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AL Code § 31-12-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12 - Preservation of Rights and Benefits During Military Service.|Section 31-12-3 - Military Leave of Absence From Educational Institution.

Section 31-12-3Military leave of absence from educational institution. Whenever any active member of the Alabama National Guard or other reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States is called or ordered to active duty by the Governor to state active duty for an emergency for 30 consecutive days or more or to federally funded duty, other than training, for homeland security, an educational institution in this state in which the member is enrolled shall grant the member a military leave of absence from their education. Individuals on military leave of absence from their educational institution, upon release from military duty, shall be restored to the educational status they had attained prior to their being ordered to military duty without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition and other fees paid prior to the commencement of the military duty. It shall be the duty of the educational institution to refund tuition or fees paid or to credit the tuition and fees to the next semester or term after the termination of the educational military leave of absence at the option of the student. (Act 2002-430, p. 1123, §3.)
AL Code § 31-12-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12 - Preservation of Rights and Benefits During Military Service.|Section 31-12-4 - Applicability of Chapter.

Section 31-12-4Applicability of chapter. This chapter shall not apply to normal National Guard and Reserve weekend drill, annual training, and required schools as described in 32 U.S.C. § 502(a) through (e), inclusive, and other related statutes. (Act 2002-430, p. 1123, §4.)
AL Code § 31-12-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12 - Preservation of Rights and Benefits During Military Service.|Section 31-12-5 - Compensation for State Employees, etc., Called Into Active Duty.

Section 31-12-5Compensation for state employees, etc., called into active duty. In addition to any other benefits provided in this chapter, any state employee or any employee of a public educational entity in this state who is called into active service in any of the Armed Forces of the United States during the war on terrorism which commenced in September 2001, shall receive from his or her employer department or agency compensation in an amount which is equal to the difference between the lower active duty military pay and the higher public salary which he or she would have continued to receive if not called to active service. The amount of compensation required to be paid to an employee called into active service under this section shall be paid for the duration of the active military service, the length of which shall be determined by the Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard, from the date of activation and shall be paid from funds appropriated to the employer. The provisions of this section shall be construed to provide for such payments retroactive to September 11, 2001, if applicable. (Act 2002-430, p. 1123, §5.)
AL Code § 31-12-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12 - Preservation of Rights and Benefits During Military Service.|Section 31-12-6 - Compensation for Local Government Employees Called Into Active Duty.

Section 31-12-6Compensation for local government employees called into active duty. The governing body of any local governmental entity in this state may provide for any public employee of the entity who is called into active service in the Armed Forces of the United States during the war on terrorism which commenced in September 2001, to receive from his or her employer compensation in an amount which is equal to the difference between the lower active duty military pay and the higher public employment salary which he or she would have received if not called to active service. The amount of compensation which may be paid under this section to a local public employee called into active service may be paid for a period as determined by the local governing body under rules and regulations for processing claims for and payments of the compensation promulgated and implemented by the local governing body.  (Act 2002-430, p. 1123, §6.)
AL Code § 31-12-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12 - Preservation of Rights and Benefits During Military Service.|Section 31-12-7 - Health Insurance for Public Employees; Participation in Retirement Systems.

Section 31-12-7Health insurance for public employees; participation in retirement systems. (a) Any public employee who receives compensation from a public employer as provided by this chapter, while he or she is serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, may elect to continue with his or her individual or dependent coverage under the health insurance plan of the public employer for the duration of the time he or she receives the compensation. Premiums for dependent coverage shall be deducted from the compensation in the amount in effect at the time for an active employee with dependent coverage. (b) Any public employee covered under the Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System who is serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States during the war on terrorism that commenced in September 2001, as determined by the Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard, shall be deemed an active and contributing member of the Employees' Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System, with costs to be paid in the same manner and from the same sources as are costs for active and contributing members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no member shall receive credit in the Employees' or Teachers' Retirement System for any service for which the member received credit in his or her system or in any other public retirement system, with the exception of the federal Social Security program. (Act 2002-430, p. 1123, §7.)
AL Code § 31-12-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12 - Preservation of Rights and Benefits During Military Service.|Section 31-12-8 - Annual or Sick Leave.

Section 31-12-8Annual or sick leave. Any public employee covered under Section 31-12-7 who was required to use annual or sick leave as a result of being called to active service in any of the Armed Forces of the United States during the war on terrorism which commenced in September 2001, as determined by the Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard, shall have their leave restored. (Act 2002-430, p. 1123, §8.)
AL Code § 31-12-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12 - Preservation of Rights and Benefits During Military Service.|Section 31-12-9 - Paid Military Leave; Membership in Retirement Systems.

Section 31-12-9Paid military leave; membership in Retirement Systems. This chapter shall not repeal, modify, or otherwise affect existing state law in regard to paid military leave or the provisions of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, except as modified herein with respect to the continuing of membership in the Retirement Systems of Alabama. (Act 2002-430, p. 1123, §10.)
AL Code § 31-12-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12 - Preservation of Rights and Benefits During Military Service.|Section 31-12-10 - Purchase of Military Leave Into Retirement System.

Section 31-12-10Purchase of military leave into Retirement System. This chapter shall not repeal, amend, or otherwise modify existing state law pertaining to the purchase of military leave into the Retirement Systems of Alabama except as specifically modified herein. (Act 2002-430, p. 1123, §11.)
AL Code § 31-12A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12A - Licensure and Academic Credit for Discharged Military Service Members.|Section 31-12A-1 - Legislative Findings.

Section 31-12A-1Legislative findings.  The Legislature recognizes the importance of active military personnel, veterans, and military facilities to the well-being, safety, and economic development of the State of Alabama. The Legislature further recognizes and finds that discharged service members leave the military with documented training and experience that can prepare them for civilian employment; however, this documentation is not always able to result in qualifying them for licenses required for their occupation or providing them with academic credit. By providing for expedited licensure and increased academic credit recognition for a service member's military training and experience, the state can help promote the employment of veterans. (Act 2013-350, p. 1255, §1.)
AL Code § 31-12A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12A - Licensure and Academic Credit for Discharged Military Service Members.|Section 31-12A-2 - Occupational Licenses Based on Military Education, Training, or Service.

Section 31-12A-2Occupational licenses based on military education, training, or service. Each of the examining boards, licensing boards, and departments described in Chapters 1 through 43 of Title 34 shall, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence by an applicant for certification or licensure, accept education, training, or service completed by an individual as a member of the Armed Forces or reserves of the United States, the National Guard of any state, the military reserves of any state, or the naval militia of any state toward the qualifications to receive the license or certification. Each such board and department shall promulgate rules to implement this section. (Act 2013-350, p. 1255, §2.)
AL Code § 31-12A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12A - Licensure and Academic Credit for Discharged Military Service Members.|Section 31-12A-3 - Academic Credits Based on Military Education, Training, or Service.

Section 31-12A-3Academic credits based on military education, training, or service.  Each board of a state public educational institution, community college, or technical school shall adopt, by December 31, 2013, a policy requiring each institution under the board's supervision and management to award educational credits to a student, who is also a veteran, enrolled in the institution for courses that are part of the student's military training or service and that meet the standards of the American Council on Education or equivalent standards for awarding academic credit if the award of education credit is based upon the institution's admission standards and its role, scope, and mission. Each board shall adopt necessary rules, regulations, and procedures to implement the provisions of this section, effective beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year and continuing thereafter. (Act 2013-350, p. 1255, §3.)
AL Code § 31-12A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12A - Licensure and Academic Credit for Discharged Military Service Members.|Section 31-12A-4 - Extension of Licensing for Military Service Members.

Section 31-12A-4Extension of licensing for military service members. (a) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, except as provided in subsection (c), any member of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be left in good standing until, at a minimum, December 31, of the first year following the end of his or her deployment, by the administrative or licensing body with which he or she is licensed or certified, while deployed, if at the time of deployment, the member was in good standing with the branch of the armed services and with the administrative licensing body. (b) While a licensee or certificate holder is deployed as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the license or certificate referenced in subsection (a) shall be renewed without: (1) The payment of dues or fees; (2) Obtaining continuing education credits when: a. Circumstances associated with military duty prevent obtaining training and a waiver request has been submitted to the appropriate administrative body; or b. The military member performs the licensed or certified occupation as part of his or her military duties as annotated in Defense Department form 214 (DD214); or  (3) Performing any other act typically required for the renewal of the license or certificate. (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the licensing board, in its discretion, may require that the licensee receive additional credits within the year following the end of the deployment. (d) Licensees of the Alabama State Bar are regulated by the Alabama Supreme Court and are therefore exempt from this section. The court may provide waivers and exemptions for active duty and deployed military members. (Act 2013-350, p. 1255, §4.)
AL Code § 31-12A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 12A - Licensure and Academic Credit for Discharged Military Service Members.|Section 31-12A-5 - Determiination of Number of Accepted Credits.

Section 31-12A-5Determiination of number of accepted credits.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to infringe on the ability or decision of a public institution of higher education to determine the number of credits accepted by the institution that may be counted toward graduation. (Act 2013-350, p. 1255, §5.)
AL Code § 31-13-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 13 - Illegal Immigration.|Section 31-13-1 - Short Title.

Section 31-13-1Short title.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act. (Act 2011-535, §1.)
AL Code § 31-13-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 13 - Illegal Immigration.|Section 31-13-2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 31-13-2Legislative findings.  The State of Alabama finds that illegal immigration is causing economic hardship and lawlessness in this state and that illegal immigration is encouraged when public agencies within this state provide public benefits without verifying immigration status. Because the costs incurred by school districts for the public elementary and secondary education of children who are aliens not lawfully present in the United States can adversely affect the availability of public education resources to students who are United States citizens or are aliens lawfully present in the United States, the State of Alabama determines that there is a compelling need for the State Board of Education to accurately measure and assess the population of students who are aliens not lawfully present in the United States, in order to forecast and plan for any impact that the presence such population may have on publicly funded education in this state. The State of Alabama further finds that certain practices currently allowed in this state impede and obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration law, undermine the security of our borders, and impermissibly restrict the privileges and immunities of the citizens of Alabama. Therefore, the people of the State of Alabama declare that it is a compelling public interest to discourage illegal immigration by requiring all agencies within this state to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities in the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The State of Alabama also finds that other measures are necessary to ensure the integrity of various governmental programs and services. (Act 2011-535, §2.)
AL Code § 31-13-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 13 - Illegal Immigration.|Section 31-13-4 - Memorandum of Agreement With u.s. Department of Homeland Security.

Section 31-13-4Memorandum of agreement with U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  (a) The Attorney General shall attempt to negotiate the terms of a memorandum of agreement between the State of Alabama and the United States Department of Homeland Security, as provided in 8 U.S.C. Section 1357(g), concerning the enforcement of federal immigration laws, detentions and removals, and related investigations in the State of Alabama by certain state law enforcement officers designated by the Attorney General. (b) The memorandum of agreement negotiated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be signed on behalf of this state by the Attorney General and the Governor or as otherwise required by the appropriate federal agency. (c) A report of the results of the attempt of the Attorney General to enter into a memorandum of agreement shall be submitted to the Legislature by March 1, 2012. (Act 2011-535, §4.)
AL Code § 31-13-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 13 - Illegal Immigration.|Section 31-13-8 - Enrollment or Attendance at Institutions of Postsecondary Education.

Section 31-13-8Enrollment or attendance at institutions of postsecondary education.  An alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be permitted to enroll in or attend any public postsecondary education institution in this state. For the purposes of this section, a public postsecondary education institution officer may seek federal verification of an alien's immigration status with the federal government pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c). A public postsecondary education institution officer or official shall not attempt to independently make a final determination of whether an alien is lawfully present in the United States. Except as otherwise provided by law, an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible for any postsecondary education benefit, including, but not limited to, scholarships, grants, or financial aid. (Act 2011-535, p. 888, §8; Act 2012-491, p. 1410, §1.)
AL Code § 31-13-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 13 - Illegal Immigration.|Section 31-13-10 - Willful Failure to Complete or Carry Alien Registration Documentation.

Section 31-13-10Willful failure to complete or carry alien registration documentation.  (a) In addition to any violation of federal law, a person is guilty of willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document if the person is in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1304(e) or 8 U.S.C. § 1306(a), and the person is an alien unlawfully present in the United States. (b) In the enforcement of this section, an alien's immigration status shall be determined by verification of the alien's immigration status with the federal government pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c). A law enforcement officer shall not attempt to independently make a final determination of whether an alien is lawfully present in the United States. (c) A law enforcement official or agency of this state or a county, city, or other political subdivision of this state may not consider race, color, or national origin in the enforcement of this section except to the extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (d) This section does not apply to a person who maintains authorization from the federal government to be present in the United States. (e) Any record that relates to the immigration status of a person is admissible in any court of this state without further foundation or testimony from a custodian of records if the record is certified as authentic by the federal government agency that is responsible for maintaining the record. A verification of an alien's immigration status received from the federal government pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c) shall constitute proof of that alien's status. A court of this state shall consider only the federal government's verification in determining whether an alien is lawfully present in the United States. (f) An alien unlawfully present in the United States who is in violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than 30 days in jail. (g) A court shall collect the assessments prescribed in subsection (f) and remit 50 percent of the assessments to the general fund of the local government where the person was apprehended to be earmarked for law enforcement purposes, 25 percent of the assessments to the Alabama Department of Homeland Security, and 25 percent of the assessments to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (Act 2011-535, p. 888, §10.)
AL Code § 31-13-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 13 - Illegal Immigration.|Section 31-13-11 - Unauthorized Aliens Prohibited From Seeking Employment in State.

Section 31-13-11Unauthorized aliens prohibited from seeking employment in state.  (a) It is unlawful for a person who is an unauthorized alien to knowingly apply for work, solicit work in a public or private place, or perform work as an employee or independent contractor in this state. (b) In the enforcement of this section, an alien's immigration status shall be determined by verification of the alien's immigration status with the federal government pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c). A law enforcement officer shall not attempt to independently make a final determination on whether an alien is authorized to work in the United States. (c) A law enforcement official or agency of this state or a county, city, or other political subdivision of this state may not consider race, color, or national origin in the enforcement of this section except to the extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (d) This section does not apply to a person who maintains authorization from the federal government to be employed in the United States. (e) Any record that relates to the employment authorization of a person is admissible in any court of this state without further foundation or testimony from a custodian of records if the record is certified as authentic by the federal government agency that is responsible for maintaining the record. A verification of an alien's immigration status received from the federal government pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c) shall constitute proof of that alien's status. A court of this state shall consider only the federal government's verification in determining whether a person is an unauthorized alien. (f) It is unlawful for an occupant of a motor vehicle that is stopped on a street, roadway, or highway to attempt to hire or hire and pick up passengers for work at a different location if the motor vehicle blocks or impedes the normal movement of traffic. (g) It is unlawful for a person to enter a motor vehicle that is stopped on a street, roadway or highway in order to be hired by an occupant of the motor vehicle and to be transported to work at a different location if the motor vehicle blocks or impedes the normal movement of traffic. (h) A person who is in violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). (i) A court shall collect the assessments prescribed in subsection (h) and remit 50 percent of the assessments to the general fund of the local government where the person was apprehended to be earmarked for law enforcement purposes, 25 percent of the assessments to the Alabama Department of Homeland Security, and 25 percent of the assessments to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (j) The terms of this section shall be interpreted consistently with 8 U.S.C. § 1324a and any applicable federal rules and regulations. (Act 2011-535, p. 888, §11.)