Section 41-4-280 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Finance. (2) AGENCY. Any agency, department, board, commission, office, agency or institution of the state, except those agencies and institutions excluded by Section 41-4-291. (3) ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT. Any transmission medium, […]
Section 41-4-281 Legislative declaration; purpose. The Legislature hereby declares it essential for the creation and maintenance of an efficient, modern, economically feasible, telecommunications system for Alabama state government that a telecommunications division be established under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance. The purposes of this article shall be to coordinate and promote efficiency in […]
Section 41-4-282 Rules and regulations. The department may promulgate rules and regulations governing the manner in which the authority and duties of the telecommunications division as prescribed in this article shall be carried out. The department shall employ competent personnel necessary to carry out its purposes under rules promulgated by the State Personnel Department and […]
Section 41-4-283 Powers and duties of department. The department is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise such duties and powers necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article, including the following: (1) Provide effective management of state telecommunications resources and implement annual plans and procurement; (2) Manage, plan and coordinate all telecommunications systems under the […]
Section 41-4-284 Additional duties of department. The department shall have the following additional duties: (1) To establish and coordinate through either state ownership or commercial leasing, all telecommunications systems and services affecting the management and operations of the state or any county office of a state department. (2) To act as the centralized approving authority […]
Section 41-4-285 Written approval of department required for lease purchase, etc., of telecommunications system by agency. No agency shall rent, lease, lease/purchase, or in any way own or pay for the operation of any telecommunications system out of any funds available for that purpose without the written approval of the department. (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, […]
Section 41-4-286 Department authorized to contract on behalf of agency; appropriation dependency clause. The department may, on behalf of any state agency, enter into an equipment support contract with a vendor of telecommunications equipment for the purchase, lease or lease/purchase of such equipment subject to the competitive bid law. Such contracts shall be valid for […]
Section 41-4-287 Trade-in of equipment. The department shall have the authority to allow the trade-in of telecommunications equipment the value of which may be credited against the cost of replacement equipment purchased in accordance with Alabama competitive bidding laws. This authority may be exercised with the approval of the state purchasing agent. (Acts 1990, No. […]
Section 41-4-288 Additional contract requirements. The department may enter into contracts for the lease of telecommunications equipment, systems or related services in accordance with the following provisions: (1) The department may directly contract for or approve contracts for regulated or tariffed telecommunications services upon determination that the application of such service is in the best […]
Section 41-4-289 Telecommunications Revolving Fund. All user fees collected, direct appropriations, and other funds received under the provisions of this article shall be deposited into a revolving fund in the State Treasury designated as the Telecommunications Revolving Fund, and the Director of Finance is authorized to make deposits and expenditures from time to time from […]
Section 41-4-290 Exemptions – Public safety, criminal justice, highway maintenance and construction. The provisions of this article shall not apply to two-way radio communications equipment, systems or networks operated by state agencies for purposes related to public safety, the administration of criminal justice or highway maintenance and construction operations. (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, […]
Section 41-4-291 Applicability to certain entities; technical consultation and procurement; long-distance service. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any county or city board of education, the education television commission, the postsecondary education system, or any public college or university. Upon request, the Department of Finance shall provide technical consultation and procurement services […]
Section 41-4-292 Sunset provision. Repealed by Act 2000-707, § 4, p. 1484, effective May 23, 2000. (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §13.)
Section 41-4-293 Exemption of legislative and judicial branches. The legislative and judicial branches of government are exempt from the requirements of this article. (Acts 1990, No. 90-553, p. 907, §14.)
