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30-6-6
Section 30-6-6 Establishment and funding of facilities. (a) In order to be certified, each
domestic violence center shall do all of the following: (1) Provide a facility that shall
serve as a center to receive and house persons who are victims of domestic violence. For the
purpose of this chapter, minor children and other dependents of a victim, when the dependents
are partly or wholly dependent on the victim for support or services, may be sheltered with
the victim in a domestic violence center. (2) Provide minimum services which shall include,
but not be limited to, information and referral services, counseling and case management services,
temporary emergency shelter for more than 24 hours for adult victims and their accompanying
children, a 24-hour hotline, training for law enforcement personnel, assessment and appropriate
referral of resident children, outreach services as defined by standards for counties without
a physical emergency shelter facility, and educational services for...
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30-6-3
Section 30-6-3 Duties of office; exemptions. (a) The director shall perform or delegate all
of the following duties: (1) Operate the domestic violence program and, in collaboration with
ACADV or other qualified entity, coordinate and administer statewide activities related to
the prevention of domestic violence. (2) Have the right to enter and inspect the premises
of domestic violence centers that are applying for an initial certification or facing potential
suspension or revocation of certification to effectively evaluate the state of compliance
with minimum standards. (3) Promote the involvement of domestic violence centers in the coordination,
development, and planning of domestic violence programming. (4) Coordinate with state agencies
that have health, education, or criminal justice responsibilities to raise awareness of domestic
violence and promote consistent policy implementation, including law enforcement training.
(5) Cooperate with, assist in, and participate in programs of...
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30-7-4
Section 30-7-4 Coalition certification; funding. (a) Any domestic violence center within the
state that desires to become certified by the director may request certification. Upon approval
and certification by the Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, a domestic
violence center may receive funding appropriated by the Legislature specifically to the Department
of Economic and Community Affairs. (b)(1) The department may pay the administrative costs
necessary to fulfill the requirements of this chapter from the Domestic Violence Trust Fund;
provided, however, the department may not expend on an annual basis more than eight percent
of the total available funds from the Domestic Violence Trust Fund, or the actual cost of
administration, whichever is less. (2) State funds received by the Alabama Coalition Against
Domestic Violence from appropriations by the Legislature may be used for administrative expenses.
Administrative expenses paid from state funds shall not...
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41-23-160
Section 41-23-160 Certified domestic violence center capital improvement grant program. (a)
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1)
ACADV. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of the
Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (3) OTHER QUALIFIED ENTITY. An entity designated
by the director to fulfill the duties of the ACADV in the event the ACADV ceases operations
or is otherwise ineligible to receive federal funds for domestic violence programs in this
state. (b) There is established a certified domestic violence center capital improvement grant
program under the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (c) A certified domestic violence
center, as provided for in Section 30-6-6, may apply to the director, or his or her designee,
for a capital improvement grant. The grant application shall provide all of the following
information: (1) A statement specifying the capital improvement and...
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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning October
1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues and upon
appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated
for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs.
(b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First
Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in
the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1) Ten percent
of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution to one
or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for tobacco
control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence
in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with
tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to
requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer
has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among
other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal
within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of
resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and
fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those
specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing
shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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30-7-3
Section 30-7-3 State funding. Any domestic violence center within the state that meets the
standards established by this chapter and is certified by the Department of Economic and Community
Affairs as a full member in the coalition or other qualified entity shall be eligible to receive
funds that are appropriated from the Domestic Violence Trust Fund or any other state funds
to the coalition or other qualified entity. (Acts 1997, No. 97-411, p. 676, §3; Act 2015-493,
§2.)...
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30-6-5
Section 30-6-5 Report. (a) Each domestic violence center shall provide to the director information
relating to the number of persons who receive services from local domestic violence programs
or certified domestic violence centers and any other information that is required to be reported
for eligibility to receive federal grant funding or other funding. (b) The director shall
furnish to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives a report on or before January 1 of each year on the status of domestic
violence in Alabama, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The incidence
of domestic violence in this state. (2) An identification of the areas of the state where
domestic violence is of significant proportions, including the number of cases of domestic
violence officially reported. (3) The identification and description of the types of programs
in the state that assist victims or persons who commit domestic...
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30-6-7
Section 30-6-7 Limitations on appropriation and expenditure of funds. (a) The Department of
Economic and Community Affairs may pay the administrative costs necessary to fulfill the requirements
of this chapter from the Domestic Violence Trust Fund; provided, however, the department may
not expend, on an annual basis, more than eight percent of the total available funds from
the Domestic Violence Trust Fund, or the actual costs of administration, whichever is less.
(b) Each domestic violence center shall complete a financial audit after its first year of
operation following certification. Thereafter, a domestic violence center shall complete a
financial audit every three years or at the request of the director. (Acts 1981, No. 81-813,
p. 1452, §7; Act 99-589, p. 1344, §1; Act 2015-493, §2.)...
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30-6-1
Section 30-6-1 Definitions. In this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ABUSE. As defined in Section 30-5-2. (2)
ACADV. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated. (3) ADVOCATE. An employee
or volunteer of a program for victims of domestic violence receiving funds under this chapter
who has a primary function of rendering advice, counseling, or assistance to victims of domestic
violence; who supervises the employees or volunteers of the program; or who administers the
program. (4) AGENCY. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (5) CLIENT. Any individual
receiving services from a certified domestic violence center. (6) DIRECTOR. The Director of
the Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (7) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Abuse as defined
in subdivision (1). (8) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER. An entity that provides services or shelter
to domestic violence victims and their accompanying children...
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