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26-16-3.1
Section 26-16-3.1 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Transfer of rights, duties, property,
etc., to Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. (a) Except as necessary to comply
with this section and Sections 26-16-2, 26-16-3, 26-16-4, and 26-16-6, the rights, duties,
property, real or personal, and all other effects existing in the name of the State Child
Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board shall be transferred to the Department of Child Abuse and
Neglect Prevention. Any reference to the state board in any existing law, contract, or other
instrument, except as otherwise provided in this section or Sections 26-16-2, 26-16-3, 26-16-4,
and 26-16-6, shall be deemed a reference to the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.
(b) A reasonable transition period for the name change shall be allowed to permit an orderly
and cost-effective transition, relating particularly to the use of equipment, and supplies
of all letterhead, business cards, forms, and any other...
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40-18-140
Section 40-18-140 Contribution designations. (a)(1) Each Alabama resident individual income
taxpayer desiring to contribute to any of the programs listed in subsection (b) may designate
an amount of his or her refund, rounded off in whole dollars, in an appropriate box on the
state income tax return form, to be credited to the program. (2) All future check-offs, duly
enacted by the Legislature subsequent to April 17, 2006, shall be accorded an appropriate
box on the state income tax return forms, subject to the terms and conditions prescribed herein,
without the requirement that they be added by amendment to this section. (b) Contributions
received for the following authorized charitable and nonpolitical income tax check-off recipients,
less costs of administration to the Department of Revenue not to exceed five percent, shall
be distributed and appropriated as provided herein: (1) Contributions to the Alabama Aging
Program shall be deposited with the State Treasurer into the Alabama...
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26-16-3
Section 26-16-3 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Board created; department created;
director; staff. (a) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board is created as an autonomous
agency of the state government. (b) There is created the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention which shall operate under the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and
consist of a director and such other employees of the department. (c) There shall be a director
of the department appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates submitted under Section
26-16-6(a)(2). The director shall not be a member of the state classified civil service. The
director shall be compensated by a salary payable out of the State Treasury at the times and
in the manner that the salary of other state officials is paid. The exact amount of the director's
salary shall be set by the board. (d) The director shall hire all staff required to exercise
the powers and carry out the duties of the...
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26-16-6
Section 26-16-6 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Duties and functions of board and
department. (a) The state board shall do all of the following: (1) Meet not less than twice
annually at the times prescribed in Section 26-16-5(a). (2) Transmit to the Governor a list
of individuals recommended to fill the position of director. (b) The department, with the
approval of the state board, shall do all of the following: (1) Annually develop a state plan
for the distribution of funds from the trust fund. The plan shall assure that an equal opportunity
exists for establishment of prevention programs and receipt of trust fund money among all
geographic areas in this state. The plan shall be transmitted to the Speaker of the House,
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, to the Governor, and to the Government Finance and
Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, or its successor, and the Committee
on Finance and Taxation General Fund of the Senate, or its successor. (2)...
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26-16-4
Section 26-16-4 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Composition; terms; officers and
committees; compensation. (a) The state board shall be composed of the following 14 members:
(1) The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, the State Mental Health Officer,
the State Health Officer, the State Superintendent of Education, and the Secretary of the
Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or designees authorized to speak on their behalf. (2)
Nine public members appointed by the Governor, one from each of the seven congressional districts
into which the state is divided for the purpose of electing representatives in the United
States Congress, and two from the state at large. As a group, the public members shall demonstrate
knowledge in the area of child abuse and neglect prevention; shall be representative of the
demographic composition of this state; and, to the extent practicable, shall be representative
of all of the following categories: Organized labor, the...
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26-16-10
Section 26-16-10 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Criteria for making grants to local
councils. In making grants to a local council, the state board shall consider the degree to
which the local council meets the following criteria: (1) Has as its primary purpose the development
and facilitation of a collaborative community prevention program in a specific geographical
area. The prevention program shall utilize trained volunteers and existing community resources
wherever practicable. (2) Is administered by a board of directors composed of an equal number
of members from the following two groups: a. A representative from each of the following local
agencies: The county department of human resources, the county public health department, a
mental health representative, the office of the prosecuting attorney, a local law enforcement
agency, a school district, and a number of private, local agencies that provide treatment
or prevention services for abused and neglected children and...
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26-16-32
Section 26-16-32 State income tax refund designation program - Disposition of contributions.
(a) Each year that the refund designation program established in Section 26-16-31(a), above,
is in effect, the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue shall transfer to the Children's
Trust Fund an amount equal to the total amount designated by individuals to be paid to the
fund under this article, less an amount, equal to not more than three percent of the total
of such funds then collected, for the additional cost incurred by the Department of Revenue
in collecting and handling such funds which shall be deposited the General Fund of the State
Treasury for the use of the Revenue Department. Such deposits shall be made not less than
quarterly commencing with the first day such funds are collected from the taxpayer. (b) Moneys
contained in the Children's Trust Fund are continuously appropriated to the Child Abuse and
Neglect Prevention Board for the purposes set out in Section 26-16-30(f) of...
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26-16-2
Section 26-16-2 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings herein ascribed to them: (1) CHILD. A person under 18 years of age. (2)
CHILD ABUSE. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible
for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental
physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation of any provision of Article
4, Chapter 6, Title 13A. (3) CULTURAL COMPETENCY. The ability of an individual or organization
to understand and act respectfully toward, in a cultural text, the beliefs, interpersonal
styles, attitudes, and behaviors of persons and families of various cultures, including persons
and families of various cultures who participate in services from the individual or organization
and persons of various cultures who provide services for the individual or organization. (4)
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention....
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26-16-31
Section 26-16-31 (Repealed effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2005) State
income tax refund designation program - Authorization; procedure. (a) For the tax year beginning
October 1, 1983, and until the State Treasurer certifies that the assets in the Children's
Trust Fund exceed $10,000,000, a resident individual taxpayer who files an Alabama income
tax return and who is entitled to an income tax refund from the State Department of Revenue
sufficient to make a designation under this section may designate that $5, $10, $25 or other
sum of his or her refund be credited to the Children's Trust Fund. In the case of a joint
return of husband and wife who are entitled to a tax refund sufficient to make a designation
under this section, a designation may be made in the same denominations or sums of their refund
to be credited to the Children's Trust Fund. Such designation shall be made by marking the
appropriate box, printed on the return pursuant to subsection (b) of this...
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16-40-9
Section 16-40-9 Instruction for avoiding child sexual abuse. (a)(1) The Legislature recognizes
that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor and a family
member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the silence and
shame around sexual abuse. Erin's Law has been adopted in a number of states to help address
the problem of child sexual abuse. (2) The intent of Erin's Law is to shatter the silence
and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them to recognize
and to report abuse. (3) The Legislature finds that without a specific initiative like Erin's
Law, schools generally fail to give young students adequate awareness and a voice in this
issue. (b) The Governor's Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children created under
subsection (c) shall adopt guidelines for a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program.
The guidelines shall: (1) Educate children in grades pre-kindergarten...
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