Section 16-38A-1
Section 16-38A-1
Creation of fund.
There is created in the State Treasury the Impaired Drivers Trust Fund.
(Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §1.)Section 16-38A-2
Section 16-38A-2
Impaired Drivers Trust Fund Advisory Board - Creation; agencies and organizations to appoint members.
There is created the Impaired Drivers Trust Fund Advisory Board to be appointed as herein provided. The following agencies and organizations shall appoint one representative to the board:
(1) The Alabama Medical Association.
(2) The Alabama Head Injury Foundation.
(3) The Governor.
(4) The Department of Public Health.
(5) The Department of Human Resources.
(6) The Division of Special Education Services of the Department of Education.
(7) The Alabama Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
(8) The Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
(9) The Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.
(10) The Alabama Head Injury Task Force.
(11) The Alabama Hospital Association.
(12) The Insurance Commissioner of Alabama.
(13) The Epilepsy Foundation of North and Central Alabama.
(14) The Alabama Medicaid Agency.
(15) The Alabama Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities.
(16) One member of the Alabama Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
(17) One member of the Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §2.)Section 16-38A-3
Section 16-38A-3
Filling vacancies, length of terms, and quorum of members of advisory board.
(a) The first appointees shall be appointed by the fifth legislative day of the 1993 Regular Session of the Legislature and shall serve until their successors are appointed on the fifth day of the 1995 Regular Session of the Legislature. In the event of death or resignation of any member of the advisory board, a successor shall be appointed by the person or entity that made the original appointment and the successor appointed to the vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Subsequent appointments to the board shall be for full four-year legislative terms. The board shall elect from its membership a chair and a vice chair at an organizational meeting held no later than 30 days after appointments to the board are finalized. Thereafter, the board shall meet at the call of the chair, vice chair, or upon the request of five or more members, with notice and procedure as prescribed by the rules of the board. The body may adopt administrative rules for transacting business that are consistent with this chapter.
(b) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for transacting business or performing any duties.
(Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §2.)Section 16-38A-4
Section 16-38A-4
Board to establish priorities and criteria for disbursement of monies; issue report to Legislature and keep written minutes of proceedings.
(a) The board shall establish priorities and criteria for disbursement of monies in the Impaired Drivers Trust Fund and to assure maximum benefits from the trust. The Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education shall expend monies from the trust fund in accordance with the priorities and criteria established by the board.
(b) The board shall investigate the needs of citizens with head injuries and spinal cord injuries, identify the gaps in services to the citizens, and issue a report to the Legislature on the first day of the 1994 Regular Session with recommendations for meeting the needs.
(c) The board shall keep full and complete written minutes of its proceedings.
(Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §2.)
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