Title 16 — Title 16

(a) The Legislature finds that the 1986 and 1992 Commissions on the Future of the South, under the auspices of the Southern Growth Policies Board, called for youth and community leadership development and support as critical to southern economic development and progress. The Legi…

The membership and fiscal year shall begin on October 1 annually and end on the following September 30. Dues shall be set as provided in Section 16-44A-14. History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-482, p. 799, §10.)

Advisory committees shall be created to make recommendations regarding strategies to meet the purposes of the compact. Committees shall include compact members, potential users of services, school teachers, educators, K-12 and postsecondary/higher education representatives, commu…

Compact; Plan Objectives; Programs and Activities Under Plan. (a) The board of directors shall consider recommendations of advisory committees and may hold hearings, review, revise, and adopt a plan of educational work which furthers the purposes of the compact and the leadership…

The compact shall encourage, support, and provide high quality educational programs, learning, and service experiences related to the history and diverse cultures of the United States and the State of Alabama, and especially American citizenship, its origins and development, and …

In furtherance of the purposes of the compact, the board of directors may do the following: (1) Accept donations of funds or land, bequests, grants, appropriations, loans, membership fees, or other forms of financial assistance for educational and other purposes in furtherance of…

The members of the board shall not be compensated for their services, but shall be entitled to the same expense and per diem as authorized to state employees, for official board business as approved by the chair of the board. History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-482, p. 799, §15.)

Performance of Independent Annual Audit. (a) The board shall establish its account(s) and deposit its funds therein with any bank qualified to serve as a state depositary. All funds shall be governed by the applicable laws of Alabama, including the state bid law and the ethics ac…

In the event of dissolution of the compact, which may be accomplished only by legislative act, the residual assets shall be turned over to another public corporation or organization which is exempt from federal income tax as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the I…

Constituted as Not-for-Profit Public Corporation; Affirmative Action Required in Initial Membership Invitations; Filing of Papers for Incorporation of Compact. (a) The compact shall be organized as a voluntary public-private partnership and shall be constituted as a not-for-profi…

Tax Treatment of Gifts, Grants, Devises, and Bequests; Liberal Construction. (a) The compact shall be exempt from all taxes of the State of Alabama and its political subdivisions to the same extent as public schools and colleges. All receipts, from whatever source, are appropriat…

Leadership and Citizenship Education; Purpose, Intent, and Member Parties to the Compact. The following compact, to be known as the Alabama Compact for Leadership and Citizenship Education, is hereby expressly authorized, enacted, and adopted: (1) The purpose of this compact is t…

(a) The compact membership shall meet annually for the purpose of transacting the following business: (1) Hear reports and make recommendations to the board of directors regarding the compact and its progress in meeting its purposes. (2) Set annual membership dues, and create add…

(a) Under Article 1 of this chapter, the Joint Legislative Committee on Southern Leadership Goals authorized and consented to the formation of a non-profit entity, subsequently organized as The Citizenship Trust and domiciled in Shelby County, Alabama, for the purpose of, among o…

(a) The State of Alabama hereby establishes and authorizes the Citizenship Trust, herein referred to as the “trust.” (b) The purpose of the trust is to strengthen and renew the foundation of American liberty and self-government through citizenship education. The trust shall provi…

In furtherance of the purposes of the trust, the board of trustees shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Accept gifts, contributions, donations of funds or land, bequests, grants, appropriations, membership fees, or other forms of financial assistance for educational an…

To effectuate the purposes of this article, the Board of Directors of The Citizenship Trust, an unincorporated non-profit association domiciled in Shelby County, Alabama, may present to the Secretary of State an executed application for incorporation compatible with the purposes …

(a) The trust shall be exempt from all taxes of the State of Alabama and its political subdivisions. Provided that the trust’s “unrelated business taxable income” as determined in accordance with 26 U.S.C. §512, as in effect from time to time, shall be subject to the tax levied b…

Legacy. (a) The Legislature of Alabama finds and declares all of the following: (1) That pursuant to Section 16-44A-31, a statewide extended classroom for education in critical academic areas of citizenship, civics, American history, and government is now operational as “the Amer…

The trust shall continue to be designated as the entity to coordinate the voluntary Alabama student mock election in cooperation with the office of Secretary of State, the State Superintendent of Education, and local educational entities, and to coordinate a voluntary program inv…

Each member party shall be entitled to one vote. The chief executive officer of the member party, by whatever title or in whatever manner defined by the institutional member, shall be the official voting delegate. If the delegate is unable to represent the member at any membershi…

This voluntary educational compact shall be deemed and constitute a non-profit public corporation in Alabama, and none of the net proceeds of funds shall inure to the benefit of any individual. History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-482, p. 799, §5.)

This division may be cited as the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy Act of 2008 in honor of all Alabama veterans, living and dead, and members of the Armed Forces of the United States, whose service and sacrifices are indispensable to our country and the cause of liberty. History: (…

Section 16-44A-35(b) previously designated the American Village administered by the Citizenship Trust, herein the Trust, as a Veterans Living Legacy, and it is hereby redesignated and rededicated as the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy. History: (Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §2.)

The Alabama Veterans Living Legacy shall fulfill four vital public purposes, namely: (1) Publicly to remember, respect, thank, and honor United States veterans, living and dead, and active members of the Armed Forces, especially those with ties to Alabama, and prominently to pres…

In addition to such powers conferred on it by Section 16-44A-32, the governing board of the Citizenship Trust shall adopt, subject to consultation and review as provided in Section 16-44A-56, and administer a master plan for the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy to fulfill the vital…

On and after September 1, 2008, to ensure accountability for receiving and administering public funds, the public funds provided for by Section 16-44A-55, or by any future act, for the support of the Veterans Living Legacy, are appropriated to and shall be administered by the tru…

The following public funds shall be administered by the trust for the support of the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy: (1) Net proceeds derived from this or any other legislative act and specifically earmarked or designated for the Veterans Living Legacy. (2) Appropriations, if any…

The master plan provided for in Section 16-44A-53 shall be subject to consultation with and review by the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee provided in Section 16-44A-59 and the Governor. History: (Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §7.)

It is the intent of this division that the trust, and its associated public educational building authority, may pledge the proceeds of revenues earmarked, designated, or appropriated for the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy and projects thereof, in the same manner as provided in Se…

The trust shall undertake efforts to secure private funds, gifts, grants, bequests, and other funds to construct, operate, and endow the Alabama Veterans Living Legacy. History: (Act 2008-551, p. 1198, §9.)

(a) After September 1, 2008, the Joint Legislative Committee on the New National Veterans Cemetery created for this quadrennium by Act 2007-507 shall be constituted as a permanent oversight committee, to be called the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Alabama’s Veterans Li…

The board of directors shall be elected at the annual membership meeting, and shall take office immediately upon its adjournment. The board of directors shall consist of 21 citizens, elected by the compact membership as follows: three classes of seven members each, initially elec…

(a) Board members shall be chosen to represent each of the following segments or areas: (1) Executive and Legislative Branches of state government, in the fields of education, finance, taxation, and ways and means, local government, or economic development. (2) K-12 education, in…

Vice-Chair. (a) The Governor of Alabama shall be the ex officio president of the compact, and preside at the annual and special compact membership meetings. (b) The compact shall annually elect board members as chair and vice-chair of the board, for terms of one year respectively…

Directors as Nominating Committee. (a) The executive director shall be the ex officio, non-voting secretary of the compact and of the board, and shall keep all records and minutes, and shall have authority and responsibility for the administrative functions and duties of the comp…