Title 29 — Title 29

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness and performance of all branches of government can only be achieved with proper oversight, accountability, and transparency in government decision making and processes for service de…

The following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CHILDREN IN STATE CARE. A child who is described by any of the following circumstances: a. The child’s foster care placement is primarily the financial responsibility of the state. b. The child is under the legal or physi…

There is created a Permanent Joint Legislative Oversight Committee of Children in State Care. The committee shall consist of three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and three members of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. T…

The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Reference Service, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Examiners of Public Accounts and the council created pursuant to Section 29–2–105 shall provide any assistance as may be necessary at the …

It shall be the duty of the committee to study and review the criteria for placing and keeping children in state care, to review the criteria for selection of child care providers by state agencies, to review the minimum base pay and distribution of funds for providers, to identi…

The committee shall report any findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than the seventh legislative day of each regular session. History: (Act 98-612, p. 1347, §5.)

(a) The committee shall convene a council composed of the chair of the committee or his or her designee and the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee of each department of state government that administers services to children, youth, and their families, including, but not …

(a) The Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Youth Services shall create a joint project team to develop a requirements analysis and conceptual design for maintaining a central repository of case information within 12 months of May…

(a) All records, reports, permanency plans, reviews, and reports of children in state care or any material prepared in connection with the planning, placement, or care of a child in the care or custody of a state agency shall not be a public record and shall be disclosed only for…

The Legislature hereby finds as follows: The Legislature has the constitutional duty to appropriate and safeguard taxpayers’ money; the Legislature has recognized the need for community services programs; and the Legislature has recognized the purposes for which Alabama community…

Operation. There is hereby created a permanent Joint Legislative Advisory Committee on Community Services Grants, hereinafter referred to as the committee. The committee shall consist of the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee; the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation…

Members; Expenses. The Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Reference Service, the Legislative Fiscal Office, and the Examiners of Public Accounts shall provide any assistance as may be necessary at the committee’s request. Each memb…

It shall be the duty of the committee to review applications and recommend for approval any community services grants made from any funds appropriated to the State Executive Commission on Community Services Grants by the Legislature for the purpose of awarding community services …

The committee shall make an annual report to members of the Legislature no later than the seventh legislative day of regular sessions detailing any and all community services grants awarded. History: (Act 98-677, p. 1490, §5.)

The Legislature intends that this article shall serve as the method of compensating certain innocent persons who have been wrongfully incarcerated by the State of Alabama. History: (Act 2001-659, p. 1359, §1.)

There is hereby created the Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration. The Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration may hereinafter be referred to as the “committee.” The committee shall certify applicants who have met the eligibility criteria for payment p…

(a) The committee shall consist of the following nine voting members: (1) The Chair of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee. (2) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee. (3) The Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. (4) The Chair of the Se…

(a) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation. (b) Members of the committee are entitled to reimbursement for expenses while on official business of the committee or attending its meetings. Expenses shall be paid as follows: (1) The expenses of members who are leg…

From time to time the committee shall establish rules and regulations for the administration of its duties and responsibilities as well as those of the Division of Risk Management as relates to this article. History: (Act 2001-659, p. 1359, §5.)

No civil action may be brought against the committee or any of its members, for providing any reports, records, opinions, or any actions or recommendations pursuant to this article. In addition, any persons acting in good faith and without negligence or malicious intent in provid…

In order to be eligible to receive compensation for wrongful incarceration a person must: (1) Have been convicted by the state of one or more felony offenses, all of which the person was innocent, and have served time in prison as a result of the conviction or convictions; or (2)…

For purposes of determination of eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration, innocence shall be evidenced by at least one of the following: (1) The conviction vacated or reversed and the accusatory instrument dismissed on grounds of innocence; or (2) The accusatory i…

(a) Any individual who meets the eligibility criteria established in this article and desires compensation shall submit such application to the Division of Risk Management which shall immediately provide notice to the members of the committee. (b) An application for compensation …

Certification and Payment. (a) If an applicant’s eligibility is verified by the Division of Risk Management, the committee shall certify to the applicant an amount equal to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each year or the pro rata amount for the portion of each year of incar…

(a) The committee in its discretion may direct that payment of compensation claims be in a lump sum or in such installments as it deems appropriate, but no part of such claim shall be directed by the committee to any person other than the person so pardoned or exonerated, nor sha…

(a) A person serving a term of imprisonment for a crime other than a crime for which the person was wrongfully incarcerated shall not be eligible to receive compensation pursuant to this article. (b) A person shall not be eligible to receive compensation pursuant to this article …

Instrument. Any person applying for compensation under this article based on exoneration that was granted before May 21, 2001, or the dismissal of an accusatory instrument that occurred before May 21, 2001, shall file his or her application within two years after May 21, 2001. An…

The Division of Risk Management shall be responsible for verifying all information submitted by an applicant meeting the criteria established in Section 29-2-156 and verifying that the applicant is not ineligible due to any of the exceptions provided for in Sections 29-2-161 and …

Agencies of state government shall cooperate with the committee and the staff of the Division of Risk Management as necessary for the committee and the division to carry out its responsibilities. Upon the request of the committee or the division, each agency and department of the…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, payment and receipt of any base or supplemental compensation as provided by subsections (a), (b), (c), or (d) of Section 29-2-159 is contingent upon the Legislature appropriating funds for that purpose. This article does not p…

At the start of each quadrennium the Legislature shall provide by joint resolution for a Joint Legislative Committee on Civic Education. The Joint Legislative Committee on Civic Education, created pursuant to Act 2000-547, 2000 Regular Session, is hereby continued for the balance…

[Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-327, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) There is created a continuing permanent joint transportation committee of the Legislature to be known as the Joint Transportation Committee. The committee shal…

(a) A permanent legislative committee, to be known as the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, which shall be composed of eight members, two of whom shall be ex officio members and six of whom shall be appointed members, three each to be appointed by the President of the…

The Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee, created in Section 29-2-20, shall meet quarterly to perform its duties, including review and discussion of reports submitted to the committee. At least one meeting each year shall include an opportunity for public testimony. Histo…

(a) The Legislative Council succeeds to the powers and duties of the Legislative Building Authority. (b) The powers and duties of the Legislative Council shall include all of the following: (1) Accepting title to State House property. (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, prov…

(a)(1) For purposes of this article, State House property means the real property bordered by Union Street, McDowell Lee Lane, Ripley Street, and Washington Avenue and the building, parking deck, and improvements located thereon, the lot bounded by Washington Avenue, Jackson Stre…

to the Alabama State House. The ABRFA shall annually calculate that portion of the amount necessary to pay the principal and interest on any bonds issued by the ABRFA that would have been paid from charges for space in the Alabama State House but for the enactment of this article…

Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 97-658, p. 1249, §4, effective October 1, 1997. History: (Acts 1976, No. 84, p. 84.)

Each legislative member of the committee shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation, his or her per diem and travel expenses incurred within the state for each day he or she attends a meeting of the committee when the Legislature is not in session or when th…

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2008-394, p. 760, §1.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2008-394, p. 760, §2.)

Composition. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2008-394, p. 760, §3.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2008-394, p. 760, §4.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2008-394, p. 760, §5.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2008-394, p. 760, §6.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2008-394, p. 760, §7.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2008-394, p. 760, §8.)

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2008-394, p. 760, §9.)

Funding. (a) There is created the Alabama Commission to Reduce Poverty. The commission shall consist of the chair and vice chair of the House Education Appropriations Committee or their designees; the chair and vice chair of the House Government Appropriations Committee or their …

The Legislature makes the following findings and statements: (1) The reduction of the dependence on foreign oil is necessary to preserve and protect our national security. (2) Reliable, plentiful, and affordable energy and the effective distribution of energy are vital to the sup…