Title 34

Members of the Board of Social Work Examiners can be removed from office for cause in the manner provided by the statutes of Alabama for removal of public officials who are not subject to impeachment. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §8.)

The Board of Social Work Examiners shall organize upon appointment and qualification of its members, and shall elect annually from its membership a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary. The board shall meet twice each year and as frequently as it deems necessary at such tim…

In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this chapter, the Board of Social Work Examiners shall do all of the following: (1) Recommend modifications and amendments to this chapter. (2) Recommend to the appropriate district attorneys prosecutions for the violations of this…

The Board of Social Work Examiners may accept contributions and bequests from individuals, organizations, and corporations and must expend these funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Records of receipts and expenditures of such funds shall be made available to Examiner…

(a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of regulated social workers by improving public access to competent social work services. This compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system …

As used in this compact, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER. Any individual with full-time duty status in the active Armed Forces of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve. (2) ADVERSE ACTION. Any administra…

(a) To be eligible to participate in this compact, a potential member state must currently meet all of the following criteria: (1) License and regulate the practice of social work at either the clinical, master’s, or bachelor’s category. (2) Require applicants for licensing to gr…

(a) To be eligible for a multistate license under the terms and provisions of this compact, an applicant, regardless of category, must do all of the following: (1) Hold or be eligible for an active, unencumbered license in the home state. (2) Pay any applicable fees, including an…

(a) Upon receipt of an application for a multistate license, the home state licensing authority shall determine the applicant’s eligibility for a multistate license in accordance with Section 34-30-103. (b) If the applicant is eligible pursuant to Section 34-30-103, the home stat…

(a) Nothing in this compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a member state to enact and enforce laws or rules related to the practice of social work in that state, where those laws or rules are not incons…

(a) A licensee may hold a home state license, issued by his or her home state, in only one member state at a time. (b) If a licensee changes his or her home state by moving between two member states: (1) The licensee shall immediately apply for the reissuance of his or her multis…

An active military member or his or her spouse shall designate a home state where the individual has a multistate license. The individual may retain his or her home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. (Act 2024-298, §1.)

(a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state, in accordance with existing state due process law, may: (1) Take adverse action against a regulated social worker’s multistate authorization to practice only within that member state, and issue subpoenas …

(a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint governmental agency whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted this compact known as the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission. The commission is an instrumentality of this compact states a…

(a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data system. (b) The commission shall assign each applicant for a multistate license a unique identifier, as determined by the rules of the commission. (c) Notwithstandi…

(a) The commission shall adopt reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently implement and administer the purposes and provisions of this compact. A rule shall be invalid and have no force or effect only if a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the rule is inval…

(a) Oversight. (1) The executive and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement this compact. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this compact, venue is proper and judicial proc…

(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which this compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh member state. (1) On or after the effective date of this compact, the commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the first seven member states ref…

(a) This compact and the commission’s rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, implementation, and administration of this compact. Provisions of this compact expressly authorizing or requiring the adoption of rules shall not be construed…

(a) A licensee providing services in a remote state under a multistate authorization to practice shall adhere to the laws and rules, including laws, rules, and applicable standards of the remote state where the client is located at the time care is rendered. (b) Nothing in this c…

Except as to judicial proceedings for the enforcement of this compact among member states, individuals may pursue judicial proceedings related to this compact in any Alabama state or federal court that would otherwise have competent jurisdiction. (Act 2024-298, §1.)

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. Chapter 22 of Title 41 and any rules adopted thereunder. (2) BOARD. The State Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. (3) CERTIFICATION …

The purpose of this chapter is to certify qualified contractors on a state-wide basis in order to protect the public by identifying those contractors who have the knowledge and ability to install or service and repair heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. (Acts 19…

(a) The Board of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors as created by Act 82-547, 1982 Regular Session (Acts 1982, p. 900), is renamed the Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. The authority of the board is expanded to allow the board to examine, ce…

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary. The board may hire an executive director to serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may require the executive director to perform the duties required by this section and any other t…

Each member of the board shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day for attending sessions of the board or its committees and, in addition, shall be reimbursed for such necessary travel expenses as are paid to state employees, to be paid from fees collected. (Acts 1982, No.…

The board shall meet in a regular session to perform its lawful duties at least once each three-month period. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.6.)

(a)(1) No person may advertise, solicit, bid, obtain permits, do business as, or perform the function of a certified contractor unless the person in responsible charge, is a certified contractor. (2) Every contractor licensed under this chapter shall display the contractor’s cert…

(a)(1) For the purpose of defraying the expense in carrying out this chapter, the board may fix fees to be paid for the issuance, reissuance, and replacement of certificates and for any other service provided by the board, but in no event shall the charges fixed by the board exce…

(a) All certificates provided for herein shall be renewed annually, not later than December 31 of each year. All holders of certificates may be renewed annually, provided that the certified contractor has complied with all provisions of law and rules and regulations of the board …

All applicants for examinations and certificates and all applicants for renewal certificates shall be citizens of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal gove…

(a) All prospective certified contractors in this state seeking to qualify in accordance with this chapter shall be required to stand for a written examination before the board. Any applicant failing to pass his or her first examination for a certificate may take any subsequent e…

(a) The board shall provide for examinations which test the knowledge, skill, and proficiency of the applicants. (b) Examinations shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board at least once each three-month period. Written notice of the place of examinations s…

The board may require a performance bond not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per year for all active certified contractors. There shall be no discrimination between contractors similarly situated, and each classification of regulated contractors for bonding purpo…

The board may publish annually a list of names, addresses of all individuals, and the name of their employer, if applicable, who are certified by the board, and shall mail a copy of the list to all qualified individuals so certified upon request to do so. The board may require a …

(a) Except as provided in Section 13A-9-111.1, any individual engaged in business as a certified contractor or performing the functions of a certified contractor in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) The board may impose late penalties on cert…

The procedures shall be same as those defined in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41. The board may establish additional procedures as needed provided that the procedure is published and made public and are not in conflict with the state law. (Acts 19…

Any appeals to the chapter shall be as defined by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. Any judicial review pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act must be filed, commenced, and maintained in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547…

The State Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors shall be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, Title 41, Chapter 20, as an enumerated agency as provided in Section 41-20-3, and shall have a termination date of October 1, 2004, and every four years thereaf…

This chapter may be cited as the “Professional Soil Classifiers Registration Act.” (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §1.)

A certificate as a registered professional soil classifier expires at 12:00 P.M. on September 30 of each even-numbered year. A certificate may be renewed by applying to the board in writing prior to the expiration date and by paying the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter. (Ac…

Certificates as a registered professional soil classifier which are not renewed within five years after expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of such certificate may apply for and obtain a new certificate if: (1) No fact, circumst…

The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule: (1) The fee for filing each application for certification as a registered professional soil classifier shall be set by the board; (2) Renewal fees for certific…

The board may receive and investigate complaints against registered professional soil classifiers and persons granted temporary authorizations pursuant to this chapter and make findings thereon. (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §13.)

The board shall have the duty and authority to investigate violations of this chapter. (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §14.)

It shall be the duty of the respective officers charged with the enforcement of laws and ordinances to prosecute all persons charged with the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the secretary of the board, under the direction of the board, …