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21-9-2
Section 21-9-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board
of Rehabilitation Services. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Rehabilitation
Services, who shall administer the department. (3) COMPONENT PROGRAMS. The following programs
administered by the department: a. Children's Rehabilitation Service. A service program that
provides educational, medical, and habilitative services including recreational and physical
fitness services for children with special health care needs, including coordination and support
for their families through statewide community-based programs. b. Early Intervention Program.
A program that provides early intervention services for children, up to the age of three years,
who are born with disabling conditions or who are at risk for developmental delay. c. Adult
Vocational Rehabilitation Service. A service program that...
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16-6G-5
Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan; summer
reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting requirements.
(a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade level by the
end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core reading program
to all students based on the science of reading which develops foundational reading skills.
In addition, no school district may use any curriculum for public K-3 students that does not
have instructional time included. (b) Based on the results of the reading assessment in Section
16-6G-3, each K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, or the characteristics of dyslexia,
shall be provided an appropriate reading intervention program to address his or her specific
deficiencies. Additionally, students shall be evaluated after every grading period and, if
a student is determined to have a reading deficiency, the...
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22-10A-2
Section 22-10A-2 Diagnostic facilities, genetic counseling and prenatal testing for genetic
disorders at University of Alabama in Birmingham and University of South Alabama. (a) The
University of Alabama in Birmingham, through its laboratory of medical genetics, and the University
of South Alabama shall expand their respective medical genetics programs to provide diagnostic
facilities, genetic counseling and prenatal testing for genetic disorders. (b) Each shall:
(1) Develop an education program designed to educate physicians and the public concerning
genetic disorders and the availability of this program. (2) Assure that genetic counseling
is available to those Alabama families who need it. This will include those families who have
a member with a birth defect, mental retardation, or other handicapping disorder due to genetic
factors as well as families identified by screening to be at increased risk for having a child
with one of these problems. (3) Formulate a graduated fee...
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30-3-192
Section 30-3-192 Data match system; accounts encumbered or surrendered; reasonable fees; liability;
disclosure of financial records; penalties. (a) The state Title IV-D agency shall enter into
agreements with financial institutions doing business in Alabama to develop and operate a
data match system, using automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible, to provide
on a calendar quarter basis the following information to the extent available for each noncustodial
parent who maintains an account with the contracting financial institution and who owes past
due support as identified by the state Title IV-D agency by name and Social Security number
or other taxpayer identifying information: (i) name, (ii) record address, (iii) Social Security
number or other tax identification number, and (iv) other identifying information that may
be a part of the institution's records. (b) Upon service of a notice of lien or levy from
the state Title IV-D agency on a financial institution, the...
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22-57-20
Section 22-57-20 Establishment of regional autism centers; constituency board; rules and regulations.
(a)(1) There is established in determined geographic regions of the state one or more autism
centers whose purpose is to provide nonresidential resource and training services for persons
of all ages and of all levels of intellectual functioning who have any of the following: a.
Autism. b. A pervasive developmental disorder that is not otherwise specified. c. As determined
by the Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council, other disability populations which
may receive benefit from the services and activities of the regional centers. (2) Each center
shall be operationally and fiscally independent, and provide evidence-based services within
its geographical region of the state. Service delivery shall be consistent for all centers.
Each center shall coordinate services within and between state and local agencies and school
districts but may not duplicate services provided by those...
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22-5B-2
Section 22-5B-2 Legislative findings. (a) The legislative findings, purpose, and intent of
this chapter are to develop the infrastructure for a statewide network of lifespan respite
programs in Alabama and for Alabama Respite to be the statewide entity to address issues relating
to respite care in our state. (b) The Alabama Legislature makes the following findings: (1)
Respite is short term temporary relief that can make a world of difference for family caregivers
of both children and adults with disabilities and other health care needs. (2) Respite is
one of the home and community-based services most requested by family caregivers, yet remains
in short supply. (3) As of 2012, over 818,000 adults in Alabama are caregivers for a family
member. (4) Respite helps preserve families by reducing stress, supporting stability, preventing
situations that can lead to abuse and neglect, and reducing the incidence of divorce and out-of-home
placement. (5) Respite is a simple, cost-effective...
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31-5-7
Section 31-5-7 State Service Commissioner - Duties generally; compensation. (a) The State Service
Commissioner shall submit to the State Board of Veterans' Affairs for its approval an annual
budget of all funds appropriated by the Legislature to the department for the specific purposes
for which they are appropriated, and also a budget of any federal funds which may be allotted
to the state by the federal government for the purposes of the department according to the
regulations of the federal authorities. He shall publish annually a full report of the operations
and administration of the department, together with recommendations and suggestions, and submit
such report to the state board. (b) It shall be the duty of the state commissioner to: (1)
Prepare detailed plans for, and fully develop, a comprehensive statewide veterans' assistance
program. (2) Cooperate with all other heads of the state departments in coordinating the plans
and programs of state agencies which may properly be...
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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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16-6G-4
Section 16-6G-4 Use of funds in support of Alabama Reading Initiative; literacy and reading
specialists. (a) Funds appropriated by the Legislature in support of the Alabama Reading Initiative
shall be allocated to support the following: (1) Local education agencies to support local
reading specialists. (2) The Alabama Summer Achievement Program. (3) Regional literacy specialists.
(4) Preservice and inservice teacher professional learning activities for elementary school
teachers in reading. (5) Curricula to support student interventions. (6) State administration.
(b) Funds dedicated to the Alabama Reading Initiative shall be expended on local and regional
reading specialists, professional learning activities, and administrative activities that
support all of the following activities for kindergarten through third grade students in public
K-12 schools; continued funding shall be contingent on measurable performance growth, as determined
by the task force established under subsection (a)...
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22-57-4
Section 22-57-4 Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council - Composition. (a) The composition
of the council shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic
diversity of the state and shall include all of the following: (1) Three adult individuals
with ASD, appointed by the Governor. (2) Three individuals who are the parent or guardian
of a child with ASD, appointed by the Governor. (3) Five individuals who are service providers,
appointed by the Governor. (4) One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the
Senate. (5) One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House.
(6) The chief executive officer, or his or her designee, of each of the following participating
agencies: a. The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education. b. The Alabama Institute
for Deaf and Blind. c. The Alabama Department of Education. d. The Alabama Department of Human
Resources. e. The Alabama Department of Insurance. f. The Alabama...
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