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55 RFD: Finance and Taxation General Fund
66 First Read: 07-Mar-23
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16-Enrolled, An Act,
17-Relating to Emergency Management; to amend Section
18-31-9-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide contract letting
19-requirements for local emergency management organizations; to
20-amend Section 31-9-60, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase
21-supplemental funding for assistance to local emergency
22-management organizations; to amend 31-9-61, Code of Alabama
23-1975, to establish standards for course work for local
24-emergency management director certification; to amend Section
25-31-9-62, Code of Alabama 1975, to change salary supplements
26-for local emergency management directors and revise local
27-emergency management organization eligibility for federal
28-funds; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to
29-update the existing code language to current style.
30-BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
31-Section 1. Sections 31-9-10, 31-9-60, 31-9-61, and
32-31-9-62, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
33-"§31-9-10
34-(a) Each political subdivision of this state is hereby
35-authorized and directed to shallestablish a local
36-organization for emergency management in accordance with the
37-state emergency management plan and program and may confer or
38-authorize the conferring , upon members of the auxiliary
39-police, the powers of peace officers, subject to such
40-restrictions as shall be imposed. The governing body of the
41-political subdivision is authorized to appoint a director, who
42-shall have direct responsibility for the organization,
14+SYNOPSIS:
15+Under existing law, each county and municipality
16+must establish a local emergency management
17+organization to maintain public safety within its
18+territorial limits in the event of a natural or manmade
19+disaster or public health emergency pursuant to the
20+state emergency management plan. The local emergency
21+management organization is administered by a director
22+who operates under the control of the governing body of
23+the county or municipality. The director receives an
24+annual salary supplement from the Alabama Emergency
25+Management Agency in an amount necessary to provide the
26+director an annual salary of $40,000, provided the
27+supplement is capped at $12,000.
28+This bill would revise the authority of local
29+emergency management organizations relating to entering
30+into contracts for supplies and services for disaster
31+relief to authorize the letting of contracts outside of
32+the parameters of the competitive bid law if certain
33+conditions are met.
34+This bill would increase the annual supplemental
35+allocation to local organizations from the state Local
36+Emergency Management Assistance Fund from $12,000 to
37+$17,000, to be subsequently adjusted every five years
38+by the Consumer Price Index.
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72-administration, and operation of such the local organization
73-for emergency management, subject to the direction and control
74-of such the governing body. Each local organization for
75-emergency management shall perform emergency management
76-functions within the territorial limits of the political
77-subdivision within which it is organized, and, in addition,
78-shall conduct such functions outside of such its territorial
79-limits as may be required pursuant to the provisions of
80-authorized by this article.
81-(b) The governing body of each political subdivision
82-shall have the power and authority may do all of the
83-following:
84-(1) To appropriate Appropriate and expend funds, make
85-contracts, obtain and distribute equipment, materials, and
86-supplies for emergency management purposes; to provide for the
87-health and safety of persons and property, including emergency
88-assistance to the victims of any disaster; and to direct and
89-coordinate the development of emergency management plans and
90-programs in accordance with the policies and plans set by the
91-federal and state emergency management agencies.
92-(2) To appoint, employ, remove, or provide, with or
93-without compensation, air raid wardens, rescue teams,
94-auxiliary fire and police personnel, and other emergency
95-management workers; provided, that compensated employees shall
96-be subject to any existing civil service or Merit System laws
97-Appoint or employ the personnel necessary to accomplish the
98-goals of this chapter .
99-(3) To establish Establish a primary and one or more
68+This bill would provide that course work
69+required for certification as a local emergency
70+management director must be recommended by the Alabama
71+Association of Emergency Managers and approved by the
72+Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
73+This bill would revise the supplement to fund
74+the director's salary from the Alabama Emergency
75+Management Fund by removing any reference to the
76+$40,000 target and instead provide a supplement in an
77+amount necessary to constitute 35% of the director's
78+salary, provided the supplement is capped at $17,000.
79+This bill would tie any dollar values referenced
80+in these provisions to be adjusted to reflect the
81+Consumer Price Index.
82+This bill would make nonsubstantive, technical
83+revisions to update the existing code language to
84+current style.
85+A BILL
86+TO BE ENTITLED
87+AN ACT
88+Relating to Emergency Management; to amend Section
89+31-9-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide contract letting
90+requirements for local emergency management organizations; to
91+amend Section 31-9-60, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase
92+supplemental funding for assistance to local emergency
93+management organizations; to amend 31-9-61, Code of Alabama
94+1975, to establish standards for course work for local
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129-secondary control centers to serve as command posts during an
130-emergency, and to coordinate with other political subdivisions
131-to establish the same .
132-(4) To assign Assign and make available for duty the
133-employees, property, or equipment of the subdivision relating
134-to fire fighting, engineering, rescue, health, medical and
135-related service, police, transportation, construction, and
136-similar items or services for emergency management purposes,
137-within or outside of the physical limits of the subdivision.
138-(5) In the event the governing body of the political
139-subdivision determines that any of the conditions described in
140-Section 31-9-2(a) has occurred or is imminently likely to
141-occur, the governing body shall have the power may do any of
142-the following:
143-a. To waive procedure and formalities otherwise
144-required by law pertaining to the performance of public work,
145-entering into contracts, the incurring of obligations, the
146-employment of temporary workers, the utilization of volunteer
147-workers, the rental of equipment, the purchase and
148-distribution with or without compensation of supplies,
149-materials, and facilities, and the appropriation and
150-expenditure of public funds. Notwithstanding Article 3 of
151-Chapter 16 of Title 41, let contracts to the extent necessary
152-to address the conditions described in Section 31-9-2(a),
153-provided that the governing body does the following:
154-1. Documents at least two price quotes or estimates
155-before letting the contract.
156-2. Adopts a resolution or ordinance declaring the
124+emergency management director certification; to amend Section
125+31-9-62, Code of Alabama 1975, to change salary supplements
126+for local emergency management directors and revise local
127+emergency management organization eligibility for federal
128+funds; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to
129+update the existing code language to current style.
130+BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
131+Section 1. Sections 31-9-10, 31-9-60, 31-9-61, and
132+31-9-62, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
133+"§31-9-10
134+(a) Each political subdivision of this state is hereby
135+authorized and directed to shall establish a local
136+organization for emergency management in accordance with the
137+state emergency management plan and program and may confer or
138+authorize the conferring , upon members of the auxiliary
139+police, the powers of peace officers, subject to such
140+restrictions as shall be imposed. The governing body of the
141+political subdivision is authorized to appoint a director, who
142+shall have direct responsibility for the organization,
143+administration, and operation of such the local organization
144+for emergency management, subject to the direction and control
145+of such the governing body. Each local organization for
146+emergency management shall perform emergency management
147+functions within the territorial limits of the political
148+subdivision within which it is organized, and, in addition,
149+shall conduct such functions outside of such its territorial
150+limits as may be required pursuant to the provisions of
151+authorized by this article.
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186-conditions, the action taken, and the reasons for taking the
187-action.
188-b. To impose Impose a public safety curfew for its
189-inhabitants. If a public safety curfew is imposed as
190-authorized herein , it shall be enforced by the appropriate law
191-enforcement agency within the political subdivision. A public
192-safety curfew imposed under this subsection subdivision shall
193-not apply to employees of utilities, cable, and
194-telecommunications companies and their contractors engaged in
195-activities necessary to maintain or restore utility, cable,
196-and or telecommunications services or to official emergency
197-management personnel engaged in emergency management
198-activities.
199-(6) To closeClose, notwithstanding Section 11-1-8, any
200-and all public buildings owned or leased by and under the
201-control of the political subdivision where emergency
202-conditions warrant, whether or not a local state of emergency
203-has been declared by the governing body of the political
204-subdivision. In the event that any documents required to be
205-filed by a time certain deadline cannot be filed in a timely
206-manner due to the closing of an office under this subdivision,
207-the deadline for filing shall be extended to the date that the
208-office is reopened as provided in Section 1-1-4.
209-(c)(1) In the event the Governor or the Legislature
210-proclaims a state of emergency affecting a political
211-subdivision as set forth in Section 31-9-8, the chair or
212-president of the governing body of the political subdivision
213-may execute a resolution on behalf of the governing body
181+(b) The governing body of each political subdivision
182+shall have the power and authority may do all of the
183+following:
184+(1) To appropriate Appropriate and expend funds, make
185+contracts, obtain and distribute equipment, materials, and
186+supplies for emergency management purposes; to provide for the
187+health and safety of persons and property, including emergency
188+assistance to the victims of any disaster; and to direct and
189+coordinate the development of emergency management plans and
190+programs in accordance with the policies and plans set by the
191+federal and state emergency management agencies.
192+(2) To appoint, employ, remove, or provide, with or
193+without compensation, air raid wardens, rescue teams,
194+auxiliary fire and police personnel, and other emergency
195+management workers; provided, that compensated employees shall
196+be subject to any existing civil service or Merit System laws
197+Appoint or employ the personnel necessary to accomplish the
198+goals of this chapter .
199+(3) To establish Establish a primary and one or more
200+secondary control centers to serve as command posts during an
201+emergency, and to coordinate with other political subdivisions
202+to establish the same .
203+(4) To assign Assign and make available for duty the
204+employees, property, or equipment of the subdivision relating
205+to fire fighting, engineering, rescue, health, medical and
206+related service, police, transportation, construction, and
207+similar items or services for emergency management purposes,
208+within or outside of the physical limits of the subdivision.
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243-declaring that any of the conditions described in Section
244-31-9-2(a) has occurred or is imminently likely to occur.
245-(2) Execution of the resolution by the chair or
246-president of the governing body shall authorize the governing
247-body to exercise the powers enumerated in subdivision (b)(5).
248-(d) No local governing body of a political subdivision
249-shall have the authority to provide for and compel evacuation
250-of the area except by the direction and under the supervision
251-of the Governor or the State Emergency Management Agency, or
252-both. Any action taken by the governing body of the political
253-subdivision shall remain in full force and effect unless
254-revoked by proclamation of the Governor, issued as provided in
255-Section 31-9-8.
256-(e)(1) Nothing in this section shall authorize the
257-seizure or confiscation of any firearm or ammunition from any
258-individual who is lawfully carrying or possessing the firearm
259-or ammunition except as provided in subdivision (2).
260-(2) A law enforcement officer who is acting in the
261-lawful discharge of pursuant to the officer's official duties
262-may disarm an individual if the officer reasonably believes
263-that it is immediately necessary for the protection of the
264-officer or another individual. The officer shall return the
265-firearm to the individual before discharging releasing that
266-individual unless the officer arrests that individual for
267-engaging in criminal activity or seizes the firearm as
268-evidence pursuant to an investigation for the commission of a
269-crime or, at the discretion of the officer, the individual
270-poses a threat to himself or herself or to others."
238+(5) In the event the governing body of the political
239+subdivision determines that any of the conditions described in
240+Section 31-9-2(a) has occurred or is imminently likely to
241+occur, the governing body shall have the power may do any of
242+the following:
243+a. To waive procedure and formalities otherwise
244+required by law pertaining to the performance of public work,
245+entering into contracts, the incurring of obligations, the
246+employment of temporary workers, the utilization of volunteer
247+workers, the rental of equipment, the purchase and
248+distribution with or without compensation of supplies,
249+materials, and facilities, and the appropriation and
250+expenditure of public funds. Notwithstanding Article 3 of
251+Chapter 16 of Title 41, let contracts to the extent necessary
252+to address the conditions described in Section 31-9-2(a),
253+provided that the governing body does the following:
254+1. Documents at least two price quotes or estimates
255+before letting the contract.
256+2. Adopts a resolution or ordinance declaring the
257+conditions, the action taken, and the reasons for taking the
258+action.
259+b. To impose Impose a public safety curfew for its
260+inhabitants. If a public safety curfew is imposed as
261+authorized herein , it shall be enforced by the appropriate law
262+enforcement agency within the political subdivision. A public
263+safety curfew imposed under this subsection subdivision shall
264+not apply to employees of utilities, cable, and
265+telecommunications companies and their contractors engaged in
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300-"§31-9-60
301-(a) There is established a Local Emergency Management
302-Agency Assistance Fund to provide supplemental funding for
303-local emergency management agencies organizations created and
304-operating under Section 31-9-10, for the purposes and under
305-the conditions set out in this article. The local emergency
306-management agency organization supplement shall be funded by
307-an annual allocation from the budget of the State of Alabama
308-Emergency Management Agency sufficient to make annual
309-disbursements up to twelve thousand dollars ($12,000)
310-seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000) , or up to the amount as
311-adjusted by the Consumer Price Index pursuant to Section
312-31-9-62(f), for each local emergency management agency
313-organization in the state certified as meeting the criteria
314-and procedures for payment as set out in this article.
315-(b) All necessary and appropriate disbursements shall
316-be made by the Comptroller as provided in this article."
317-"§31-9-61
318-(a)(1) The following requirements are hereby
319-established for the position of certified local emergency
320-management director created herein:
321-(1) a. Satisfactory completion of two years of college
322-level education.
323-(2) b. At least three years of work experience in the
324-area of emergency response, emergency management, or qualified
325-military service.
326-(3) c. Two hundred hours of course work in emergency
327-management as recommended by the Alabama Association of
295+activities necessary to maintain or restore utility, cable,
296+and or telecommunications services or to official emergency
297+management personnel engaged in emergency management
298+activities.
299+(6) To closeClose, notwithstanding Section 11-1-8, any
300+and all public buildings owned or leased by and under the
301+control of the political subdivision where emergency
302+conditions warrant, whether or not a local state of emergency
303+has been declared by the governing body of the political
304+subdivision. In the event that any documents required to be
305+filed by a time certain deadline cannot be filed in a timely
306+manner due to the closing of an office under this subdivision,
307+the deadline for filing shall be extended to the date that the
308+office is reopened as provided in Section 1-1-4.
309+(c)(1) In the event the Governor or the Legislature
310+proclaims a state of emergency affecting a political
311+subdivision as set forth in Section 31-9-8, the chair or
312+president of the governing body of the political subdivision
313+may execute a resolution on behalf of the governing body
314+declaring that any of the conditions described in Section
315+31-9-2(a) has occurred or is imminently likely to occur.
316+(2) Execution of the resolution by the chair or
317+president of the governing body shall authorize the governing
318+body to exercise the powers enumerated in subdivision (b)(5).
319+(d) No local governing body of a political subdivision
320+shall have the authority to provide for and compel evacuation
321+of the area except by the direction and under the supervision
322+of the Governor or the State Emergency Management Agency, or
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357-Emergency Managers and approved established by the Director of
358-the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
359-(2) Any person who is serving as a local emergency
360-management director on June 14, 2007, shall be deemed to
361-satisfy the requirement for two years of college level
362-education if he or she has a minimum five years' work
363-experience as a local emergency management director provided
364-and he or she meets all other the requirements for
365-certificationrequirement of paragraph(a)(1)c .
366-(b) Any local emergency management director meeting the
367-standards set out in subsection (a) shall be granted the
368-designation of local emergency management director without the
369-completion of any further requirements unless the requirements
370-are approved by the governing board of the Alabama Local
371-Government Training Institute established in Section 11-3-44."
372-"§31-9-62
373-(a) For the purposes of this section, a certified local
374-emergency management director is a local emergency management
375-director who completes the requirements to be a certified
376-local emergency management director and is so designated by
377-the Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
378-(a) (b)(1) Each state-recognized local emergency
379-management agency organization that employs and retains a
380-local emergency management director who completes the
381-requirements to be a certified local emergency management
382-director and is so designated by the Director of the Alabama
383-Emergency Management Agency certified local emergency
384-management director shall receive an annual salary supplement
352+both. Any action taken by the governing body of the political
353+subdivision shall remain in full force and effect unless
354+revoked by proclamation of the Governor, issued as provided in
355+Section 31-9-8.
356+(e)(1) Nothing in this section shall authorize the
357+seizure or confiscation of any firearm or ammunition from any
358+individual who is lawfully carrying or possessing the firearm
359+or ammunition except as provided in subdivision (2).
360+(2) A law enforcement officer who is acting in the
361+lawful discharge of pursuant to the officer's official duties
362+may disarm an individual if the officer reasonably believes
363+that it is immediately necessary for the protection of the
364+officer or another individual. The officer shall return the
365+firearm to the individual before discharging releasing that
366+individual unless the officer arrests that individual for
367+engaging in criminal activity or seizes the firearm as
368+evidence pursuant to an investigation for the commission of a
369+crime or, at the discretion of the officer, the individual
370+poses a threat to himself or herself or to others."
371+"§31-9-60
372+(a) There is established a Local Emergency Management
373+Agency Assistance Fund to provide supplemental funding for
374+local emergency management agencies organizations created and
375+operating under Section 31-9-10, for the purposes and under
376+the conditions set out in this article. The local emergency
377+management agency organization supplement shall be funded by
378+an annual allocation from the budget of the State of Alabama
379+Emergency Management Agency sufficient to make annual
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414-from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency in an amount
415-necessary to provide the local director with a total salary of
416-forty thousand dollars ($40,000) per year. to constitute 35
417-percent of the certified local emergency management director's
418-total salary.The amount of the salary supplement shall be the
419-difference between the salary paid to the local director on
420-the date of his or her certification and forty thousand
421-dollars ($40,000) per year. In no case shall the salary
422-supplement paid as provided herein be more than twelve
423-thousand dollars ($12,000) seventeen thousand dollars
424-($17,000) per county and such supplement shall not be paid to
425-any local agency that does not increase the salary of such
426-certified local emergency management director to at least
427-forty thousand dollars ($40,000) per year .
428-(2) The subsidy salary supplement shall be paid
429-quarterly as a reimbursement for the salary paid to the local
430-director in the prior three months, under rules and procedures
431-established by the Director of the Alabama Emergency
432-Management Agency. There is annually appropriated from the
433-State General Fund to the Alabama Emergency Management Agency
434-such funds as are necessary to meet the requirements of this
435-subsection. A salary supplement shall not be paid to certified
436-local emergency management directors who receive that status
437-on or after October 1, 2023, until the beginning of the fiscal
438-year following the completion of the requirements and
439-designation by the Director of the Alabama Emergency
440-Management Agency.
441-(b) If the amount of the supplement provided in
409+disbursements up to twelve thousand dollars ($12,000)
410+seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000), or up to the amount as
411+adjusted by the Consumer Price Index pursuant to Section
412+31-9-62(e), for each local emergency management agency
413+organization in the state certified as meeting the criteria
414+and procedures for payment as set out in this article.
415+(b) All necessary and appropriate disbursements shall
416+be made by the Comptroller as provided in this article."
417+"§31-9-61
418+(a)(1) The following requirements are hereby
419+established for the position of certified local emergency
420+management director created herein:
421+(1) a. Satisfactory completion of two years of college
422+level education.
423+(2) b. At least three years of work experience in the
424+area of emergency response, emergency management, or qualified
425+military service.
426+(3) c. Two hundred hours of course work in emergency
427+management as recommended by the Alabama Association of
428+Emergency Managers and approved established by the Director of
429+the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
430+(2) Any person who is serving as a local emergency
431+management director on June 14, 2007, shall be deemed to
432+satisfy the requirement for two years of college level
433+education if he or she has a minimum five years' work
434+experience as a local emergency management director provided
435+and he or she meets all other the requirements for
436+certificationrequirement of paragraph(a)(1)c .
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471-subsection (a) is less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000),
472-the local agency shall be eligible for the additional
473-allocation of federal funds as provided in subsection (c).
474-However, the total supplement received by any local agency
475-from the provisions of subsection (a) and the additional
476-allocation of federal funds provided in subsection (c) shall
477-not exceed a total of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per
478-year.
479-(c) Each state-recognized local emergency management
480-agency that employs and retains a local emergency management
466+(b) Any local emergency management director meeting the
467+standards set out in subsection (a) shall be granted the
468+designation of local emergency management director without the
469+completion of any further requirements unless the requirements
470+are approved by the governing board of the Alabama Local
471+Government Training Institute established in Section 11-3-44."
472+"§31-9-62
473+(a) For the purposes of this section, a certified local
474+emergency management director is a local emergency management
481475 director who completes the requirements to be a certified
482-local emergency management director, is so designated by the
483-Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and is
484-receiving total salary of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) or
485-more on the date of his or her certification shall not be
486-eligible for the supplement provided in subsection (a).
487-However, such local emergency management agencies employing
488-such certified directors shall be entitled to an additional
489-allocation of federal funds made available to the department
490-for local mitigation, planning, and program purposes as
491-provided herein. Beginning on October 1, 2007, and each year
492-thereafter, the department shall set aside additional federal
493-funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of the total increase
494-in such funds above those amounts received in the fiscal year
495-ending September 30, 2007. These funds shall be divided
496-equally among those the state-recognized local emergency
497-management agencies organizations qualifying as provided
498-hereinthat employ and retain a certified local emergency
476+local emergency management director and is so designated by
477+the Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
478+(a) (b)(1) Each state-recognized local emergency
479+management agency organization that employs and retains a
480+local emergency management director who completes the
481+requirements to be a certified local emergency management
482+director and is so designated by the Director of the Alabama
483+Emergency Management Agency certified local emergency
484+management director shall receive an annual salary supplement
485+from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency in an amount
486+necessary to provide the local director with a total salary of
487+forty thousand dollars ($40,000) per year. to constitute 35
488+percent of the certified local emergency management director's
489+total salary.The amount of the salary supplement shall be the
490+difference between the salary paid to the local director on
491+the date of his or her certification and forty thousand
492+dollars ($40,000) per year. In no case shall the salary
493+supplement paid as provided herein be more than twelve
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528-management director . However, the total supplement received by
529-any local agency from the provisions of subsection (a) and the
530-additional allocation of federal funds provided in this
531-subsection shall not exceed a total of twelve thousand dollars
532-($12,000) per year.
533-(d) There is annually appropriated from the state
534-General Fund to the Alabama Emergency Management agency such
535-funds as are necessary to meet the requirements of this
536-section.
537-(d)(e) No monies provided for in this article may be
538-expended for any purpose unless they have been appropriated by
539-the Legislature and allocated pursuant to this article. Any
540-funds appropriated shall be budgeted and allotted pursuant to
541-the Budget Management Act in accordance with Article 4
542-(commencing with Section 41-4-80) of Chapter 4 of Title 41,
543-and only in the amounts provided by the Legislature in the
544-general appropriations act or other appropriations act.
545-"(f) The dollar values in this section shall be
546-adjusted every five years based on the Consumer Price Index
547-for all urban consumers as published by the U.S. Department of
548-Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
549-Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first
550-day of the third month October 1, 2023, following its passage
551-and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
523+thousand dollars ($12,000) seventeen thousand dollars
524+($17,000) per county and such supplement shall not be paid to
525+any local agency that does not increase the salary of such
526+certified local emergency management director to at least
527+forty thousand dollars ($40,000) per year .
528+(2) The subsidy salary supplement shall be paid
529+quarterly as a reimbursement for the salary paid to the local
530+director in the prior three months, under rules and procedures
531+established by the Director of the Alabama Emergency
532+Management Agency. There is annually appropriated from the
533+State General Fund to the Alabama Emergency Management Agency
534+such funds as are necessary to meet the requirements of this
535+subsection.
536+(b) If the amount of the supplement provided in
537+subsection (a) is less than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000),
538+the local agency shall be eligible for the additional
539+allocation of federal funds as provided in subsection (c).
540+However, the total supplement received by any local agency
541+from the provisions of subsection (a) and the additional
542+allocation of federal funds provided in subsection (c) shall
543+not exceed a total of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per
544+year.
545+(c) Each state-recognized local emergency management
546+agency that employs and retains a local emergency management
547+director who completes the requirements to be a certified
548+local emergency management director, is so designated by the
549+Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and is
550+receiving total salary of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) or
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577-________________________________________________
578-President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
579-________________________________________________
580-Speaker of the House of Representatives
581-SB22
582-Senate 04-Apr-23
583-I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
584-the Senate, as amended.
585-Patrick Harris,
586-Secretary.
587-House of Representatives
588-Amended and passed: 27-Apr-23
589-Senate concurred in House amendment 02-May-23
590-By: Senator Jones
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580+more on the date of his or her certification shall not be
581+eligible for the supplement provided in subsection (a).
582+However, such local emergency management agencies employing
583+such certified directors shall be entitled to an additional
584+allocation of federal funds made available to the department
585+for local mitigation, planning, and program purposes as
586+provided herein. Beginning on October 1, 2007, and each year
587+thereafter, the department shall set aside additional federal
588+funds in an amount equal to 25 percent of the total increase
589+in such funds above those amounts received in the fiscal year
590+ending September 30, 2007. These funds shall be divided
591+equally among those the state-recognized local emergency
592+management agencies organizations qualifying as provided
593+hereinthat employ and retain a certified local emergency
594+management director . However, the total supplement received by
595+any local agency from the provisions of subsection (a) and the
596+additional allocation of federal funds provided in this
597+subsection shall not exceed a total of twelve thousand dollars
598+($12,000) per year.
599+(d) There is annually appropriated from the state
600+General Fund to the Alabama Emergency Management agency such
601+funds as are necessary to meet the requirements of this
602+section.
603+(d)(e) No monies provided for in this article may be
604+expended for any purpose unless they have been appropriated by
605+the Legislature and allocated pursuant to this article. Any
606+funds appropriated shall be budgeted and allotted pursuant to
607+the Budget Management Act in accordance with Article 4
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637+(commencing with Section 41-4-80) of Chapter 4 of Title 41,
638+and only in the amounts provided by the Legislature in the
639+general appropriations act or other appropriations act.
640+(f) The dollar values in this section shall be adjusted
641+every five years based on the Consumer Price Index for all
642+urban consumers as published by the U.S. Department of Labor,
643+Bureau of Labor Statistics. "
644+Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first
645+day of the third month following its passage and approval by
646+the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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