(a) The responsibility for reviewing architectural plans and specifications for buildings to which this article applies shall be as follows:

Terms Used In Alabama Code 21-4-6

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) Where state school funds are utilized, the State Board of Education and the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance.
(2) Where other state funds are utilized, the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance.
(3) Where funds of counties, municipalities or other political subdivisions are utilized, the governing bodies thereof and the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance.
(b) Each such reviewing authority is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce rules and regulations prescribing additional standards based on standards prescribed by the American National Standards Institute for making buildings and facilities accessible to and functional for the physically handicapped.