22-5C-3
Section 22-5C-3 Palliative Care Information and Education Program. (a) There is created a statewide Palliative Care Information and Education Program in the State Health Department. The purpose of the palliative care information and education program is to maximize the effectiveness of palliative care initiatives in the state by ensuring that comprehensive and accurate information and education about palliative care is available to the public, health care providers, and health care facilities. The department shall publish on its website information and resources, including links to external resources, about palliative care for the public, health care providers, and health care facilities. This information shall include, but not be limited to, continuing educational opportunities for health care providers; information about palliative care delivery in the home and in other primary, secondary, and tertiary environments; and consumer educational materials and referral information for...
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26-1-4
Section 26-1-4 Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to provide criminal conviction information on applicants for positions involving child care and treatment; such information to be confidential; applicant to be denied status if has felony conviction; children may be removed from home. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, upon request to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, by the Department of Human Resources, or by any other youth service agency approved by the department, such center shall provide information to the department or an approved agency concerning the felony criminal conviction record in this or another state of an applicant for a paid or voluntary position, including one established by contract, whose primary duty is the care or treatment of children, including applicants for adoption or foster parents. All information, including any criminal conviction record, procured by the department or an approved agency shall be confidential and...
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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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29-2-274
Section 29-2-274 Advisory subcommittees. The chair and vice chair of the committee shall jointly create and appoint members to advisory subcommittees, as deemed necessary by the committee, which shall include members of the committee and representatives from governmental agencies. The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, or his or her designee, shall be a member of each advisory subcommittee created. Each advisory subcommittee shall be co-chaired by one legislative member of the advisory committee and one governmental entity member having significant knowledge, experience, and expertise in the subject or subjects the subcommittee is responsible for studying. The co-chairs of the advisory committees shall reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs may make recommendations to the chair and vice chair of the committee for the appointment of...
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32-6-472
Section 32-6-472 Distribution of proceeds. Proceeds from the additional revenues generated by the fifty dollar ($50) fee, minus the production and administrative costs for the "Support The Arts" tags or plates, shall be submitted monthly by the Department of Revenue or other appropriate official into the Arts Development Fund, Arts Education License Plate Account. The funds in the account shall be appropriated continuously to the Alabama State Council on the Arts to be disbursed to the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Alabama Alliance for Arts Education, and the Alabama State Department of Education for arts education, local arts education programming, and programs to support the arts throughout the state. The Arts Education License Plate Advisory Committee shall approve disbursement of funds through grants to applicants for the purposes of this division. (Acts 1996, No. 96-567, p. 858, §3.)...
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41-23-29
Section 41-23-29 Powers and duties of department. The department shall administer the provisions of this article and shall have the following powers and duties in addition to those mentioned elsewhere in this article and in other laws of this state: (1) To monitor the implementation and operation of this article and conduct a continuing evaluation of the progress made in the enterprise zones. (2) To assist the governing authority of an enterprise zone in obtaining assistance from the federal government, including the possible suspension of federal regulations within the enterprise zone. (3) To assist the governing authority of an enterprise zone in obtaining assistance from any other department of state government, including assistance in providing training, technical assistance, and wage subsidies to new businesses and small businesses within an enterprise zone. (4) To assist any employer or prospective employer within an enterprise zone in obtaining the benefits of any incentive or...
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41-23-80
Section 41-23-80 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that the development, management, efficient consumption, and conservation of residential energy resources are of prime importance throughout this state and this nation. It is also important to ensure the protection of the economic and environmental values of Alabama's citizens. It is the intent of the Legislature to do each of the following pursuant to this article: (1) Encourage the conservation and efficient use of residential energy resources within this state's counties and municipalities. (2) Provide a governmental environment that will promote an initiative for the implementation of the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes by the units of local government. (3) Advise and assist the units of local government in adopting the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes and implementing those code provisions within their boundaries. (4) Promote the identification of energy management technologies available for residential uses,...
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41-29-290
Section 41-29-290 Creation; purpose. The Alabama Workforce Council is continued in existence as a part of the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce. The council is responsible for advising and supporting the Governor, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the regional workforce development councils, the Alabama Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Board, the Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System, the Superintendent of the Alabama Department of Education, and the Council of College and University Presidents. The Alabama Workforce Council will serve as an advisory body in formulating policies, developing innovative educational workforce programming, and discussing issues critical to the workforce development needs in the State of Alabama. Furthermore, the council will promote, coordinate, and collaborate across prekindergarten-12, two-year colleges, four-year universities, and business and industry. (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §1; §16-66-1;...
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16-22-16
Section 16-22-16 Registered nurses required. (a) The State Department of Education and the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall require the employment of school nurses in each local school system. (b) There shall not be greater than five licensed practical nurses to one registered nurse within each school system. However, based upon individual circumstances, including specific medical needs and tasks which must be performed by a registered nurse as set forth in the Nurse Practice Act and the Administrative Code rules of the Alabama Board of Nursing, there may be a lower registered nurse to licensed practical nurse ratio within each school system. (c) The allotment of school nurses shall be distributed so that each school system shall receive one registered nurse and an additional nurse or nurses or fraction of a nursing allocation based upon the average daily membership during the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding school year. (d) Each local school...
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16-22A-3
Section 16-22A-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter only, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) APPLICANT. A certified or noncertified individual who submits an application for employment to a local employing board or any nonpublic school, to act in any capacity in which the individual will have unsupervised access to children in an educational environment. (2) APPLICANT FOR CERTIFICATION. An individual who submits an application for certification issued by the State Superintendent of Education. (3) AUTHORIZED EMPLOYER. Any educational entity authorized to obtain criminal history background information, including the State Department of Education, local employing boards, and nonpublic schools which are responsible for hiring employees or contracting with private employers to provide personnel who have unsupervised access to children in an educational setting. (4) CERTIFIED APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT. A...
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