22-6-233
Section 22-6-233 Legislative findings; certification of collaborators; powers of Medicaid Agency; state action immunity. (a) The Legislature declares that collaboration among public payers, private health carriers, third party purchasers, and providers to identify appropriate service delivery systems and reimbursement methods in order to align incentives in support of integrated and coordinated health care delivery is in the best interest of the public. Collaboration pursuant to this article is to provide quality health care at the lowest possible cost to Alabama citizens who are Medicaid eligible. The Legislature, therefore, declares that this health care delivery system affirmatively contemplates the foreseeable displacement of competition, such that any anti-competitive effect may be attributed to the state's policy to displace competition in the delivery of a coordinated system of health care for the public benefit. In furtherance of this goal, the Legislature declares its intent...
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16-46A-4
Section 16-46A-4 Legislative Task Force. (a) A legislative task force representing local school superintendents, local school board members, administrators, teachers, and technology practitioners is established to review and make recommendations for realigning the funding, structure, and curriculum of the ACCESS program and to aid in the implementation of this chapter. The task force shall consist of all of the following: (1) Four members, with two appointed by the Chair of the Senate Education and Youth Affairs Committee and two appointed by the Chair of the House of Representatives Education Policy Committee. (2) Two members, with one appointed by the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee and one appointed by the Chair of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Education Committee. (3) Two members appointed by the Governor. (4) Two members appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. (5) One representative from each of the following: The Alabama...
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41-22-3
Section 41-22-3 Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except when the context otherwise requires: (1) AGENCY. Every board, bureau, commission, department, officer, or other administrative office or unit of the state, including the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, other than the Legislature and its agencies, the Alabama State Port Authority, the courts, the Alabama Public Service Commission, or the State Banking Department, whose administrative procedures are governed by Sections 5-2A-8 and 5-2A-9. The term does not include boards of trustees of postsecondary institutions, boards of plans administered by public pension systems, counties, municipalities, or any agencies of local governmental units, unless they are expressly made subject to this chapter by general or special law. (2) COMMITTEE. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rule Review, comprised of the members of...
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17-17-5
dues by any governmental entity. The Examiners of Public Accounts shall annually review a sample of at least 10 percent of the certifications filed with each governmental entity and report its findings to the appropriate governmental entity. (c) Any person who is in the employment of the State of Alabama, a county, a city, a local school board, the State Board of Education or any other governmental agency, shall be on approved leave to engage in political action or the person shall be on personal time before or after work and on holidays. It shall be unlawful for any officer or employee to solicit any type of political campaign contributions from other employees who work for the officer or employee in a subordinate capacity. It shall also be unlawful for any officer or employee to coerce or attempt to coerce any subordinate employee to work in any capacity in any political campaign or cause. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of the crime of trading in public...
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26-10D-2
Section 26-10D-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) Alabama provides state licensed child placing services through various state, charitable, religious, and private organizations. (2) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and distinguished history of providing child placing services that predate government involvement. (3) Religious organizations have long been licensed and should continue to contract with and be licensed by the state to provide child placing services. (4) The faith of the people of the United States has always played a vital role in efforts to serve the most vulnerable, and this chapter seeks to ensure that people of any faith, or no faith at all, are free to serve children and families who are in need in ways consistent with the communities that first inspired their service. (5) Religious organizations display particular excellence when providing child placing services. (6) Religious organizations cannot provide...
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41-9-249
of the purposes of the commission as defined by this division; (6) To adopt a seal for the commission and to use the same on its brochures, stationery and other official publications and upon its historic site markers; (7)a. To acquire, receive and take title to, by purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, and to own, to hold, keep and develop, and to sell, transfer, convey, lease, and assign to any person or otherwise dispose of property of every kind and character, whether real, personal or mixed, whether tangible or intangible, whether in trust or otherwise, together with any and every interest therein, in furtherance of the lawful objectives of the commission; b. To negotiate for Dismals Wonder Gardens in Franklin County; to be held in trust for the Alabama Indian Commission. The administration of said property shall be by and with consultation with the Alabama Historical Commission and the Alabama Indian Commission for the preservation of the historical heritage of said...
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22-12D-1
Section 22-12D-1 Office established; purposes. (a) The Office of Women's Health is established within the Alabama Department of Public Health for the following purposes: (1) To educate the public and be an advocate for women's health by requesting that the State Department of Public Health, either on its own or in partnership with other entities, establish appropriate forums, programs, or initiatives designed to educate the public regarding women's health, with an emphasis on preventive health and healthy lifestyles. (2) To assist the State Health Officer in identifying, coordinating, and establishing priorities for programs, services, and resources the state should provide for women's health issues and concerns relating to the reproductive, menopausal, and postmenopausal phases of a woman's life, with an emphasis on postmenopausal health. (3) To serve as a clearinghouse and resource for information regarding women's health data, strategies, services, and programs that address women's...
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37-2A-2
Section 37-2A-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) BASIC TELEPHONE SERVICE. Refers to a service that, as provided by an incumbent local exchange carrier, may be through any technology and through any affiliate or service arrangement and includes the functionalities described in 47 C.F.R. 54.101(a). (2) BROADBAND SERVICE or BROADBAND ENABLED SERVICE. Any service that consists of or includes a high-speed access capability to transmit at a rate that is not less than 200 kilobits per second either in the upstream or downstream direction, and either of the following: a. Provides computer processing, information storage, information content or protocol conversion, including any service applications or information service provided over such high-speed access service. b. Is used to provide access to the Internet. (3) BUNDLED OFFERING. A combination of retail services offered as a package, whether at a single price or with the...
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9-10C-4
Section 9-10C-4 Alabama Drought Assessment and Planning Team. (a) There is created the Alabama Drought Assessment and Planning Team (ADAPT) consisting of the following members: (1) The Office of Water Resources Division Director or his or her designated representative. (2) The AEMA Director or his or her designated representative. (3) The ADEM Director or his or her designated representative. (4) The Alabama Adjutant General or his or her designated representative. (5) The AGI Commissioner or his or her designated representative. (6) The ADCNR Commissioner or his or her designated representative. (7) The Alabama State Forester or his or her designated representative. (8) The State Geologist of Alabama or his or her designated representative. (9) The State Climatologist of Alabama or his or her designated representative. (10) The Chair of the Drought Monitoring and Impact Group (MIG) Subcommittee. (11) A representative from Choctawhatchee Pea River Watershed Authority. (12) Two members...
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34-29-111
Section 34-29-111 Duties of board; Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee; liability. (a) It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of veterinary professionals licensed to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in Alabama who may be impaired by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances, or as a result of any physical or mental condition. (b) In order to carry out this obligation the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may contract with any nonprofit corporation or medical professional association for the purpose of creating, supporting, and maintaining a committee of veterinary professionals to be designated the Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee. The committee shall consist of not less than 10 nor more than 15 veterinary professionals licensed...
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