Ala. Admin. Code r. 305-5-3-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 305-5-3-.02 - Definitions

(1) "Council" means the Enterprise Zone Advisory Council, which shall be limited to 11 representatives serving at the pleasure of the Governor. The Council shall consist of members of the Alabama Development Office, Southern Development Council, Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Education, Alabama Highway Department, Department of Environmental Management, Department of Agriculture and Industries, Department of Revenue and other qualified individuals or organizations.

(2) "Department" means the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

(3) "Governing Authority" means the governing body of a county or municipality.

(4) "Enterprise Zone" means a geographic area which is economically depressed, in need of expansion of business and industry and the creation of jobs and designated to be eligible for the benefits of this Act, and is a target by governments for development by providing tax and nontax incentives to private enterprise.

(5) "New Permanent Employee" means a full-time employee hired pursuant to this Act who remains employed with the firm for a minimum of nine months.

(6) "Rural Enterprise Zone" means an enterprise zone located in a non-MSA county as such is defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

(7) "Urban Enterprise Zone" means an enterprise zone located in an MSA county as such is defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

(8) "Committee" means a Legislative Oversight Committee, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker, consisting of three members from the House of Representatives and three members from the Senate appointed by the respective officers of each body.

(9) "Full-time Employee" means an employee working a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week and receiving appropriate company benefits.

(10) "Unemployable by Traditional Standards" means having no prior work history or job training, having a criminal record, excluding misdemeanors, or having a history of being unable to retain employment after gaining it.

(11) "Lacking in Basic skills" means the lack of a high school degree or a graduate equivalency diploma (G.E.D.) or having reading or computational skills at or below the eighth grade level based on a generally accepted standardized test such as the Test of Adult Basic Education (T.A.B.E.).

(12) "Private Employer" means a business or industry located in or locating in the boundaries of an enterprise zone and operating a private-for-profit-business.

(13) "Date of Endorsement" means the date that a company is endorsed by the appropriate local governing authority to apply for enterprise zone benefits and represents the initial date from which the company can participate in and accrue benefits from the program.

Authors: Wayne Bovis, Charles Reynolds.

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 41-23-1 through 41-23-7, 41-23-29(6).

History: Filed January 22, 1988; effective February 26, 1988. Amended: Filed November 19, 1990; effective December 24, 1990.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 305-5-3-.02