Title 41 — Title 41

The Legislature hereby finds as follows: (1) The state and federal governments are facing unprecedented demands for government services in a time of proration, national deficit spending, increasing national debt, a highly competitive world economy, and the increasing disillusionm…

As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Legislative Commission on Total Quality Government established by this article. (2) CUSTOMER. Any individual, organization, or entity that is a recipient of sta…

Clerical and Legal Support. There is created the Alabama Legislative Commission on Total Quality to be composed of 15 members, of whom four shall be black, appointed as follows: Four members appointed by the Governor, to serve an initial term of either one, two, three, or four ye…

The commission shall have the following duties: (1) Provide for the education of members of the Legislature and state agencies of Alabama about Total Quality, including the basic concepts, potential benefits, and application to state government, among other responsibilities. (2) …

The commission shall annually submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, which shall include: (1) An outline of the educational strategy of the commission. (2) A plan for accomplishing the goals of the commission. (3) A summary of the activities of the commission follow…

(a) The Tuskegee Airmen Commission is created to consist of 18 members. The members shall be appointed by the Governor, with at least three of the members being residents of Macon County as recommended by the legislative delegation and at least two of the original board members b…

Fee, Commission, Retainer, or Brokerage Unlawful; Conflict of Interest; Violations. (a) No member of the commission shall receive pay for the discharge of his or her duties. Commission members and employees of the commission shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred on beh…

Treasurer May Be Bonded. The commission shall hold an annual meeting in Macon County, Alabama, and nine of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings may be held at times and places within the state as may be considered necessary, u…

The commission may, at its discretion, create and provide for an executive committee of not fewer than five members and delegate to the committee powers and authority as are deemed advisable by the commission; except that the executive committee may not be empowered to issue reve…

Compensation; Duties and Authority. The commission may employ or contract with an executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and who shall be responsible directly to the commission for the general supervision, promotion, and development of the Tuskegee …

Administrative Employees, and Supervisory and Professional Personnel; Benefits. The commission may hire or may delegate to the executive director the authority to hire laborers, artisans, caretakers, technicians, stenographers, administrative employees, and supervisory and profes…

The commission shall constitute a public body corporate and shall have all power necessary to effect the purposes for which it has been established under the terms of this article, together with all powers incidental or necessary to the discharge of its powers and duties, includi…

The commission shall establish, operate, and maintain a memorial to honor the Tuskegee Airmen and other related individuals, which shall be under the exclusive management and control of the commission as a separate agency of the state government as provided for in this article, t…

Improvements, Etc. The commission shall be a state agency and shall have exclusive control over the museum established under this article, all improvements and exhibits, and any additions constructed, created, leased, acquired, or erected. History: (Acts 1996, No. 96-522, p. 670,…

Site; Considerations; Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, Etc.; Contracts; Admission Fee; Renovations and Maintenance; Exclusive Jurisdiction; Allocation of Funds; Leases. (a) The commission shall have the duty and authority to acquire membership and to select and improve a site for the…

or Taxes by Commissioner of Revenue Department; Distribution of Proceeds. Repealed by Act 2011-164, p. 297, §5, effective April 28, 2011. History: (Acts 1939, No. 489, p. 703; Code 1940, T. 55, §348; Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 128, p. 180; Acts 1973, No. 1241, p. 2088, §2; Act…

(a) The commission shall maintain books of accounts covering revenues derived by it from all sources, together with accounts of all expenses incurred in connection with the carrying out by the commission of its purposes as established under the terms of this article. Records and …

(a) The commission may provide insurance covering loss or damage to its properties or any properties of others in its custody, care, or control, or any properties as to which it has any insurable interest caused by fire or other casualty and may likewise provide insurance for the…

Date Limitation; Public or Private Sale; Obligations of Project Not State; Security. (a) The commission shall have the power and authority to issue and sell at any time its revenue bonds for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, transport, outfit, renovate, maintain, improve…

Resolution Recital. (a) All obligations incurred by the commission and all bonds issued by it shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the commission and shall not create an obligation or debt of the State of Alabama or any county or municipality. (b) All bonds issued by …

Revenues. The commission shall have the authority to borrow money from private sources, the state emergency fund or other sources as may be acceptable to the commission under terms and conditions as may be provided by law. In order to provide security for the repayment of any pri…

The commission shall establish and maintain at a lawful depository in the State of Alabama a Tuskegee Airmen Fund composed of money which may come from admissions, inspection fees, gifts, donations, grants, bequests, loans, bond issues, governmental appropriations, or other sourc…

The commission shall be exempt from taxation by the State of Alabama and any political subdivision, including, but not limited to, income, admission, amusement, excise and ad valorem taxes on any of the following items: (1) Properties of the commission and the income derived. (2)…

For purposes of this article, “commission” shall mean the commission or the chief staff persons designated by the commission during open meetings. History: (Acts 1996, No. 96-522, p. 670, §18.)

There is hereby established within the executive branch the Alabama Holocaust Commission. It shall be non-partisan and autonomous. History: (Act 99-404, p. 685, §2.)

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) During the period from 1933-1945, six million Jews and millions of other Europeans were murdered in Nazi concentration camps as part of a carefully orchestrated program of cultural, social, political, and ethnic genocide known…

(a) The commission shall be composed of 20 members as follows: (1) A member of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (2) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House. (3) The State Superintendent of Education. (4) Five …

(a) The commission shall have the following responsibilities and duties: (1) Provide assistance and advice to the public and private schools, colleges, and universities with respect to implementation of Holocaust education and awareness programs. (2) Meet with appropriate educati…

(a) The commission may create a not-for-profit corporation to raise funds, and to develop, implement, and manage the plans and programs of the commission. (b) The commission may select a name for the corporation. The corporation shall have its own board of directors which shall c…

The Legislature of Alabama finds and declares all of the following: (1) On Sunday, March 7, 1965, citizens participating in a peaceful march while seeking their voting rights were beaten as they attempted to cross the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. (2) The initial impetu…

Those portions of U. S. Highway 80 from Tuskegee to Montgomery to Selma and Alabama Highway 14 from Selma to Marion are jointly hereby designated the “International Voting Rights Trail.” History: (Act 2000-98, p. 117, §2.)

(a) There is created an International Voting Rights Trail Commission. The commission shall be responsible for educating people about the significant historical events associated with the trail and the voting rights movement and promoting economic development and tourism in connec…