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AL Code § 31-9-85 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 4 - Alabama Disaster Recovery Program.|Section 31-9-85 - Applications for Assistance.

Section 31-9-85Applications for assistance. Unless an extension is granted by the committee, applications for assistance shall be submitted to the Emergency Management Agency by the county commission or municipality in the affected area seeking assistance within 90 days of the local declaration of a disaster. The Emergency Management Agency shall review each application in accordance with this article and the rules adopted as provided in Section 31-9-84 and, no later than 30 days after receipt of the application, shall provide notice to the local government and the members of the committee whether the application has been approved. The committee shall determine the amount of the reimbursement to the local government. The local government may appeal the decision of the agency by notifying the committee within 30 days of receipt of the decision of the agency. Otherwise, the decision of the agency shall be final. The committee shall convene and consider the appeal of the local government within 30 days of notice of an appeal. Any decision by the committee to overturn or alter the recommendation of the agency shall require at least four affirmative votes and shall be final. All funds shall be disbursed by the agency in accordance with its decision or the decision of the committee, as provided herein. (Act 2009-342, p. 661, §6.)
AL Code § 31-9-87 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 4 - Alabama Disaster Recovery Program.|Section 31-9-87 - Alabama Statewide Emergency Notification System Fund.

Section 31-9-87Alabama Statewide Emergency Notification System Fund. (a) Funds shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the Alabama Statewide Emergency Notification System Fund within the recovery fund for the purposes of establishing, implementing, maintaining, and operating the system, and, thereafter, shall be appropriated annually by the Legislature for continuous maintenance and operation of the system. Funding for the system may also be derived from gifts, federal grants, other appropriations from the Legislature, fees and contributions from users, or any other sources permitted by law. Any disbursement from the Alabama Statewide Emergency Notification System Fund shall be authorized in advance by the committee. (b) Within three months after the Legislature appropriates funds for the system, the committee and the State Emergency Management Agency shall jointly develop requirements and specifications for the system. The State Emergency Management Agency shall provide administrative and technical assistance to the committee. (c) Any procurement paid in whole or in part with funds from the Alabama Statewide Emergency Notification System Fund shall comply with Article 2, Chapter 16, Title 41, or other law, as applicable.  (d) The State Emergency Management Agency shall serve as the awarding authority for any procurement paid in whole or in part with funds from the Alabama Statewide Emergency Notification System Fund and upon recommendation of the committee, may purchase, lease, acquire, or otherwise implement the system to serve citizens and state and local emergency management agencies. (e) The committee shall submit an annual report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate Minority Leader, the House Minority Leader, the Chair of the Senate General Fund Committee, and the Chair of the House General Fund Committee detailing all expenditures in the previous fiscal year, the operation of the program, and its role in Alabama's overall system of preparation, response, and recovery from emergency situations. (Act 2020-85, §2.)
AL Code § 31-9-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 5 - Prefabricated Storm Shelters.|Section 31-9-100 - Applicability of Title 24 to Certain Prefabricated Storm Shelters; Surety Bond.

Section 31-9-100Applicability of Title 24 to certain prefabricated storm shelters; surety bond. (a) Title 24 shall not apply to prefabricated storm shelters not equipped with electrical, plumbing, heating, or utility service lines, and which meet all of the following: (1) Is a temporary safe place during storms as stated in Federal Emergency Management Agency Publication 320 or 361 or their successors. (2) Includes plans for the construction of the shelter that are stamped, dated, and signed by a licensed engineer or a registered architect. (3) States in a conspicuous place on the first blueprint page: "This shelter design complies with applicable standards as provided in the current Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) publication and International Code Council (ICC-500) Codes." (4) Includes shelter occupancy information on the notes page of the shelter blueprints stating: "According to the current FEMA and ICC-500 standards, this shelter will accommodate (X) standing adults (5 SF/Person), (Y) people in wheelchairs (10 SF/Person), and (Z) bedridden people." (b) All resident and nonresident manufacturers of prefabricated storm shelters selling prefabricated storm shelters in this state shall annually deliver to the Alabama Emergency Management Agency a good and sufficient surety bond, executed by the applicant as principal and by a corporate surety company qualified to do business in the state as surety, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). The bond shall be in a form to be approved by the agency, and shall be conditioned upon the manufacturer's compliance with the requirements for prefabricated storm shelters provided in subsection (a). (Act 2012-224, p. 412, §1.)
AL Code § 31-9-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 5 - Prefabricated Storm Shelters.|Section 31-9-101 - Oversight Authority of Alabama Emergency Management Agency; Random Inspections.

Section 31-9-101Oversight authority of Alabama Emergency Management Agency; random inspections. The Alabama Emergency Management Agency shall have oversight authority on all storm shelters, both community and residential. The Alabama Emergency Management Agency may adopt administrative rules to carry out the intent of this article and to ensure that all prefabricated storm shelters funded in whole or in part by state or federal funds or eligible for reimbursement from the state or federal funds meet appropriate standards and guidelines prior to any payment or reimbursement from state or federal funds. In regards to residential storm shelters with capacity of not more than 16 people, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency shall perform random inspections of the manufacturers of those residential storm shelters and the installation of those residential storm shelters. There shall be no additional cost to the manufacturer or consumer for these random inspections. (Act 2012-224, p. 412, §2.)
AL Code § 31-9-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 6 - Surplus Property.|Section 31-9-120 - Receipt and Disposition of Surplus Property Offered to Local Emergency Management Agencies.

Section 31-9-120Receipt and disposition of surplus property offered to local emergency management agencies. (a) The Alabama Emergency Management Agency may offer directly to any local emergency management agency of this state any used or obsolete equipment, supplies, or material through sale, gift, grant, or loan to be utilized for purposes of emergency management. (b) Unless specifically provided otherwise at the time of the sale, gift, grant, or loan, any local emergency management agency receiving property from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency through sale, gift, or grant may dispose of such property as determined appropriate by the local governing body overseeing the local emergency management agency. Any property loaned to the local emergency management agency shall be returned to the Alabama Emergency Management Agency as directed by the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. (Act 2014-72, §1.)
AL Code § 31-10-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 1 - National Guard Educational Assistance Act.|Section 31-10-1 - Short Title.

Section 31-10-1Short title. This article shall be known as the Alabama "National Guard Educational Assistance Act." (Acts 1984, No. 84-288, p. 498, §1.)
AL Code § 31-10-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 1 - National Guard Educational Assistance Act.|Section 31-10-2 - Definitions.

Section 31-10-2Definitions. The following words used in this article shall have the meanings as set forth by this section: (1) ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD. Federally recognized units of the Alabama National Guard. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. A member of a federally recognized unit of the Alabama National Guard meeting the minimum requirements for satisfactory membership as defined in the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force regulations. (3) TUITION. The per semester cost of instruction and fees to the student not to exceed the average cost of tuition per semester of a state-supported Alabama four year institution for classes or courses that count towards the individual's degree or certificate plan as designed and approved by the college or institution attended for the individual's declared program of study. (Acts 1984, No. 84-288, p. 498, §2; Act 2014-179, p. 522, §1; Act 2015-431, p. 1375, §1; Act 2017-349, §1.)
AL Code § 31-10-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 1 - National Guard Educational Assistance Act.|Section 31-10-4 - Minimum Requirements to Be Eligible; Repayment of Benefits if Service Terminated; Final Authority for Determining Applicants.

Section 31-10-4Minimum requirements to be eligible; repayment of benefits if service terminated; final authority for determining applicants. In order to be eligible to receive tuition reimbursement under this article, the member must meet the following minimum requirements: (1) Be an active member of the Alabama National Guard and must have completed basic training. (2) The member must be a member in good standing with the Alabama National Guard as prescribed by regulations promulgated by the Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, and the Military Department of the State of Alabama, at the time of application and during the entire semester or quarter for which benefits are received. (3) In the event the individual's service in the Alabama National Guard is terminated or his or her service becomes unsatisfactory while receiving or for four years after receiving the benefits afforded by this program, the benefits will be terminated and repaid by the individual on a pro rata basis. After termination for the above causes, an individual will be ineligible for any further benefits under this article. If for any reason an individual is dismissed from any school for academic or disciplinary reasons, he is ineligible for further benefits from this program. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall be the final authority for making such determinations. (4) The Alabama Commission on Higher Education of the State of Alabama shall be responsible for the promulgation of rules and regulations for the administration and implementation of this article including rules and regulations providing for the selection of persons to receive benefits under this article. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education of the State of Alabama shall be the final authority in determining eligible applicants. (5) The Adjutant General of the State of Alabama shall serve as an advisor to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for the purpose of determining the eligibility of members of the Alabama National Guard to receive benefits under this article. (Acts 1984, No. 84-288, p. 498, §4; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-925, p. 211; Act 2017-349, §1.)
AL Code § 31-10-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 1 - National Guard Educational Assistance Act.|Section 31-10-5 - Annual Report.

Section 31-10-5Annual report. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education and the Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard shall report to the Legislature by November 1st of each year, the number of new applicants in the new academic year, the years of eligibility remaining for each student, and the costs of the previous year’s expenditures to the program by each category of public institution of higher learning paid. (Act 2017-349, §3(b).)
AL Code § 31-10-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 2 - Supplemental Educational Assistance Benefits.|Section 31-10-20 - Definitions.

Section 31-10-20Definitions. The following words and terms used in this article shall have the meanings as set forth in this section: (1) ACTIVE MEMBER. A member of a federally recognized unit of the Alabama National Guard meeting the minimum requirements for satisfactory membership as defined in the regulations of the Department of the United States Army and the Department of the United States Air Force. (2) ALABAMA NATIONAL GUARD. Federally recognized units of the Alabama National Guard. (3) DEGREE OBJECTIVE. A series of courses (enrolled hours) which apply toward a specific degree. (4) TUITION. The total semester, quarter, or classroom hour cost of instruction and fees, excluding late registration fees, academic penalty fees, and electives fees, to the student as periodically published in the catalog of the educational institution, not to exceed the average full-time class load. (5) TUITION BENEFITS. The difference in the amounts provided for tuition pursuant to the Montgomery G.I. Bill, any other VA Educational Benefits, any student grant or scholarship, Active Duty Tuition Assistance Program and the Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program, or where no other tuition benefit is available, the full amount of tuition. Title IV Financial Aid application must be filed and Student Aid Report submitted to an institution's Financial Aid Office prior to the student's registration. (Acts 1993, No. 93-652, p. 1126, §1; Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-910, p. 207, §1(1).)
AL Code § 31-10-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 2 - Supplemental Educational Assistance Benefits.|Section 31-10-21 - Entitlement; Requirements; Educational Institutions to Insure Members Aware of Benefits.

Section 31-10-21Entitlement; requirements; educational institutions to insure members aware of benefits. (a) Any active member of the Alabama National Guard shall be entitled to the tuition benefits provided by this article upon his or her enrollment in a degree or certificate program in any community or technical college that is under the authority of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, or enrollment in pursuit of his or her first undergraduate degree in any public baccalaureate-awarding college or university within the state. Certification and eligibility for the tuition benefits provided by this article shall be determined by the State Education Services Office of the Alabama National Guard which shall promulgate and implement administrative rules and procedures that it deems necessary to carry out and monitor the tuition benefits provided by this article. (b) Any active member of the Alabama National Guard who enrolls utilizing the tuition benefits provided by this article shall complete the requirements for an undergraduate degree no later than 10 years from the date of initial enrollment or the active member shall be responsible for all costs of any further studies required to attain his or her degree. An active member must currently have and maintain a cumulative 2.0 grade point average, or the letter grade equivalent thereof or better at the end of each term. Failure to do so shall result in the termination of the tuition benefits provided by this article. If a student withdraws, declares academic bankruptcy, or is granted a grade waiver through a forgiveness program, he or she is responsible for paying back that portion of tuition and fees the state paid on his or her behalf. (c) Each educational institution that enrolls an active member of the Alabama National Guard who is eligible for the tuition benefits provided by this article shall take necessary action to insure that the active member is aware of all benefits that he or she may be entitled to under the Montgomery G.I. Bill, any other federal and state VA educational benefits, any student grant or scholarship, the Active Duty Tuition Assistance Program, and the Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program. In order to receive the tuition benefits provided by this article, the active member of the Alabama National Guard shall take the necessary steps to utilize all of the above benefits. (Acts 1993, No. 93-652, p. 1126, §2; Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-910, p. 207, §1(2); Act 2017-349, §1.)
AL Code § 31-10-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 2 - Supplemental Educational Assistance Benefits.|Section 31-10-22 - Termination of Benefits.

Section 31-10-22Termination of benefits. The tuition benefits provided by this article may be terminated for the following reasons: (1) Failure to satisfactorily complete the Alabama National Guard military obligation. (2) Failure to maintain a 90 percent attendance at annual training and drill assemblies as required by the Alabama National Guard. (3) Four unsatisfactory Unit Training Assemblies in a calendar year while enrolled in the tuition benefits program provided by this article. (Acts 1993, No. 93-652, p. 1126, §3; Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-910, p. 207, §1(3); Act 2017-349, §1.)
AL Code § 31-10-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 2 - Supplemental Educational Assistance Benefits.|Section 31-10-23 - Active Member of National Guard Who Is Out-of-State Resident.

Section 31-10-23Active member of National Guard who is out-of-state resident. Any active member of the Alabama National Guard who is an out-of-state resident shall qualify for the tuition benefits provided by this article subject to the following limitations and conditions: (i) The member enrolls in an educational institution within this state. (ii) The tuition benefits provided to the out-of-state member shall not exceed an amount equivalent to the amount the member would have received if he or she resided in Alabama. (Acts 1993, No. 93-652, p. 1126, §4; Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-910, p. 207, §1(4).)
AL Code § 31-10-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 2 - Supplemental Educational Assistance Benefits.|Section 31-10-24 - When Benefits Effective.

Section 31-10-24When benefits effective. The tuition benefits provided by this article shall begin the fall semester or quarter of 1993. (Acts 1993, No. 93-652, p. 1126, §6; Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-910, p. 207, §1(8).)
AL Code § 31-10-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 10 - National Guard Educational Assistance.|Article 2 - Supplemental Educational Assistance Benefits.|Section 31-10-25 - Tuition Benefits; Appropriation of Funds.

Section 31-10-25Tuition benefits; appropriation of funds. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall serve as fiscal agent. Each institution shall submit to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education a copy of the guard member's completed application which shall serve as a basis of payment. Neither ACHE nor the public institutions shall pay nor be held responsible for tuition benefits to otherwise eligible students in the Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program which are in excess of available appropriations. The tuition benefits of this program shall be mandated only to the extent that funds are appropriated by the Legislature for the program. (Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-910, p. 207, §1(7).)
AL Code § 32-2-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-2-1 - Creation; Headed by Director; Appointment and Term of Director.

Section 32-2-1Creation; headed by director; appointment and term of director. There is hereby created a department of the State of Alabama which shall be known as the Department of Public Safety and shall be headed by the Director of Public Safety. The Governor shall appoint the director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (Acts 1953, No. 585, p. 828, §1.)
AL Code § 32-2-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-2-2 - Assistant Director.

Section 32-2-2Assistant director. There is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety the position of Assistant Director of Public Safety, which position shall be in lieu of that of confidential assistant provided for by Section 36-26-10, which shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, and the appointed person shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed by the Governor; and the appointment, service, and removal of the assistant director shall not be subject to the state Merit System regulations. The duties of the Assistant Director of the Department of Public Safety shall include direction and coordination of the activities of the Department of Public Safety, subject to and under the control and supervision of the Director of Public Safety. Such assistant director shall receive an annual salary not to exceed that salary fixed by Sections 36-6-5 through 36-6-7 to be paid from the funds of the Department of Public Safety in the same manner as other state employees are paid. (Acts 1967, Ex. Sess., No. 175, p. 224.)
AL Code § 32-2-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-2-3 - Divisions - Creation; Age of Law Enforcement Officers or Trainees.

Section 32-2-3Divisions - Creation; age of law enforcement officers or trainees. (a) The director shall create divisions within the Department of Public Safety as shall be necessary. The divisions shall include all of the following: (1) An administrative division. (2) A highway patrol division. (3) A driver's license division. (4) A service division. (5) An investigative division, to be named the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after July 1, 2006, any person employed by the Department of Public Safety as a law enforcement officer or a trainee to be a law enforcement officer shall be 18 years of age or older. (Acts 1953, No. 585, p. 828, §3; Act 2006-528, p. 1223, §1.)
AL Code § 32-2-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 32-2-4 - Divisions - Chiefs; Employees.

Section 32-2-4Divisions - Chiefs; employees. The director shall appoint chiefs of said divisions and all other employees subject to the provisions of the Merit System Act, and said chiefs and employees shall hold their positions subject to the provisions of the Merit System Act. (Acts 1953, No. 585, p. 828, §4.)