Section 38-3-1 – Creation; Advisory Board of Directors.
Section 38-3-1 Creation; advisory board of directors. (a) There is hereby created the Department of Senior Services of the State of Alabama, which shall be under the direction and control of the Commissioner of the Department of Senior Services. (b) There is created an advisory board of directors that shall consist of 17 members and […]
Section 38-3-2 – Duties.
Section 38-3-2 Duties. (a) It shall be the duty of the members of the advisory board to meet within 30 days after their appointment, and to elect a chair and other officers from among themselves, who shall serve for a period of two years. Thereafter, the board shall elect a new chair every two years. […]
Section 38-3-3 – Advisory Subcommittees.
Section 38-3-3 Advisory subcommittees. The advisory board may create advisory subcommittees to undertake special studies as it shall authorize and co-opt into advisory subcommittees persons qualified in any field of activity relating to the welfare of the aging. (Acts 1957, No. 554, p. 774, §3; Acts 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 148, p. 214, §1; […]
Section 38-3-4 – Compensation.
Section 38-3-4 Compensation. The members of the advisory board shall receive no compensation for their services, other than reimbursement for traveling and other expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties. The expenses shall be paid in the manner and amount as is provided for other state officers and employees and persons traveling […]
Section 38-3-5 – Commissioner, Confidential Secretary, and Other Personnel; Contract for Meals Programs.
Section 38-3-5 Commissioner, confidential secretary, and other personnel; contract for meals programs. (a) The Governor shall appoint a commissioner for the Department of Senior Services and a confidential secretary and shall prescribe their duties, powers, and authority to carry out the provisions of this article. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor […]
Section 38-3-6 – Authorization to Receive Gifts, Etc.
Section 38-3-6 Authorization to receive gifts, etc. The commissioner may receive and hold gifts, devises, bequests of money, real estate, and other things of value to be used in the support and development of department work. Bequests of money shall be deposited into the Alabama Senior Services Trust Fund established and created as a separate […]
Section 38-3-7 – Continuation, Transition, Implementation.
Section 38-3-7 Continuation, transition, implementation. (a) All rights, duties, property, real or personal, and all other effects existing in names of the Commission on the Aging, or in any other name by which the agency has been known, shall continue in the name of the Department of Senior Services. Any existing or future reference to […]
Section 38-3-8 – Powers and Responsibilities of the Department.
Section 38-3-8 Powers and responsibilities of the department. The Department of Senior Services shall: (1) Be the designated state agency to administer programs of the federal government relating to the aged, requiring action within the state, that are not the specific responsibility of another state agency under federal or state statutes and to administer programs […]
Section 38-3-9 – Adoption of Rules; Additional Functions.
Section 38-3-9 Adoption of rules; additional functions. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act to implement and administer this chapter and may perform all of the following functions: (1) Provide technical assistance and consultation upon request to public and private nonprofit agencies with respect to programs, services, and activities for […]
Section 38-3-20 – Establishment; Purpose.
Section 38-3-20 Establishment; purpose. There is created, established, and continued, an organization which shall be known as the “Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame.” The purpose of such organization shall be to bestow honor and recognition upon a deserving citizen or citizens for their outstanding accomplishments, service, and contributions to the lives of older American […]