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9-14A-21
Section 9-14A-21 Joint Legislative Committee on State Parks. (a) Any appropriations
made herein shall be subject to the study, review, concurrence, and approval of the Joint
Legislative Committee on State Parks, previously established under the name of Alabama State
Parks System Joint Study Committee, which is hereby created. The Joint Legislative Committee
on State Parks is created to study, review, and concur in the long-range capital plan for
restoration of existing state park facilities and the acquisition of new state park facilities.
The joint committee shall be composed of a total of 12 members, as follows: The six members
serving on the Alabama State Parks System Joint Study Committee on May 23, 2000; the Chair
of the Senate Conservation, Environment and Natural Resources Committee and the Chair of the
House Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Committee; two members of the Senate to
be appointed by the Governor; and two members of the House of Representatives to be...
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16-16B-1
Section 16-16B-1 Short title; electronic textbooks; wireless electronic devices; rule
making authority; implementation plan; Alabama Ahead Oversight Committee. (a) This chapter
shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Ahead Act. (b)(1) Commencing with the 2016-2017
school year, students may be provided textbooks in electronic format . Textbooks in electronic
format may be available to schools under the jurisdiction of those local boards of education
which choose to participate in Alabama Ahead, to the extent practicable and funding is obtainable,
to provide students with resources in the following three areas: a. Wireless broadband access
via high-quality WiFi infrastructure in schools, as a first priority pursuant to Section
16-6B-2.1. b. Upgrades, expansions, and maintenance of existing WiFi infrastructure. c. Devices,
digital content, management systems, debt service, or support. (2) Digital textbooks or other
instructional materials provided in electronic format may also be...
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16-6B-11
Section 16-6B-11 Paperwork Reduction Committee. (a) The Legislature finds that the excessive
paperwork required of teachers and other public education employees hinders the prime responsibility
of public education: The education of the children of Alabama. The Legislature also finds
that excessive and time-consuming reporting requirements levied on school systems requires
automation in order to for timely reporting to occur. The Legislature further finds that the
excessive paperwork required of teachers has become so burdensome that teachers do not have
adequate time to prepare lesson plans or to devote individual attention to those students
who require special assistance. The Legislature further finds that, for teachers to have time
to teach, it is imperative that all unnecessary paperwork be eliminated from our public schools
and necessary paperwork be automated to the maximum practical extent. (b) The Paperwork Reduction
Committee is created. The membership of the committee shall...
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41-29-240
Section 41-29-240 Alabama Small Business Commission created; duties; composition. (a)
The Alabama Small Business Commission is created as part of the Office of Small Business Advocacy.
(b) The commission shall have the following duties: (1) Formulate policies encouraging innovation
of small business in the state. (2) Discuss issues critical to the economic growth of small,
independent businesses and their interests that will encourage the formation of and foster
the growth of small businesses in the state. (3) Advise the Department of Commerce in formulating
and promoting policies relating to small businesses. (4) Act as an advocate for small businesses
and the entrepreneurs who work to create opportunities for new small businesses and sustain
those that are already in existence. (5) Promote policies to assist new business start-ups
and expansion of existing businesses. (c) The commission shall be chaired by an appointee
of the Lieutenant Governor, who shall be a voting member. The...
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36-15-1
Section 36-15-1 Duties generally. The Attorney General shall keep his or her office
at the capital city and perform the following duties: (1)a. He or she shall give his or her
opinion in writing, or otherwise, on any question of law connected with the interests of the
state or with the duties of any of the departments, when required by the Governor, Secretary
of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Education, Commissioner of Agriculture and
Industries, Director of Finance, Comptroller, State Health Officer, Public Service Commissioners,
Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, or the Commissioner of the Department
of Revenue or any other officer or department of the state when it is made, by law, his or
her duty so to do, and he or she shall also give his or her opinion to the Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee of either house, when required, upon any matter under the consideration
of the committee. b. The Attorney General shall give his or her opinion, in writing...
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41-15B-2
Section 41-15B-2 Children First Trust Fund. (a) There is established a special fund
in the State Treasury to be known as the Children First Trust Fund. (b) The existence of the
fund is contingent upon the receipt by the state of tobacco revenues. (c) The fund shall consist
of tobacco revenues and any appropriations or revenues received from any other source. The
amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1 shall be deposited into the fund from tobacco
revenues with the remainder of the tobacco revenues being distributed as provided in Division
1, Article 17, Chapter 10 of this title. (d) The council shall keep detailed permanent records
of all expenditures and distributions from the fund and shall file a monthly written report
of all transactions, and any other information requested, with the permanent Joint Legislative
Oversight Committee of the Children First Trust Fund. (e) The council shall prepare an annual
report to the Governor and the Legislature detailing the expenditures and...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove
barriers to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent
moves and deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children
of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty
in the transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in
entrance/age requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children
of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling,
sequencing, grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility
for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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33-18-1
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby
agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin
Compact: Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and
the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective
upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress
of the United States. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa
River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACT
Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States
of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes
of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably
apportioning the surface waters of the ACT, engaging in water planning,...
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33-19-1
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama
hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama,
Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact
which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state
legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This Act shall be known and
may be cited as the "Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact" and shall
be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACF Compact" or "compact."
Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and
the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate
comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the...
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44-2-10
Section 44-2-10 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact for Juveniles is enacted into
law and entered into with all jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially
as follows: THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES Article I. Purpose. The compacting states
to this interstate compact recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision
or return of juveniles, delinquents and status offenders who are on probation or parole and
who have absconded, escaped or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have
endangered their own safety and the safety of others. The compacting states also recognize
that each state is responsible for the safe return of juveniles who have run away from home
and in doing so have left their state of residence. The compacting states also recognize that
Congress, by enacting the Crime Control Act, 4 U.S.C. Section 112 (1965), has authorized
and encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the...
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