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AL Code § 26-17-505 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-505 - Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal.

Section 26-17-505Genetic testing results; rebuttal. (a) Under this chapter, a man is rebuttably identified as the father of a child if the genetic testing complies with this article and the results disclose that: (1) the man has at least a 99 percent probability of paternity, using a prior probability of 0.50, as calculated by using the combined paternity index obtained in the testing; and (2) a combined paternity index of at least 100 to 1. (b) A man identified under subsection (a) as the father of the child may rebut the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this article which: (1) excludes the man as a genetic father of the child; or (2) identifies another man as the possible father of the child. (c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 26-17-510, if more than one man is identified by genetic testing as the possible father of the child, the court or the Alabama Department of Human Resources pursuant to Section 30-3-197 shall order them to submit to further genetic testing to identify the genetic father. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-506 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-506 - Costs of Genetic Testing.

Section 26-17-506Costs of genetic testing. (a) Subject to assessment of costs under Article 6, the cost of initial genetic testing must be advanced: (1) by the Alabama Department of Human Resources in a proceeding in which the Alabama Department of Human Resources is providing services, except when alternative arrangements have been made between the Alabama Department of Human Resources and the testing laboratory; (2) by the individual who made the request; (3) as agreed by the parties; or (4) as ordered by the court. (b) If paternity is established and the cost of the genetic test was paid for by the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the department may seek recoupment of the cost for the genetic test from the alleged father who denied paternity. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-507 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-507 - Additional Genetic Testing.

Section 26-17-507Additional genetic testing. The court or the Alabama Department of Human Resources pursuant to Section 30-3-197 shall order additional genetic testing upon the request of a party who contests the result of the original testing. If the previous genetic testing identified a man as the father of the child under Section 26-17-505, the court or the Alabama Department of Human Resources pursuant to Section 30-3-197 may not order additional testing unless the party provides advance payment for the testing. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-508 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-508 - Genetic Testing When Specimens Not Available.

Section 26-17-508Genetic testing when specimens not available. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if a genetic-testing specimen is not available from an individual who may be the mother or the father of a child, for good cause and under circumstances the court considers to be just, the court may order the following individuals to submit specimens for genetic testing: (1) the parents of the individual; (2) brothers and sisters of the individual; (3) other children of the individual and their other parent; and (4) other relatives of the individual necessary to complete genetic testing. (b) Issuance of an order under this section requires a finding that a need for genetic testing outweighs the legitimate interests of the person sought to be tested. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-509 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-509 - Deceased Individual.

Section 26-17-509Deceased individual. For good cause shown, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased individual. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-510 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-510 - Identical Brothers.

Section 26-17-510Identical brothers. (a) The court may order genetic testing of a brother of a man identified as the father of a child if the man is commonly believed to have an identical brother and evidence suggests that the brother may be the genetic father of the child. (b) If each brother satisfies the requirements as the identified father of the child under Section 26-17-505 without consideration of another identical brother being identified as the father of the child, the court may rely on nongenetic evidence to adjudicate which brother is the father of the child. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-511 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 5 - Genetic Testing.|Section 26-17-511 - Confidentiality of Genetic Testing.

Section 26-17-511Confidentiality of genetic testing. An individual who intentionally releases an identifiable specimen of another individual for any purpose other than that relevant to the proceeding regarding parentage without a court order or the written permission of the individual who furnished the specimen commits a Class A misdemeanor. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-701 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 7 - Child of Assisted Reproduction.|Section 26-17-701 - Scope of Article.

Section 26-17-701Scope of article. This article does not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-702 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 7 - Child of Assisted Reproduction.|Section 26-17-702 - Parental Status of Donor.

Section 26-17-702Parental status of donor. A donor who donates to a licensed physician for use by a married woman is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction. A married couple who, under the supervision of a licensed physician, engage in assisted reproduction through use of donated eggs, sperm, or both, will be treated at law as if they are the sole natural and legal parents of a child conceived thereby. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-703 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 7 - Child of Assisted Reproduction.|Section 26-17-703 - Husband's Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction.

Section 26-17-703Husband's paternity of child of assisted reproduction. If a husband provides sperm for, or consents to, assisted reproduction by his wife as provided in Section 26-17-704, he is the father of a resulting child. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-704 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 7 - Child of Assisted Reproduction.|Section 26-17-704 - Consent to Assisted Reproduction.

Section 26-17-704Consent to assisted reproduction. (a) Consent by a married woman to assisted reproduction for herself must be in a record signed by the woman and her husband and maintained by the assisting licensed physician. Consent by the husband of a married woman is not required for the donation of eggs by a married woman for assisted reproduction by another woman. (b) Failure of the husband to sign a consent required by subsection (a), before or after birth of the child, does not preclude a finding that the husband is the father of the child born to his wife if the wife and husband openly held out the child as their own. (c) The consent of a spouse to assisted reproduction may be withdrawn by that individual at anytime before placement of the donated eggs, sperm, or embryos. The withdrawal must be in a signed record maintained by the licensed assisting physician. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-705 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 7 - Child of Assisted Reproduction.|Section 26-17-705 - Limitation on Husband's Dispute of Paternity.

Section 26-17-705Limitation on husband's dispute of paternity. The husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may challenge his paternity of the child in the same manner as a presumed father under Section 26-17-607. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-706 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 7 - Child of Assisted Reproduction.|Section 26-17-706 - Effect of Dissolution of Marriage.

Section 26-17-706Effect of dissolution of marriage. (a) If a marriage is dissolved before placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a signed record, maintained by the licensed assisting physician, that if assisted reproduction were to occur after a divorce, the former spouse would be a parent of the child. (b) The consent of a former spouse to assisted reproduction may be withdrawn by that individual in a signed record, maintained by the licensed assisting physician, at any time before placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos. An individual who withdraws consent under this section is not a parent of the resulting child. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-707 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 7 - Child of Assisted Reproduction.|Section 26-17-707 - Parental Status of Deceased Spouse.

Section 26-17-707Parental status of deceased spouse.  If a spouse dies before placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the deceased spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased spouse consented in a signed record, maintained by the licensed assisting physician, that if assisted reproduction were to occur after death, the deceased individual would be a parent of the child. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-901 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 26-17-901 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.

Section 26-17-901Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-902 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 26-17-902 - Severability Clause.

Section 26-17-902Severability clause. If any provision of this chapter or its application to an individual or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-903 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 26-17-903 - Time of Taking Effect.

Section 26-17-903Time of taking effect. This chapter takes effect on January 1, 2009. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-904 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 26-17-904 - Transitional Provision.

Section 26-17-904Transitional provision. A proceeding to adjudicate parentage which was commenced before January 1, 2009, is governed by the law in effect at the time the proceeding was commenced. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-17-905 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 17 - Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.|Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 26-17-905 - Orders - Enforcement.

Section 26-17-905Orders - Enforcement. Pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Sections 6-9-230 et seq., a court in this state shall give full faith and credit to a paternity determination of any other state whether established through a voluntary acknowledgment, an administrative process, or a judicial process which paternity determination shall be enforced and otherwise treated in the same manner as a paternity determination of this state. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)
AL Code § 26-24-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 24 - Department of Early Childhood Edcuation.|Article 1 - Commissioner, Powers, Duties.|Section 26-24-1 - Department Established and Renamed.

Section 26-24-1Department established and renamed. (a) Commencing on August 1, 2015, the Department of Children's Affairs shall be known as the Department of Early Childhood Education. The department is a part of the Executive Department of state government, principally established to enable the Governor to effectively and efficiently coordinate efforts and programs to serve children throughout the state. (b) All references to the Department of Children's Affairs and to the Commissioner of the Department of Children's Affairs in this code are changed to the Department of Early Childhood Education and the Secretary of the Department of Early Childhood Education, respectively. All other laws, rules, regulations, and legal references of any kind to the Department of Children's Affairs or to the Commissioner of the Department of Children's Affairs shall be changed to the Department of Early Childhood Education or the Secretary of the Department of Early Childhood Education, respectively when this code is next reprinted and in other laws, rules, regulations, and legal references as is appropriate, timely, and economically feasible. (Act 99-439, p. 885, §1; Act 2015-160, §1.)
AL Code § 26-24-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 24 - Department of Early Childhood Edcuation.|Article 1 - Commissioner, Powers, Duties.|Section 26-24-2 - Secretary of Early Childhood Education.

Section 26-24-2Secretary of Early Childhood Education. (a) The department shall be headed by and shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of an officer who shall be known and designated as the Secretary of Early Childhood Education. The secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the administration of the department. (b) The secretary shall be appointed by and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. (1) To be eligible for appointment to the office of secretary, a person shall provide proof of all of the following qualifications: a. A master's degree, or completion of at least 36 hours of post baccalaureate course work, in early childhood education or childhood development. b. Extensive experience in educational supervision and management in the areas of early childhood education encompassing birth to eight years of age, inclusive, school readiness, early care education, school improvement, and school administration or education administration. (2) In addition to the qualifications for the office of secretary listed in subdivision (1), certification in education administration and supervision is preferred, but not required. (c) Vacancies in the office of secretary for any reason shall be filled by the Governor. (d) The salary of the secretary shall be fixed by the Governor at a sum comparable to salaries paid similar officers in state government. (e) Before entering upon the discharge of duties, the secretary shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the Governor, but not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties. The premiums on the bond shall be paid out of the State Treasury. (f) The secretary shall devote full time to the official duties of the office and shall not hold another office under the government of the United States, or any other state, or of this state or of any political subdivision thereof, during his or her incumbency in the office. The secretary shall not hold any position of trust or profit, the conduct of which shall interfere or be inconsistent with his or her duties as secretary pursuant to this article. (Act 99-439, p. 885, §2; Act 2015-160, p. 420, §1; Act 2018-414, §1.)
AL Code § 26-24-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 24 - Department of Early Childhood Edcuation.|Article 1 - Commissioner, Powers, Duties.|Section 26-24-3 - Duties of Secretary.

Section 26-24-3Duties of secretary. The duties of the secretary shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Advising the Governor and the Legislature in matters relating to the coordination of services for children under the age of 19. (2) Serving as a liaison between the Governor and state agencies providing programs or services for children. (3) Educating and informing legislators and other elected officials about issues affecting children. (4) Coordinating local effort by creating a network of existing local and community groups and advocates dedicated to children to enable beneficial organizations throughout the state to assist and educate each other. (5) Actively seeking and applying for federal and private grants to fund children's programs. (6) Establishing a repository for information on programs other than education programs offered by the Department of Education for K-12 in Alabama, which offer services for, or are for the benefit of, or in any way affect Alabama's children, including, but not limited to, the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, Rehabilitation Services, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Youth Services, the Children's Trust Fund, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, and the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. (7) Preparing and submitting to the Governor and the Legislature annual reports on activities and expenditures of state and local agencies related to children; all state, local, and federal funding available for children's programs other than education programs offered by the Department of Education for K-12; and recommendations of proposed legislation on the most efficient utilization of resources available in order to maximize services provided to children. (8) Preparing or causing to be prepared, and submitting for approval and adoption by the Children's Policy Council, legislation required to meet the unmet needs of children by further development and improvement of children services. (9) Review the budget requests for children's services of any state agency that administers children's programs other than education programs offered by the Department of Education for K-12. (10) Develop a cohesive and comprehensive system of high quality early learning and care. (Act 99-439, p. 885, §3; Act 2000-613, p. 1230, §1; Act 2015-160, §1.)
AL Code § 26-24-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 24 - Department of Early Childhood Edcuation.|Article 1 - Commissioner, Powers, Duties.|Section 26-24-4 - Powers of Secretary.

Section 26-24-4Powers of secretary.  (a) All functions and duties of the department shall be exercised by the secretary acting alone or by and through any administrative division or officer or employee that the secretary may designate. The secretary shall have all power and authority necessary or convenient to carry out the functions and duties of the department. (b) The secretary may request any state or local agency or department which administers programs, other than education programs offered by the Department of Education for K-12, that directly affect Alabama's children to submit to the secretary information deemed necessary by the secretary to evaluate and assess the relationship between children's programs and the effectiveness of those programs, other than education programs offered by the Department of Education for K-12. (c) The secretary may establish a data base of services offered by the several state and local agencies, and develop a system to provide for better coordination of services. (d) The secretary shall work with the state and county children's policy councils and the state and county children's services facilitation teams in order to ensure that a comprehensive coordinated effort is in place to provide for children's services. (Act 99-439, p. 885, §4, Act 2000-613, p. 1230, §1; Act 2015-160, §1.)
AL Code § 26-24-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 24 - Department of Early Childhood Edcuation.|Article 1 - Commissioner, Powers, Duties.|Section 26-24-5 - Performance of Duties.

Section 26-24-5Performance of duties.  In the performance of the functions and duties of the office and in the exercise of the powers and authorities, the secretary and all other officers and employees of the department shall be subject to all legal restrictions, limitations, and conditions and penalties, civil and criminal, with respect to the performance of those functions and duties and the exercise of those powers and authorities. (Act 99-439, p. 885, §5; Act 2015-160, §1.)
AL Code § 26-24-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 24 - Department of Early Childhood Edcuation.|Article 1 - Commissioner, Powers, Duties.|Section 26-24-6 - Office Space; Clerical Support, Etc.

Section 26-24-6Office space; clerical support, etc. The Governor may provide office space for the use of the department, secretary, and staff of either. The secretary may employ and secure the necessary staff, supplies, and materials to carry out this article, subject to the approval of the Governor, and pursuant to the state Merit System. (Act 99-439, p. 885, §6; Act 2015-160, §1.)
AL Code § 26-24-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 24 - Department of Early Childhood Edcuation.|Article 2 - Office of School Readiness.|Section 26-24-20 - Office Created.

Section 26-24-20Office created. The Office of School Readiness is created within the Department of Early Childhood Education. The office shall have the duties, responsibilities, functions, powers, and authority set forth in this article and as otherwise provided by law. (Act 2000-613, p. 1230, §2; Act 2015-160, §1.)
AL Code § 26-24-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 24 - Department of Early Childhood Edcuation.|Article 2 - Office of School Readiness.|Section 26-24-21 - Definitions.

Section 26-24-21Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Office of School Readiness. (2) OFFICE. The Office of School Readiness. (Act 2000-613, p. 1230, §3.)