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AL Code § 41-15-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15 - State Insurance Fund.|Section 41-15-10 - Premiums and Collected Earnings to Constitute Trust Fund; Surplus May Be Invested in Bonds, Stocks, Mutual Funds, etc.; Limitations and Conditions; Requisition for Payment of Losses, Expenses, Etc.

Section 41-15-10Premiums and collected earnings to constitute trust fund; surplus may be invested in bonds, stocks, mutual funds, etc.; limitations and conditions; requisition for payment of losses, expenses, etc. All premiums and earnings collected under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a trust fund to be applied as authorized in this chapter. With the approval of the Governor, any surplus in the fund over a necessary working capital, which shall be determined by the Director of Finance, at not less than $400,000.00, may be invested in the bonds or other obligations of the United States, of the State of Alabama or of any agency, institution or instrumentality of the State of Alabama. The Director of Finance shall also have the authority to invest and reinvest said state insurance trust funds in such classes of bonds, mortgages, common and preferred stocks, shares of investment companies or mutual funds or other investments as the Finance Director with the consent of the Governor may approve, subject to all the terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions imposed by the laws of Alabama upon domestic life insurance companies in the making of their investments. Subject to like terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions, the Finance Director shall have full power to hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer and dispose of any such investments, as well as the proceeds of said investments. The necessary working capital may also be invested and reinvested by the Finance Director in securities deemed to be cash equivalents. Any and all funds derived from operations under this chapter shall be subject to requisition by the Director of Finance, approved by the Governor, for the payment of losses, necessary expenses of administering this chapter and for investment. (Acts 1923, No. 593, p. 769; Code 1923, §8545; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 219, p. 260; Acts 1939, No. 112, p. 144; Code 1940, T. 28, §323; Acts 1949, No. 675, p. 1045, §6; Acts 1979, No. 79-704, p. 1252.)
AL Code § 41-15-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15 - State Insurance Fund.|Section 41-15-11 - Limitations Upon Expenditure of Funds; Employees Subject to Merit System.

Section 41-15-11Limitations upon expenditure of funds; employees subject to Merit System. No part of the funds provided for in Section 41-15-10 shall be used to increase the salary of any state employee. Only the salary of the designated risk manager, stenographic secretary, inspector, clerical force and such other employees and expenses as may be necessary for the efficient administration of the provisions of this chapter shall be paid from these funds. Such expenditures shall be limited to that amount appropriated by the Legislature. All employees as provided in this section shall be subject to the Merit System Act. (Acts 1923, No. 593, p. 769; Code 1923, §8550; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 219, p. 260; Code 1940, T. 28, §325; Acts 1949, No. 675, p. 1045, §7; Acts 1957, No. 596, p. 833, §2; Acts 1990, No. 90-569, p. 966, §10.)
AL Code § 41-15-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15 - State Insurance Fund.|Section 41-15-12 - Appropriation for Payment of Excess Fire or Tornado Losses; Reimbursement.

Section 41-15-12Appropriation for payment of excess fire or tornado losses; reimbursement. There is hereby appropriated from the Treasury the sum of $100,000.00 to be available only in case the loss by fire or tornado in any year shall exceed the premiums collected under the provisions of this chapter, and then only in such amount as may be required in addition to the amount of funds on deposit in the State Insurance Fund at the time of said loss for the payment thereof, less the amounts set aside in this chapter for the purpose of administration of the provisions of this chapter. The first surplus next thereafter accruing to such fund shall be used to reimburse the Treasury for any amount which may have been drawn therefrom under this appropriation. (Acts 1923, No. 593, p. 769; Code 1923, §8546; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 219, p. 260; Code 1940, T. 28, §324.)
AL Code § 41-15-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15 - State Insurance Fund.|Section 41-15-13 - Appropriation of Funds Received in Payment for Loss to Property by Fire, Etc.

Section 41-15-13Appropriation of funds received in payment for loss to property by fire, etc. There is hereby appropriated in addition to all other appropriations and for capital outlay purposes only any and all funds received by the State of Alabama or any department, board, bureau, agency or institution of the state in payment for any loss to property suffered by reason of fire, lightning, windstorm or hail. (Acts 1951, No. 1000, p. 1671.)
AL Code § 41-15B-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15B - Children First.|Section 41-15B-1 - Definitions.

Section 41-15B-1Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings respectively ascribed to them: (1) AT-RISK CHILDREN. Children who because of social, health, or educational factors are experiencing difficulty with learning, school achievement, or preparation for employment as evidenced by excessive absence from school without acceptable excuse, by virtue of being parents, by having been referred to the juvenile court, or by being one or more years behind their age group in the number of credits obtained or in basic skill levels obtained. (2) CHILD POPULATION. The population of children below the age of 18 in any federal decennial census.  (3) COUNCIL. The Alabama Children's Policy Council created pursuant to Sections 12-15-130 to 12-15-132, inclusive. (4) FUND. The Children First Trust Fund as established by Section 41-15B-2. (5) JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICES. Any juvenile probation officer, including, but not limited to, administrative personnel, juvenile officers who supervise caseloads, professional staff charged with developing programs for early intervention and correction of delinquent behavior, and officers assigned to intensively supervise juveniles returning from regional or state institutions. Juvenile probation services do not include juvenile detention staff. (6) OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. The permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee of the Children First Trust Fund. (7) RURAL. Any community within this state that has a population of less than 25,000 according to the latest federal decennial census. (8) SPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTIONS. Adoptions that may be hindered or delayed because of the special circumstances or obstacles surrounding the adoptive children. The circumstances include, but are not limited to, the adoption of disabled children, children with multiple siblings, older children, minority children, and other children who have been in the custody of the Alabama Department of Human Resources for an extended period of time. (9) TOBACCO REVENUES. Revenues received by the state pursuant to any federal tobacco-related settlement, any tobacco-related appropriations made by the United States Congress to the State of Alabama, or any revenues received by the state from litigation against any tobacco-related industry. (Act 98-382, p. 716, §1.)
AL Code § 41-15B-2.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15B - Children First.|Section 41-15B-2.1 - Transfer and Use of Funds.

Section 41-15B-2.1Transfer and use of funds. It is the intent of the Legislature that in each of the following fiscal years the following amounts from tobacco revenues shall be transferred to the Children First Trust Fund: AmountFiscal Yearup to $60,000,0002000up to $65,000,0002001up to $70,000,0002002 and each fiscal year thereafter It is the intent of the Legislature that strict accountability measures, including needs assessments, legislative oversight, annual reports of expenditures, and program evaluations, be undertaken to ensure the wise and prudent use of these funds for the children of our state. (Act 99-390, p. 628, §1.)
AL Code § 41-15B-2.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15B - Children First.|Section 41-15B-2.3 - Appropriations or Allocations to State Board of Education.

Section 41-15B-2.3Appropriations or allocations to State Board of Education. Notwithstanding Section 41-15B-2.2, or any other provision of law, beginning with the appropriation from the Children First Trust Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Legislature may, but shall not be required to, make appropriations or allocations to the State Board of Education from the Children First Trust Fund. If there is no appropriation or allocation made to the State Board of Education, any tobacco revenue in or received by the Children First Trust Fund which is allocated for the State Board of Education by Section 41-15B-2.2(b)(2), may be appropriated or allocated by the Legislature to any other entity or fund which receives appropriations or allocations pursuant to Section 41-15B-2.2. (Act 2005-321, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 782, §3.)
AL Code § 41-15B-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15B - Children First.|Section 41-15B-3 - Eligibility to Receive Allocations.

Section 41-15B-3Eligibility to receive allocations. The following criteria shall be met in order for any state agency or local entity to be eligible to receive allocations from the Children First Trust Fund: (1) After the first year, these state agencies shall annually conduct a needs assessment of the children of Alabama and shall develop and implement a strategic plan which addresses the special needs of children. The purpose of this plan is to alleviate duplication of services. The plan and evaluation of results of programs shall be submitted to the council by July 1. (2) Each county children's policy council shall comply with Sections 12-15-133 and 12-15-134, and shall be actively involved in the coordination of requests for grants funded by the Children First Trust Fund. (Act 98-382, p. 716, §3.)
AL Code § 41-15B-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15B - Children First.|Section 41-15B-4 - Permanent Joint Interim Legislative Oversight Committee.

Section 41-15B-4Permanent joint interim legislative oversight committee. (a) There is created the Permanent Joint Interim Legislative Oversight Committee of the Children First Trust Fund. The committee shall be composed of three members of each house, to be appointed by the presiding officer of each house. The chair and vice chair of the oversight committee shall be elected at the first meeting by the members of the oversight committee. The oversight committee shall meet as it deems necessary and shall study and oversee all facets of the Children First Trust Fund. The committee shall review each monthly report provided by the council, and may make recommendations as it deems appropriate. (b) The oversight committee shall consider recommending to the council a comprehensive plan to establish a grants program to assist parents in placing their children in accredited behavior modification programs. (c) Upon the request of the chair, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House shall provide the clerical assistance necessary for the work of the oversight committee. (d) The oversight committee shall review each community service grant awarded pursuant to this chapter to determine compliance with this chapter and the guidelines established in Chapter 24, the Community Service Grant Program Act of 1989. (e) Each member of the oversight committee shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation, his or her per diem, and travel expenses for each day he or she attends a meeting of the oversight committee which shall be paid out of any funds appropriated to the use of the Legislature, upon warrants drawn on the state Comptroller upon requisitions signed by the chair of the oversight committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no member shall receive additional legislative compensation or per diem when the Legislature is in session or if a member is being paid any other payments on the same dates for attendance of other state business. (Act 98-382, p. 716, §5.)
AL Code § 41-15B-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15B - Children First.|Section 41-15B-5 - Budget Request Information.

Section 41-15B-5Budget request information. The Alabama Children's Policy Council, on the date and in the form and content prescribed by the Department of Finance, shall prepare and forward to the Governor's Commissioner of Children's Affairs, the budget request information required in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (a) of Section 41-19-6. (Act 99-390, p. 628, §4.)
AL Code § 41-15B-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15B - Children First.|Section 41-15B-6 - Funding of Programs.

Section 41-15B-6Funding of programs.  Beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, these programs shall be funded through a separate appropriation in a separate act from tobacco settlement or litigation revenues received by the State of Alabama. (Act 99-390, p. 628, §5.)
AL Code § 41-15B-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15B - Children First.|Section 41-15B-7 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 41-15B-7Disposition of funds. (a) All tobacco revenues from the tobacco settlement received by the state previously designated for the Children First Trust Fund shall be deposited to the Children First Trust Fund within 30 calendar days of receipt of those tobacco revenues. (b) Allocations from the Children First Trust Fund are conditioned upon the receipt of tobacco revenues. (Act 2001-843, 2001 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 647, §2; Act 2002-402, p. 1012, §2; Act 2003-517, p. 1544, §1(b)(1,) 1(b)(4); Act 2004-560, p. 1202, §1(b)(1,) 1(b)(4).)
AL Code § 41-15B-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15B - Children First.|Section 41-15B-8 - Transfer From State General Funds; Repayment.

Section 41-15B-8Transfer from State General Funds; repayment. It is the intent of the Legislature that each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, if the beginning of the year balance in the Children First Trust Fund is not equal to or greater than one-half of the total amount of the appropriations for that fiscal year from the Children First Trust Fund, the amount necessary to bring the balance in the Children First Trust Fund to one-half of the appropriations from the Children First Trust Fund for that fiscal year shall be transferred to the Children First Trust Fund from the State General Fund, or from any other fund from which the Finance Director may determine funds are available for transfer to the Children First Trust Fund. Upon receipt by the Children First Trust Fund of that portion of tobacco revenue allocated for deposit to the Children First Trust Fund, any State General Fund monies or other funds transferred to the Children First Trust Fund pursuant to this section shall be repaid from the Children First Trust Fund to the fund from which they were transferred. (Act 2005-321, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 782, §2.)
AL Code § 41-15C-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 15C - Alabama Senior Services Trust Fund.|Section 41-15C-1 - Creation; Funding and Distribution.

Section 41-15C-1Creation; funding and distribution.  (a) There is hereby created the Alabama Senior Services Trust Fund as a separate fund in the State Treasury. The trust fund shall be administered by the Secretary/Treasurer of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, which shall be entitled to a reasonable fee for the administration. All investments shall be made pursuant to the same authority and restrictions that apply to the investment of funds of the Retirement Systems of Alabama. (b) Funding to the Alabama Senior Services Trust Fund shall be from the distribution of tobacco settlement proceeds as enacted in Division 1 of Article 17 of Chapter 10 of this title. Distributions to the trust fund shall be made each fiscal year that the state receives proceeds from the tobacco settlement. (c) Earnings in the trust fund shall not be subject to appropriation until the Legislature includes an appropriation in the general appropriations act from the trust fund to the Department of Senior Services or its successor. Appropriations by the Legislature from the trust fund to the Department of Senior Services or its successor shall equal 85 percent of the earnings of the prior year and shall be utilized to acquire maximum federal dollars available to be used to provide benefits and services to Alabama's elderly. The remaining 15 percent of the earnings shall be retained in the trust fund and reinvested as other monies are invested in the trust fund. (d) Any funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be additional funds distributed to the Alabama Department of Senior Services or its successor and shall not be used to supplant or decrease existing state or local support to the Alabama Department of Senior Services or its successor. Appropriations from the trust fund shall be used to both expand existing services and create new services for Alabama's elderly. (e) No funds shall be withdrawn or expended from this fund except as budgeted and allotted according to the provisions of Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations act or other appropriations acts. (Act 99-444, p. 1011, §1.)
AL Code § 41-16A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 16A - Governmental Leasing.|Section 41-16A-1 - Short Title.

Section 41-16A-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Governmental Leasing Act. (Acts 1993, No. 93-261, p. 389, §1.)
AL Code § 41-16A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 16A - Governmental Leasing.|Section 41-16A-2 - Legislative Intent.

Section 41-16A-2Legislative intent. It is hereby found and declared by the Legislature of Alabama that it is in the public interest that the state, political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, and departments thereof, the various counties of the state, the various municipal corporations within the state, county boards of education, city boards of education, instrumentalities of any of the foregoing, and public corporations arising under or organized pursuant to any statute of the state shall have the flexibility to finance the acquisition, installation, equipping, and/or improvement of any eligible property that such governmental entity otherwise is legally authorized to acquire through the use of lease, lease-purchase, and/or installment-purchase financing. It is the intention of the Legislature by passage of this chapter that wherever, either by express grant or by implication, a governmental entity has the power and authority to acquire any eligible property by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, bailment, or otherwise, such governmental entity shall have the power and authority to acquire such eligible property through the use of any lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, installment-sale agreement or arrangement, or similar agreement or arrangement authorized by this chapter. Furthermore, it is the intention of the Legislature by passage of this chapter to authorize each such governmental entity, in its discretion, to enter into lease, lease-purchase, and/or installment-purchase contracts and arrangements, on such terms and containing such conditions, stipulations, and requirements as such governmental entity shall believe necessary in order to obtain such lease, lease-purchase, and/or installment-sale financing or as may be mandated by this chapter. This chapter shall be construed liberally in conformity with the intention stated in the foregoing provisions of this section. (Acts 1993, No. 93-261, p. 389, §2.)
AL Code § 41-16A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 16A - Governmental Leasing.|Section 41-16A-3 - Definitions.

Section 41-16A-3Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings provided by this section: (a) ALTERNATIVE FINANCING CONTRACT. A lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, installment-sale agreement or arrangement, or other similar agreement or arrangement. (b) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. The state; any political subdivision of the state; any agency, board, commission, or department of the state; any county; any municipal corporation; any county board of education; any city board of education; any instrumentality of any of the foregoing; the State Board of Education, acting for the respective educational institutions under its supervision; each public corporation that conducts one or more state educational institutions under its supervision; and any public corporation arising under or organized pursuant to any statute of the state. (c) GRANTOR PARTY. The lessor under a lease or lease-purchase contract, grantor under an installment-purchase contract, or other comparable party under any other alternative financing contract. Unless otherwise indicated by the context, each reference to grantor party shall include any assignee of the rights of the grantor party under the alternative financing contract. (d) ELIGIBLE PROPERTY. Any tangible personal property, or any interest therein, including without limitation any goods, supplies, materials, appliances, equipment, furnishings, and/or machinery, whether or not such items constitute fixtures. (e) STATE. The State of Alabama. (f) SUBJECT PROPERTY. The eligible property which is the subject of an alternative financing contract. (Acts 1993, No. 93-261, p. 389, §3.)
AL Code § 41-16A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 16A - Governmental Leasing.|Section 41-16A-4 - Authorization to Utilize Alternative Financing Contracts; Scope of Contracts.

Section 41-16A-4Authorization to utilize alternative financing contracts; scope of contracts. In addition to and not as a limitation upon other powers and authority, any governmental entity shall have the power and authority to execute, perform, and authorize payments under any alternative financing contract relating to any eligible property deemed by such governmental entity to be necessary, useful, or appropriate to one or more lawful purposes of such governmental entity. Any alternative financing contract may provide financing or a source of funds for any or all costs of acquiring (by lease, purchase, lease-purchase, or otherwise), installing, equipping, and/or improving any eligible property and for any or all associated costs, fees, and expenses (including, without limitation, finance charges). (Acts 1993, No. 93-261, p. 389, §4.)
AL Code § 41-16A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 16A - Governmental Leasing.|Section 41-16A-6 - Proprietary Function Contracting Not Restricted.

Section 41-16A-6Proprietary function contracting not restricted. Nothing in this chapter shall restrict governmental entities from executing contracts arising out of their proprietary functions. (Acts 1993, No. 93-261, p. 389, §6.)