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AL Code § 11-91-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91 - Group Life, Health, Accident, etc., Insurance, etc., for Officers and Employees of Municipalities and Counties.|Section 11-91-2 - Contracting for and Purchase of Insurance Policies Generally; Requirements as to Amounts of Insurance Under Policies and Coverage of Policies.

Section 11-91-2Contracting for and purchase of insurance policies generally; requirements as to amounts of insurance under policies and coverage of policies. (a) All such governing bodies shall have authority to contract for and purchase any or all such policies of insurance from any insurer or insurers admitted to transact the business of such insurance in the State of Alabama, and the governing bodies of all state colleges and universities shall have, in addition to powers previously granted, the authority to contract for and purchase any or all such policies of insurance from any nonprofit corporation organized and operated without profit to any private shareholder or individual exclusively for the purpose of aiding or strengthening educational institutions by issuing insurance and annuity contracts only to or for the benefit of such institutions and individuals engaged in the services of such institutions. (b) The amounts of insurance under any such policy must be based upon some plan precluding individual selection either by such officers and employees or by the governing body. (c) The coverage of any such policy may be limited to specified classes of officers and employees determined by conditions pertaining to employment, but there shall be no discrimination within any such specified class. (Acts 1947, No. 376, p. 267, §2; Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 254, p. 368.)
AL Code § 11-91-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91 - Group Life, Health, Accident, etc., Insurance, etc., for Officers and Employees of Municipalities and Counties.|Section 11-91-3 - Determination of Persons to Be Insured, Amount, Nature, and Kind of Insurance and Manner of Paying Premiums.

Section 11-91-3Determination of persons to be insured, amount, nature, and kind of insurance and manner of paying premiums. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature that any such governing bodies shall have the power and authority to determine in their sole discretion the class or classes of officers or employees who are to be insured under any such policy or policies, the amount, nature, and kind of insurance upon each such officer and employee and class thereof and whether the premium therefor shall be paid in whole or in part by such governing bodies and, if in part, the amount thereof that will be so paid. (Acts 1947, No. 376, p. 267, §4.)
AL Code § 11-91-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91 - Group Life, Health, Accident, etc., Insurance, etc., for Officers and Employees of Municipalities and Counties.|Section 11-91-4 - Payment of Premiums.

Section 11-91-4Payment of premiums. Such governing bodies shall have authority to pay all or such part of the premium for such insurance as such governing bodies shall determine out of any available funds and to deduct that part of the premium, if any, which is to be paid by such officer or employee from the salary or wage of such officer or employee as may be authorized by him and to pay such deductions together with the remainder due of such premium to the insurer issuing such policy in full payment of the premium. (Acts 1947, No. 376, p. 267, §3.)
AL Code § 11-91-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91 - Group Life, Health, Accident, etc., Insurance, etc., for Officers and Employees of Municipalities and Counties.|Section 11-91-5 - Return of Premiums.

Section 11-91-5Return of premiums. In the event there is a return of premium by any insurance company under any such insurance contract, such return shall be made to the governing body paying such premium. (Acts 1947, No. 376, p. 267, §5.)
AL Code § 11-91-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91 - Group Life, Health, Accident, etc., Insurance, etc., for Officers and Employees of Municipalities and Counties.|Section 11-91-6 - Appropriation of Funds for Implementation of Provisions of Chapter.

Section 11-91-6Appropriation of funds for implementation of provisions of chapter. Any such governing bodies may appropriate sufficient funds to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1947, No. 376, p. 267, §6.)
AL Code § 11-91-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91 - Group Life, Health, Accident, etc., Insurance, etc., for Officers and Employees of Municipalities and Counties.|Section 11-91-7 - Validation, etc., of Policies Issued Prior to August 16, 1947, and Acts Done and Premiums Paid in Accordance Therewith.

Section 11-91-7Validation, etc., of policies issued prior to August 16, 1947, and acts done and premiums paid in accordance therewith. All contracts and policies of group life, health, accident, and hospitalization insurance or any one or more of them which have been issued prior to August 16, 1947, to any municipal corporation, county, city or county board of education or any state agency or institution of education, learning, training or correction, or for the delinquent, insane, sick, deaf, dumb, blind, needy, juvenile, or aged for the benefit of its officers and employees or any portion of them are hereby ratified, confirmed, approved, and validated. All acts done and all premiums paid by any such municipal corporation, county, board, agency or institution in accordance with the terms of any such contract or policy are hereby ratified, confirmed, approved and validated. (Acts 1947, No. 377, p. 269, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 11-91-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91 - Group Life, Health, Accident, etc., Insurance, etc., for Officers and Employees of Municipalities and Counties.|Section 11-91-8 - Health Insurance, etc., Programs for Retired Employees.

Section 11-91-8Health insurance, etc., programs for retired employees. The governing body of any county, municipality, or a public agency which is an employer participating in the Employees' Retirement System pursuant to Section 36-27-6, or in the local government health insurance program of the State Employees' Insurance Board may, upon a majority vote of its members, elect to allow the retired employees of such a county, municipality, or public agency to participate in any health, hospitalization, surgical, or medical insurance program made available to regular employees, or any related health program for retirees selected by the governing body including the local government health program offered by the State Employees' Insurance Board. Such a county, municipality, or public agency may pay all, or any part, or none of the cost thereof or the premiums thereon for current or future retirees from any funds in the county, municipal, or public agency treasury not otherwise appropriated. (Acts 1986, No. 86-541, p. 1053; Act 99-383, p. 610, §1.)
AL Code § 11-91A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91A - Local Government Health Insurance Program.|Section 11-91A-1 - Definitions.

Section 11-91A-1Definitions.  For the purpose of this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Local Government Health Insurance Board established in this chapter. (2) PROGRAM. The Local Government Health Insurance Program as provided by the State Employees' Insurance Board prior to April 9, 2014, and as transferred and further provided for pursuant to this chapter. (Act 2014-401, p. 1473, §1.)
AL Code § 11-91A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91A - Local Government Health Insurance Program.|Section 11-91A-3 - Employee, Retiree, and Dependent Coverage; Premiums; Summary Documents.

Section 11-91A-3Employee, retiree, and dependent coverage; premiums; summary documents. (a) All full-time employees, elected officials, and retirees of employer participants who are eligible for health care benefits for themselves or their dependents under the provisions of the program shall be entitled to coverage and benefits as designated by the board. (b) Each employee and retiree shall be entitled to have his or her spouse and dependent children, as those persons are defined by the board, included in the coverage under rules and regulations promulgated by the board upon agreeing to pay the employee's contribution of the health care premium for the dependents. The board shall adopt rules and regulations governing the discontinuance and resumption of coverage for dependents by the employees and retirees. The board shall adopt rules governing the discontinuance and resumption of coverage for dependents by the employees and retirees. (c) The board shall establish premiums required for employee, retiree, and dependent coverage to be paid by each employer participant in the program pursuant to rules adopted by the board. Employer participants shall provide to the board any information deemed necessary by the board for the determination of premium or other program matters. Employer participants shall submit all premium payments and any other information required pursuant to rules adopted by the board. Any portion of the premium to be paid for the full-time employees, elected officials, and retirees and their dependents pursuant to this section may be paid by the employer participant. (d) During any period in which an employee or an employee's dependents are covered under this chapter, the employee's contribution to the health care premium may be deducted from payroll by his or her employer on a pretax basis as permitted under Section 125 of the federal Internal Revenue Code or its successor. (e) Each employee and retiree who is covered under the program shall be provided a summary document setting forth the benefits to which the employee, retiree, and dependents are entitled, to whom such benefits shall be payable, to whom claims shall be submitted, and a summary of the provisions of the program as they affect the employee, retiree, and dependents. The summary document may be provided in electronic format at the discretion of the board.  (Act 2014-401, p. 1473, §3.)
AL Code § 11-91A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91A - Local Government Health Insurance Program.|Section 11-91A-5 - Meetings; Quorum; Reimbursement of Expenses; Board as Body Corporate.

Section 11-91A-5Meetings; quorum; reimbursement of expenses; board as body corporate.  (a) The organizational meeting of the board shall be set no later than October 1, 2014, by the Chief Executive Officer of the SEIB. The first order of business at the organizational meeting shall be the election of a chair and vice chair by majority vote of the membership of the board. The Chief Executive Officer of the SEIB shall call the meeting to order and preside only until the chair and vice chair are elected. Thereafter, the board shall annually elect a chair and vice chair by majority vote of the membership of the board, provided that any chair or vice chair may be re-elected and serve successive terms as chair or vice chair. (b) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and each member shall be entitled to one vote on all matters. Except where otherwise provided, a majority vote of the board members present shall be necessary for a decision by the board. The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection and shall at all times comply with Alabama's Open Meetings Law, Chapter 25A of Title 36. (c) Board members shall serve without compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed from the program for all necessary expenses that they may incur through service on the board. (d) The board shall be a state agency and shall constitute a body corporate for the purpose of providing for and participating in the management of the program. The board shall have all powers and privileges of a corporation and may enforce all existing rights and claims, and hold its cash and securities and other property in trust for the purpose for which received; provided, however, the board, its officers, and its employees shall be immune from suit to the same extent as the state, its agencies, officers, and employees. (e) The board shall be exempt from payment of all fees and all taxes levied by the State of Alabama or any of its subdivisions. (Act 2014-401, p. 1473, §5.)
AL Code § 11-91A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91A - Local Government Health Insurance Program.|Section 11-91A-6 - Property Rights and Contractual Obligations of Board; Costs of Software and Property; Assignment of Contracts.

Section 11-91A-6Property rights and contractual obligations of board; costs of software and property; assignment of contracts.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the SEIB shall provide for the administration of the program as provided in Chapter 29 of Title 36, until the transfer of the governance and administration of the program takes place as provided herein. Effective at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2015, all property rights and contractual obligations of the SEIB related to the administration and governance of the program shall be transferred to the board. The SEIB and its employees shall fully cooperate with the board in the transfer of the governance and administration of the program both prior to and after January 1, 2015, including, but not limited to, providing the board with all the software necessary to properly administer the program beginning on January 1, 2015. Additionally, in order to affect an orderly transfer, the administrator of the SEIB shall serve as the chief executive officer of the board for a period of not less than 18 months beginning on January 1, 2015, and may thereafter be retained as chief executive officer as provided in subsection (h) of Section 11-91A-7. (b) The board shall compensate the SEIB for the cost of any software or other property transferred from the SEIB based upon the fair market value of such software or other property at the time of transfer determined by mutual agreement. (c) Any contracts executed between the SEIB and a contractor may be assigned to the board upon mutual consent of all parties. (Act 2014-401, p. 1473, §6.)
AL Code § 11-91A-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91A - Local Government Health Insurance Program.|Section 11-91A-8 - Awarding of Contracts.

Section 11-91A-8Awarding of contracts.  (a) Before entering into any contract or contracts for a carrier or third party administrator, the board shall solicit competitive proposals from companies or agencies qualified to administer or offer plans for group health care coverage. The board shall carefully evaluate all proposals received and award the contract or contracts to the most qualified company or agency taking into consideration all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the following: The benefits offered; the proposed administrative costs and the costs to be incurred by the employer participant and its employees, retirees, and dependents; and the experience of the companies or agencies submitting proposals. In evaluating these factors, the board may employ the services of impartial professional insurance analysts or actuaries. The contract or contracts executed by the board with the selected carrier or third party administrator shall be a contract to offer coverage to all employees and retirees of employer participants subject to this chapter. (b) The board may at the end of any contract period discontinue any contract or contracts it has executed with any carrier or third party administrator and replace the carrier or administrator with a contract or contracts with any other carrier or third party administrator meeting the requirements of this chapter. (Act 2014-401, p. 1473, §8.)
AL Code § 11-91A-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91A - Local Government Health Insurance Program.|Section 11-91A-9 - Discretion of Board; Review of Claims; Appeals.

Section 11-91A-9Discretion of board; review of claims; appeals.  The board shall have complete discretion and final authority to interpret the terms and conditions of the program. The program shall require adequate notice in writing to any participant whose claim for benefits under the program has been denied, setting forth the specific reasons for such denial. Any participant whose claim for benefits has been denied shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity for a full and fair review by the claims administrator upon the written request made within 60 days of the date of denial and setting forth the specific reasons the participant believes the claim should be approved. The claims administrator shall provide a written final determination of the claim upon completion of the review. Appeal of a final decision made by the claims administrator shall be by legal action filed in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County. (Act 2014-401, p. 1473, §9.)
AL Code § 11-91A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 91A - Local Government Health Insurance Program.|Section 11-91A-10 - Recordkeeping; Audits.

Section 11-91A-10Recordkeeping; audits.  The board shall maintain books of account covering revenues derived by it from all sources, together with accounts of all expenses incurred in connection with the carrying out by the board of its purposes as established by and under the terms of this chapter. The board may obtain the services of a certified public accountant for annual audits in lieu of audits conducted by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. All such audits shall be filed with the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts and open for public inspection. (Act 2014-401, p. 1473, §10.)
AL Code § 11-92-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 92 - Industrial Parks.|Section 11-92-1 - Definitions.

Section 11-92-1Definitions. (a) The following definitions shall be applicable to this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) COUNTY. Each county in the state. (2) GOVERNING BODY. The county commission or the board of commissioners, council, or other governing body of a municipality. (3) INDUSTRIAL PARK. Land, with such improvements as are authorized by this chapter, which has been determined by a governing body to be suitable for use by more than one industrial or commercial enterprise for industrial or commercial purposes and has been acquired or is proposed to be acquired by a county or a municipality or any combination of counties and municipalities and held for the purpose of transferring it to one or more persons for use for industrial or commercial purposes. (4) MUNICIPALITY. A municipal corporation in the state. (5) PARTICIPANT. With respect to the acquisition and development of an industrial park, a county or municipality which has financed or by resolution has declared its intention to finance the acquisition and development of such industrial park. (6) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, public or private corporation or any other entity having the power to acquire title to land. (7) STATE. The State of Alabama. (8) WARRANTS. Warrants which have been or are proposed to be issued by a county or a municipality pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (b) In construing this chapter, the use of the singular shall be read to include the plural and the plural to include the singular, except where a contrary intent is clearly manifested. (Acts 1977, No. 694, p. 1223, §2.)
AL Code § 11-92-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 92 - Industrial Parks.|Section 11-92-2 - Legislative Intent; Construction of Chapter Generally.

Section 11-92-2Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to authorize each county and each municipality in the state, acting separately or jointly, within the restrictions of this chapter, to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, one or more industrial or commercial parks, as defined in Section 11-92-1, to develop such parks, to finance such acquisition and development by the sale and issuance of interest-bearing general obligation warrants of such counties or municipalities, and to sell such parks. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with this intention. (Acts 1977, No. 694, p. 1223, §1.)
AL Code § 11-92-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 92 - Industrial Parks.|Section 11-92-3 - Powers of Counties and Municipalities as to Acquisition, Development, etc., of Parks Generally.

Section 11-92-3Powers of counties and municipalities as to acquisition, development, etc., of parks generally. (a) In addition to all existing powers, a county or municipality shall have the power, by itself or together with other participants, to acquire, by purchase, gift, exchange, lease or otherwise, and to develop and dispose of one or more parcels of land as an industrial park upon compliance with the procedure set out in Section 11-92-4. (b) This power shall be subject to the following restrictions: (1) No county or municipality may acquire real property for an industrial park any part of which is located in another county which is not a participant or which is within the corporate limits of a municipality which is not a participant unless the governing body of that other county or municipality shall have adopted a resolution consenting to the acquisition of the industrial park therein; (2) No real property may be acquired or developed by a municipality as an industrial park if any part of it is located more than 25 miles from the corporate limits of that municipality; (3) No real property may be acquired or developed by a county any part of which is located more than three miles from the boundary of the county; and (4) The development of one or more parcels of land as a site for an industrial park shall include the provision for water, sanitary sewage disposal, drainage, electric power, gas, communications, access, and other similar facilities which are incidental to the use of the land as an industrial park. Development shall not include the provision of structures or buildings except those related to the above described facilities. (Acts 1977, No. 694, p. 1223, §3.)