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AL Code § 41-10-767 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 19 - Alabama Economic Settlement Authority.|Section 41-10-767 - Bonds Are Legal Investments.

Section 41-10-767Bonds are legal investments.  Bonds issued by the authority are hereby made a legal investment for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of the state and for trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, persons or organizations acting in a fiduciary capacity, unless otherwise directed by a court having jurisdiction or by a document providing fiduciary authority. Any governmental entity or public corporation is authorized, in its discretion, to invest any available funds in the bonds of the authority. (Act 2016-469, 1st Sp Sess., §18.)
AL Code § 41-10-768 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 19 - Alabama Economic Settlement Authority.|Section 41-10-768 - Legislative Intent.

Section 41-10-768Legislative intent.  It is the intent of the Legislature that payments allocated in Section 41-10-757 to the Alabama Trust Fund for the purpose of repaying amounts transferred to the State General Fund pursuant to Section 4 of Amendment 856 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 shall be in lieu of the fiscal year 2017 State General Fund appropriation of $20,000,000 to the Alabama Trust Fund Board for the same purpose as provided in Act 2016-116 and that such $20,000,000 be used instead to release a portion of the conditional appropriation to the Medicaid Agency contained in Act 2016-116. (Act 2016-469, 1st Sp Sess., §19.)
AL Code § 41-10-769 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 19 - Alabama Economic Settlement Authority.|Section 41-10-769 - Liberal Construction.

Section 41-10-769Liberal construction.  This article and Section 18 of Act 2015-540, as amended by Act 2016-469 shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose. (Act 2016-469, 1st Sp Sess., §22.)
AL Code § 41-10-800 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 20 - Alabama Innovation Corporation|Section 41-10-800 - Legislative Findings.

Section 41-10-800Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) On July 16, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order No. 720, establishing the Alabama Innovation Commission to "identify policies that will promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and related opportunities in the State of Alabama." (2) The commission has issued an interim report outlining initial policy recommendations, including all of the following: a. To develop a statewide innovation coordination and incentive structure to generate additional, successful business growth. b. To develop an Alabama branding campaign to evolve the state into an emerging destination place. c. To develop a program offering matching funds to recipients of federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research grants. (3) This article creates the structure recommended in paragraph (2)a., to implement the recommendations listed in paragraphs (2)b. and (2)c. (4) Recognizing that this state's economy is rapidly changing, this article should be interpreted and applied to allow the corporation to respond rapidly, as its board deems appropriate, to challenges and opportunities in the fields of technology, research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship. (5) The corporation is charged with preparing this state for the economy of the future. The corporation shall make this state a hub for technology, research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship by partnering with the private sector, state agencies, and state policy makers to develop and implement programs and policies to lead to a more robust, diverse, and resilient economy for this state. (Act 2021-455, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-802 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 20 - Alabama Innovation Corporation|Section 41-10-802 - Incorporation.

Section 41-10-802Incorporation. (a) The Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall present to the Secretary of State an application, signed by each of them, for the formation of the Alabama Innovation Corporation, as a public corporation, having a legal existence separate and apart from the state and any county, municipality, or political subdivision, which shall set forth all of the following: (1) The name, official designation, and official office location of each of the applicants, together with a certified copy of the commission evidencing each applicant's right to office. (2) The date on which each applicant was sworn into office and the term of office of each applicant. (3) The name of the proposed public corporation, which shall be the Alabama Innovation Corporation. (4) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation. (5) Any other matter relating to the corporation that the applicants may choose to insert and that is not inconsistent with this article or state law. (b) The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each applicant before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgments to deeds. The Secretary of State shall examine the application, and, if he or she finds that the application substantially complies with the requirements of this section, the application shall be filed and recorded in an appropriate book of records in the office of the Secretary of State. (c) When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as provided in subsection (b), the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name stated in the application, and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this article, under the Great Seal of the State, and shall record the certificate with the application. There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State in connection with the corporation. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any corporation incorporated pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to be a part of the state for any purpose but shall be treated as a public corporation and body politic separate and apart from the state. (Act 2021-455, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-805 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 20 - Alabama Innovation Corporation|Section 41-10-805 - Corporation Contracts.

Section 41-10-805Corporation contracts. The board may enter into contracts, leases, agreements, investments, and may otherwise expend monies without compliance with Article 2, commencing with Section 41-16-20, of Chapter 16 of Title 41, and Chapter 2 of Title 39, or any requirements relating to the procurement of professional service providers in Section 41-16-72. Solely as a result of entering into contracts, leases, agreements, investments, or otherwise, no for-profit or nonprofit private entity, nor the officers, employees, agents, or directors of any of the foregoing, shall become subject to Chapter 25 or Chapter 25A of Title 36; Article 2, commencing with Section 41-16-20, of Chapter 16 of Title 41; Chapter 2 of Title 39; Section 36-12-40, or any requirements relating to the procurement of professional service providers in Section 41-16-72. (Act 2021-455, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-806 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 20 - Alabama Innovation Corporation|Section 41-10-806 - Alabama Innovation Fund - Created.

Section 41-10-806Alabama Innovation Fund - Created. (a)(1) For the benefit of the state and the residents thereof, there is created an irrevocable fund named the Alabama Innovation Fund, which shall be funded from all of the following sources: a. Proceeds of any gifts, grants, or contributions. b. Revenue sources as directed by, and at the discretion of, the Legislature. c. Appropriations as directed by, and at the discretion of, the Legislature. d. Investment income. e. Any other lawful sources. (2) The fund shall be administered in accordance with this article. All revenues received by the fund shall be deposited in the fund upon receipt, shall be invested by the board in a manner consistent with this article, and shall be withdrawn and expended by the corporation for the purposes of this article in a manner consistent with the powers granted to the corporation by this article. (b) The fund shall be under the management and control of the board, and all powers necessary or appropriate for the management and control of the fund shall be vested solely in the board. (Act 2021-455, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-808 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 20 - Alabama Innovation Corporation|Section 41-10-808 - Amendments.

Section 41-10-808Amendments. At any time, the board, by majority vote, may cause its application for formation to be amended by having three of its directors file an amendment with the Secretary of State, which shall be sworn to by each signatory thereto before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds. (Act 2021-455, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-809 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 20 - Alabama Innovation Corporation|Section 41-10-809 - Dissolution.

Section 41-10-809Dissolution. At any time, the board, by three-quarters vote, may dissolve the corporation by having three-quarters of its directors file with the Secretary of State an application for dissolution, which shall be sworn to by each signatory thereto by an officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds. Upon the filing of the application for dissolution, the corporation shall cease to exist. The Secretary of State shall file and record the application for dissolution, and shall make and issue, under the Great Seal of the State, a certificate that the corporation is dissolved, and shall record the certificate with the application for dissolution. Title to all property held in the name of the corporation shall be vested in the state upon dissolution of the corporation, and the ex officio directors, by written consent, shall direct how to dispose of the fund. (Act 2021-455, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-810 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 20 - Alabama Innovation Corporation|Section 41-10-810 - Liberal Construction.

Section 41-10-810Liberal construction. This article shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.  (Act 2021-455, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-811 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 20 - Alabama Innovation Corporation|Section 41-10-811 - Report to Legislature.

Section 41-10-811Report to Legislature. The Alabama Innovation Corporation shall report to the Legislature beginning in 2023, pursuant to Section 40-1-50, an assessment of the corporation efforts to accomplish the goals pursuant to this article. (Act 2021-455, §2.)
AL Code § 41-10-820 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 21|Section 41-10-820 - Leglislative Findings.

Section 41-10-820Leglislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research programs encourage innovative small businesses to engage in research that has the potential for technological innovation and commercialization. (2) Stimulating research and commercialization will grow the Alabama economy by leveraging investment, creating exportable products and services, and creating and retaining high wage jobs in both moderately and highly skilled occupations. (3) This state is not meeting its full potential in terms of the number and amount of federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research awards. (4) An inducement, in the form of a matching grants program, is needed to encourage Alabama businesses to apply for federal Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer Research awards, or both, and to realize the economic benefits of commercialized research. (Act 2021-449, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-821 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 21|Section 41-10-821 - Definitions.

Section 41-10-821Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CORPORATION. The Alabama Innovation Corporation created by Article 20, commencing with Section 41-10-800. (2) FEDERAL AGENCY. An executive branch agency of the United States government which participates in the Small Business Innovation Research program, the Small Business Technology Transfer Research program, or both.  (3) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH. The awards and programs defined in 15 U.S.C. § 638(e)(4).  (4) SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RESEARCH. The awards and programs defined in 15 U.S.C. § 638(e)(6).  (Act 2021-449, §1.)
AL Code § 41-10-823 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 10 - Authorities.|Article 21|Section 41-10-823 - Rulemaking Authority.

Section 41-10-823Rulemaking authority. The corporation may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this article.  (Act 2021-449, §1.)
AL Code § 41-13-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 13 - Public Records.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-13-1 - Public Records Defined.

Section 41-13-1Public records defined. As used in this article, the term "public records" shall include all written, typed or printed books, papers, letters, documents and maps made or received in pursuance of law by the public officers of the state, counties, municipalities and other subdivisions of government in the transactions of public business and shall also include any record authorized to be made by any law of this state belonging or pertaining to any court of record or any other public record authorized by law or any paper, pleading, exhibit or other writing filed with, in or by any such court, office or officer. (Acts 1945, No. 293, p. 486, §1.)
AL Code § 41-13-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 13 - Public Records.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-13-4 - Assistance of Public Officials in Preserving, Filing, etc., of Public Records by Department of Archives and History.

Section 41-13-4Assistance of public officials in preserving, filing, etc., of public records by Department of Archives and History. The Department of Archives and History may examine into the condition of public records and shall at the request of the custodian thereof give advice and assistance to any public official in the solution of his problems of preserving, filing and making available the public records in his custody. (Acts 1945, No. 293, p. 486, §5.)
AL Code § 41-13-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 13 - Public Records.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-13-5 - Destruction, etc., of Public Records Having No Significance, Importance or Value.

Section 41-13-5Destruction, etc., of public records having no significance, importance or value. Any public records, books, papers, newspapers, files, printed books, manuscripts, tapes or other public records which have no significance, importance or value may, upon the advice and recommendation of the custodian thereof and upon the further advice, recommendation and consent of the State or Local Government Records Commission be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. The State and Local Government Records Commissions are hereby authorized and empowered to make such orders, rules, and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry the provisions of this section into effect. (Acts 1945, No. 293, p. 486, §3; Acts 1987, No. 87-658, p. 1165, §1.)
AL Code § 41-13-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 13 - Public Records.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-13-6 - Use of Social Security Numbers on Documents Available for Public Inspection.

Section 41-13-6Use of Social Security numbers on documents available for public inspection. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a state department, licensing or regulatory board, agency, or commission is prohibited from placing or otherwise revealing the Social Security number of a person, including, but not limited to, full- or part-time employees thereof, on any document that is available for public inspection including, but not limited to, state personnel evaluation forms and any other forms related thereto unless otherwise required by law, without the express consent of the person with the number, or the consent of that person's parent, custodian, legal guardian, or legal representative. The foregoing prohibition shall not apply when a federal or state agency makes a request for or releases a Social Security number for a legitimate government purpose, or pursuant to a federal or state statute, regulation, or federally funded program or pursuant to an administrative or judicial subpoena or order. Nothing in this section is intended to create or establish a new cause of action for damages in any court. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign or qualified immunity. This section shall not be applicable to a document originating with any court or taxing authority, any document that when filed by law constitutes a consensual or nonconsensual lien or security lien or security interest, or any record of judgment, conviction, eviction, or bankruptcy. If express consent to reveal a Social Security number has not been obtained, a state department or agency shall redact, remove, cover, or otherwise excise the Social Security number of any person from any document that is available for public inspection so that the remaining portion of the document may be revealed. (Act 2006-611, p. 1679, §1.)
AL Code § 41-13-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 13 - Public Records.|Article 2 - State and Local Government Records Commissions.|Section 41-13-20 - State Records Commission Created; Composition; Compensation; Meetings.

Section 41-13-20State Records Commission created; composition; compensation; meetings. There is hereby created a State Records Commission consisting of nine members as follows: The Director of the Department of Archives and History, who shall be chair of the commission; the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; the Attorney General; the Secretary of State; the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue; the Director of the Department of Finance; one member from the University of Alabama, to be designated by the head of the Department of History; one member from Auburn University, to be designated by the head of the Department of History; and one member, an archivist, historian, or librarian, from one of Alabama's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to be appointed by the Governor. The members from the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and the HBCUs may be removed by the Governor at any time. All ex officio members, except the Director of the Department of Archives and History, may select a designee to represent him or her on the commission. No salary or compensation shall be allowed any member of the commission except expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, which expenses shall be paid pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36. The commission shall hold two regular meetings each year and at other times upon the call of the chair. (Acts 1955, No. 565, p. 1226, §5; Act 2012-532, p. 1578, §1.)
AL Code § 41-13-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 13 - Public Records.|Article 2 - State and Local Government Records Commissions.|Section 41-13-21 - State Records Commission to Make Determination as to State Records to Be Preserved or Destroyed, etc., After or Without Microfilming; Classification of Records; State Officers, etc., Not to Cause Destruction, etc., of Records Without Prior Approval of Commission; Supreme Court to Determine Disposition of Court Records.

Section 41-13-21State Records Commission to make determination as to state records to be preserved or destroyed, etc., after or without microfilming; classification of records; state officers, etc., not to cause destruction, etc., of records without prior approval of commission; Supreme Court to determine disposition of court records. The State Records Commission shall be charged with the responsibility of determining which state records shall be permanently preserved because of historical value, which state records may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of after they have been microfilmed and which state records may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of without microfilming. The commission may classify the different types of records accordingly. No state officer or agency head shall cause any state record to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of without first obtaining approval of the State Records Commission; provided, however, that records of the courts within the Unified Judicial System may be disposed of in the manner and in accordance with such procedures as may be prescribed by rule of the Supreme Court, after consultation with the State Records Commission. Any such retention schedule prescribed by rule of the Supreme Court pertaining to records of the Unified Judicial System shall be deemed sufficient authorization for disposal and shall supersede any prior retention schedule with respect to such records, other provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding. (Acts 1955, No. 565, p. 1226, §6; Acts 1967, No. 425, p. 1095; Acts 1980, No. 80-636, p. 1202.)
AL Code § 41-13-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 13 - Public Records.|Article 2 - State and Local Government Records Commissions.|Section 41-13-22 - Local Government Records Commission Created; Composition; Compensation; Meetings.

Section 41-13-22Local Government Records Commission created; composition; compensation; meetings. There is hereby created a Local Government Records Commission consisting of 16 members as follows: The Director of the Department of Archives and History, who shall be the chair of the commission; the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; the Attorney General; the Secretary of State; one member from the University of Alabama, to be designated by the head of the Department of History; one member from Auburn University, to be designated by the head of the Department of History; one member, an archivist, historian, or librarian, from one of Alabama's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to be appointed by the Governor; and one judge of probate who is not also chair of a county commission, one chair of a county commission who is not also a judge of probate, one county administrator, one county taxation official, one superintendent of a county or municipal school system, one sheriff, one municipal police chief, and two city clerks, each to be appointed by the Governor. The members from the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the HBCUs, the judge of probate, the county commission chair, the county administrator, the county taxation official, the superintendent of a county or municipal school system, the county sheriff, the municipal police chief, and the two city clerks may be removed by the Governor at any time. All ex officio members, except the Director of the Department of Archives and History, may select a designee to represent him or her on the commission. No salary or compensation shall be allowed any member of the commission except expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, which expenses shall be paid pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36. The commission shall hold two meetings each year and at other times upon the call of the chair. The quorum for the Local Government Records Commission shall be one more than half of the total of ex officio members plus the filled appointed positions. Acts 1955, No. 565, p. 1226, §7; Acts 1987, No. 87-658, p. 1165, §1; Act 2012-532, p. 1578, §1.)