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AL Code § 41-24-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 24 - Alabama Community Service Grant Program.|Section 41-24-3 - Purposes for Which Alabama Community Service Grants Shall Be Made.

Section 41-24-3Purposes for which Alabama community service grants shall be made. Alabama community service grants shall be made only for the following purposes: 1) To enhance the education of the citizenry through activities, expenditures for capital improvements or equipment, that promote literacy, learning, arts appreciation, public health and mental health; 2) to promote activities that provide human and social services which reduce the hardships of old age, poor health or poverty; 3) to promote the marketability, yield or quality of Alabama-produced agricultural commodities; and 4) to promote the preservation, restoration, development and propagation of Alabama's natural resources, recreational facilities, environment, history, culture, transportation lanes, tourism, public safety, historic landmarks and buildings. (Acts 1989, No. 89-354, p. 700, §3.)
AL Code § 41-24-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 24 - Alabama Community Service Grant Program.|Section 41-24-4 - Authority and Responsibilities of Heads of Grant-Making Agencies.

Section 41-24-4Authority and responsibilities of heads of grant-making agencies. It will be the responsibility of the heads of grant-making agencies to evaluate grant proposals based on the criteria shown in Section 41-24-5; to monitor and insure that the expenditure of grant funds are in accordance with the associated grant proposal, this chapter and relevant state laws; and upon finding that such grant expenditures are not in accordance with the aforementioned conditions, to suspend the release of further grant funds and take action to recover the improperly expended grant funds; to design and distribute its grant proposal instrument; to maintain up-to-date records of all grants that are currently in effect; to maintain records of all completed grants and grant proposals that were denied for a period of three full years; and may promulgate reasonable rules to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1989, No. 89-354, p. 700, §4.)
AL Code § 41-24-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 24 - Alabama Community Service Grant Program.|Section 41-24-5 - Criteria Used to Evaluate Grant Proposals.

Section 41-24-5Criteria used to evaluate grant proposals. The heads of grant making agencies shall evaluate grant proposals based on the relevance of such proposals to the purposes for which such grants shall be made, as stated in Section 41-24-3; the extent to which such grant proposal advances the program objective(s) of the grant-making agency, the ability of the grant recipient to fulfill the objectives of the grant proposal, the extent to which the grant proposal can benefit the greatest number of citizens, without persistently excluding any geographic regions of the state. All of the above information may be ascertained by appropriate measures, which shall include interviews, public hearings and recommendations by members of the Legislature. (Acts 1989, No. 89-354, p. 700, §5.)
AL Code § 41-24A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 24A - State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants.|Section 41-24A-1 - Creation; Composition; Operation.

Section 41-24A-1Creation; composition; operation. There is hereby created the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants, hereafter referred to as the commission, which shall be designated a grant-making agency to receive and by majority vote to distribute any appropriations made by the Legislature to the commission for the community services grant program pursuant to Chapter 24 of this title. The commission shall consist of the State Superintendent of Education, the Lieutenant Governor, the State Treasurer, and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. The chairman of the commission shall be the Lieutenant Governor, who shall only vote in the case of a tie. The commission shall elect a secretary who shall be responsible for and maintain all documents related to the commission. The commission shall meet at least twice each quarter or until all grant funds have been awarded for each fiscal year. The commission members shall serve without compensation but the commission may receive funds and/or staffing for administrative support from the Legislature. (Act 2006-511, p. 1183, §1.)
AL Code § 41-25-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Drug Education and Awareness Oversight Council.|Section 41-25-1 - Creation of Council.

Section 41-25-1Creation of council. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (Acts 1995, No. 95-689, p. 1499, §1.)
AL Code § 41-25-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Drug Education and Awareness Oversight Council.|Section 41-25-2 - Members - Composition; Service.

Section 41-25-2Members - Composition; service. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (Acts 1995, No. 95-689, p. 1499, §2.)
AL Code § 41-25-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Drug Education and Awareness Oversight Council.|Section 41-25-3 - Organizational Meeting; Officers; Rules and Procedures; Quorum; Compensation; Expenses.

Section 41-25-3Organizational meeting; officers; rules and procedures; quorum; compensation; expenses. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (Acts 1995, No. 95-689, p. 1499, §3.)
AL Code § 41-25-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Drug Education and Awareness Oversight Council.|Section 41-25-4 - Duties of Council.

Section 41-25-4Duties of council. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (Acts 1995, No. 95-689, p. 1499, §4.)
AL Code § 41-25-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 25 - Alabama Drug Education and Awareness Oversight Council.|Section 41-25-5 - Meeting Space, Supplies, and Other Support.

Section 41-25-5Meeting space, supplies, and other support. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (Acts 1995, No. 95-689, p. 1499, §5.)
AL Code § 41-28-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-1 - Office of Secretary.

Section 41-28-1Office of secretary. There is in state government the Office of Information Technology, which shall be headed by the Secretary of Information Technology. (Act 2013-68, p. 138, §1; Act 2017-282, §2.)
AL Code § 41-28-1.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-1.1 - Legislative Findings.

Section 41-28-1.1Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds and declares: (1) The streamlining and consolidation of governmental functions is a priority and is of great importance to the economic well-being of the State of Alabama, to its citizens, and to ensuring appropriate and responsible use of taxpayer funds. (2) The Office of Information Technology was created in furtherance of the goal to streamline information technology in the state. (3) Effective utilization of information technology is paramount to reducing the cost of governmental operations and to serving the citizens of the state. (4) Excellence in support for all state agency information technology needs is critical to serving the people of Alabama. (b) To implement the findings in subsection (a), the purpose of Act 2017-282 is to transfer the responsibility and authority for information technology service delivery from the Department of Finance to the Office of Information Technology. (Act 2017-282, §1.)
AL Code § 41-28-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-2 - Definitions.

Section 41-28-2Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMITTEE. The Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. (2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Automated data processing, communications systems and services, wide area and local area networks, the Internet, electronic information systems and related information, databases, equipment, goods, and services. (3) OFFICE. The Office of Information Technology. (4) SECRETARY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. The chief administrative and executive officer of the Office of Information Technology. (5) STATE AGENCIES. All departments, agencies, offices, boards, commissions, bureaus, and authorities of state government. The term shall not include counties, municipalities, the Alabama State Port Authority, the State Department of Education, the Retirement Systems of Alabama, or institutions of higher education governed by a separate board of trustees, although these entities and institutions may enter into cooperative agreements and contracts related to information technology efforts with the state information technology system. (Act 2013-68, p. 138, §2; Act 2017-282, §2.)
AL Code § 41-28-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-3 - Appointment and Compensation of Secretary; Personnel; Transfer of Employees.

Section 41-28-3Appointment and compensation of secretary; personnel; transfer of employees. (a) The Secretary of Information Technology shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary of Information Technology is a cabinet level position and the secretary shall be responsible for the performance and exercise of the duties, responsibilities, functions, powers, and authority imposed upon the Secretary of Information Technology and the Office of Information Technology by law and shall be the state Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the principal advisor to the Governor on information technology policy, including policy on the acquisition and management of information technology and resources. The Secretary of Information Technology shall receive a salary in an amount to be determined by the Governor. (b) Before entering upon the discharge of his or her 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 fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), for the faithful performance of the secretary's duties. (c) The secretary shall devote full time to the office and shall not hold another office under the government of the United States, any other state, or this state, or any political subdivision thereof, during his or her incumbency in the office and shall not hold any position of trust or profit or engage in any occupation or business the conduct of which interferes or is inconsistent with the performance of his or her duties as secretary. (d) The employees of the office shall be either members of the classified service of the Merit System or exempt from the Merit System. In addition to any other exempt positions as otherwise allowed by law, the exempt positions in the office shall be limited to: (1) Up to two deputy secretaries. (2) Up to six highly trained, highly specialized information technology professionals. (e) Employees of the office in the exempt service shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary and, notwithstanding Section 36-6-6, shall receive salaries to be determined by the secretary. (Act 2013-68, p. 138, §3; Act 2017-282, §2.)
AL Code § 41-28-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-5 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 41-28-5Disposition of funds.  No public monies shall be expended by the secretary for any purpose unless the monies have been appropriated by the Legislature to the entity from which the funds are received or to the office. Any monies appropriated shall be budgeted and allotted pursuant to the Budget Management Act in accordance with Article 4, commencing with Section 41-4-80, of Chapter 4 of this title, and only in the amounts provided by the Legislature in the general appropriations act or other appropriation acts. (Act 2013-68, p. 138, §5.)
AL Code § 41-28-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-6 - Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee for Information Technology Created; Composition.

Section 41-28-6Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee for Information Technology created; composition. There is created a Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee for Information Technology to review the operations and performance of the Secretary of Information Technology and to promote the effective use of information technology in state government. A chair and a vice chair shall be selected by the membership. The committee shall meet at least once annually and may meet more often as directed by the chair of the committee. The membership of the committee shall reflect the racial, gender, urban/rural, and ethnic diversity of the state. The committee shall consist of the following: (1) The chairs of the House and Senate General and Education appropriations committees. (2) Two members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (3) One member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (Act 2013-68, p. 138, §6.)
AL Code § 41-28-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-7 - Search Committee.

Section 41-28-7Search committee. (a) There is created a search committee whose purpose, when the need arises, is to recommend candidates to the Governor to serve as the Secretary of Information Technology. (b) The committee shall be composed of the following individuals: (1) Two members appointed by the Governor. (2) A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (3) A member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (4) A member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. (c) The committee shall conduct a search using, at a minimum, the following criteria: (1) A minimum of 15 years senior management experience in a large organization. (2) Demonstrated experience in the following areas: a. Strategic planning and execution. b. Financial budgeting. c. Innovation and business transformation. d. Facilitating and building consensus among a diverse set of stakeholders. e. Operating in complex, politicized environment. f. Contracting, negotiating, and change management. g. Creating and sustaining work cultures. h. Leading a large functionally diverse information technology organization. i. Demonstrating ability to work independently with elected officials and heads of agencies from the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. (d) The committee shall forward a list of five to ten qualified candidates to the Governor who may select an individual or reject the list. (e) Each candidate shall have at a minimum a baccalaureate degree; however, a combination of education and experience may be considered. (Act 2013-68, p. 138, §7.)
AL Code § 41-28-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-8 - Exemption From Alabama Sunset Law.

Section 41-28-8Exemption from Alabama Sunset Law. The Office of the Secretary of Information Technology shall not be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, Chapter 20 of this title, as an enumerated agency as provided in Section 41-20-3. (Act 2013-68, p. 138, §8.)
AL Code § 41-28-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-9 - Transfer of Powers, Duties, Personnel, Equipment, Funds, etc., to Office of Information Technology.

Section 41-28-9Transfer of powers, duties, personnel, equipment, funds, etc., to Office of Information Technology. (a) Effective on the date specified in accordance with subsection (d), the Information Services Division of the Department of Finance, which was established on March 19, 1997, by the Director of Finance with the approval of the Governor pursuant to Section 41-4-37, and which thereby assumed the authority, powers, and duties of, and succeeded to, the divisions of Data Systems Management and Telecommunications of the Department of Finance, is abolished. On such date, all powers, authority, and duties of the Information Services Division, including, but not limited to, those authorities currently established in Articles 8 and 11 of Chapter 4 of this title, shall be transferred to the Office of Information Technology. All references in any law or rule to the Division of Data Systems Management, the Telecommunications Division, or the Information Services Division of the Department of Finance shall be deemed a reference to the Office of Information Technology. In any law or rule relating to the Division of Data Systems Management, the Telecommunications Division, or the Information Services Division, all references to the Department of Finance shall be deemed a reference to the Office of Information Technology, and all references to the Director of Finance shall be deemed a reference to the Secretary of Information Technology. (b) Effective on the date specified in accordance with subsection (d), all books, records, supplies, funds, equipment, and personnel of the Information Services Division of the Department of Finance shall be transferred to the Office of Information Technology. (c) All persons employed by the Department of Finance who are identified by the Finance Director as employees of the Information Services Division on the date specified in accordance with subsection (d), shall be transferred to the Office of Information Technology. Such transfer shall result without loss of salary, benefits, seniority, or decrease in Merit System classification. (d) This section shall take effect on a date agreed upon by the Director of Finance and the Secretary of Information Technology, set forth in a writing, signed by both parties, certifying that they have jointly developed an implementation plan for the orderly transfer of authority, powers, duties, property, records, and personnel provided for herein. (Act 2017-282, §3.)
AL Code § 41-28-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 28 - Information Technology.|Section 41-28-10 - Joint Purchasing Agreements.

Section 41-28-10Joint purchasing agreements. In addition to any other authority, the Department of Finance, Division of Purchasing, is hereby authorized to enter into joint purchasing agreements for information technology goods and services and make multi-vendor awards for information technology goods and services on behalf of the Office of Information Technology, utilizing the procedures and adhering to the requirements set forth in Section 41-16-21.1, for joint purchasing agreements and Section 41-16-27, for multi-vendor awards. (Act 2017-282, §4.)
AL Code § 42-1-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 42 - United States.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 42-1-1 - United States May Acquire Lands.

Section 42-1-1United States may acquire lands. The United States may acquire and hold lands within the limits of this state as sites for forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards and other needful buildings, or either of them, as contemplated and provided by the Constitution of the United States, which purchase may be made by contract with the owners or as otherwise provided in this title. In like manner, the United States may acquire and hold lands, rights-of-way and material needed in maintaining, operating or prosecuting works for the improvement of rivers and harbors within this state. (Code 1852, §24; Code 1867, §22; Code 1876, §19; Code 1886, §19; Code 1896, §626; Code 1907, §2413; Code 1923, §3147; Code 1940, T. 59, §1.)
AL Code § 42-1-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 42 - United States.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 42-1-2 - Consent to Acquisition of Lands Needed for Consolidation and Administration of National Forests.

Section 42-1-2Consent to acquisition of lands needed for consolidation and administration of national forests. The consent of the State of Alabama is hereby given to the United States to acquire by purchase, condemnation or gift, for forest purposes, such lands, within the exterior national forest boundaries or within the watershed or drainage areas of the Tennessee River in Alabama, as have heretofore or may hereafter be approved by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and as, in the opinion of the administrative executives of the United States, may be or are needed for the consolidation, extension and administration of national forests. In all condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of lands, the rights of the United States shall be limited to the specific object set by the laws of the United States regarding national forests. (Acts 1931, No. 88, p. 165; Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 120, p. 113; Code 1940, T. 59, §2.)
AL Code § 42-2-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 42 - United States.|Chapter 2 - Condemnation of Land or Rights-of-Way.|Section 42-2-1 - When Authorized; Jurisdiction of Probate Court.

Section 42-2-1When authorized; jurisdiction of probate court. If the agent of the United States and the owner of the lands or right-of-way to be condemned cannot agree as to the terms of the sale and purchase thereof, the probate court of the county in which such lands or any part thereof may lie may, on the application of the agent of the United States, proceed to condemn such lands to such uses as may be provided for. (Code 1852, §22; Code 1867, §23; Code 1876, §20; Code 1886, §20; Code 1896, §627; Code 1907, §2414; Code 1923, §3148; Code 1940, T. 59, §4.)
AL Code § 42-2-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 42 - United States.|Chapter 2 - Condemnation of Land or Rights-of-Way.|Section 42-2-2 - Application.

Section 42-2-2Application. The application of the United States or its agent must be in writing, verified by the oath of an agent or attorney, and must state with certainty the uses or purposes for which the land is to be taken or the interest or easement therein to be acquired, and must state the name and residence of the owner if known or, if unknown, must show that reasonable diligence has been used to ascertain the same. (Code 1907, §2415; Code 1923, §3149; Code 1940, T. 59, §5.)