As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning, the following words shall be defined as follows:

(1) ENUMERATED AGENCY. All departments, councils, boards, commissions, divisions, bureaus or like governmental units or subunits of the State of Alabama which are enumerated herein.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-20-2

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • 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
(2) NONENUMERATED AGENCY. All departments, councils, boards, commissions, divisions, bureaus or like governmental units of the State of Alabama which are not enumerated herein.
(3) CONTINUANCE. Such term, or any derivative thereof shall mean continuance as presently in existence or as modified or reestablished by recommended legislation.
(4) PERFORMANCE AUDIT. The same as operational audit.
(5) SUNSET BILL. Any bill introduced pursuant to subsection (d) of Section joint committee for review and evaluation of agencies; composition; selection of members; chairman; duties generally; submission of data and report of recommendations as to continuation or termination of agencies; voting upon committee” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”41″>41-20-4 of this act.
(6) TERMINATION. The end, abolishment or annulment of any agency or the act of causing the existence to cease.
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