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12-21-135.1
Section 12-21-135.1 Video testimony by certain witnesses. (a) This section shall be known as
the "Alabama Armed Services Accommodation Act." (b) The Legislature finds it to
be an important matter of public policy that an accommodation be made for military members
who are asked to testify in civil or criminal trials in this state but are unable to attend
in person. The purpose of this section is to ease the burdens on military personnel and their
families brought on by the duty of appearing as a witness in a trial in this state when summoned.
The purpose of this section is also to allow members of the armed services to assist in trials
in this state as witnesses without interrupting their military service, while protecting the
rights of all parties in civil or criminal litigation. The purpose of this section is also
to better enable the fact-finder to obtain crucial evidence and will aid in the expeditious
resolution of cases in this state by providing a procedure in which testimony of...
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16-46-2
Section 16-46-2 Declaration of policy. It is hereby generally recognized that courses of postsecondary
instruction, whether given in residence, by mail, or electronically online, result in substantial
benefits for students pursuing such courses, provided that such courses are designed and administered
in accordance with recognized educational standards and practices. It is also recognized that
persons taking such courses and postsecondary institutions offering such courses should be
afforded additional protection under the laws of this state. It is the purpose of this chapter
to supplement the general law of fraud of this state so as to provide for students, postsecondary
institutions, and the general public such added protection. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No.
87, p. 4299, §1; Acts 1980, No. 80-272, p. 349, §1; Act 2014-245, p. 785, §5.)...
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2-13-111
Section 2-13-111 Legislative declaration and findings. (a) It is hereby declared and the Legislature
hereby finds that: (1) Dairy products are basic foods that are a valuable part of the human
diet; (2) The production of dairy products plays a significant role in the state's economy,
the milk from which dairy products are manufactured is produced by milk producers and dairy
products are consumed by thousands of people throughout the state and the United States; (3)
Dairy products must be readily available and marketed efficiently to ensure that the people
of the state receive adequate nourishment; (4) The maintenance and expansion of existing markets
for dairy products are vital to the welfare of milk producers and those concerned with marketing,
using and producing dairy products, as well as to the general economy of the state; (5) Dairy
products move in intrastate, interstate and foreign commerce; (6) The Ninety-eighth Congress
of the United States enacted the Dairy Production...
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36-28-1
Section 36-28-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) WAGES.
All remuneration for employment, as defined in subdivision (2) of this section, including
the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash; except, that such term
shall not include that part of such remuneration which, even if it were for "employment"
within the meaning of the federal Insurance Contributions Act, would not constitute "wages"
within the meaning of that act. (2) EMPLOYMENT. Any service performed by an employee in the
employ of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, or any instrumentality of either
for such employer, except: a. Service which, in the absence of an agreement entered into under
this chapter, would constitute "employment" as defined in Section 210 of the Social
Security Act; or b. Service which under applicable federal law may not be included in an...
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41-19-10
Section 41-19-10 Authority of agencies/departments as to administration of programs and appropriations
generally; preparation, review, approval, etc., of annual plans for operation of programs;
granting of salary increases, etc., by agencies/departments; transfers or changes of appropriations;
quarterly reports by Department of Finance as to operations of agencies/departments. (a) Except
as limited by policy decisions of the Governor, appropriations by the Legislature and other
provisions of law, the several state agencies/departments shall have full authority for administering
their program assignments and appropriations and shall be responsible for their proper management.
(b) Each state agency/department shall prepare an annual plan for the operation of each of
its assigned programs. The operations plan shall be prepared in the form and content and be
transmitted on the date prescribed to the Department of Finance. (c) The Department of Finance
shall: (1) Review each operations plan...
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9-13-200
Section 9-13-200 Authorized; form. The governor on behalf of this state is hereby authorized
to execute a compact in substantially the following form with any one or more of the states
of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
and West Virginia, and the Legislature hereby signifies in advance its approval and ratification
of such compact, which compact is as follows: SOUTHEASTERN INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION
COMPACT Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote effective prevention and control
of forest fires in the Southeastern region of the United States by the development of integrated
forest fire plans, by the maintenance of adequate forest fire fighting services by the member
states, by providing for mutual aid in fighting forest fires among the compacting states of
the region and with states which are party to other regional forest fire protection compacts
or agreements, and for more adequate forest protection....
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2-6B-6
Section 2-6B-6 Availability of certain nonproprietary information as to National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination Systems permits. In order that the citizens of Alabama shall have the
opportunity to be as fully informed as practicable respecting the establishment hereafter
in this state of farm operations known as concentrated animal feeding operations, as defined
in Section 502(14) of the Federal Clean Water Act, and as described in Chapter 335-6-7 of
the rules promulgated by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the Legislature
finds and declares that it is the public policy of this state that appropriate nonproprietary
information respecting the pendency and issuance of national pollutant discharge elimination
systems general or individual permits in respect of such farm operations be available to the
citizens of Alabama, and that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, in carrying
out the public notice provisions and requirements of its Rules 335-6-6.21 and...
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34-28A-2
Section 34-28A-2 Declaration of policy and legislative intent. It is declared that the practice
of speech-language pathology and audiology is a privilege which is granted to qualified persons
by legislative authority in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, and, in enacting
this law, it is the intent of the Legislature to require educational training and licensure
of any person who engages in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology, or both,
to encourage better educational training programs, to prohibit the unauthorized and unqualified
practice of speech-language pathology or audiology, or both, and the unprofessional conduct
of persons licensed to practice speech-language pathology and audiology and to provide for
enforcement of this chapter and penalties for its violation. To help insure the availability
of the highest possible quality speech-language pathology or audiology services, or both,
to the communicatively handicapped people of the state, it is...
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36-27-1
Section 36-27-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) RETIREMENT
SYSTEM. The Employees' Retirement System of Alabama as defined in Section 36-27-2. (2) EMPLOYEE.
Any regular employee of the State of Alabama whose salary is paid by state warrant by the
state, except a member of the Legislature of the state, a person who is covered or eligible
to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama or any other retirement system
to which contributions are made by the state, an elective official of the state government,
and a temporary employee or person engaged under retainer or special agreement. In all cases
of doubt the Board of Control shall determine who is an employee within the meaning of this
article. The term shall include any regular employee of the Alabama state hospitals and Partlow
State School and Hospital and the Alabama State Port Authority,...
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41-15-11
Section 41-15-11 Limitations upon expenditure of funds; employees subject to Merit System.
No part of the funds provided for in Section 41-15-10 shall be used to increase the salary
of any state employee. Only the salary of the designated risk manager, stenographic secretary,
inspector, clerical force and such other employees and expenses as may be necessary for the
efficient administration of the provisions of this chapter shall be paid from these funds.
Such expenditures shall be limited to that amount appropriated by the Legislature. All employees
as provided in this section shall be subject to the Merit System Act. (Acts 1923, No. 593,
p. 769; Code 1923, §8550; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 219, p. 260; Code 1940, T. 28, §325;
Acts 1949, No. 675, p. 1045, §7; Acts 1957, No. 596, p. 833, §2; Acts 1990, No. 90-569,
p. 966, §10.)...
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