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AL Code § 38-3-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.|Section 38-3-7 - Continuation, Transition, Implementation.

Section 38-3-7Continuation, transition, implementation.  (a) All rights, duties, property, real or personal, and all other effects existing in names of the Commission on the Aging, or in any other name by which the agency has been known, shall continue in the name of the Department of Senior Services. Any existing or future reference to the Commission on the Aging, or any other name by which the agency has been known, in any existing law, contract, or other instrument shall constitute a reference to the Department of Senior Services of the State of Alabama. (b) The Commission on the Aging shall continue in existence as an advisory board of directors to the Department of Senior Services. (c) A reasonable transition period for the name change shall be allowed to permit an orderly and cost-effective transition relating particularly to the use of equipment and supplies. All letterhead, business cards, forms, and any other materials in use by the commission containing the name Commission on the Aging shall continue to be used by the Department of Senior Services until the supplies are exhausted. Replacement supplies shall contain the name of the Department of Senior Services. (d) The Code Commissioner, pursuant to Section 29-7-8, at times determined appropriate, shall implement this statutory name change in applicable sections of the Code of Alabama 1975. (Act 2000-744, p. 1655, §1; Act 2015-159, §1.)
AL Code § 38-3-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.|Section 38-3-8 - Powers and Responsibilities of the Department.

Section 38-3-8Powers and responsibilities of the department. The Department of Senior Services shall: (1) Be the designated state agency to administer programs of the federal government relating to the aged, requiring action within the state, that are not the specific responsibility of another state agency under federal or state statutes and to administer programs for the aged when designated as an operating agency by another state agency. The department may not take over from another state agency any of the specific responsibilities held by such other state agency nor may the department withhold from another state agency any state or federal funds designated for programs administered by that agency. The department shall be the state agency to administer funds granted by the federal government under the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 42 U.S.C. §3001, as amended, except for programs administered by another state agency. The department shall cooperate with federal and state agencies, counties, municipal corporations, and private agencies or facilities within the state in furtherance of the purposes as set forth in this chapter. (2) Advise, consult, and coordinate with other state agencies upon request which are proposing plans, programs, and rules primarily affecting persons 60 years of age or older. (3) Plan, initiate, coordinate, and evaluate statewide programs, services, and activities regulated by the department for elderly people which are not duplicative of services, programs, and activities provided by other state agencies. (4) Disseminate information concerning the problems of elderly people and establish and maintain a central clearinghouse of information on public programs at all levels of government that would be of interest or benefit to the elderly. (5) Report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on the programs of the department. (6) Have authority to contract with public or private groups to perform services for the department. (7) Adopt rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act to govern the operation of services and facilities for the elderly that are regulated by the department and determine that those services and facilities are operated in conformity with these rules. (8) Determine the needs of the elderly and provide information on their needs to all levels of government. (9) Report immediately any suspected abuse, neglect, and exploitation to the Department of Human Resources as a mandatory reporter as specified in Section 38-9-8. (Act 2008-398, p. 787, §2.)
AL Code § 38-3-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.|Section 38-3-9 - Adoption of Rules; Additional Functions.

Section 38-3-9Adoption of rules; additional functions.  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act to implement and administer this chapter and may perform all of the following functions: (1) Provide technical assistance and consultation upon request to public and private nonprofit agencies with respect to programs, services, and activities for elderly people. (2) Provide assistance upon request to federal agencies, other state agencies or departments, and private organizations on studies and surveys on the special problems of the aged in such matters as mental and physical health, housing, transportation, family relationships, employment, income, vocational rehabilitation, recreation, and education; make such reports as are appropriate to the Governor and other federal and state agencies; and develop recommendations for administrative or legislative action to assist the aged. (3) Develop and strengthen the services available for the aging in the state working upon request with existing federal, state, and local departments and agencies and private agencies and facilities. (4) Extend and expand services for the aged through coordinating the interests and efforts of local agencies regulated by the department for the aged citizens of this state. (5) Encourage, promote, and aid in the establishment of programs and services on the local level for the aged to more fully enjoy and participate in family and community life. (6) Encourage the training of workers in the field of aging. (7) Provide consultants to agencies, associations, or individuals providing services upon request supported by the department. (8) Recommend methods of improving the effectiveness of state services for elderly citizens. (9) Publish a description of the organization and functions of the department so that all interested agencies and individuals may receive information about, and be better able to solicit assistance from, the department. (Act 2008-398, p. 787, §2.)
AL Code § 38-3-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.|Section 38-3-20 - Establishment; Purpose.

Section 38-3-20Establishment; purpose. There is created, established, and continued, an organization which shall be known as the "Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame." The purpose of such organization shall be to bestow honor and recognition upon a deserving citizen or citizens for their outstanding accomplishments, service, and contributions to the lives of older American citizens. (Acts 1983, No. 83-674, p. 1063, §1; §41-9-740; Act 2008-398, p. 787, §3.)
AL Code § 38-3-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.|Section 38-3-21 - Composition.

Section 38-3-21Composition. The Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame shall be composed of members who are senior citizens. Each person elected for membership shall be a citizen of Alabama who shall be chosen for accomplishment or service greatly benefiting the lives of older American citizens. The members shall reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. (Acts 1983, No. 83-674, p. 1063, §2; Acts 1995, No. 95-631, p. 1340, §1; §41-9-741; Act 2008-398, p. 787, §3.)
AL Code § 38-3-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.|Section 38-3-22 - Election of Members.

Section 38-3-22Election of members. (a) No more than 10 new members in any calendar year shall be elected by the existing members of the Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. A majority vote of the existing members present shall be necessary to elect a new member, and new members shall be chosen in order of the highest number of votes received. (b) Nominations for new members shall be made by the existing members and in writing by citizens of the state. (Acts 1983, No. 83-674, p. 1063, §3; Acts 1995, No. 95-631, p. 1340, §1; §41-9-742; Act 2008-398, p. 787, §3.)
AL Code § 38-3-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.|Section 38-3-23 - Election and Term of Chair; Appointment of Secretary.

Section 38-3-23Election and term of chair; appointment of secretary. The members of the hall of fame shall elect among themselves a chair and shall fix the term of office of the chair. The chair shall preside over meetings, direct the business of the hall of fame, and perform other duties as may be prescribed or delegated to the chair by the organization. The members shall appoint one of their number as secretary, who shall keep minutes of each meeting. The Department of Senior Services shall provide necessary clerical assistance to the Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. (Acts 1983, No. 83-674, p. 1063, §4; §41-9-743; Act 2008-398, p. 787, §3.)
AL Code § 38-3-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.|Section 38-3-24 - Meetings; Rules and Regulations.

Section 38-3-24Meetings; rules and regulations. The Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame shall meet at least once annually to award new memberships and it may hold other meetings as it feels necessary to carry out its purpose. The time and place of meetings shall be designated by the members. Three members in attendance at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for conducting business. The hall of fame may make rules and regulations necessary to carry out its purposes and functions as prescribed in this article. The Department of Senior Services shall fund any costs associated with meetings held by the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. (Acts 1983, No. 83-674, p. 1063, §5; Acts 1995, No. 95-631, p. 1340, §1; §41-9-744; Act 2008-398, p. 787, §3.)
AL Code § 38-3-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.|Section 38-3-25 - Reimbursement for Expenses.

Section 38-3-25Reimbursement for expenses. The members of the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame shall receive no compensation for their services other than reimbursement for traveling and other expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties. Such expenses shall be paid in the manner and amount as is provided 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, or other like agencies. Such expenses shall be paid out of any funds appropriated to the Department of Senior Services and processed in the manner provided by law. (Acts 1983, No. 83-674, p. 1063, §6; §41-9-745; Act 2008-398, p. 787, §3.)
AL Code § 38-4-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-2 - Application for Assistance; Investigation; Determination of Eligibility and Amount of Assistance; Notice to Applicant.

Section 38-4-2Application for assistance; investigation; determination of eligibility and amount of assistance; notice to applicant. (a) Applications for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance shall be made to the county department in the manner prescribed by the state department and shall contain such information as the state department may require; provided, that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the signing of a pauper's oath on the part of any person making application for assistance hereunder. An investigation and record shall be promptly made by the county department of the circumstances of the applicant. Upon the completion of the investigation the county director shall determine whether the applicant is eligible for assistance under the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the state department and the amount of assistance he shall receive. The county director shall give notice in writing to the applicant of the action taken on his application or any subsequent change in payments. (b) Within maximum matchable payments in which the federal government will participate as prescribed in the Federal Social Security Act, the amount of assistance to which any person described in Section 38-4-1 shall be entitled shall, under the rules and regulations of the state department, be determined upon the basis of the amount of total income and resources received by the applicant, the husband or wife of the applicant and/or the cohabiting partner of the applicant, as provided by rules promulgated by the Department of Human Resources, except as provided in Section 38-4-1, and such other conditions existing in each case as will determine the need for assistance for such person as provided in this chapter. The amount of such assistance shall be determined with due regard to the conditions existing in each case, subject to the funds available, and the rules and regulations and standards of the state department and the provisions of this chapter. (c) No provision of this section shall affect in any manner the amount paid to a widow of a Confederate veteran now or hereafter placed on the pension rolls of this state. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §14; Act 2014-425, p. 1561, §1.)
AL Code § 38-4-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-3 - Payments After Death.

Section 38-4-3Payments after death. When a recipient dies before delivery or negotiation of his assistance check for the month in which his death occurs, endorsement of such check without recourse by the county director of human resources to the spouse or to a person, either relative or nonrelative, named by the recipient shall be sufficient authority to the drawee bank to pay such check. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §15; Acts 1956, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 119, p. 175.)
AL Code § 38-4-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-4 - Reduction, Cancellation or Continuance of Assistance Grant When Recipient Becomes Possessed of Income or Resources.

Section 38-4-4Reduction, cancellation or continuance of assistance grant when recipient becomes possessed of income or resources. (a) If at any time the recipient of public assistance, the husband or wife of such recipient, or the cohabiting partner of the recipient, as provided by rules promulgated by the Department of Human Resources, shall become possessed of any income or resources in excess of that owned or being received at the date of the application, it shall be the duty of the recipient immediately to notify the county department of the facts in the case. The county department, upon the notification or upon otherwise learning the facts, shall, after investigation, continue, reduce or cancel the amount of the grant as the facts may warrant. Its action in this respect shall be subject to appeal and review as provided in this chapter. For the purposes of this section, where aid to dependent children is the form of public assistance involved, the near relative, as defined in the Federal Social Security Act, shall report the acquisition of income and resources. (b) Notwithstanding this Section or Section 38-4-2 or Section 38-11A-2, TANF cash assistance and eligibility requirements shall conform with federal eligibility requirement standards as provided for in Title IV, Part A, of the Social Security Act. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §16; Act 2014-425, p. 1561, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 38-4-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-5 - Right of Persons Applying for or Receiving Public Assistance to Appeal.

Section 38-4-5Right of persons applying for or receiving public assistance to appeal. In the event a person is denied the right to apply for public assistance, or his application is not acted upon with reasonable promptness or is denied, or assistance is not granted promptly following establishment of eligibility, or in case the amount or terms of an award or of any modification thereof is deemed unjust, he may appeal to the state department for a hearing of his case. Notice and opportunity for a fair hearing shall be given the applicant by the state department and at this hearing any party at interest may appear and present any relevant facts. The action of the state department on any appeal shall be final and binding and shall be complied with. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §17.)
AL Code § 38-4-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-6 - Subpoena of Witnesses.

Section 38-4-6Subpoena of witnesses. The state department and the county department shall have the power to issue subpoenas for witnesses and compel their attendance and the production of papers and writings and duly authorized employees of said departments may administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §18.)
AL Code § 38-4-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-8 - Assistance Grants Exempt From Taxes, Levy, Garnishment, or Other Process, and Inalienable; Bankruptcy.

Section 38-4-8Assistance grants exempt from taxes, levy, garnishment, or other process, and inalienable; bankruptcy. All amounts paid or payable as public assistance to needy persons shall be exempt from any tax levied by the state or any subdivision thereof and shall be exempt from levy, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever and shall be inalienable, and in the case of bankruptcy, shall not pass to the trustee or other person acting on behalf of the creditors of the recipient of public assistance. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §21.)
AL Code § 38-4-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-9 - Hospitalization of Incapacitated Applicants and Recipients of Old Age Pensions.

Section 38-4-9Hospitalization of incapacitated applicants and recipients of old age pensions. In the event an applicant or recipient of an old age pension under this chapter is so physically incapacitated that it is necessary for him to be hospitalized, the county department is authorized to endeavor to make such arrangements as are necessary to secure such hospitalization, even though the amount to be expended exceeds the maximum assistance grant for which federal matching is available. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §23.)
AL Code § 38-4-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-10 - Review by County Board of Findings and Awards of County Department.

Section 38-4-10Review by county board of findings and awards of county department. The county board shall have the power to require a report of the finding and award of the county department in each case, to review such finding and award and either to approve, disapprove or amend such award in relation to federal and state laws and requirements. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §24.)
AL Code § 38-4-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-11 - Confederate Widows Eligible for Old Age Assistance.

Section 38-4-11Confederate widows eligible for old age assistance. Any widow of a Confederate veteran entitled to a pension under the provisions of the laws authorizing the payment of such pensions to Confederate widows, who may also be eligible for old age assistance under the terms of this chapter, shall be required to make application for assistance as provided in this chapter. Any assistance actually received by any such person under the terms of this chapter shall be deducted from the pension due such person under the provisions of said Confederate pension laws. Nothing herein contained, however, shall ever under any circumstances be construed or allowed to cause any said widow to receive less than she would but for the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §22.)
AL Code § 38-4-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-12 - Appropriation From Confederate Pension Funds for Old Age Pension Purposes and for Veterans' Programs.

Section 38-4-12Appropriation from Confederate pension funds for old age pension purposes and for veterans' programs. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), there is appropriated, beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, to the state department, for old age pension purposes, out of the proceeds from the levy of the one mill tax for the relief of needy Confederate soldiers and sailors and their widows, a sum not to exceed $20,773,500 annually of the surplus or residue from the tax after the payment in full of the pensions to the widows of Confederate soldiers and sailors, other charges against the fund set out in the laws authorizing the payment of the pensions to the widows, and annually to the Department of Revenue, as a first charge against the proceeds of the one mill tax, funds for the annual costs of the Department of Revenue for administering the tax. In making this appropriation, it is declared to be the legislative policy that the Department of Human Resources shall expend its portion of the surplus or residue hereby appropriated and all moneys received by it from the federal government as matching funds for all funds expended for Confederate pensions or as matching funds for the surplus or residue hereby appropriated under this section, for old age pension purposes exclusively insofar as is possible under existing laws and the rules and regulations of the federal government and of the Department of Human Resources in regard thereto, before any part thereof may be expended for any other purposes of the Department of Human Resources. (b) Beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, all of the remaining surplus or residue from the tax provided in (a) above, after deducting the amounts appropriated to the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Revenue under the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and under subsection (a) of this section for each year thereafter, is hereby appropriated to the State Veterans' Assistance Fund to be expended for veterans' programs approved by the State Board of Veterans' Affairs, including expenditures for emergencies and needs in the state's veterans' nursing homes. (Acts 1951, No. 703, p. 1211, §25; Acts 1993, No. 93-309, p. 464, §1; Acts 1997, No. 97-279, p. 499, §1.)
AL Code § 38-4-12.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.|Section 38-4-12.1 - Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund.

Section 38-4-12.1Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund, into which shall be deposited receipts from the one mill ad valorem tax as authorized in Section 38-4-12. The expenditure of all monies deposited into the fund shall be budgeted and allotted pursuant to the Budget Management Act and Article 4 of Title 41. (b) All of the surplus or residue of the one mill tax for the relief of needy Confederate soldiers and sailors and their widows remaining from its appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, shall be transferred and deposited into the Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund established by subsection (a). (Acts 1997, No. 97-279, p. 499, §§2, 3.)