personalized, or new "Children's Trust
Fund" tags or plates. Payment of required license fees and taxes for the years during
which a new tag or plate is not issued shall be evidenced as provided in Section 32-6-63.
The Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board shall design, or have designed, the "Children's
Trust Fund" tags or plates which design shall be approved by the Department of...
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26-16-3
Section 26-16-3 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Board created; department created;
director; staff. (a) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board is created as an autonomous
agency of the state government. (b) There is created the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention which shall operate under the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and
consist of a director and such other employees of the department. (c) There shall be a director
of the department appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates submitted under Section
26-16-6(a)(2). The director shall not be a member of the state classified civil service. The
director shall be compensated by a salary payable out of the State Treasury at the times and
in the manner that the salary of other state officials is paid. The exact amount of the director's
salary shall be set by the board. (d) The director shall hire all staff required to exercise
the powers and carry out the duties of the...
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26-16-3.1
Section 26-16-3.1 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Transfer of rights, duties, property,
etc., to Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. (a) Except as necessary to comply
with this section and Sections 26-16-2, 26-16-3, 26-16-4, and 26-16-6, the rights, duties,
property, real or personal, and all other effects existing in the name of the State Child
Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board shall be transferred to the Department of Child Abuse and
Neglect Prevention. Any reference to the state board in any existing law, contract, or other
instrument, except as otherwise provided in this section or Sections 26-16-2, 26-16-3, 26-16-4,
and 26-16-6, shall be deemed a reference to the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.
(b) A reasonable transition period for the name change shall be allowed to permit an orderly
and cost-effective transition, relating particularly to the use of equipment, and supplies
of all letterhead, business cards, forms, and any other...
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26-16-7
Section 26-16-7 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Recommendation to Governor, etc.,
of changes in state programs which will reduce problem of child abuse, etc. The state board
may recommend to the Governor and the Legislature changes in state programs, statutes, policies,
budgets, and standards which will reduce the problem of child abuse and neglect, improve coordination
among state agencies that provide prevention services, and improve the condition of children
and parents or guardians who are in need of prevention program services. (Acts 1983, No. 83-736,
p. 1198, §7.)...
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26-16-5
Section 26-16-5 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Public biannual meetings required;
notice; books, records, etc., to be public records. (a) The business of the state board shall
be conducted at public meetings held in compliance with Chapter 25A of Title 36. The board
shall hold two regular public meetings each year and may hold such special meetings as in
the opinion of the chairman or a majority of the board are needed to transact the business
of the board. Notice of the time, date, and place of each meeting shall be given in the manner
and for the time prescribed therefor by the board. (b) All books, records, and documents pertaining
to the board or the performance of any official function of the board shall be public records
and open to the public at all reasonable times. (Acts 1983, No. 83-736, p. 1198, §5; Acts
1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-882, p. 427, §1.)...
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26-16-11
Section 26-16-11 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Promulgation of rules. Not later
than two years after August 8, 1983, the state board shall promulgate rules pursuant to the
Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Act No. 81-855 of 1981, now codified as Chapter 22 of
Title 41. (Acts 1983, No. 83-736, p. 1198, §11.)...
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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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