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Section 44-1-40 – Agreements With Federal Government.

Section 44-1-40 Agreements with federal government. The department of youth services is authorized to serve as an agent of the state in entering into agreements with any appropriate agency of the federal government to provide care and treatment for a youth found by a federal court to be delinquent and committed to the custody of […]

Section 44-1-78 – Certain Eufaula Adolescent Center School Instructional Personnel Considered Employees Under Department of Youth Services Local Education Agency School District.

Section 44-1-78 Certain Eufaula Adolescent Center School instructional personnel considered employees under Department of Youth Services Local Education Agency School District. All appropriate State Department of Education or teacher certified personnel employed with the Department of Mental Health as Eufaula Adolescent Center School instructional personnel on May 28, 1996, shall become employees under the Department […]

Section 44-1-50 – Created; Principal Offices.

Section 44-1-50 Created; principal offices. There is hereby created and established the Alabama youth services board. The principal offices of the board shall be located at the state capital. The board shall have the powers and duties and shall perform the functions described in this Code. (Acts 1973, No. 816, p. 1261, §4.)

Section 44-1-51 – Composition; Compensation; Records.

Section 44-1-51 Composition; compensation; records. (a) The Governor shall be the ex officio Chair of the Youth Services Board. (b) The board shall be composed of 18 voting members, five of whom shall be the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, the State Superintendent of Education, the Commissioner of Mental Health, the State […]

Section 44-1-52 – Powers.

Section 44-1-52 Powers. The youth services board shall have the following powers: (1) To appoint the state youth services director and to fix his salary. (2) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue. (3) To contract with any private person, organization or entity or any combination thereof […]

Section 44-1-28 – Subsidies for Youth Detention Facilities.

Section 44-1-28 Subsidies for youth detention facilities. The functions and facilities related to youth detention facilities, licensed by the department of youth services of each county or counties, acting together may, upon the express written agreement of each such county or such counties acting together and the department, receive funds from the department according to […]

Section 44-1-29 – Competitive Bids; Conflicts of Interest.

Section 44-1-29 Competitive bids; conflicts of interest. Any purchase and any construction or supply contract of the department of youth services in an amount in excess of $500.00 shall be made or let by competitive bids through the state purchasing agent or otherwise, as the board may direct. No purchases, except for rights-of-way, shall be […]

Section 44-1-30 – Study and Evaluation of Youth in Custody of Department.

Section 44-1-30 Study and evaluation of youth in custody of department. When the legal custody of a youth has been vested in the department of youth services by order of the juvenile judge, the department shall, under rules established by it, study and evaluate such youth and investigate all pertinent circumstances of his behavior and […]