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5	5		By Representatives Hulsey, Lamb, Shirey, DuBose, Lovvorn,
6	6		Rigsby, Lomax, Hammett, Stringer, Daniels, Collins, Bedsole,
7	7		Reynolds, Starnes, Bolton, Gidley, Butler, Underwood
8	8		RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
9	9		First Read: 06-Feb-24
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16		-	7 HB126 ~~Enrolled~~
	16	+	7 HB126 Engrossed
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18	18		First Read: 06-Feb-24
19		-	Enrolled, An Act,
	19	+	A BILL
	20	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	21	+	AN ACT
20	22		Relating to individuals with sensory needs and
21	23		invisible disabilities; to require fire-protection personnel,
22	24		certified volunteer firefighters, and emergency medical
23	25		services personnel to undergo regular training related to
24	26		interacting with individuals with sensory needs or invisible
25	27		disabilities; to require recently certified fire-protection
26	28		personnel to undergo the training; and to condition the
27	29		training requirements on the collaboration with a nonprofit
28	30		entity to provide the training without compensation.
29	31		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
30	32		Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as
31	33		the Abram Colin Act.
32	34		Section 2. (a) This section shall have the same
33	35		definitions as Section 36-32-1, Code of Alabama 1975.
34	36		(b) Beginning January 1, 2025, the Alabama
35	37		Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission
36	38		shall: (i) within in six months of a fire-protection personnel
37	39		becoming certified, require he or she to complete one hour of
38	40		training on interacting with individuals with sensory needs or
39	41		invisible disabilities; and (ii) require each fire-protection
40		-	personnel and certified volunteer firefighter to complete one
41		-	hour of training on interacting with individuals with sensory
42		-	needs or invisible disabilities every other year.
43		-	(c)(1) The Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards
44		-	and Education Commission shall collaborate with a nonprofit
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	71	+	invisible disabilities; and (ii) require each fire-protection
	72	+	personnel and certified volunteer firefighter to complete one
	73	+	hour of training on interacting with individuals with sensory
	74	+	needs or invisible disabilities every other year.
	75	+	(c)(1) The Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards
74	76		and Education Commission shall collaborate with a nonprofit
75	77		entity that provides training on individuals with sensory
76	78		needs or invisible disabilities to administer the training
77	79		required by this section. The entity shall provide the
78	80		required training related to individuals with sensory needs or
79	81		invisible disabilities without compensation. The training may
80	82		be provided in person or online. The commission shall ensure
81	83		the entity chosen to administer the training annually reviews
82	84		and updates the training to include changes and trends
83	85		relating to individuals with sensory needs or invisible
84	86		disabilities.
85	87		(2) The training requirements of this section only
86	88		apply if the company that the commission collaborates with
87	89		pursuant to subdivision (1) provides the training without
88	90		compensation.
89	91		(d) The training requirements of subsection (b) do not
90	92		apply to employees of the Alabama State Forestry Commission.
91	93		(e) This section shall not be construed to eliminate,
92	94		alter, or otherwise modify any immunity regarding
93	95		fire-protection personnel or certified volunteer firefighters
94	96		established under the constitution and laws of this state.
95	97		Section 3. (a) This section shall have the same
96	98		definitions as Section 22-18-1, Code of Alabama 1975.
97	99		(b) Beginning January 1, 2025, the Alabama Department
98		-	of Public Health shall require each emergency medical services
99		-	personnel to annually complete one hour of training on
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	129	+	(b) Beginning January 1, 2025, the Alabama Department
	130	+	of Public Health shall require each emergency medical services
	131	+	personnel to annually complete one hour of training on
	132	+	interacting with individuals with sensory needs or invisible
	133	+	disabilities.
132	134		(c)(1) The Alabama Department of Public Health shall
133	135		collaborate with a nonprofit entity that provides training on
134	136		individuals with sensory needs or invisible disabilities to
135	137		administer the training required by this section. The company
136	138		shall provide the required training related to individuals
137	139		with sensory needs or invisible disabilities without
138	140		compensation. The training may be provided in person or
139	141		online. The department shall ensure the entity chosen to
140	142		administer the training annually reviews and updates the
141	143		training to include changes and trends relating to individuals
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143	145		(2) The training requirements of this section only
144	146		apply if the entity that the department collaborates with
145	147		pursuant to subdivision (1) provides the training without
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147	149		(d) This section shall not be construed to eliminate,
148	150		alter, or otherwise modify any immunity regarding emergency
149	151		medical services personnel established under the constitution
150	152		and laws of this state.
151	153		Section 4. This act shall become effective January 1,
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176		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
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178		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
179		-	House of Representatives
180		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
181		-	was passed by the House 29-Feb-24, as amended.
182		-	John Treadwell
183		-	Clerk
184		-	Senate 09-Apr-24 Passed
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	181	+	2025.
	182	+	House of Representatives
	183	+	Read for the first time and referred
	184	+	to the House of Representatives
	185	+	committee on Public Safety and
	186	+	Homeland Security
	187	+	................06-Feb-24
	188	+	Read for the second time and placed
	189	+	on the calendar:
	190	+	1 amendment
	191	+	................21-Feb-24
	192	+	Read for the third time and passed
	193	+	as amended
	194	+	Yeas 103
	195	+	Nays 0
	196	+	Abstains 0
	197	+	................29-Feb-24
	198	+	John Treadwell
	199	+	Clerk
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