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21-3A-4
Section 21-3A-4 Composition; appointment and duties of members. (a) For the purposes of implementing
this chapter, the Governor shall appoint the Interagency Coordinating Council. The council
shall consist of not less than 15 members nor more than the number allowed by regulation.
(b) The Governor shall designate a member of the council to serve as the chair, or shall require
the council to designate a member to serve as the chair. (c) The council shall be composed
as follows: (1) At least 20 percent of the members shall be parents, including minority parents,
of infants and toddlers with disabilities or children with disabilities aged 12 or younger.
At least one member shall be a parent of an infant or toddler with a disability or a child
with a disability aged 6 or younger. (2) At least 20 percent of the members shall be public
or private providers of early intervention services. (3) One representative from the Alabama
Legislature. (4) One person involved in personnel preparation....
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23-1-294
Section 23-1-294 Advisory Council. (a) The Advisory Council shall consist of a member of the
Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, a member of the Alabama
Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, one member appointed by each member of the Designating
Committee, three persons appointed from the state at-large by the Governor, and one representative
appointed by the Governor from each of the following groups or organizations: (1) Scenic Alabama.
(2) Alabama Environmental Council. (3) The outdoor advertising industry. (4) The Alabama Wildlife
Federation. (5) A business, industry, or trade association or professional organization having
its principal programs extending generally throughout the state, and having a demonstrated
concern for balancing economic growth with protection for the environment and increased recreational
opportunities. (6) Public utilities. (7) Tourism associations. (8) Real estate associations.
(9) Regional planning commissions....
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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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32-6-233.1
Section 32-6-233.1 Unauthorized use of parking places. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person
who does not have a distinctive special long-term access or long-term disability access license
plate or placard or temporary disability placard as provided in Section 32-6-231, or who is
not transporting a passenger who has a distinctive special long-term access or long-term disability
access license plate or placard or temporary disability placard as provided in Section 32-6-231,
to park a motor vehicle in a parking place designated for individuals with disabilities at
any place of public accommodation, any business or legal entity engaged in interstate commerce
or which is subject to any federal or state laws requiring access by individuals with disabilities,
any amusement facility or resort or any other place to which the general public is invited
or solicited, even though located on private property. Upon conviction, notwithstanding any
other penalty provision which may be authorized or...
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16-33C-3
Section 16-33C-3 Definitions. The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the meanings
ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ABLE PROGRAM. The Achieving
a Better Life Experience Program established pursuant to this chapter and defined in Section
529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law, to
assist individuals and families to save private funds to support individuals with disabilities
to maintain health, independence, and quality of life. (2) ABLE SAVINGS ACCOUNT. An individual
ABLE trust fund account established by a contributor pursuant to this chapter to apply distributions
from the account toward qualified disability expenses for an eligible designated beneficiary,
both terms as defined in Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or
other applicable federal law. (3) ABLE TRUST FUND. The fiduciary trust fund established pursuant
to this chapter comprised of separate and...
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38-9C-4
Section 38-9C-4 Rights. The rights of persons with developmental disabilities and traumatic
brain injury include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) The right to exercise
the rights of citizens of the United States and the State of Alabama. (2) The right to access
a full array of services appropriate for them as individuals. (3) The right to inclusion in
the community. (4) The right to live, work, be educated, and recreate with people who do not
have disabilities. (5) The right to be presumed competent until a court of competent jurisdiction
determines otherwise. (6) The right to social interaction with members of either sex. (7)
The right to vote and otherwise participate in the political process according to applicable
laws of the United States and the State of Alabama. (8) The right to free exercise of religion.
(9) The right to confidential handling of personal, financial, and medical records. (10) The
right to own and possess real and personal property. (11) The...
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38-9C-5
Section 38-9C-5 Providers who contract with agencies or programs required to develop written
policies to ensure rights. All providers who contract or subcontract with any federal, state,
or local agency or program to provide services in the State of Alabama to persons with developmental
disabilities or traumatic brain injury in Alabama shall develop and implement written policies
and procedures to ensure the rights enumerated above are observed by the provider in discharging
its contractual or subcontractual duties and responsibilities. At a minimum, these policies
and procedures shall provide for the following: (1) Affirm and safeguard the rights stated
in this chapter. (2) Provide that prompt, reasonable action be taken to prevent the potential
for further abuse while an investigation is in process. (3) Provide for a prompt and thorough
investigation of all allegations of abuse, exploitation, or neglect by trained, experienced
personnel delegated with all necessary authority. (4)...
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2-6A-5
Section 2-6A-5 Duties of regional coordinators. It shall be the duty of the regional coordinator
of each regional office to locate within his region qualified professionals to provide professional
services to farmers participating in the program, including but not limited to professionals
in the fields of agriculture, finance and accounting, law, farm planning, vocational training
and social services. The regional coordinator shall certify to the commission that the professionals
selected for providing services under the program had agreed or would agree with the commission
to provide services to farmers participating in the program on a noncost basis or at a reduced
cost from that normally prevailing. These professionals shall be compensated by the commission
for their services at such levels of compensation and rates as shall be recommended by the
program coordinator and approved by the commission. The regional coordinator shall make available
to any farmer or farm family member...
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21-7-1
Section 21-7-1 Declaration of policy; definitions. (a) It is the policy of this state to encourage
and enable the blind, the visually impaired, and the physically disabled to participate fully
in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in meaningful employment. (b) For
the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) HANDLER.
Includes an individual with a disability and a trainer. (2) HOUSING ACCOMMODATION. Any real
property or portion thereof which is used or occupied, or intended, arranged, or designed
to be used or occupied, as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more individuals,
but does not include any single-family residence, the occupants of which rent, lease, or furnish
for compensation not more than one room therein. (3) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY. As defined
by 42 U.S.C. ยง12102, and further defined as an individual who has a physical or mental impairment,
including a physical, sensory, psychiatric,...
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24-10-7
Section 24-10-7 Requirements for eligibility. (a) In order for a proposal to be an activity
eligible for support, the following minimum requirements must be met: (1) Beneficiaries of
the activity must be individuals or families whose annual income or incomes do not exceed
60 percent of the median family income of a geographic area, as determined by the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development, with adjustments for smaller and larger families. (2) Housing
to be funded must meet minimum housing quality standards set forth by the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development. (3) Housing to be funded must comply with the design standards
of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (4) Housing to be funded must meet the same requirements
for duration of affordability as set forth in the rules of ADECA for its HOME Investment Partnership
Program, with priority given to housing that is to be affordable in perpetuity. (b) Activities
to be funded by the Alabama Housing Trust Fund shall...
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