Code of Alabama - Title 31: Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Chapter 9A - Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003

• Section 31-9A-1 Short title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003."
• Section 31-9A-2 Findings and declaration of necessity; purpose of chapter and public policy
  (a) As a result of the unprecedented and devastating attack of September 11, 2001, upon the people and the vital infrastructure of the United States...
• Section 31-9A-3 Definitions
  Unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, for the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the following...
• Section 31-9A-4 Department of Homeland Security
  (a) The Department of Homeland Security is created within the Executive Branch of the state government, and shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender,...
• Section 31-9A-5 Director of Homeland Security
  (a) The position of Director of Homeland Security is created. The director shall be the head of the department. The director shall be appointed by...
• Section 31-9A-6 Deputy Director of Homeland Security
  (a) The position of Deputy Director of Homeland Security is created. The deputy director shall be responsible for such tasks and duties as assigned by...
• Section 31-9A-7 Authority to establish personnel policies; salary schedules; employ various persons
  (a) The director may establish personnel policies and salary schedules for all employees of the department. The director may appoint assistant directors who shall be...
• Section 31-9A-8 Additional powers and duties
  In performing his or her duties under this chapter, the director may perform all of the following duties, under the direction and control of the...
• Section 31-9A-9 Additional powers of director that may be exercised under the direction and control of the Governor during a declaration of emergency as authorized in Section 31-9-8
  (a) When the Governor declares a state of emergency as authorized in Section 31-9-8, if the emergency is related to homeland security, the director shall...
• Section 31-9A-10 Director may accept services from federal government and private persons
  Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer of the federal government, any other state, or any person, firm, or corporation offers to the...
• Section 31-9A-11 Regular and emergency appropriations; state grants to political subdivisions
  (a) The funds appropriated by the Legislature in the general appropriation act for the support and maintenance of the department shall be expended solely for...
• Section 31-9A-12 Homeland Security Task Force
  (a) The Homeland Security Task Force shall consist of the following members: (1) The Governor, as chairman. (2) The Director of Homeland Security. (3) The...
• Section 31-9A-13 Immunity of state from liability
  All functions under this chapter and all other activities relating to homeland security are declared to be governmental functions and protected by the State of...
• Section 31-9A-14 Exemption from disclosure
  Records and information under this chapter are protected from disclosure by applicable state and federal laws. Further exemptions may specifically be granted by administrative rules...
• Section 31-9A-15 Joint legislative committee; powers
  (a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Homeland Security Oversight is created. The committee shall be composed of three members of the Senate, one appointed by...
• Section 31-9A-16 Penalties
  Any person violating any provision of this chapter, or any rule, order, or regulation made pursuant to this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty...

Last modified: May 3, 2021