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Ala. Code § 21-1-1 Created; Rights, Privileges, Etc.; Location
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There shall be a body corporate under the corporate name of “Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind,” which by that name may sue and be sued, acquire and hold real and personal property and have and exercise all the powers of a corporation, and which shall maintain and operate a st…
Ala. Code § 21-1-10 Attendance of Blind, Deaf, or Mute Children of Mandatory Age -
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Required. It shall be the duty of any parent, guardian, or other person having control of any deaf or blind child of mandatory school attendance age and so handicapped by deafness, blindness, or inability to speak as to be unable to make satisfactory progress in the public school…
Ala. Code § 21-1-11 Attendance of Blind, Deaf, or Mute Children of Mandatory Age -
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Exemptions. The following children, when issued a certificate of exemption by the county superintendent of education, when the child resides in territory under the control of the county board of education, or by the city superintendent, when the child resides in territory under a…
Ala. Code § 21-1-12 Lists of Deaf and Blind Children Within Counties; Enforcement of
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Attendance of Children Eligible for Benefits of School. It shall be the duty of the county superintendent of education in each county of Alabama to furnish annually to the attendance officer of his county and the president of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind a list of the…
Ala. Code § 21-1-13 Prosecutions for Failure of Minors to Attend School
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Prosecution under Sections 21-1-10 through 21-1-12 and Section 16-28-12 may be begun by the county superintendent of education, the attendance officer, the director of the Department of Human Resources, or the president of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and it shall be…
Ala. Code § 21-1-14 Education and Training of Nonresident Handicapped Persons
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The board of trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind may, in its discretion, provide for the education and training of deaf, blind, visually handicapped, and otherwise severely handicapped persons who are nonresidents of the state; provided, however, that in any such…
Ala. Code § 21-1-15 Department of Adult Blind and Deaf Established; Appropriations;
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Operation of Library Service. There shall be at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind a separate department of adult blind and deaf. Legislative appropriations for the department shall be made separate and apart from the legislative appropriations made for the support and oper…
Ala. Code § 21-1-16 Preparation and Maintenance of Register of Blind Persons
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It shall be the duty of the president of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, under the supervision and direction of the board of trustees, to prepare and maintain a register of blind persons living in the State of Alabama, which shall describe the condition, cause of blindn…
Ala. Code § 21-1-17 Bureau of Information for Aid of Blind or Deaf; Powers and Duties of
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Adult Department as to Training, Etc., of Blind or Deaf Persons; Development of Policies, Etc. It shall be the duty of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, through its Adult Department, to maintain a Bureau of Information, the object of which shall be to aid the blind or dea…
Ala. Code § 21-1-18 Expenditures for Services, Supplies, Etc., Subject to Provisions of State
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Competitive Bid Law; Exceptions. All expenditures of funds of whatever nature for labor, services, or work or for the purchase or lease of materials, equipment, supplies, or other personal property involving $500.00 or more made by or on behalf of the Alabama Institute for Deaf a…
Ala. Code § 21-1-19 Negotiation of Temporary Loans
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The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall have the power, when authorized by the board of trustees or the executive committee thereof, to borrow money for the purpose of paying salaries of employees, for the purpose of paying other expenses of operating said institute, and f…
Ala. Code § 21-1-2 Board of Trustees - Composition; Qualifications, Appointment and
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Terms of Office of Members. The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall be managed and controlled by a board of trustees which shall consist of the Governor, the State Superintendent of Education, and 13 other persons who shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the…
Ala. Code § 21-1-22 Personal Leave for Teachers Employed by Institute
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The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall grant personal leave to any teacher employed by said board up to five days annually, noncumulative, during the time schools are in session. Two days of personal leave shall be granted upon request of the teac…
Ala. Code § 21-1-23 Institute Official State Agency to Conduct State Educational and
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Training Programs. The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind is hereby designated as the official state agency to conduct the state educational and training programs for the deaf, the hearing impaired, the blind, and the visually handicapped within the scope of this chapter or wit…
Ala. Code § 21-1-24 Textbooks and Instructional Materials Other Than Prescribed by State
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Board of Education. The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, upon the recommendation of the president, may select and adopt for use in the tax- supported public elementary and high school programs at the institute, textbooks and instructional materials, …
Ala. Code § 21-1-25 Large Print and Braille Materials
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Under the provisions of Section 21-1-24, substitutions shall not include large print nor braille materials as provided under Section 16-36-24. History: (Acts 1983, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 83-920, p. 191, §2; Act 98-320, p. 544, §12.)
Ala. Code § 21-1-26 Approval of Book Shipments; Payment
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The President of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, upon receipt of any shipment of books as provided herein, shall determine if the shipment is in accordance with the invoices or bills. If in accordance he shall approve and receipt the invoice, one copy of which he shall …
Ala. Code § 21-1-3 Board of Trustees - Quorum; Secretary and Treasurer
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A majority of such board may act and may meet and adjourn from time to time as, in their judgment, the interest of the institution may require. They shall appoint a secretary, who shall keep a complete record of all their proceedings in a well-bound book. They shall also appoint …
Ala. Code § 21-1-4 Board of Trustees - Executive Committee
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The board may select from their number an executive committee of three, subject to change and removal by the majority of the board at any time. Such committee is authorized to meet and transact any business that may be transacted by a majority of the board, and whatever acts such…
Ala. Code § 21-1-40 Definitions
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As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BLIND PERSONS. Any person defined as a blind person by Section 1-1-3. (2) VENDING STAND. Such shelte…
Ala. Code § 21-1-41 Operation of Stands by Blind Persons in Buildings and on Properties of
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State, Etc. (a) The vocational rehabilitation service of the State Department of Education and the Department of Adult Blind and Deaf of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, working under a cooperative agreement, shall make surveys of concession stand opportunities for blind…
Ala. Code § 21-1-5 Board of Trustees - Chairman of Board of Trustees; Appointment of
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President of Institute and Assistants. The board shall appoint from their number a chairman, who shall preside over the board in the absence of the Governor and shall sign all diplomas. They shall also appoint a president for such institution, who may nominate to the board such o…
Ala. Code § 21-1-6 Board of Trustees - Maintenance and Insurance of State Property
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The board of trustees must provide good and sufficient insurance, payable to the State of Alabama, upon the property of the state under their control and keep and maintain such property in good repair. History: (School Code 1927, §586; Code 1940, T. 52, §534.)
Ala. Code § 21-1-60 “Blind-Made” Products or Services Defined
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No representation shall be made that a product or service is “blind-made” unless the manufacturer employs blind persons to an extent constituting not less than 75 percent of the total hours worked by personnel engaged in the direct labor, production, or manufacture of blind-made …
Ala. Code § 21-1-61 Certification of Products or Services as “Blind-Made.”
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No person or organization shall sell, distribute, or exhibit any product or service which purports or is advertised to be “blind-made” unless the Adult Blind Department of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall certify that such product or service complies with the provis…
Ala. Code § 21-1-62 Penalties for Violation of Article
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Any person, including the officers, owners, or members of any corporation or organization, who violates the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished by fine of not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonmen…
Ala. Code § 21-1-7 Disbursement of Funds and Reports by Treasurer
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The treasurer must pay over such funds as may come into his hands as such on the written order of the president of the school, countersigned by the secretary and recorded in the minutes or records of the proceedings of the board kept by such secretary. The treasurer shall make a …
Ala. Code § 21-1-8 Residential Education and Training Programs for Deaf, Blind, Etc.,
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Persons; Cooperation by Local School Boards, State Board of Education, Etc. (a) The board of trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind is hereby authorized to provide for the education and training of the deaf, the hearing impaired, the blind, and the visually handicap…
Ala. Code § 21-1-80 Contracts for Sale, Etc., of Tangible Personal Property or Standing
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Timber of Institute by Public Auction or Sealed Bid, Advertisement of Sale; Manner of Taking Bids and Awarding Contract. All contracts of whatever nature for the sale or disposal of tangible personal property or standing timber owned by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind sh…
Ala. Code § 21-1-81 Authority of President to Sell by Lot or Individual Item, Subject to
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Consent of Board; When All Bids May Be Rejected and Sale Re-advertised or Items Sold by Negotiation. The President of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, with consent of the majority of the board of trustees, or his authorized representative may sell all items by lot or by …
Ala. Code § 21-1-82 Institute’s Officers and Employees Not to Act as Agents for Bidders;
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Ability to Bid or Purchase. No officer or employee of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall act as agent for any bidder; provided, however, that such officers or employees shall not be excluded from bidding on or purchasing Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind property u…
Ala. Code § 21-1-83 Advertised Property to Be Available for Inspection
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All property advertised under the provisions of this article shall be available for inspection during the normal office hours and at whatever place advertised for at least 48 hours prior to sale. History: (Acts 1991, No. 91-658, p. 1245, §4.)
Ala. Code § 21-1-84 Disposition of Proceeds of Sale
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All proceeds from sales made under the provisions of this article shall be paid into the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind general fund or other legally authorized depository, and are hereby continuously appropriated for immediate use by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blin…
Ala. Code § 21-1-85 Payment by Purchaser Due Upon Removal; Time Limit for Removal;
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Exception for Standing Timber. All property sold under the provisions of this article shall be paid for by the purchaser or his representative at the time of removal, and said removal shall not be later than seven days after the awarding of the contract unless extended in writing…
Ala. Code § 21-1-86 Sale Violating This Article Void; Penalties for Persons Responsible and
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Bondsmen; How Penalties Recovered. Any sale of tangible personal property or standing timber of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind made in violation of the terms of this article shall be null and void and the person or persons responsible for the transaction and his bondsma…
Ala. Code § 21-1-87 Violation Constitutes a Misdemeanor
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Violation of any of the provisions of this article shall constitute a misdemeanor. History: (Acts 1991, No. 91-658, p. 1245, §8.)
Ala. Code § 21-1-88 Applicability; Validation of Certain Prior Sales
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This article shall not affect liabilities incurred, rights or benefits accrued, or proceedings begun before August 8, 1991. Provided, however, all sales or disposal of tangible personal property or standing timber owned by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind and made in acco…
Ala. Code § 21-1-9 Education and Training of Handicapped Persons at Preschool and
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Junior College Levels. The board of trustees of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind may, in its discretion, provide for the education and training of deaf, blind, visually handicapped, and otherwise severely handicapped persons at the preschool and junior college levels. His…