41-24-1
Section 41-24-1 Definitions. The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ACT. The Alabama Community Service Grant Program Act of 1989. (2) GRANT. The award by a state grant-making agency of funds appropriated by the Legislature or from funds received as gifts or donations to a qualifying grant-recipient agency for expenditure according to the provisions of a grant proposal. (3) GRANT-MAKING AGENCY. A state agency of the State of Alabama, designated by the Legislature through an Alabama Community Service Grant Program appropriation, having authority to approve grant proposals, direct and coordinate the expenditure of grant funds. (4) GRANT PROPOSAL. A written plan for the expenditure of grant funds by a grant-recipient agency, which meets one or more of the purposes delineated in Section 41-24-3, subject to approval by and to be expended under the direction of the head of the...
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41-24-2
Section 41-24-2 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to create the Alabama Community Service Grant Program to advance the program objectives of participating state departments and agencies by the awarding of grants to qualified community agencies, institutions, organizations and projects within the State of Alabama. The Legislature recognizes that the program objectives of the several departments and agencies of the State of Alabama can be advanced and, in some cases, advanced in a more economical manner by awarding grants to qualified grant recipient agencies, when the expenditure of such grant funds are made under the approval, direction and in coordination with the grant-making agency. The Legislature may from time to time appropriate state funds to grant-making agencies in accordance with the provisions of this chapter under the title, "Alabama Community Service Grant Program"; said funds shall be awarded to grant recipient agencies in denominations approved by and the...
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29-2-123
Section 29-2-123 Joint Legislative Advisory Committee - Duties. It shall be the duty of the committee to review applications and recommend for approval any community services grants made from any funds appropriated to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants by the Legislature for the purpose of awarding community services grants. The committee shall evaluate grant proposals based on the relevance of such proposals to the purposes for which such grants shall be made; the extent to which such grant proposal advances the program objectives of the grant-making agency; the ability of the grant recipient to fulfill the objectives of the grant proposal; and the extent to which the grant proposal can benefit the greatest number of citizens, without excluding any geographic regions of the state. All of the above information may be ascertained by appropriate measures, which shall include interviews, audits, public hearings, and recommendations by members of the Legislature....
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34-14A-20
Section 34-14A-20 Alabama Construction Trade Academy Fund; Alabama Construction Trade Advisory Council; applications for funding; program guidelines. (a) The Alabama Construction Trade Academy Fund is established in the State Treasury. The fund shall be comprised of federal, state, and private funding through direct budgetary funding and grants for the expansion of construction trade education. To the extent practicable, monies in the fund shall be used to leverage other forms of funding from private sources. A percentage of matching funds, as established by the advisory council, must come from private, non-governmental sources. The board may not use more than 15 percent of the monies in the fund for administrative and operational costs incurred in the implementation and administration of this section. (b) The board, in cooperation with public and private sector partners, shall establish a program to provide funding mechanisms for tool grants, program incentives, supplies, mobile...
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13A-9-150
Section 13A-9-150 Public assistance fraud; penalties. (a) For the purposes of this section, public assistance means money or property provided directly or indirectly to eligible persons through programs of the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof, including any program administered by a public housing authority. (b) It shall be unlawful for an individual or business entity to knowingly do any of the following: (1) Fail, by false statement, misrepresentation, impersonation, or other fraudulent means, to disclose a material fact used in making a determination as to the qualification of the person to receive public assistance. (2) Fail to disclose a change in circumstances in order to obtain or continue to receive any public assistance to which he or she is not entitled or in an amount larger than that to which he or she is entitled. (3) Aid and abet another person in the commission of the prohibitions enumerated in subdivisions (1) and (2). (4) Use,...
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17-5-2
Section 17-5-2 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CANDIDATE. An individual who has done any of the following: a. Taken the action necessary under the laws of the state to qualify himself or herself for nomination or for election to any state office or local office or in the case of an independent seeking ballot access, on the date when he or she files a petition with the judge of probate in the case of county offices, with the appropriate qualifying municipal official in the case of municipal offices, or the Secretary of State in all other cases. b. Received contributions or made expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or given his or her consent for any other person or persons to receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election to any state office or local office. (2) COMMISSION. The State Ethics...
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41-18-1
Section 41-18-1 Text. Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that the South has a sense of community based on common social, cultural and economic needs and fostered by a regional tradition. There are vast potentialities for mutual improvement of each state in the region by cooperative planning for the development, conservation and efficient utilization of human and natural resources in a geographic area large enough to afford a high degree of flexibility in identifying and taking maximum advantage of opportunities for healthy and beneficial growth. The independence of each state and the special needs of subregions are recognized and are to be safeguarded. Accordingly, the cooperation resulting from this agreement is intended to assist the states in meeting their own problems by enhancing their abilities to recognize and analyze regional opportunities and take account of regional influences in planning and implementing their public policies. (b) The purposes of...
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41-24-5
Section 41-24-5 Criteria used to evaluate grant proposals. The heads of grant making agencies shall evaluate grant proposals based on the relevance of such proposals to the purposes for which such grants shall be made, as stated in Section 41-24-3; the extent to which such grant proposal advances the program objective(s) of the grant-making agency, the ability of the grant recipient to fulfill the objectives of the grant proposal, the extent to which the grant proposal can benefit the greatest number of citizens, without persistently excluding any geographic regions of the state. All of the above information may be ascertained by appropriate measures, which shall include interviews, public hearings and recommendations by members of the Legislature. (Acts 1989, No. 89-354, p. 700, §5.)...
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41-24-4
Section 41-24-4 Authority and responsibilities of heads of grant-making agencies. It will be the responsibility of the heads of grant-making agencies to evaluate grant proposals based on the criteria shown in Section 41-24-5; to monitor and insure that the expenditure of grant funds are in accordance with the associated grant proposal, this chapter and relevant state laws; and upon finding that such grant expenditures are not in accordance with the aforementioned conditions, to suspend the release of further grant funds and take action to recover the improperly expended grant funds; to design and distribute its grant proposal instrument; to maintain up-to-date records of all grants that are currently in effect; to maintain records of all completed grants and grant proposals that were denied for a period of three full years; and may promulgate reasonable rules to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1989, No. 89-354, p. 700, §4.)...
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41-24A-1
Section 41-24A-1 Creation; composition; operation. There is hereby created the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants, hereafter referred to as the commission, which shall be designated a grant-making agency to receive and by majority vote to distribute any appropriations made by the Legislature to the commission for the community services grant program pursuant to Chapter 24 of this title. The commission shall consist of the State Superintendent of Education, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. The chairman of the commission shall be the Lieutenant Governor, who shall only vote in the case of a tie. The commission shall elect a secretary who shall be responsible for and maintain all documents related to the commission. The commission shall meet at least twice each quarter or until all grant funds have been awarded for each fiscal year. The commission members shall serve without compensation but the...
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