There is established in state government the agency that shall be known as the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs, to advise the Governor on issues affecting minorities, including women, focusing on the improvement of the overall quality of life of minorities, specifically in the areas of education, health, economics, political participation and empowerment, housing, employment, civil rights, criminal justice, and race relations and to draft policy recommendations for addressing those issues.
Ala. Code § 36-13-50 (1975)