41-9-44
Section 41-9-44 Powers of council generally; liability upon debts or obligations incurred by council. (a) The council is hereby authorized and empowered: (1) To hold public and private hearings; (2) To enter into contracts, within the limits of funds available therefor, with individuals, organizations and institutions, for services furthering the educational objectives of the council's program; (3) To enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available therefor, with local and regional associations, for cooperative endeavors furthering the educational objectives of the council's programs; (4) To accept public or private gifts, grants, donations or bequests of unrestricted funds; (5) To acquire real property by lease or gift but not by purchase; (6) To renovate, furnish and maintain such real property and to lease or sublease the same; (7) To allocate and expend funds from all donations, income and revenue from any source whatsoever coming into the Treasury, for the fulfillment...
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16-1-51
Section 16-1-51 Grants to public schools for advanced educational and specialized programs for gifted and talented children. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) It is vital that Alabama's public schools challenge and encourage students who are capable of completing accelerated academic work. (2) Programs to encourage accelerated students can often be maintained by schools, after an initial start cost, with funding roughly equivalent to what they currently receive. (3) This state should encourage schools to develop and implement gifted and talented student programs to provide options for students capable of doing advanced class work. (b)(1) The State Department of Education shall award available grants to public schools for the purpose of initiating new programs or continuing existing programs to offer advanced and specialized educational services to gifted or talented children. The number of schools receiving grants under this section shall be determined based...
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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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22-27-40
Section 22-27-40 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that: (1) The state, its subdivisions and the nation face an emerging crisis in solid waste management; (2) Proper waste management is an increasingly complex issue involving the need for reducing the volumes of waste requiring disposal, properly managing wastes to reduce the likelihood of both short-term and long-term threat to human health and the environment, and assuring that adequate, environmentally secure, waste management and disposal facilities will be available at reasonable costs to accommodate wastes generated in the state; (3) Provision for necessary systems, facilities, technology and services for solid waste management and resource recovery is a matter of important public interest and concern, and action taken in this regard will be for a public purpose and will benefit the public welfare; (4) Solid waste management problems are potentially statewide in scope and necessitate state and local action through the...
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38-6-2
Section 38-6-2 Medical assistance defined; right to choose practitioner or participate in program. Medical assistance for persons 65 years of age and over not receiving old age pensions shall mean the same as the term is defined in the Federal Social Security Act as amended. Any individual receiving medical assistance under this chapter shall have full freedom of choice in selecting any provider of medical care and services, as defined in Title I of the Federal Social Security Act as amended, who is duly licensed to provide such care and services to the general public by a state licensing authority when such licensing is required and who qualifies and agrees to participate under this chapter. All providers of such medical assistance to the aged electing to qualify to participate in the state plan under this chapter shall have the opportunity to do so. (Acts 1961, No. 683, p. 976, ยง2.)...
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40-26B-70
Section 40-26B-70 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCESS PAYMENT. A payment by the Medicaid program to an eligible hospital for inpatient or outpatient hospital care, or both, provided to a Medicaid recipient. (2) ALL PATIENT REFINED DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP (APR-DRG). A statistical system of classifying any non-Medicare inpatient stay into groups for the purposes of payment. (3) ALTERNATE CARE PROVIDER. A contractor, other than a regional care organization, that agrees to provide a comprehensive package of Medicaid benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries in a defined region of the state pursuant to a risk contract. (4) CERTIFIED PUBLIC EXPENDITURE (CPE). A certification in writing of the cost of providing medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries by publicly owned hospitals and hospitals owned by a state agency or a state university plus the amount of uncompensated care provided by publicly owned hospitals and hospitals...
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40-29A-3
Section 40-29A-3 Tax amnesty program. (a) The department shall develop and implement a tax amnesty program in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may provide by rule as necessary for the administration and implementation of the program. The commissioner shall publicize the program in order to maximize the public awareness of and participation in the program. The commissioner, for purpose of publicizing the program, may contract with any advertising agency within or outside this state and use public service announcements, pamphlets, mail notices, and print, television, and radio announcements. Such publications shall include increasing public awareness that the program will provide amnesty for sales and use tax due on internet, mail order, or other purchases made from out-of-state vendors for which Alabama sales or use tax was not charged at the time of purchase. In furthering the collections of amnesty, the commissioner may procure amnesty program...
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41-9-1060
Section 41-9-1060 Creation; composition; meetings. (a) The Commission on Girls and Women in the Criminal Justice System is created. (b) The commission shall be composed of all of the following members: (1) Three members of each house, to be appointed by the presiding officer in each house. One member of each house shall be designated the co-chairperson of the commission. (2) The Director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles or his or her designee. (3) The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections or his or her designee. (4) The Executive Director of the Alabama Department of Youth Services or his or her designee. (5) The Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources or his or her designee. (6) The Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health or his or her designee. (7) The Executive Director of the Alabama Sentencing Commission or his or her designee. (8) The State Health Officer of the Alabama Department of Public Health or his or her designee. (9) The Chancellor of...
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15-23-60
initial consideration of pre-discretionary leave, passes, and furloughs. (5) COURT. All state courts including juvenile courts. (6) CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE. A person who is employed or authorized by a public entity or a private entity that receives public funding primarily to provide counseling, treatment, or other supportive assistance to crime victims. (7) CRIMINAL OFFENSE. Conduct that gives a law enforcement officer or prosecutor probable cause to believe that a felony involving physical injury, the threat of physical injury, or a sexual offense, or any offense involving spousal abuse or domestic violence has been committed. (8) CRIMINAL PROCEEDING. A hearing, argument, or other matter scheduled by and held before a trial court but does not include a lineup, grand jury proceeding, or other matter not held in the presence of the court. (9) CUSTODIAL AGENCY. A municipal or county jail, the State Department of Corrections, juvenile detention facility, Department of Youth Services, the...
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16-5-32
Section 16-5-32 Postsecondary Education Communication Center created; center to operate statewide computer network, develop interactive communication system, establish annual ninth graders data base, operate toll-free numbers, and research factors affecting educational choices. (a) The commission shall enter into a contract with a state educational institution to establish a Postsecondary Education Communication Center to operate a statewide computer network and to perform the functions prescribed in this section. The commission shall supervise the operation of the center. The functions and services of the Postsecondary Education Communication Center shall not duplicate the functions and services provided by the Computer Articulation Program operated by Troy State University. (b) The center shall assist and support the steering committee and local groups in fulfilling their duties. (c) The center shall develop and provide an interactive communication system that accomplishes each of...
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