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SB291
PDJWRRR-2
By Senator Waggoner
RFD: County and Municipal Government
First Read: 04-Apr-24
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A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to municipal officials; to require certain
officials to participate in training; and to provide for the
creation of a training course.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, each
individual elected to serve as mayor or as a member of the
governing body of any municipality shall enroll in,
participate in, and satisfactorily complete, during each year
of their first elected term that commences after January 1,
2025, a training course that meets the requirements of
subsection (b).
(b) A training course shall consist of at least 10
hours and shall include instruction in each of the following
subjects:
(1) The general powers of municipalities.
(2) The duties of mayors and governing bodies of
municipalities.
(3) Ethics.
(4) Annexations.
(5) The authority to expend municipal funds.
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(5) The authority to expend municipal funds.
(6) Parliamentary procedure.
(7) Conflicts of interest.
(8) Legislative advocacy.
(9) Liability.
(10) Public records.
(11) Police and planning jurisdiction.
(12) Public works bidding.
(13) Revenue sources.
(14) Competitive bid laws.
(15) Budgeting.
(16) Audit requirements.
(17) The public purpose doctrine.
(18) The Open Meetings Act.
(19) Municipal boards.
(20) Zoning.
(21) Any other subject recommended by the Alabama
League of Municipalities.
(c) Any individual who has successfully completed the
Certified Municipal Official Program administered by the
Alabama League of Municipalities shall be exempt from the
requirements of subsection (a).
Section 2. Beginning January 1, 2025, each individual
elected or appointed to serve as mayor or as a member of the
governing body of any municipality who has already completed
the training required by Section 1 shall enroll in,
participate in, and satisfactorily complete, annually, at
least five hours of continuing education courses pertaining to
any of the subjects listed in Section 1.
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any of the subjects listed in Section 1.
Section 3. Any training provided pursuant to this act
shall be developed in consultation with the Alabama Ethics
Commission, the Attorney General's Office, and the Department
of Examiners of Public Accounts.
Section 4. (a) All expenses incurred by an individual
related to any training required by this act, including, but
not limited to, the cost of the training and the reasonable
costs of lodging, travel, and meals, shall be paid from the
general fund of the municipality.
(b) This act shall apply to all municipalities
incorporated under Title 11 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
Section 5. This act shall become effective on January
1, 2025.
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1, 2025.
Senate
Read for the first time and referred
to the Senate committee on County
and Municipal Government
................04-Apr-24
Read for the second time and placed
on the calendar:
1 amendment
................09-Apr-24
Read for the third time and passed
as amended
Yeas 31
Nays 0
Abstains 0
................16-Apr-24
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
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