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AL Code § 37-17-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 17 - Small Wireless Facilities|Section 37-17-10 - Construction and Application of Chapter.

Section 37-17-10Construction and application of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to allow any entity to provide communications services without compliance with all laws applicable to communications service providers. Nor shall this chapter be interpreted to authorize the collocation, installation, placement, maintenance, or operation of any communications facility, including a wireline backhaul facility, in the rights-of-way, other than a small wireless facility or associated pole. (b) Except as it relates to small wireless facilities subject to the permit and fee requirements established pursuant to this chapter, and except as it relates to any activities of an electric provider, and except as it relates to regulations or requirements on communications service specifically established by the constitution or by state law, local law enacted by the Legislature, or federal law, an authority may not otherwise adopt or enforce regulations or requirements on the placement, operation, or maintenance of communications facilities by a communications service provider authorized to be in the rights-of-way; or otherwise impose or collect any additional or separate tax, fee, or charge for any service existing on July 1, 2021, or for the provision of additional communications services provided by a communications service provider that is authorized to be in the rights-of-way. (Act 2021-5, §10.)
AL Code § 37-17-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 17 - Small Wireless Facilities|Section 37-17-11 - Exemptions From Chapter.

Section 37-17-11Exemptions from chapter. This chapter does not apply to an authority that has entered into an agreement with a wireless provider, or that has adopted an ordinance or other resolution, relating to the permitting of small wireless facilities and poles in the rights-of-way of the authority before May 1, 2021. In order to remain exempt from this chapter, an authority shall modify the local agreement, ordinance, or resolution to be in compliance with applicable federal laws, orders, or regulations within 90 days from a final non-appealable federal order, rule, or regulation relating to small wireless facilities. (Act 2021-5, §11.)
AL Code § 37-17-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 17 - Small Wireless Facilities|Section 37-17-12 - Construction With Federal Regulations, Rulings, etc.; Application Denials by Alabama Department of Transportation.

Section 37-17-12Construction with federal regulations, rulings, etc.; application denials by Alabama Department of Transportation. (a) Where this chapter is divergent with any regulations, rulings, or guidance provided by the Federal Highway Administration, the Alabama Department of Transportation shall follow the Federal Highway Administration requirements. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the Alabama Department of Transportation may deny any application for placement, modification, or maintenance of wireless facilities, on new or pre-existing structures, within the department's right-of-way where the department determines that the placement or maintenance activity would impede the operation or safety of a transportation facility. Small wireless facilities shall not be permitted on any interstate right-of-way. (Act 2021-5, §12.)
AL Code § 37-18-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 18|Section 37-18-1 - Definitions.

Section 37-18-1Definitions.  For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. The state or any political subdivision thereof, or any executive or legislative department, unit, agency, board, commission, or authority of the state, or any political subdivision, or any public corporation, authority, agency, board, commission, or other governmental entity controlled by the state or by any political subdivision of the state. (2) UTILITY SERVICE. Electrical, natural gas, or propane gas service provided to an end user. (Act 2021-336, §1.)
AL Code § 37-18-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 18|Section 37-18-2 - Prohibition Against Restricting Use of a Utility Service by a Provider Authorized to Do Business in Alabama.

Section 37-18-2Prohibition against restricting use of a utility service by a provider authorized to do business in Alabama. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no governmental entity may adopt an ordinance, resolution, regulation, or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of restricting, a person's or entity's ability to use a utility service of a provider that is authorized to do business in this state. (Act 2021-336, §2.)
AL Code § 37-18-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 18|Section 37-18-3 - Exercise of Police Powers; Licenses and Permits; Propane Regulations.

Section 37-18-3Exercise of police powers; licenses and permits; propane regulations. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting a governmental entity's authority to do the following: (1) Exercise existing police powers to review and approve an application before issuing building permits or to otherwise enforce building, fire, and other public safety codes or subdivision regulations. Provided, however, no governmental entity may deny a building permit or subdivision regulation application based solely on the type of utility service proposed for the project. (2) License or permit a provider of a utility service, or regulate the use of rights-of-way by a provider of a utility service, in accordance with existing law. Provided, however, no governmental entity may deny a license or permit based solely on the type of utility service provided by the provider. (3) Regulate the permitting, safe handling, storage, or use of propane gas. (Act 2021-336, §3.)
AL Code § 37-18-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 18|Section 37-18-4 - Relation to Rules of Alabama Public Service Commission.

Section 37-18-4Relation to rules of Alabama Public Service Commission. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to affect the rules of the Alabama Public Service Commission adopted in accordance with its powers under this title. This section does not limit or restrict the power or authority of a utility to take action pursuant to any rules of the commission or the practices established under the rules. (Act 2021-336, §4.)
AL Code § 37-18-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.|Chapter 18|Section 37-18-5 - Relation to Chapter 14.

Section 37-18-5Relation to Chapter 14. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to amend, alter, modify, or in any way affect Chapter 14. (Act 2021-336, §5.)
AL Code § 38-1-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 38-1-1 - Definitions.

Section 38-1-1Definitions. As used in this title, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: (1) DEPARTMENT or STATE DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Human Resources. (2) BOARD or STATE BOARD. The State Board of Human Resources. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources. (4) COUNTY DEPARTMENT. The department of human resources in each of the 67 counties. (5) COUNTY BOARD. The county board of human resources. (6) COUNTY DIRECTOR. The director of each county department of human resources. (7) BLIND ASSISTANCE. Money payments with respect to needy blind persons. (8) OLD AGE PENSIONS. Money payments with respect to a needy person who has attained the age of 65 years and who has complied with the requirements of this title. Whenever the term "old age assistance" is used in the laws of this state, such term shall mean "old age pensions." (9) DEPENDENT CHILD. Any needy child coming within the definition of "dependent child" as defined in the Federal Social Security Act or amendments thereto. (10) AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN. Such term shall have the same meaning as "aid to dependent children" as defined by the Federal Social Security Act or amendments thereto. (11) AID TO THE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED. Money payments with respect to a person 18 years of age or older who is permanently and totally disabled. (12) CASE RECORD MATERIAL. The entire case record file pertaining to inquiries about, applicants for, or recipients of public assistance, including but not limited to, applications, narratives, budgets, face sheets, correspondence, authorizations of assistance, change of status forms, financial and statistical record cards and such other material or forms as have been used from time to time. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §1; Acts 1955, No. 341, p. 763, §6; Acts 1961, No. 91, p. 105, §1.)
AL Code § 38-1-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 38-1-2 - Recipients' Freedom of Choice in Selection of Specialists to Make Eye Examinations.

Section 38-1-2Recipients' freedom of choice in selection of specialists to make eye examinations. No program of public assistance for the visually handicapped operated in Alabama shall be administered in such a way or manner as to prevent the beneficiaries or recipients thereof from having complete freedom of choice in the selection of professional assistance in conducting any examination of the eyes that may be required as a condition precedent to participation in such program or the receipt of such public assistance; and there shall be no discrimination practiced in any such program as to the kinds of specialists who will be permitted to make such examinations. Examinations made by licensed optometrists, licensed ophthalmologists, and physicians skilled in the treatment of diseases of the eye shall be accepted, paid for and treated alike. The provisions of this section may be enforced by injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction on complaint of any party aggrieved by a violation thereof. (Acts 1967, No. 510, p. 1225.)
AL Code § 38-1-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 38-1-4 - Filing Names of Recipients of Public Assistance With Probate Judge.

Section 38-1-4Filing names of recipients of public assistance with probate judge. (a) Duty of county board. - The county board of human resources of each county shall on or before January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 file or cause to be filed with the probate judge a complete report showing the names of all recipients of public assistance in the county receiving payments under the provisions of this title, together with the amounts paid to each during the preceding month. (b) Reports open to public inspection; exceptions. - The reports so filed with the probate judge shall be securely bound by him in a separate record book provided for that purpose, which book and all reports contained therein shall be public records and shall be open to public inspection at all times during the regular office hours of the probate judge. However, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to authorize or require the disclosure of any records of the county department of human resources pertaining to adoptions or pertaining to children heretofore or hereafter placed in foster homes for adoption or for other purposes. (c) Unlawful disclosure or use of names. - Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to solicit, disclose, receive, make use of or to authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of, any lists or names for commercial or political purposes of any nature, for publication in any newspaper, magazine, other periodical or otherwise, or for any purpose not directly connected with the administration of public assistance. (d) Penalty for violation. - Any person, firm or corporation that shall wilfully or knowingly violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $1,000.00, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 60 days. (e) Conflicts with Social Security Act. - Should any portion or clause of this section be declared or adjudicated to be contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of the Social Security Act, that portion or clause of this section shall have no further force or effect. (Acts 1951, No. 321, p. 612, §§1, 2, 3, 5; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 293, p. 2350.)
AL Code § 38-1-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 38-1-5 - Civil Actions Against Certain Persons Owning Property and Supported at Public Charge.

Section 38-1-5Civil actions against certain persons owning property and supported at public charge. If any person who has received any relief, support or maintenance at public charge, under Chapter 8 of this title or as an inmate of any state, county or municipal institution, was at the time of receiving such relief, support or maintenance the owner of property, the authorities charged with the care of the poor of the municipality or the authorities in charge of the institution chargeable with such relief, support or maintenance may file a civil action for and collect the value of the same against such person and against his estate. In any such action or proceeding, the statutes of limitation shall not be placed in defense, but the court may, in its discretion, refuse to enter judgment or allow the claim in favor of the claimant in any case where a parent, wife or child is dependent on such property for support. The records kept by the state, county or municipality, for the purpose of showing names and the value of the relief, support or maintenance furnished, shall be prima facie evidence of such indebtedness. (Acts 1927, No. 476, p. 521; Code 1940, T. 44, §9.)
AL Code § 38-1-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 38-1-6 - State and Local Governments Authorized to Participate in Programs to Provide Assistance to the Aged.

Section 38-1-6State and local governments authorized to participate in programs to provide assistance to the aged. (a) The state government and all county and municipal governments in this state are hereby authorized to voluntarily participate in any program which is related to any form of assistance for the aged, including, but not limited to, such programs as senior citizens volunteers, foster grandparents, senior aids, various programs of the Federal Department of Health, Education and Welfare and any other program supported by the federal government, private foundations or other political or private organizations which establish assistance programs for the aged. Participation in said old-age assistance programs may be in the form of moneys, services rendered or any other form of voluntary participation available. (b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to usurp the authority or affect the funding of the Department of Human Resources under the public welfare laws of this state, under other existing laws of this state, as the same may hereafter be amended, or services administered by the Department of Human Resources as the single state agency designated to administer funds and services under state or federal legislation, including, but not limited to, the Federal Social Security Act and the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended. (c) No portion of this section shall be construed to usurp the authority of the Alabama Commission on Aging as the state agency designated as an advocate for Alabama's senior citizens by the Alabama Legislature, and as the state agency designated to administer the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. (Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 153.)
AL Code § 38-1-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 38-1-8 - Federal Aid for Certain Felony Offenders.

Section 38-1-8Federal aid for certain felony offenders.  Pursuant to subsection (d) of 21 U.S.C. §862a, a person convicted of a drug related felony who is otherwise ineligible for aid under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, or the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or both shall be eligible for the aid upon completion of his or her sentence or if the person is satisfactorily serving a sentence of a period of probation, including if the person has satisfactorily completed mandatory participation in a drug treatment program, provided the person meets all other requirements for eligibility under the program or programs. Any person eligible for aid pursuant to this provision shall still comply with all other requirements for receiving aid, including those related to drug testing. (Act 2015-185, §12.)
AL Code § 38-2-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 2 - State and County Departments and Boards of Human Resources.|Section 38-2-1 - State Department of Human Resources.

Section 38-2-1State Department of Human Resources. There is hereby created a State Department of Human Resources, with subordinate bureaus and divisions which shall operate under a State Board of Human Resources and consist of a Commissioner of Human Resources and such other officers and employees as are authorized to be appointed under this chapter. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §2; Acts 1955, No. 341, p. 763, §1.)
AL Code § 38-2-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 2 - State and County Departments and Boards of Human Resources.|Section 38-2-2 - State Board of Human Resources.

Section 38-2-2State Board of Human Resources. There shall be a State Board of Human Resources which shall consist of the Governor, as chairman, and six other members, not less than two of whom shall be women, appointed by the Governor without regard to political affiliation but on the basis of recognized interest in welfare work with the advice and consent of the senate. The members of said board shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of six years, and vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for any unexpired term. The state board shall hold meetings at times and places to be prescribed by rules of the state board or as may be designated by the chairman. The presence of four members at any regular or special meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. Members of the state board shall receive no compensation for their services other than expenses incurred while in attendance at the meetings of the state board or on business of the state department, such expenses to be paid in the manner and in an amount as is prescribed for other state officers and employees and persons traveling on official business for the state or any of its departments, institutions, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, committees and other like agencies. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §3; Acts 1955, No. 341, p. 763, §3.)
AL Code § 38-2-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 2 - State and County Departments and Boards of Human Resources.|Section 38-2-3 - Commissioner of State Department of Human Resources; Other Personnel.

Section 38-2-3Commissioner of State Department of Human Resources; other personnel. (a) The chief executive officer of the State Department of Human Resources shall be known as the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources. (b) It shall be the duty of the state board to appoint the commissioner who shall serve at its pleasure. He shall be appointed on the basis of education, ability and experience in the administration of public welfare and without regard to residence or political affiliation and the state board shall set the salary of the commissioner. The commissioner shall be the executive and administrative officer of the state department and shall exercise all the rights, powers, duties and authority vested in the state department. The state board, in conference with the commissioner, shall be responsible for the adoption of policies, rules and regulations for its government and for the government of the state department. All administrative and executive duties and responsibilities of the state department shall be performed by the commissioner, subject to the authority of the state board. The state board, subject to the provisions of the merit system wherein applicable, shall have the power and it shall be its duty to fix minimum standards of service and personnel, and to set salary schedules, based upon education, training, previous experience and general efficiency which must have been attained by persons selected for positions to be filled in the state department and the county departments of human resources hereinafter created. (c) The commissioner shall submit to the state board for its approval an annual budget of all funds appropriated by the legislature to the state department for the specific purposes for which they are appropriated and also a budget of federal funds which may be allotted to the state by the federal government for the purposes of the state department according to the regulations of the federal authorities. He shall publish annually a full report of the operation and administration of the Department of Human Resources, together with recommendations and suggestions and submit such report to the state board. The commissioner, subject to the applicable provisions of the merit system, shall appoint a director of each bureau and such other personnel as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties prescribed in this chapter. (d) The commissioner shall interpret policies, rules and regulations formulated by the state board and shall have power, subject to the approval of the state board, to create within the state department such bureaus as are necessary for the effective operation of the public assistance program, and to allocate and reallocate functions among bureaus and departmental agencies. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §4; Acts 1955, No. 341, p. 763, §2.)
AL Code § 38-2-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 2 - State and County Departments and Boards of Human Resources.|Section 38-2-4 - Legal Counsel for Department.

Section 38-2-4Legal counsel for department. The commissioner, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall be authorized, subject to the provisions of the state merit system law, to appoint a legal counsel for the State Department of Human Resources. He shall be commissioned as assistant attorney general and shall have the authority and duties of an assistant attorney general but he shall devote his entire time to the business of the Department of Human Resources. The compensation for the said legal counsel shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the State Department of Human Resources and in the same manner as the compensation of other employees is paid. (Acts 1953, No. 19, p. 24.)