Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-20-12

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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

Any enumerated agency which is terminated shall cease its affairs on the date specified in Section 41-20-3. Any nonenumerated agency shall cease its affairs on the date specified in the bill terminating said agency. From the date of sine die of the regular legislative session, immediately preceding the date of termination, any enumerated agency terminated pursuant to Section 41-20-3 shall exercise no functions or powers except to administratively wind up its affairs. Any nonenumerated agency which has been terminated shall exercise no functions or powers, except to administratively wind up its affairs, after the date provided for in the bill terminating such agency. Upon the termination date such enumerated or nonenumerated agency, its personnel position shall be abolished with all unexpended funds reverting back to the state fund from which its appropriation was made, unless otherwise provided by law. Any license issued by any agency, which has an expiration date after the agency’s date of termination, shall expire on the effective date of the agency’s abolishment. Any penalties for engaging in any profession or activity without being licensed therefor shall not be enforceable with respect to activities occurring after an enumerated or nonenumerated agency has ceased its functions pursuant to this chapter.