Code of Alabama - Title 25: Industrial Relations and Labor - Chapter 10 - Small Business Assistance

• Section 25-10-1 Short title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Small Business Assistance Act of 1975."
• Section 25-10-2 Declaration of public policy and legislative intent
  The legislative intent of this chapter is declared to be as follows: The most important element of the American economic system of private enterprise is...
• Section 25-10-3 Definitions
  For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) SMALL...
• Section 25-10-4 Powers and duties of Department of Labor generally
  The department is authorized and empowered to: (1) Provide technical and managerial assistance to small business concerns, by advising and counseling on matters in connection...
• Section 25-10-5 Public hearings; powers of department as to witnesses, records, etc
  In the administration of this chapter, the department shall have the power to conduct public hearings for the purposes of determining the law's effectiveness, determining...
• Section 25-10-6 Advisory council
  There is hereby created an advisory council to the department to be composed of representatives of designated small business enterprises to be named as follows:...
• Section 25-10-7 Reports and recommendations of department
  The department shall make a written report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairman...
• Section 25-10-8 Cooperation of department with federal agencies; adoption of administrative rules, regulations, etc.; cooperation of other state departments or agencies with department
  In the administration of this chapter, the department shall cooperate to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of this chapter with those agencies of...
• Section 25-10-9 Meaningful percentage of total purchases of articles, services, etc., of state departments or agencies to be awarded, etc., to small businesses; designation of meaningful percentage; waiver of requirements of section
  Notwithstanding the provisions of the state bid law or other conflicting statutes of this state, it is herewith provided: (1) It shall be the policy...
• Section 25-10-10 Liberal construction of chapter
  This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes and objectives of assisting small businesses to successfully enter and remain in the economic...

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