11-50B-1
Section 11-50B-1 Purpose. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to encourage the development of advanced telecommunications capabilities, cable, interactive computer, and Internet facilities and services to better serve the public and further industrial economic development in this state. It is necessary for growth, job opportunities, and sustained economic development to encourage new investment in advanced telecommunications capabilities, cable, interactive computer, and Internet facilities, including investment by public providers of these services. Nothing contained herein, however, is intended to exempt, except, or exclude public providers which engage in the provision of advanced telecommunications capability or services, cable, interactive computer, or Internet facilities or services pursuant to the authority granted herein from complying with any provisions of federal law which may at any time apply to the public providers or their facilities or services,...
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22-4A-5
Section 22-4A-5 Allocation and distribution of funds; purposes. The board shall allocate the funds appropriated through the Public Health Department for Family Practice Rural Health Programs. The Health Department shall distribute the funds as allocated by the board except for sufficient amounts necessary to cover the per diem, mileage and printing cost associated with the board's activities. The board shall make allocations from the available revenue for existing Family Practice Residency Programs or any like program which may be hereafter created, provided such a program meets the criteria specified in Section 22-4A-4. The board is further authorized to allocate funds and make grants for the recruitment of physicians with such specialties necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter; to track students in physician residency specialty training programs; for the recruitment of physicians to locate in medically underserved areas; to fund health fairs for the recruitment of...
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41-29-503
Section 41-29-503 Authorization to make grants of money. (a) The authority is hereby authorized to make grants of money derived from the sale of its bonds, to grantees for use by the grantees for any one or more of the following purposes: (1) The making of surveys to determine the location of suitable project sites in the locality of the grantee. (2) The making of surveys to determine the availability of labor in the locality of the grantee and to classify such labor in terms of skills and educational level. (3) The preparation of project sites. (4) Any combination of any of the foregoing which the grantees consider appropriate and necessary for the promotion of industrial development in their respective localities. (b) Provided, however, that 20 percent of the grant funds shall be expended specifically in rural areas of the state and/or areas with high unemployment and low personal income levels. The Director of the State Industrial Development Authority shall report annually to the...
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34-21-120
Section 34-21-120 Findings; purpose. (a) The party states find and declare all of the following: (1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws. (2) Violations of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the practice of nursing may result in injury or harm to the public. (3) The expanded mobility of nurses and the use of advanced communication technologies as part of a national health care delivery system requires greater coordination and cooperation among states in the areas of nurse licensure and regulation. (4) New practice modalities and technology make compliance with individual state nurse licensure laws difficult and complex. (5) Uniformity of nurse licensure requirements throughout the states promotes public safety and public health benefits. (b) The general purpose of this compact is to achieve all of the following: (1) Facilitate the responsibility of...
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34-21-2
Section 34-21-2 Board of Nursing generally. (a) There is created the Board of Nursing, which shall be composed of 13 members to be appointed and have the duties and powers enumerated in this section. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. In order to insure continuity of administration, the nine board members provided for by Section 3 of Act 427, Regular Session 1975, shall continue to serve to the completion of the term for which they are serving. The Governor, within 60 days of January 1, 1984, shall appoint a tenth member who shall be a licensed practical nurse for a term of four years from a list of nominees furnished him or her by the Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated, or its successor organization. As the terms of all board members expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years each. Vacancies in unexpired terms shall be filled in...
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9-8-22
Section 9-8-22 State Soil and Water Conservation Committee. (a) There is hereby established, to serve as an agency of the state and to perform the functions conferred upon it in this article, the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee. (b) This committee shall consist of nine persons: The Director of the State Cooperative Agricultural Extension Service, the Director of the State Agricultural Experiment Station, the Supervisor of Vocational Agricultural Education and six members who are soil and water conservation district supervisors, to be appointed by the Governor, one such appointive member from each of the six major geographical areas of the state as such areas are designated on January 1, 1972, by the State Association of Soil and Water Conservation district supervisors. The appointive members of the committee shall hold office for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed. Such members shall be appointed by the Governor from a list containing the names...
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22-13A-4
Section 22-13A-4 Establishment and promotion of program; duties of officer; strategies for raising public awareness and educating consumers and professionals. (a) The State Department of Health, hereinafter referred to as "the department," shall establish, promote, and maintain an osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program in order to raise public awareness, educate consumers, educate and train health professionals, teachers, and human service providers, and for other purposes. (b) For purposes of administering this chapter, the State Health Officer shall do all of the following: (1) Provide sufficient staff to implement the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program. (2) Provide appropriate training for staff of the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program. (3) Identify the appropriate entities to carry out the program. (4) Base the program on the most up-to-date scientific information and findings. (5) Work to improve the capacity of...
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23-1-435
Section 23-1-435 (This section terminates April 26, 2018, if no revenue is created.) Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program Committee. (a) There is hereby created the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP) Committee. The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to assure the committee membership is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state. All members of the ATRIP Committee shall be appointed by May 26, 2016, and shall serve until a successor is named. Members of the ATRIP Committee shall consist of: (1) The Director of the State Department of Transportation who shall serve as chair of the ATRIP Committee. (2) The Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee. (3) One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (5) One member appointed by the Association of County...
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24-10-6
Section 24-10-6 Purpose. The Alabama Affordable Housing Act is established for the following purposes: (1) To increase the production of housing units and home ownership and to preserve the supply of rental housing that is affordable to individuals and families with incomes at or below 60 percent of the median family income. (2) To maintain and rehabilitate existing affordable housing units to insure their continued availability to individuals and families with incomes at or below 60 percent of the median family income. (3) To serve individuals and families living at or below 60 percent of the median family income. No less than 50 percent of the resources placed into the fund each year shall be used to serve individuals and families with household incomes at or below 30 percent of the median family income as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (4) To annually distribute, when possible, a majority of the proceeds from the trust fund to eligible nonprofit...
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16-47-240
Section 16-47-240 Alabama Rural Hospital Resource Center. (a) The University of Alabama at Birmingham shall establish the Alabama Rural Hospital Resource Center. (b) The purpose of the resource center is to facilitate access to high quality care for rural Alabamians and improve their health by increasing the viability and capabilities of eligible hospitals at no or minimal cost to those hospitals. (c) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ELIGIBLE HOSPITAL. A nonprofit or public rural hospital. (2) RESOURCE CENTER. The Rural Hospital Resource Center of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. (3) RURAL. Located in one of the following: a. An area designated as a shortage area as defined in 42 C.F.R. ยง 491.5(c) and (d); or b. A rural area as defined by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. (d) The resource center shall do all of the following: (1) Hire necessary staff that is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender,...
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