Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-14-20

  • 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
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The Secretary of State shall adopt rules or establish internal office procedures to implement the Office of the Secretary of State’s responsibilities under Section 41-4-177.10, which shall include reasonable efforts to identify small or disadvantaged businesses authorized by the Secretary of State to do business within the state and the reporting of that data and information to the Chief Procurement Officer by January 31 of each year.