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12-25-34
Section 12-25-34 Development and adoption of the voluntary sentencing standards. (a) Statewide
voluntary sentencing standards shall be developed and presented to the Legislature in stages
over a three-year period as follows: (1) By July 31, 2003, the commission shall develop and
distribute to all sentencing judges a reference manual analyzing historical sentencing practices
by duration of sentence and disposition of felony offenders in Alabama. The reference manual
shall indicate those types of offenders historically most likely to be sentenced to punishments
other than active incarceration where alternatives to active incarceration are available.
(2) Concurrently with the development and distribution of the reference manual, the commission
shall develop and begin testing worksheets and voluntary sentencing standards in selected
circuits for selected felony offenses. (3) The commission shall develop and present the initial
voluntary sentencing standards to the Legislature before or...
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12-25-34.2
Section 12-25-34.2 Presumptive sentencing standards. (a) For the purposes of this section,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) AGGRAVATING FACTORS. Substantial
and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence whereby the sentencing court may
impose a departure sentence above the presumptive sentence recommendation for an offense.
Aggravating factors may result in dispositional or sentence range departures, or both, and
shall be stated on the record by the court. (2) DEPARTURE. A sentence which departs from the
presumptive sentence recommendation for an offender. (3) DISPOSITION. The part of the sentencing
courts presumptive sentence recommendation other than sentence length. (4) DISPOSITIONAL DEPARTURE.
A sentence which departs from the presumptive sentence recommendation for disposition of sentence.
(5) MITIGATING FACTORS. Substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence
whereby the sentencing court may impose a departure sentence...
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12-25-31.1
Section 12-25-31.1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds the Alabama Sentencing Commission
has followed the directives of the Legislature in this article, to develop and recommend to
the Legislature a discretionary sentencing structure designed to protect public safety by
providing a fair, effective, and efficient criminal sentencing system for this state by doing
all of the following: (1) By developing a system of statewide voluntary sentencing standards
and worksheets for use in felony cases for 26 felony offenses representing 87 percent of all
felony convictions in Alabama over a five-year period. (2) By taking into account historical
sentencing data concerning time imposed and other factors that, after analysis of historical
data, appear to be relevant in determining both the duration and disposition of sentences
in the applicable felony cases. (3) By basing the voluntary sentencing standards on historical
sentencing practices adjusted to achieve sentencing goals as...
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16-34-5
Section 16-34-5 Council on Adult Education. (a) The State Board of Education shall establish
a Council on Adult Education prior to October 1, 1991. The membership of the council shall
be as follows: (1) The Governor or his designated representative; (2) The State Superintendent
of Education; (3) The Chancellor of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education; (4)
The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; (5) A member of, as
selected by, the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision; (6) A member of,
as selected by, the Alabama Association of School Boards; (7) A member of, as selected by,
the Alabama Education Association; (8) A member of, as selected by, the Alabama Parent Teacher
Association; (9) The Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs;
(10) The Governor's education liaison; and (11) Five members of the business/professional
community appointed by the Governor. (b) The Council on Adult Education, created...
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11-5-31
Section 11-5-31 Alabama Coroner's Training Commission. (a) There is created the Alabama Coroner's
Training Commission to be appointed as herein provided. Appointments to the commission shall
be made as follows: (1) The President of the Alabama Coroner's Association shall appoint one
county coroner to serve an initial term of two years. (2) The Attorney General shall appoint
one district attorney to serve for an initial term of one year. (3) The Governor shall appoint
one county coroner to serve for an initial term of three years. (4) The Director of the Alabama
Department of Forensic Sciences shall appoint one person who is either a state medical examiner
or a forensic scientist to serve for an initial term of two years. (5) The Board of Directors
of the Alabama Coroner's Association shall appoint three county coroners to serve for initial
terms of two years each. (b) The membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect
the racial, gender, geographic, urban\rural, and...
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22-22A-6
Section 22-22A-6 Environmental Management Commission; powers and duties; composition; meetings;
compensation; expenses; ethical requirements. (a) There is hereby created a seven member Environmental
Management Commission of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management which shall have
the following duties: (1) To select a director for the Department of Environmental Management
and to advise the director on environmental matters which are within the department's scope
of authority; (2) To establish, adopt, promulgate, modify, repeal, and suspend any rules,
regulations, or environmental standards for the department which may be applicable to the
state as a whole or any of its geographical parts; (3) To develop environmental policy for
the state; and (4) To hear and determine appeals of administrative actions. (b) The Environmental
Management Commission shall be composed of seven members who are citizens of the State of
Alabama. Initial members of the commission shall be appointed...
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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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24-6-3
Section 24-6-3 Advisory board. (a) The advisory board of the commission shall be composed of
nine advisory only members, each of whom shall have been a resident of Alabama for at least
five years prior to appointment. (b) Six of the members shall be appointed by the Governor,
subject to Senate confirmation, as follows: (1) From a list of nine nominees submitted by
the Alabama Manufactured Housing Association (AMHA), the Governor shall appoint three members
who shall be from the Alabama manufactured housing industry and of those three members, two
members shall represent the manufacturers and one member shall represent the retailers. No
employee of AMHA shall serve on the commission. The terms of office of the initial appointees
shall be one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years. (2) There shall be
three consumer representatives appointed as follows: The Governor shall appoint from the general
public three members who shall serve as consumer representatives and whose...
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9-8A-3
Section 9-8A-3 Commission - Members and officers; terms of office; vacancies; compensation
and expenses; meetings; quorum; record of proceedings; copies of proceedings as evidence;
members and officers not personally liable. (a) The members of the commission shall consist
of the Governor; the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries; the President of the Alabama
Farmers Federation; the President of the Alabama Cattlemen's Association; the Chair of the
State Soil and Water Conservation Committee; a member of the Alabama Forestry Commission designated
by the Governor; the President of the Alabama Association of Conservation Districts; and two
citizens of the state of good reputation who are active farmers or timberland owners or involved
in environmental protection appointed by the Governor. Each voting member of the commission,
except the two citizens appointed by the Governor, may appoint a designee to represent him
or her at all commission meetings. The members of the commission may...
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15-22-1.1
Section 15-22-1.1 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. Whereas: The Interstate
Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937, it is the
earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended
since its adoption over 62 years ago; Whereas: This compact is the only vehicle for the controlled
movement of adult parolees and probationers across state lines, and it currently has jurisdiction
over more than a quarter of a million offenders; Whereas: The complexities of the compact
have become more difficult to administer, and many jurisdictions have expanded supervision
expectations to include currently unregulated practices such as victim input, victim notification
requirements, and sex offender registration; Whereas: After hearings, national surveys, and
a detailed study by a task force appointed by the National Institute of Corrections, the overwhelming
recommendation has been to amend the document to bring about...
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