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AL Code § 38-9F-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 9F - Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act|Section 38-9F-3 - Definitions.

Section 38-9F-3Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CAREGIVER. The term as defined in Section 13A-6-191. (2) ELDER ABUSE. The commission of any of the following acts or the intent to commit any of the following acts against an elderly person: a. Abuse, as defined in Section 38-9-2. b. Arson, as defined in Sections 13A-7-40 to 13A-7-43, inclusive. c. Assault, as defined in Sections 13A-6-20 to 13A-6-22, inclusive. d. Criminal coercion, as defined in Section 13A-6-25. e. Criminal trespass as defined in Sections 13A-7-2 to 13A-7-4.1, inclusive. f. Emotional abuse, as defined in Section 13A-6-191. g. Financial exploitation, as defined in Sections 13A-6-191 and 8-6-171. h. Harassment, as defined in Section 13A-11-8. i. Kidnapping, as defined in Sections 13A-6-43 and 13A-6-44. j. Menacing, as defined in Section 13A-6-23. k. Reckless endangerment, as defined in Section 13A-6-24. l. Sexual abuse, as defined as any of the acts in Sections 13A-6-60 to 13A-6-68. m. Stalking, as defined in Sections 13A-6-90 to 13A-6-91.1, inclusive. n. Theft, as defined in Sections 13A-8-2 to 13A-8-5, inclusive. o. Unlawful imprisonment, as defined in Sections 13A-6-41 and 13A-6-42. (3) ELDER ABUSE PROTECTION ORDER or PROTECTION ORDER. An order issued pursuant to this chapter including all of the following: a. A restraining order, injunctive order, or order of release from custody issued by a circuit, district, municipal, or probate court that seeks to protect an elderly person. b. An order issued by a circuit, district, or municipal court that places conditions on the pre-trial release of a defendant in a criminal case, which may include provisions of bail pursuant to Section 15-13-190 that seeks to protect an elderly person. (4) ELDERLY PERSON. A person 60 years of age or older. (5) PLAINTIFF. An elderly person in need of protection from elder abuse. (6) THREAT. Any word or action, expressed or implied, made to cause a plaintiff to fear for his or her safety or for the safety of another person. (7) VIOLATION. The knowing commission of any act or conduct prohibited by an elder abuse protection order or any willful failure to abide by its terms. (Act 2017-284, §3.)
AL Code § 38-9F-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 9F - Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act|Section 38-9F-4 - Issuance of Elder Abuse Protection Orders.

Section 38-9F-4Issuance of elder abuse protection orders. (a) The following courts shall have jurisdiction to issue elder abuse protection orders under this chapter: (1) Circuit courts. (2) A special circuit court judge appointed pursuant to Section 12-1-14 or 12-1-14.1. (3) A district court judge designated by a written standing order from the presiding circuit court judge. (b) An elder abuse protection order may be requested in any pending civil or domestic relations action, as an independent civil action, or in connection with the preliminary, final, or post-judgment relief in a civil action. (c) A petition for an elder abuse protection order may be filed in any of the following locations: (1) Where the plaintiff or defendant resides. (2) Where the plaintiff is temporarily located if he or she has left his or her residence to avoid further abuse. (3) Where the abuse occurred. (d) There is no minimum period of residence for the plaintiff in the State of Alabama or in the county in which a case is filed. (e) An elder abuse protection order shall be a status order that is specifically designed to protect the elderly person, and in personam jurisdiction over the defendant shall not be required in order to issue an ex parte or final order under this chapter. (Act 2017-284, §4.)
AL Code § 38-9F-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 9F - Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act|Section 38-9F-5 - Relief; Remedies; Full Faith and Credit.

Section 38-9F-5Relief; remedies; full faith and credit. (a) The plaintiff's right to relief under this chapter shall not be affected by his or her leaving the residence or household to avoid further abuse. (b) The remedies and procedures provided in this chapter are in addition to and not in lieu of any other judicial protection actions that may be initiated by the victim in any other forum. (c) Any elder abuse protection order issued in this state shall be effective and enforceable in every county and jurisdiction in this state. (d) An order issued by a court of another state, tribal nation, or territory that provides the relief or protection similar to an elder abuse protection order under this chapter shall be accorded full faith and credit and enforced as if it were an order of this state. (Act 2017-284, §5.)
AL Code § 38-9F-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 9F - Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act|Section 38-9F-7 - Hearing; Temporary Ex Parte Protection Orders.

Section 38-9F-7Hearing; temporary ex parte protection orders. (a) The court shall hold a hearing after the filing of a petition under this chapter upon the request of the defendant or within 10 days of the perfection of service. A final hearing shall be set at which the standard of proof shall be a preponderance of the evidence. If the defendant has not been served, a final hearing may be continued to allow for service to be perfected. (b) The court may enter such temporary ex parte protection orders as it deems necessary to protect the plaintiff from abuse. The court shall grant or deny a petition for a temporary ex parte protection order filed under this chapter within three business days of the filing of the petition. Any granted temporary ex parte protection order shall be effective until the final hearing date. (c) If a final hearing under subsection (a) is continued, the court may make or extend temporary ex parte protection orders under subsection (b) as it deems reasonably necessary. (Act 2017-284, §7.)
AL Code § 38-9F-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 9F - Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act|Section 38-9F-9 - Parties to Be Issued Copies of Elder Abuse Protection Order; Form of Orders.

Section 38-9F-9Parties to be issued copies of elder abuse protection order; form of orders. (a) A copy of an elder abuse protection order shall be issued to the plaintiff, the defendant, and the law enforcement officials with jurisdiction to enforce the protection order. (b) If the defendant is appointed as the plaintiff's guardian or conservator, a copy of any protection order shall be issued to the court that made the appointment. (c) Ex parte and final elder abuse protection orders shall be in a format as provided by the Administrative Office of Courts. If a court wishes to provide additional information in these standardized court orders, the court may attach additional pages containing this additional information. (Act 2017-284, §9.)
AL Code § 38-9F-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 9F - Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act|Section 38-9F-10 - Violations.

Section 38-9F-10Violations. (a) A violation of an elder abuse protection order is a Class A misdemeanor, which shall be punishable as provided in law. (b) A second conviction for a violation of an elder abuse protection order, in addition to any other penalty or fine, shall be punishable by a minimum of 30 days imprisonment, which may not be suspended. A third or subsequent conviction, in addition to any other penalties or fines, shall be punishable by a minimum sentence of 120 days imprisonment, which may not be suspended. (Act 2017-284, §10.)
AL Code § 38-9F-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 9F - Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act|Section 38-9F-11 - Enforcement.

Section 38-9F-11Enforcement. A law enforcement officer may arrest any person for a violation of this chapter if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has violated any provision of a valid elder abuse protection order, whether temporary or permanent. The presentation of an elder abuse protection order constitutes probable cause for an officer to believe that a valid order exists. For purposes of this chapter, the elder abuse protection order may be inscribed on a tangible copy or may be stored in an electronic or other medium if it is retrievable in a detectable form. Presentation of a certified copy of the elder abuse protection order is not required for enforcement or to allow a law enforcement officer to effect a warrantless arrest. If an elder abuse protection order is not presented to or otherwise confirmed by a law enforcement officer, the officer may consider other information in determining whether there is probable cause to believe that a valid protection order exists. The law enforcement officer may arrest the defendant without a warrant although he or she did not personally see the violation. Knowledge by the officer of the existence or contents of, or both, or presentation to the officer by the complainant of, an elder abuse protection order shall constitute prima facie evidence of the validity of the order. If a law enforcement officer determines that an otherwise valid elder abuse protection order cannot be enforced because the defendant has not been notified or served with the protection order, the law enforcement officer shall inform the defendant of the order and allow the person a reasonable opportunity to comply with the order's provisions before enforcing the order. In the event the law enforcement officer provides notice of the elder abuse protection order to the defendant, the officer shall document this fact in the written report. (Act 2017-284, §11.)
AL Code § 38-9F-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 9F - Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act|Section 38-9F-12 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 38-9F-12Construction of chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the enforcement of any other laws or rules that protect vulnerable adults or limit the jurisdiction of or action by any regulatory or law enforcement agency. (Act 2017-284, §14.)
AL Code § 38-11A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 11A - Welfare Employment Program.|Section 38-11A-1 - Legislative Intent.

Section 38-11A-1Legislative intent. The intent of this chapter is to assist public assistance applicants and recipients to become wage earning, self-supporting citizens of the State of Alabama. Thus, through the provisions of this chapter, the Department of Human Resources shall develop and coordinate employment related programs, training activities including work experience, vocational training, job finding skills, remedial education, and social services with the goal of reducing welfare dependency and the costs thereof to the State of Alabama; to improve the participants' economic quality of life, to improve personal functioning through acquisition of general education and parenting skills, and to remove barriers to employment and financial independence. (Acts 1989, No. 89-850, p. 1699, §1.)
AL Code § 38-11A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 11A - Welfare Employment Program.|Section 38-11A-2 - Establishment of a Welfare Employment Program; Eligibility.

Section 38-11A-2Establishment of a welfare employment program; eligibility. (a) The Department of Human Resources shall establish and administer a welfare employment program for persons applying for, or receiving, public assistance in the State of Alabama. The department shall develop program policy, criteria, requirements, and procedures and issue rules and regulations for governance of the program, insofar as federal guidelines permit, and shall assume program management responsibilities including budget planning, cost accounting, data collecting and reporting, evaluation and assessment of program performance, and standards for effective use of distributed funds. The program shall include development of employment strategies, employment-related programs and activities and family support services directed toward affecting the intent and goals of this chapter. (b) As a condition of eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) an applicant shall have applied for at least three positions of unsubsidized employment prior to completing the application process and comply with job search preparation, education, and other employment activities as required by the department. (c) Recipients of TANF cash assistance who voluntarily terminate employment or refuse employment without good cause shall be ineligible for TANF cash assistance. (Acts 1989, No. 89-850, p. 1699, §2; Act 2014-425, p. 1561, §1.)
AL Code § 38-11A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 11A - Welfare Employment Program.|Section 38-11A-3 - Funding.

Section 38-11A-3Funding. The Department of Human Resources shall seek federal funds, as such are available, to carry out work-related requirements and activities for public assistance applicants and recipients who are required, or permitted, by federal law to be referred to an employment-related activity. Program size, requirements, benefits and services shall be contingent upon the availability of funds and on the program's demonstrated cost effectiveness. The department may also seek and receive other public or private funds, donations, or in-kind services to carry out the program activities of this chapter. (Acts 1989, No. 89-850, p. 1699, §3.)
AL Code § 38-11A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 11A - Welfare Employment Program.|Section 38-11A-4 - Application; Exemption Options; Sanctions.

Section 38-11A-4Application; exemption options; sanctions. Every applicant for and recipient of public assistance, except those exempted by federal law or regulation, shall be required to register and participate in programs and activities of the Alabama welfare employment program. The state may exercise exemption options under federal law. Exempt applicants and recipients of public assistance may volunteer to register and participate in the Alabama welfare employment program. Mandatory participants shall be subject to sanctions, in accordance with federal law, if they fail to comply with the requirements of the program. (Acts 1989, No. 89-850, p. 1699, §4.)
AL Code § 38-12A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12A - Foster Parents' Bill of Rights.|Section 38-12A-1 - Short Title.

Section 38-12A-1Short title. There is hereby established and created the Foster Parents' Bill of Rights Act. (Act 2004-257, p. 351, §1.)
AL Code § 38-12B-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-1 - Short Title.

Section 38-12B-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015. (Act 2015-121, §1.)
AL Code § 38-12B-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-2 - Develpment and Adminstration of Program.

Section 38-12B-2Develpment and adminstration of program. (a) The State Department of Human Resources shall develop and administer Fostering Hope, a scholarship program for designated persons currently or formerly in the state foster care program, including children adopted from the program at the age of 14 or older. Commencing with the 2016-2017 academic year, the program, on behalf of participants, shall do either of the following: (1) Pay for tuition and required fees at any public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the state. (2) Pay required fees for job training courses or skill certifications that are offered by any public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the state or other publicly funded training programs in the state, and not considered an associate's degree, if the courses or certifications are first approved by the department. (b) Payments of tuition and required fees are considered program scholarships. (Act 2015-121, §2.)
AL Code § 38-12B-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-3 - Mentor Service

Section 38-12B-3Mentor service The program shall include a mentor service administered by the department as a support system for participants of the college tuition scholarship program. This service shall include mentors who shall be compensated by the department, as employees or contractors, to help participants adapt to independent living and to academics and other college or university activities. (Act 2015-121, §3.)
AL Code § 38-12B-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-4 - Use of Funds.

Section 38-12B-4Use of funds.  Appropriations for the program shall be used by the department on behalf of participants in each fiscal year to pay public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education or other publicly funded training programs in the state for benefits extended to participants by the Fostering Hope program. The department may also use not more than 10 percent of the total state appropriation made to the program in any fiscal year for costs associated with the mentor service. The department may not spend appropriations for the program for purposes other than those listed in this section. Any monies appropriated to the department for Fostering Hope that are unspent at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried over for use by the program in the next fiscal year. The department shall develop rules for ensuring that expenses of the Fostering Hope program in a fiscal year do not exceed funding for the program in that fiscal year. For that purpose, and any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the department may limit the acceptance of applications for Fostering Hope scholarships and may limit the award of scholarships. (Act 2015-121, §4.)
AL Code § 38-12B-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-5 - Payment of Tuition and Required Fees.

Section 38-12B-5Payment of tuition and required fees.  The program shall pay tuition and required fees for a participant as governed by rules promulgated by the department. In no event shall tuition and required fees be paid pursuant to this section for more than 72 academic hours toward an associate's degree or 144 academic hours toward a bachelor's degree for each participant. The program shall only pay tuition and fees relating to an undergraduate degree. (Act 2015-121, §5.)
AL Code § 38-12B-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-6 - Eligibility; Disbursement of Funds.

Section 38-12B-6Eligibility; disbursement of funds.  (a) To be eligible to participate in the program, a scholarship applicant shall satisfy all of the following: (1) Be in the legal custody of the foster care program of the department at the time of graduation from high school or earning a General Educational Development (GED) high school equivalency certification; or in the permanent legal custody of the foster care program of the department when his or her adoption is finalized, at 14 years of age or older, and has graduated from high school or earned a GED certification. (2) Have net personal assets worth less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), subject to adjustment by the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources to account for inflation. (3) Is younger than 26 years of age at the start of the semester, training program, or certification program for which tuition or fees are requested from the program. (4) Is accepted for enrollment in a degree-granting, training, or certification program, or is enrolled and working toward a degree, certificate, or completion of a job training program, at a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education or publicly funded training program in the state. (5) Is making adequate progress toward the completion of a degree, certification, or training program as determined by rule promulgated by the department. (6) Has completed and submitted to the United States Department of Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), or the equivalent, before each year in which he or she receives a Fostering Hope scholarship. He or she shall have applied for all federal student financial aid grants, including Pell grants, Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants, and Education and Training Vouchers, identified as being available for the student's application by the department or by Federal Student Aid, an office of the United States Department of Education, or its successor agency. (b) To be eligible to participate in the program after the first year of participation, an applicant shall also satisfy all of the following: (1) Complete, after the first academic year in which he or she receives a Fostering Hope scholarship, annual volunteer service requirements or employment requirements pursuant to rules promulgated by the department. (2) Remain in good standing with the policies established by the college, university, or other training or certification program in the state in which he or she is enrolled. (c) Scholarship funds may be disbursed only if sufficient funding for the Fostering Hope program is available. (Act 2015-121, §6.)
AL Code § 38-12B-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-7 - Reductions to Awards.

Section 38-12B-7Reductions to awards.  A scholarship awarded pursuant to this chapter may not be reduced by the amount of any federal aid, scholarship funds, or grant funds otherwise received by the person or by the amount of any private donations made to assist the Fostering Hope program. (Act 2015-121, §7.)
AL Code § 38-12B-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-8 - Priority of Funding.

Section 38-12B-8Priority of funding.  Fostering Hope scholarship funds shall be applied to tuition and mandatory fees before any other grant, loan, voucher, or scholarship the student may be awarded to attend a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the state or publicly funded state training program. (Act 2015-121, §8.)
AL Code § 38-12B-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-9 - Ineligibility From Participation.

Section 38-12B-9Ineligibility from participation. Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, an otherwise eligible person who earns grants, scholarships, or other awards, excluding loans, sufficient to pay his or her tuition, room and board, and other fees at a public two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the state or publicly funded state training program, as governed by rules promulgated by the department, may not participate in the Fostering Hope program. (Act 2015-121, §9.)
AL Code § 38-12B-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 38 - Public Welfare.|Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.|Section 38-12B-10 - Promulgation of Rules.

Section 38-12B-10Promulgation of rules.  The commissioner of the department may promulgate rules as necessary to implement and administer this chapter. (Act 2015-121, §10.)