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45-37-123.01
Section 45-37-123.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACT. The act adding this part, to be called the General Retirement
System for Employees of Jefferson County Act. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. An individual who currently
is employed by the county or other entities set forth in subdivision (20) and is making employee
contributions to the system. (3) ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT. Effective July 30, 1984, or such other
dates as set forth in Exhibit A, which is maintained in the office of the pension board, a
form of benefit differing in time, period, or manner of payment from a specific benefit provided
under the plan but having the same value when computed using the mortality tables, the interest
rate, and any other assumptions last adopted by the pension board, which assumptions shall
clearly preclude any discretion in the determination of the amount of a member's benefit.
(4) ACTUARIAL GAIN. As defined in Section...
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16-6D-4
Section 16-6D-4 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC YEAR. The 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending
on the following June 30. (2) DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. The Alabama Department of Revenue. (3)
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP. A grant made by a scholarship granting organization to an eligible
student to cover all or part of the tuition and mandatory fees for one academic year charged
by a qualifying school to the eligible student receiving the scholarship; provided, however,
that an educational scholarship shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000) for an elementary
school student, eight thousand dollars ($8,000) for a middle school student, or ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) for a high school student per academic year. The term does not include a
lump sum, block grant, or similar payment by a scholarship granting organization to a qualifying
school that assigns the responsibility in whole or in part for...
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27-5B-7
Section 27-5B-7 Reinsurer maintaining a trust fund. (a) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance
is ceded to an assuming insurer that maintains a trust fund in a qualified U.S. financial
institution, as defined in subsection (b) of Section 27-5B-15, for the payment of the valid
claims of its U.S. ceding insurers, their assigns and successors in interest. To enable the
commissioner to determine the sufficiency of the trust fund, the assuming insurer shall report
annually to the commissioner information substantially the same as that required to be reported
on the NAIC Annual Statement form by licensed insurers. The assuming insurer shall submit
to examination of its books and records by the commissioner and bear the expense of examination.
(b)(1) Credit for reinsurance shall not be granted under this section unless the form of the
trust and any amendments to the trust have been approved by either: a. The commissioner of
the state where the trust is domiciled. b. The commissioner of...
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36-27-24
Section 36-27-24 Funds for assets of retirement system - Creation; composition; disposition
of funds; appropriations. (a) Effective October 1, 1997, all the assets of the retirement
system shall be credited according to the purpose for which they are held among three funds,
namely, the Annuity Savings Fund, the Pension Accumulation Fund, and the Expense Fund. The
operation of the former Pension Reserve Fund and the Annuity Reserve Fund shall be discontinued
as of such date and the balance of the former Pension Reserve Fund shall be transferred to
the Pension Accumulation Fund, and the balance of the former Annuity Reserve Fund shall be
transferred to the Pension Accumulation Fund. (b) Annuity Savings Fund. The Annuity Savings
Fund shall be a fund in which shall be accumulated contributions from the compensation of
members to provide for their annuities. Contributions to and payments from the Annuity Savings
Fund shall be made as follows: Effective October 1, 1971, each employer shall...
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40-9-34
Section 40-9-34 Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology. (a) The following is hereby found
and declared by the Legislature of Alabama: (1) The lack of content in natural and bio-science
education offered to students in kindergarten through high school is a nationwide problem.
(2) Such lack in curricular offerings to students will be detrimental in the long-term to
the economy of the state and the welfare of the citizens during the scientific revolution
now engulfing the world. (3) The biotechnology institute can provide to education leaders
of the distance learning program of the state cutting edge biotechnology curriculum recommendations
and content for Alabama high schools, by providing information about cutting edge biotechnology
curriculum and content to students in kindergarten through high school pursuant to the distance
learning program of the state, the state course of study, and state textbooks. (4) By educating
Alabama high school students in the field of biotechnology, such...
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45-37-123.131
Section 45-37-123.131 Maximum annual benefit. (a) Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject
to the exceptions and adjustments below, effective for limitation years ending after December
31, 2001, the annual benefit otherwise payable to a member under the plan at any time shall
not exceed the maximum annual benefit, and if the benefit a member would otherwise accrue
in a limitation year would produce an annual benefit in excess of the maximum annual benefit,
the benefit shall be limited, or the rate of accrual reduced, to a benefit that does not exceed
the maximum annual benefit. The maximum annual benefit payable to a member under the plan
in any limitation year shall equal the defined benefit dollar limitation. The defined benefit
dollar limitation is one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000), as adjusted, effective
January 1 of each year, under ยง 415(d), Internal Revenue Code, in such manner as the secretary
shall prescribe, and payable in the form of a straight life annuity....
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40-12-264
Section 40-12-264 Time limit for purchase of tags or plates; dealer plates; manufacturer plates.
(a) Any person, including a motor vehicle dealer, acquiring a new or used motor vehicle may
be granted a grace period of 20 calendar days from date of acquisition to procure a license
tag or plate. (b) Notwithstanding Section 32-6-65, a new or used motor vehicle dealer who
has a current regulatory license required under this article and a dealer license as required
by Section 40-12-51 or Section 40-12-169 may purchase dealer license plates from the department
upon presentation of the current licenses and payment of the fee for a private passenger automobile
as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-12-242 and subsection (a) of
Section 40-12-273 per dealer plate. An additional two dollar ($2) issuance fee shall also
be collected by the department. A new or used motor vehicle dealer that has a current regulatory
license required under this article and a dealer license as...
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41-29-335
Section 41-29-335 Alabama Apprenticeship Council. (a) The Alabama Apprenticeship Council, which
shall be composed of public and private persons representing employer and employee organizations
that are familiar with apprenticeable occupations, is established. All appointing authorities
shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas
is reflective of the makeup of this state. The membership of the council shall consist of
all of the following: (1) The Governor, who shall serve as ex officio chair of the council.
(2) The Lieutenant Governor. (3) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (4) The Speaker
of the House of Representatives. (5) The Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System.
(6) The State Superintendent of Education. (7) The Chair of the Alabama Workforce Development
Board. (8) The Chair of the Alabama Workforce Council. (9) Nine members appointed by the Governor,
and confirmed by the Senate, for a renewable term of service....
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16-5-8
Section 16-5-8 Review, coordination, establishment, etc., of programs; transfer of credits;
Articulation and General Studies Committee. (a)(1) The Commission on Higher Education is authorized
to review periodically all new and existing programs and units of instruction, research, and
public service funded by state appropriations at the state universities and colleges and to
share with the appropriate governing board, through the president of the institution, and
state Legislature, its recommendations. (2) As a part of its program review process, the commission
shall enforce, monitor, and report on minimum degree productivity standards for all existing
programs of instruction at public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education.
Productivity standards shall be based, primarily, but not exclusively, on the annual average
number of degrees conferred during a five-year period for senior institutions and a three-year
period for two-year institutions, as verified by the...
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8-17-272
Section 8-17-272 Testing and certification of cigarettes. (a) Except as provided in subsection
(g), no cigarettes may be sold or offered for sale in this state or offered for sale or sold
to persons located in this state unless the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with
the test method and meet the performance standard specified in this section, a written certification
has been filed by the manufacturer with the State Fire Marshal in accordance with Section
8-17-273, and the cigarettes have been marked in accordance with Section 8-17-274. (1) Testing
of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials
(ASTM) Standard E2187-04, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes.
(2) Testing shall be conducted on 10 layers of filter paper. (3) No more than 25 percent of
the cigarettes tested in a test trial in accordance with this section shall exhibit full-length
burns. Forty replicate tests shall comprise a...
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