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38-15-4
for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private
alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted
with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by
this section shall be afforded the following rights and any other rights adopted by the department
through rule, which shall be publicly posted and accessible to youth: a. To be afforded dignity
in his or her personal relationships with staff, youth, and other persons. b. To live
in a safe, healthy, and comfortable environment where he or she is treated with respect. c.
To be free from physical, sexual, emotional, or other abuse or corporal punishment. d. To
be granted a reasonable level of personal privacy in accommodations, personal
care and assistance, and visits. e. To confidential care of his or her records and personal
information, and to approve release of those records prior to the release of...
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44-1-28
Section 44-1-28 Subsidies for youth detention facilities. The functions and facilities related
to youth detention facilities, licensed by the department of youth services of each county
or counties, acting together may, upon the express written agreement of each such county or
such counties acting together and the department, receive funds from the department according
to formulae for disbursement established by the department and in accordance with the terms
of written agreements between each such county or such counties acting together and the department,
relative to detention care. Any county or counties acting together shall retain control of
such detention functions and detention facilities and shall continue to have financial responsibility
for their operation, unless otherwise provided for by the department. All detention programs
and facilities shall maintain standards prescribed by the department. All funds expended by
the department will be contingent upon the recipients of...
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38-7-7
Section 38-7-7 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Department to establish
minimum standards for licensing; factors to be considered; children in need of special treatment;
department to offer consultation. (a) The department shall prescribe and publish minimum standards
for licensing and for approving all child-care facilities, as defined in this chapter. In
establishing such standards the department shall seek the advice and assistance of persons
representative of the various types of child-care facilities. The standards prescribed and
published under this chapter shall include regulations pertaining to: (1) The operation and
conduct of the child-care facility and the responsibility it assumes for child care; (2) The
character, suitability and qualifications of the applicant and other persons directly responsible
for the care and welfare of children served; (3) The general financial ability and competence
of the applicant to provide necessary care for children and to...
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38-13-2
Place of abode, domicile, or dwelling with intention to remain permanently and continuously
or for an indefinite or uncertain length of time. (30) SEX CRIME. Includes any sex offense
listed in Section 15-20A-5. (31) SUITABILITY CRITERIA. a. Convictions for any of the following
crimes shall make an individual unsuitable for employment, volunteer work, approval, or licensure:
1. A violent offense as defined in Section 12-25-32. 2. A sex crime. 3. A crime that involves
the physical or mental injury or maltreatment of a child, the elderly, or an individual
with disabilities. 4. A crime committed against a child. 5. A crime involving the sale or
distribution of a controlled substance. 6. A crime or offense committed in another state or
under federal law which would constitute any of the above crimes in this state. b. Conviction
for any crime listed in the Adoption and Safe Families Act, 42 U.S.C. § 671(a)(20) shall
disqualify a person from being approved or continuing to be approved...
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38-7-10
Section 38-7-10 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Investigation of operation
without license; report to attorney general for prosecution. Whenever the department is advised
or has reason to believe that any person, group of persons or corporation is operating a child-care
facility without a license or an approval or a six-month permit, it may make an investigation
to ascertain the fact. If it finds that the child-care facility is being operated or has operated
without a license or an approval or a six-month permit, it shall report the results of its
investigation to the Attorney General and to the appropriate district attorney for prosecution;
provided, however, that the department may delay in making said report to the Attorney General
for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days, in order to give the person, group
of persons or corporation operating the child-care facility reasonable opportunity to apply
for a license or an approval or a six-month permit,...
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38-7-5
Section 38-7-5 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Issuance and term; temporary
permits; provisional approval of home; preferential treatment of family members concerning
placement of children. (a) Licenses or approvals shall be issued in such form and manner as
prescribed by the department and are valid for two years from the date issued, unless revoked
by the department or voluntarily surrendered by the licensee, or by the child-care facility
designated on the notice of approval, provided, that the following occur: (1) Licenses or
approvals for boarding homes are valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless revoked
by the department, or by the licensed child-placing agency which issued the approval, or unless
voluntarily surrendered by the licensee or by the child-care facility designated on the notice
of approval. (2) Approvals for free homes shall continue in effect until notice of disapproval
is given by the department, or by the licensed child-placing...
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38-13-3
Section 38-13-3 Criminal history background information check required for certain individuals;
exemptions. (a) On November 1, 2000, every employer, child care facility, adult care facility,
the Department of Human Resources, and child placing agency shall request the Alabama State
Law Enforcement Agency to conduct a criminal history background information check for the
following: (1) An employment applicant, employee or volunteer of an employer, child care facility,
adult care facility, or child placing agency. (2) A current foster parent for a child or adult
or adult household member of a foster family or applicant and an adult household member of
a foster family seeking approval to operate as a foster parent or foster family home for a
child placing agency or the Department of Human Resources. Unless otherwise provided in this
chapter, no criminal history background information check shall be conducted on a current
foster parent or household member of a foster family if a Federal...
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12-5A-4
Section 12-5A-4 Duties transferred to Administrative Office of Courts; transition of personnel.
(a) On October 1, 1998, all duties currently assigned to the Department of Youth Services
relating to the establishment of minimum standards and the certification of juvenile probation
officers, providing continuing education for juvenile probation officers, and allocating salary
subsidies to the counties for authorized juvenile probation positions, shall be transferred
to the Administrative Office of Courts. (b) On October 1, 1999, the juvenile probation officers
and other juvenile probation personnel in any county having a population of 99,000 or less
according to the 1990 federal decennial census shall be transitioned to the state court system
personnel system administered by the Administrative Office of Courts. The aforementioned personnel
shall not include any personnel providing services for detention or shelter care facilities.
(Act 98-392, p. 782, §5.)...
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12-15-314
care to participate in activities that are age or developmentally appropriate for the child
based on a reasonable and prudent parent standard, provided the activities are consistent
with provisions of any existing court order, individualized service plan, or promulgated policy
of the department that provides guidance to caregivers concerning the reasonable and prudent
parent standard. The guidance shall include factors for the caregiver to consider prior to
allowing a child to participate in age or developmentally appropriate normal childhood activities.
(2) A caregiver shall be immune from liability in a civil action to recover damages for injury,
death, or loss to person or property that results from a caregiver's decisions using a reasonable
and prudent parent standard. This subsection shall not be construed to remove or limit any
existing liability protection provided by law. (Act 2008-277, p. 441, §18; Act 2010-712,
p. 1744, §13; Act 2016-129, p. 290, §1; Act 2018-273, §1.)...
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38-2-6
caring for, receiving, or placing minor children and to revoke such license for cause. (14)
Establish and maintain homes or other agencies for the care of dependent or neglected minor
children or contract with any approved agency or institution for the care of such children,
and, also, receive and care for dependent or neglected minor children committed to its care,
make a careful physical examination and, if possible, a mental examination of every such child,
investigate in detail the personal and family history of the child and its environment,
and place such children in family homes or in approved suitable institutions operating in
accordance with the provisions of this title and supervise such children however placed. (15)
Require reports from courts and institutions, public and private, to the extent and in the
form and manner as required by law. (16) Solicit, receive, and hold gifts, devises, and bequests
of money, real estate, and other things of value to be used in the...
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