11-86A-2
Section 11-86A-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction
of chapter. (a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its
intent to be as follows: The Legislature acknowledges the key role of public corporations
in the state in promoting public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational
activities through acquiring, enlarging, improving, expanding, owning, operating, leasing,
and disposing of park and recreation related properties. It has come to the attention of the
Legislature that questions have been raised as to the status of certain local park and recreational
authorities and boards located in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote
the public health and general welfare by exercising its police power to authorize the formation
or retroactive validation of independent public corporations created jointly by counties and
municipalities, one of which is to be a Class 4 municipality, as...
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11-92A-2
Section 11-92A-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction
of article. (a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its
intent to be as follows: In recent years changes have taken place in the economy of the state
that have had a far-reaching effect on the welfare of its citizens. The agrarian economy that
once prevailed in the state and provided the principal means of livelihood for most of its
citizens has proven inadequate to provide employment for the state's growing population. The
advent of mechanized and scientific farming methods has reduced greatly the number of persons
required to obtain increased yields of agricultural products from land under cultivation.
There has been a correspondingly greater dependency upon industrial development as the bulwark
of the economy of the state. It is therefore appropriate and necessary that measures be taken
to secure to the citizens of the state the benefits of a strengthening...
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41-10-21
Section 41-10-21 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of intent; construction
of article. The Legislature hereby makes the following findings of fact and declares its intent
to be as follows: In recent years changes have taken place in the economy of this state which
have had a far-reaching effect on the welfare of its citizens. The agrarian economy which
once prevailed in this state and provided the principal means of livelihood for most of the
citizens of the state has proven inadequate to provide employment for the state's growing
population. The advent of mechanized and scientific farming methods has reduced greatly the
number of persons required to obtain increased yields of agricultural products from land under
cultivation. There has been a correspondingly greater dependence upon industrial development
as the bulwark of the economy of this state. It is appropriate and necessary that measures
be taken to secure to the citizens of this state the benefits of a strengthened...
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15-23-2
Section 15-23-2 Legislative findings, etc. The Legislature hereby finds, determines
and declares that victims of violent crime are often reduced to bereft and destitute circumstances
as a result of the criminal acts perpetrated against them, that the financial or economic
resources of such victims and their dependents are in many instances distressed or depleted
as a result of injuries inflicted upon them by violent criminals. That the general social
and economic welfare of such victims and their dependents is and ought to be intimately affected
with the public interest, that the deplorable plight of these unfortunate citizens should
not go unnoticed by our institutions and agencies of government. The Legislature hereby further
finds, determines and declares that it is to the benefit of all that victims of violence and
their dependents be assisted financially and socially whenever possible. To this end the Legislature
intends to provide a means whereby victims of violent crime and...
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16-1-11.1
Section 16-1-11.1 Autonomy of nonpublic schools - Legislative findings. The Legislature
finds and declares all of the following: (1) That a parent or guardian in Alabama has a constitutional
right to choose the type of K-12 education that is best for his or her child, whether public
or nonpublic, religious or nonreligious, and including home-based education. (2) That many
parents choose to home school or enroll their children in elementary and secondary nonpublic
schools, including private, church, parochial, or religious schools, that are not subject
to state regulation and do not receive state or federal funds. (3) That other than reporting
on the enrollment of students, these nonpublic K-12 schools have been primarily exempt from
state regulation and have only been required by state law to report the enrollment of students.
(4) That there is no national or state constitutional mandate that the government provide,
license, or regulate nonpublic education, including private, church,...
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17-5-8.2
Section 17-5-8.2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature determines that there is
a compelling state and public interest in the disclosure of the source of funds used to advertise
or otherwise influence public opinion with regard to elections as defined in Section
17-5-2(3). The Legislature further finds that these compelling interests should be designed
to protect the public's right to know while protecting free speech of individuals as guaranteed
in the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (b) Currently, the Fair
Campaign Practices Act, as provided in this chapter, commencing with Section 17-5-1,
et seq., regulates the disclosure of contributions and expenditures made for the purpose of
influencing the outcome of an election. This chapter is also intended to regulate the disclosure
of contributions and expenditures for electioneering communications. (c) The Legislature finds
and declares that Alabama voters have a right to know who pays for the costs of...
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22-30A-1
Section 22-30A-1 Legislative findings; purpose and intent of chapter. The Legislature
finds that hazardous substances have been treated, stored or disposed of at sites which are
inactive or abandoned and that such sites have the potential for deleterious impacts on groundwater,
human health or the environment. The Legislature, therefore, declares that it is in the public
interest to assure that such sites are identified and that action is taken to provide for
the cleanup and rehabilitation of such sites within the State of Alabama. The Legislature
intends that funds provided under this chapter be used primarily to clean up and rehabilitate
sites not qualified for or unlikely to receive funding under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.) but that the funds
provided under this chapter may also be used to provide state matching funds for cleanups
and for operation and maintenance of sites which have completed...
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34-16-2
Section 34-16-2 Legislative intent. The Legislature declares that it is in the best
interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the practice of interpreting
and transliterating on behalf of consumers who are hard of hearing, deaf, or speech disabled
by licensing and permitting the providers of interpreting and transliterating services, and
establishing and monitoring interpreting and transliterating standards in the State of Alabama.
(Act 98-675, p. 1480, §2.)...
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36-25-2
Section 36-25-2 Legislative findings and declarations; purpose of chapter. (a) The Legislature
hereby finds and declares: (1) It is essential to the proper operation of democratic government
that public officials be independent and impartial. (2) Governmental decisions and policy
should be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure. (3) No public office
should be used for private gain other than the remuneration provided by law. (4) It is important
that there be public confidence in the integrity of government. (5) The attainment of one
or more of the ends set forth in this subsection is impaired whenever there exists a conflict
of interest between the private interests of a public official or a public employee and the
duties of the public official or public employee. (6) The public interest requires that the
law protect against such conflicts of interest and establish appropriate ethical standards
with respect to the conduct of public officials and public employees in...
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22-8B-2
Section 22-8B-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds all of the following: (1)
In almost every state, it is a crime to assist a suicide. These bans are long-standing expressions
of the commitment of the states to protect and preserve all human life. (2) The state has
an interest in protecting vulnerable groups, including the impoverished, the elderly, and
disabled persons from abuse, neglect, and mistakes. A ban on assisted suicide reflects and
reinforces our belief that the lives of those in vulnerable groups are no less valued than
the lives of the young and healthy. (3) The state has an interest in protecting the integrity
and ethics of the medical profession, including its obligation to serve its patients as healers
and adhere to the principles articulated in the Hippocratic Oath. (4) The state recognizes
the close link between physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia where a right to die can
easily become a duty to die. A prohibition against assisted suicide is the only...
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