There is hereby created the Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, by which name this chapter shall be known, for the purpose of carrying on a continuing program to promote the employment of the physically, mentally, emotionally, and otherwise handicapped citizens of Alabama. Such committee shall work in close cooperation with both state and federal agencies having responsibility for the rehabilitation and employment of the handicapped and shall be charged with the duty of creating state-wide interest in and more effectively carrying out the purpose of such agencies. Such committee shall be authorized to make necessary rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, for promoting its purposes.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 21 - Handicapped Persons.
Chapter 5 - Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped.
Section 21-5-1 - Created; Duties Generally; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
Section 21-5-2 - Designation of "Employ the Handicapped Week"; Promotion of Ceremonies.
Section 21-5-3 - Committee to Be Nonpartisan and Nonprofit.
Section 21-5-4 - Composition; Appointment and Compensation of Members.
Section 21-5-5 - Chairman; Secretary-Treasurer; Executive Committee; Meetings.
Section 21-5-6 - Advisory Council.
Section 21-5-7 - Employment of Handicapped Liaison Group.
Section 21-5-8 - Executive Secretary and Other Personnel; Payment of Salaries and Expenses.