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22-13A-4
Section 22-13A-4 Establishment and promotion of program; duties of officer; strategies
for raising public awareness and educating consumers and professionals. (a) The State Department
of Health, hereinafter referred to as "the department," shall establish, promote,
and maintain an osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program in order to raise
public awareness, educate consumers, educate and train health professionals, teachers, and
human service providers, and for other purposes. (b) For purposes of administering this chapter,
the State Health Officer shall do all of the following: (1) Provide sufficient staff to implement
the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program. (2) Provide appropriate training
for staff of the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program. (3) Identify the
appropriate entities to carry out the program. (4) Base the program on the most up-to-date
scientific information and findings. (5) Work to improve the capacity of...
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26-16-10
Section 26-16-10 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Criteria for making grants
to local councils. In making grants to a local council, the state board shall consider the
degree to which the local council meets the following criteria: (1) Has as its primary purpose
the development and facilitation of a collaborative community prevention program in a specific
geographical area. The prevention program shall utilize trained volunteers and existing community
resources wherever practicable. (2) Is administered by a board of directors composed of an
equal number of members from the following two groups: a. A representative from each of the
following local agencies: The county department of human resources, the county public health
department, a mental health representative, the office of the prosecuting attorney, a local
law enforcement agency, a school district, and a number of private, local agencies that provide
treatment or prevention services for abused and neglected children and...
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30-3-114
Section 30-3-114 Amount. The order of retroactive support shall be a sum certain judgment
and may cover all periods in which the non-supporting parent failed to provide support. For
all time periods in which support is requested, the court shall consider the needs of the
child or children and the ability of the parents to respond to these needs, and shall determine
the amount of support due for each period by application of the child support guidelines found
in Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration based upon the circumstances during
the time period for which support is sought. If the judgment for retroactive support includes
support due for a period of time in which aid was paid by the Department of Human Resources
and an assignment of support rights thereby exists under Section 38-10-4 and Section
38-10-5, the department shall be entitled to recover any support due the department under
Section 38-10-6. (Acts 1994, No. 94-213, p. 298, ยง5.)...
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38-7-3
Section 38-7-3 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Requirements; recordkeeping;
parental notifications, etc.; affidavits; inspections and investigations. (a) No person, group
of persons, or corporation may operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined
in this chapter, without being licensed or approved as provided in this chapter. (b)(1) Except
as provided in subdivision (2), the licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to
a child-care facility that is operating as an integral part of a local church ministry or
a religious nonprofit school, and is so recognized in the church or school's documents, whether
operated separately or as a part of a religious nonprofit school unit, secondary school unit,
or institution of higher learning under the governing board or authority of the local church
or its convention, association, or regional body to which it may be subject. (2) A child-care
facility that receives state or federal funds or is operating for...
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12-15-315
Section 12-15-315 Permanency hearing for Department of Human Resources cases only. (a)
Within 12 months of the date a child is removed from the home and placed in out-of-home care,
and not less frequently than every 12 months thereafter during the continuation of the child
in out-of-home care, the juvenile court shall hold a permanency hearing. The Department of
Human Resources shall present to the juvenile court at the hearing a permanent plan for the
child. The juvenile court shall consult with the child, in an age-appropriate manner, regarding
the permanency plan and any transition plan to independent living. If a permanent plan is
not presented to the juvenile court at this hearing, there shall be a rebuttable presumption
that the child should be returned home. This provision is intended to ensure that a permanent
plan is prepared by the Department of Human Resources and presented to the juvenile court
within 12 months of the placement of any child in foster care and no less...
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26-24-23
Section 26-24-23 Duties of office. The Office of School Readiness shall do all of the
following: (1) Establish criteria and administer such programs and services as may be necessary
for the operation and management of a voluntary prekindergarten program. (2) Administer such
programs and services as may be necessary for the operation and management of preschool and
certain child development programs coordinating with the Department of Education for the inclusion
of preschool special education. (3) Ensure that the prekindergarten program provides a developmentally
appropriate preschool program emphasizing growth in language and literacy, math concepts,
science, arts, physical development, and personal and social competence. (4) Receive and disperse
any funds appropriated to the office from the Legislature for the establishment, operation,
and administration of the prekindergarten program. The budget of the office shall be part
of the Department of Early Childhood Education. (5) Assist...
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12-15-301
Section 12-15-301 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) ABANDONMENT. A voluntary and intentional relinquishment
of the custody of a child by a parent, or a withholding from the child, without good cause
or excuse, by the parent, of his or her presence, care, love, protection, maintenance, or
the opportunity for the display of filial affection, or the failure to claim the rights of
a parent, or failure to perform the duties of a parent. (2) AGE APPROPRIATE or DEVELOPMENTALLY
APPROPRIATE. Activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the
same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate
for a child based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities
that are typical for an age or age group and, in the case of a specific child, activities
or items that are suitable for the child based on the...
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38-12-32
Section 38-12-32 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CAREGIVER. An individual 21 years of age or older, other than
a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian who is an approved foster parent, who
is a relative of the child, and who has been providing care and support for the child while
the child has been residing in the caregiver's home for at least the last six consecutive
months while in the legal custody of the Department of Human Resources, a designated official
for a child-placing agency, or a successor guardian. (2) CHILD. An individual under 18 years
of age who is in foster care with the caregiver and over whom a court has exercised continuing
jurisdiction. (3) COURT. The juvenile court. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources.
(5) KINSHIP GUARDIAN. A caregiver who is willing to assume care of a child because of parental
incapacity of a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian, or other dependency...
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21-3A-4
Section 21-3A-4 Composition; appointment and duties of members. (a) For the purposes
of implementing this chapter, the Governor shall appoint the Interagency Coordinating Council.
The council shall consist of not less than 15 members nor more than the number allowed by
regulation. (b) The Governor shall designate a member of the council to serve as the chair,
or shall require the council to designate a member to serve as the chair. (c) The council
shall be composed as follows: (1) At least 20 percent of the members shall be parents, including
minority parents, of infants and toddlers with disabilities or children with disabilities
aged 12 or younger. At least one member shall be a parent of an infant or toddler with a disability
or a child with a disability aged 6 or younger. (2) At least 20 percent of the members shall
be public or private providers of early intervention services. (3) One representative from
the Alabama Legislature. (4) One person involved in personnel preparation....
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29-6-7
Section 29-6-7 Powers and duties of Legislative Council. (a) In addition to the powers
otherwise provided in this chapter, the Legislative Council shall: (1) Approve budget requests,
provide accounting services, make purchases, and provide mail distribution, property inventory,
telephone service, electronic media services, recycling services, and building maintenance
services for the Legislative Department, and all agencies and entities, respectively, therein.
(2) Allocate space in the Alabama State House, including to the Senate and the House of Representatives.
In carrying out its responsibilities under this subdivision, the Legislative Council may charge
and collect rent from any entity allocated space in the Alabama State House at a rate set
by the council. The council may establish a special fund in the State Treasury to receive
funds from any source to maintain the State House property. Funds in the special fund are
continuously appropriated for the exclusive use of the...
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