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3	3		SB80
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5	5		By Senator Butler
6	6		RFD: State Governmental Affairs
7	7		First Read: 04-Feb-25
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	15	+	SYNOPSIS:
	16	+	Under existing law, the Alabama Local Government
	17	+	Training Institute provides training and education to
	18	+	newly elected county commissioners on matters
	19	+	pertaining to the administration and operation of
	20	+	county government. The institute was established in
	21	+	1994 under the leadership of O.H. "Buddy" Sharpless,
	22	+	who was the Executive Director of the Association of
	23	+	County Commissions of Alabama at that time.
	24	+	This bill would change the name of the Alabama
	25	+	Local Government Training Institute to the Buddy
	26	+	Sharpless Education Institute, in memory of O.H.
	27	+	"Buddy" Sharpless, who passed away on May 8, 2024.
	28	+	A BILL
	29	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	30	+	AN ACT
16	31		Relating to the Alabama Local Government Training Act;
17	32		to amend Sections 11-3-42, 11-3-44, 11-3-45, 31-9-61, and
18	33		36-25-4.2, Code of Alabama 1975; to change the name of the
19	34		Alabama Local Government Training Institute to the Buddy
20	35		Sharpless Education Institute.
21	36		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
22		-	Section 1. Sections 11-3-42, 11-3-44, 11-3-45, 31-9-61,
23		-	and 36-25-4.2, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as
24		-	follows:
25		-	"§11-3-42
26		-	As used in this article, the following terms shall have
27		-	the following respective meanings, except where the context
28		-	clearly indicates a different meaning:
29		-	(1) BOARD. The Board of Directors of the Alabama Local
30		-	Government Training Buddy Sharpless Education Institute.
31		-	(2) COUNTY COMMISSION. The governing body as created in
32		-	Section 11-3-1 and each county governing body created by local
33		-	act.
34		-	(3) INSTITUTE. The Alabama Local Government Training
35		-	Buddy Sharpless Education Institute, named in memory of O.H.
36		-	"Buddy" Sharpless, the former executive director of the
37		-	Association of County Commissions of Alabama, under whose
38		-	leadership the institute was established in 1994 .
39		-	(4) STATE. The State of Alabama and any department,
40		-	board, bureau, commission, or other agency thereof."
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	66	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	67	+	Section 1. Sections 11-3-42, 11-3-44, 11-3-45, 31-9-61,
	68	+	and 36-25-4.2, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as
	69	+	follows:
	70	+	"§11-3-42
	71	+	As used in this article, the following terms shall have
	72	+	the following respective meanings, except where the context
	73	+	clearly indicates a different meaning:
	74	+	(1) BOARD. The Board of Directors of the Alabama Local
	75	+	Government Training Buddy Sharpless Education Institute.
	76	+	(2) COUNTY COMMISSION. The governing body as created in
	77	+	Section 11-3-1 and each county governing body created by local
	78	+	act.
	79	+	(3) INSTITUTE. The Alabama Local Government Training
	80	+	Buddy Sharpless Education Institute, named in memory of O.H.
	81	+	"Buddy" Sharpless, the former executive director of the
	82	+	Association of County Commissions of Alabama, under whose
	83	+	leadership the institute was established in 1994 .
	84	+	(4) STATE. The State of Alabama and any department,
70	85		board, bureau, commission, or other agency thereof."
71	86		"§11-3-44
72	87		(a) There is created and established the Alabama Local
73	88		Government Training Buddy Sharpless Education Institute. All
74	89		costs of operating and conducting the institute shall be paid
75	90		from public funds appropriated for this purpose.
76	91		(b) The institute shall have the power, duty, and
77	92		authority to design, implement, and administer the course of
78	93		training and education pursuant to this article.
79	94		(c) The course of training and education required by
80		-	Section 11-3-43 shall be conducted by the institute as soon as
81		-	practicable after each general election at which county
82		-	commissioners are elected. The training and education shall be
83		-	completed no later than two years from the election. The
84		-	institute shall have sole responsibility for determining the
85		-	specific date or dates the course of training and education
86		-	shall be conducted.
87		-	(d) The board shall establish guidelines and procedures
88		-	to permit a person an individual elected or appointed as a
89		-	member of a county commission who is unable to attend or
90		-	complete the course of training and education when offered by
91		-	the institute due to the appointment of a commissioner to fill
92		-	a vacant office during a term, medical disability,
93		-	providential cause, or another reason deemed sufficient by the
94		-	board to comply with the requirements of this article.
95		-	(e) The board shall perform all other duties and have
96		-	other powers and authority necessary and proper or as
97		-	prescribed by general law."
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	124	+	(c) The course of training and education required by
	125	+	Section 11-3-43 shall be conducted by the institute as soon as
	126	+	practicable after each general election at which county
	127	+	commissioners are elected. The training and education shall be
	128	+	completed no later than two years from the election. The
	129	+	institute shall have sole responsibility for determining the
	130	+	specific date or dates the course of training and education
	131	+	shall be conducted.
	132	+	(d) The board shall establish guidelines and procedures
	133	+	to permit a person an individual elected or appointed as a
	134	+	member of a county commission who is unable to attend or
	135	+	complete the course of training and education when offered by
	136	+	the institute due to the appointment of a commissioner to fill
	137	+	a vacant office during a term, medical disability,
	138	+	providential cause, or another reason deemed sufficient by the
	139	+	board to comply with the requirements of this article.
	140	+	(e) The board shall perform all other duties and have
	141	+	other powers and authority necessary and proper or as
	142	+	prescribed by general law."
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129	144		(a) The institute shall be under the direction and
130	145		supervision of the Board of the Alabama Local Government
131	146		Training Buddy Sharpless Education Institute. The board shall
132	147		have the power and duty to organize, administer, control,
133	148		oversee, and advise the institute so that the institute shall
134	149		be operated pursuant to this article.
135	150		(b) The board shall be composed of the following
136	151		members:
137	152		(1) One representative of a four-year institution of
138		-	higher education in Alabama appointed by the Alabama
139		-	Commission on Higher Education.
140		-	(2) The President of the Association of County
141		-	Commissions of Alabama.
142		-	(3) The Executive Director of the Association of County
143		-	Commissions of Alabama.
144		-	(4) Three members who shall serve at the pleasure of
145		-	and be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Association
146		-	of County Commissions of Alabama.
147		-	(5) The Chair of the Senate Governmental Affairs
148		-	Committee.
149		-	(6) The Chair of the Local Government Committee of the
150		-	House of Representatives.
151		-	(7) One member appointed by the Governor.
152		-	(8) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
153		-	(9) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
154		-	Representatives.
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	182	+	(1) One representative of a four-year institution of
	183	+	higher education in Alabama appointed by the Alabama
	184	+	Commission on Higher Education.
	185	+	(2) The President of the Association of County
	186	+	Commissions of Alabama.
	187	+	(3) The Executive Director of the Association of County
	188	+	Commissions of Alabama.
	189	+	(4) Three members who shall serve at the pleasure of
	190	+	and be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Association
	191	+	of County Commissions of Alabama.
	192	+	(5) The Chair of the Senate Governmental Affairs
	193	+	Committee.
	194	+	(6) The Chair of the Local Government Committee of the
	195	+	House of Representatives.
	196	+	(7) One member appointed by the Governor.
	197	+	(8) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
	198	+	(9) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
	199	+	Representatives.
	200	+	(c) Members of the board appointed by the Governor,
186	201		Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of
187	202		Representatives shall be county commissioners who shall serve
188	203		for four-year terms.
189	204		(d) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
190	205		appointments to assure the board membership is inclusive and
191	206		reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and
192	207		economic diversity of the state.
193	208		(e) The board shall annually elect a chair and other
194	209		officers deemed expedient. The officers shall serve at the
195	210		pleasure of the board and shall have the duties and powers
196		-	determined by the board.
197		-	(f) The board may accept appropriations, grants, gifts,
198		-	donations, or contributions from the federal government and
199		-	the state government; a county, municipal, or local
200		-	government; a board, bureau, commission, agency, or
201		-	establishment of any such government; another organization,
202		-	firm, or corporation, public or private; and an individual or
203		-	groups of individuals in furtherance of the services,
204		-	purposes, duties, responsibilities, or functions vested in the
205		-	board and college.
206		-	(g) The board shall make contracts, leases, or
207		-	agreements necessary and convenient to carry out the duties
208		-	and purposes for which the board is created. The board shall
209		-	enter into contracts, leases, or agreements with a person an
210		-	individual, firm, or corporation, public or private, upon
211		-	terms and for purposes deemed advisable.
212		-	(h) The board shall provide advanced or continuing
213		-	training and education to county commissioners through the
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	240	+	pleasure of the board and shall have the duties and powers
	241	+	determined by the board.
	242	+	(f) The board may accept appropriations, grants, gifts,
	243	+	donations, or contributions from the federal government and
	244	+	the state government; a county, municipal, or local
	245	+	government; a board, bureau, commission, agency, or
	246	+	establishment of any such government; another organization,
	247	+	firm, or corporation, public or private; and an individual or
	248	+	groups of individuals in furtherance of the services,
	249	+	purposes, duties, responsibilities, or functions vested in the
	250	+	board and college.
	251	+	(g) The board shall make contracts, leases, or
	252	+	agreements necessary and convenient to carry out the duties
	253	+	and purposes for which the board is created. The board shall
	254	+	enter into contracts, leases, or agreements with a person an
	255	+	individual, firm, or corporation, public or private, upon
	256	+	terms and for purposes deemed advisable.
	257	+	(h) The board shall provide advanced or continuing
	258	+	training and education to county commissioners through the
244	259		institute in addition to that required by Section 11-3-43.
245	260		Public funds may be expended for the advanced or continuing
246	261		training and education in the same manner as the required
247	262		training and education, but a county commissioner's enrollment
248	263		in, attendance at, or completion of an advanced course of
249	264		study shall be voluntary and shall not be required.
250	265		(i) The board shall provide for the grant of awards,
251	266		degrees, diplomas, or other forms of recognition for
252	267		successful completion of its programs as it deems proper. The
253	268		board may also award certification to county employees and
254		-	programs meeting the criteria established by the board or by
255		-	state agencies.
256		-	(j) The board shall receive no additional compensation
257		-	for their service pursuant to this article.
258		-	(k) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum
259		-	for the purpose of transacting business."
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261		-	(a)(1) The following requirements are hereby
262		-	established for the position of certified local emergency
263		-	management director created herein:
264		-	a. Satisfactory completion of two years of college
265		-	level education.
266		-	b. At least three years of work experience in the area
267		-	of emergency response, emergency management, or qualified
268		-	military service.
269		-	c. Two hundred hours of course work in emergency
270		-	management as recommended by the Alabama Association of
271		-	Emergency managers and approved by the Director of the Alabama
272		-	Emergency Management Agency.
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	298	+	board may also award certification to county employees and
	299	+	programs meeting the criteria established by the board or by
	300	+	state agencies.
	301	+	(j) The board shall receive no additional compensation
	302	+	for their service pursuant to this article.
	303	+	(k) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum
	304	+	for the purpose of transacting business."
	305	+	"§31-9-61
	306	+	(a)(1) The following requirements are hereby
	307	+	established for the position of certified local emergency
	308	+	management director created herein:
	309	+	a. Satisfactory completion of two years of college
	310	+	level education.
	311	+	b. At least three years of work experience in the area
	312	+	of emergency response, emergency management, or qualified
	313	+	military service.
	314	+	c. Two hundred hours of course work in emergency
	315	+	management as recommended by the Alabama Association of
	316	+	Emergency managers and approved by the Director of the Alabama
302	317		Emergency Management Agency.
303	318		(2) Any individual who is serving as a local emergency
304	319		management director on June 14, 2007, shall be deemed to
305	320		satisfy the requirement for two years of college level
306	321		education if he or she has a minimum five years' work
307	322		experience as a local emergency management director and he or
308	323		she meets the requirement of paragraph (a)(1)c.
309	324		(b) Any local emergency management director meeting the
310	325		standards set out in subsection (a) shall be granted the
311	326		designation of local emergency management director without the
312		-	completion of any further requirements unless the requirements
313		-	are approved by the governing board of the Alabama Local
314		-	Government Training Buddy Sharpless Education Institute
315		-	established in Section 11-3-44."
316		-	"§36-25-4.2
317		-	(a) At the beginning of each legislative quadrennium,
318		-	the State Ethics Commission shall provide for and administer
319		-	training programs on the State Ethics Law state ethics laws
320		-	for members of the Legislature, state constitutional officers,
321		-	cabinet officers, executive staff, municipal mayors, council
322		-	members and commissioners, county commissioners, and
323		-	lobbyists.
324		-	(1) The training program for legislators shall be held
325		-	at least once at the beginning of each quadrennium for members
326		-	of the Legislature. An additional training program shall be
327		-	held if any changes are made to this chapter, and shall be
328		-	held within three months of the effective date of the changes.
329		-	The time and place of the training programs shall be
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	356	+	designation of local emergency management director without the
	357	+	completion of any further requirements unless the requirements
	358	+	are approved by the governing board of the Alabama Local
	359	+	Government Training Buddy Sharpless Education Institute
	360	+	established in Section 11-3-44."
	361	+	"§36-25-4.2
	362	+	(a) At the beginning of each legislative quadrennium,
	363	+	the State Ethics Commission shall provide for and administer
	364	+	training programs on the State Ethics Law state ethics laws
	365	+	for members of the Legislature, state constitutional officers,
	366	+	cabinet officers, executive staff, municipal mayors, council
	367	+	members and commissioners, county commissioners, and
	368	+	lobbyists.
	369	+	(1) The training program for legislators shall be held
	370	+	at least once at the beginning of each quadrennium for members
	371	+	of the Legislature. An additional training program shall be
	372	+	held if any changes are made to this chapter, and shall be
	373	+	held within three months of the effective date of the changes.
	374	+	The time and place of the training programs shall be
360	375		determined by the Executive Director of the State Ethics
361	376		Commission and the Legislative Council. Each legislator must
362	377		attend the training programs. The State Ethics Commission
363	378		shall also provide a mandatory program for any legislator
364	379		elected in a special election within three months of the date
365	380		that the legislator assumes office.
366	381		(2) The training program for the state constitutional
367	382		officers, cabinet members, and executive staff, as determined
368	383		by the Governor, shall be held within the first 30 days after
369	384		the Governor has been sworn into office. An additional
370		-	training program shall be held if any changes are made to this
371		-	chapter, and shall be held within three months of the
372		-	effective date of the changes. The specific date of the
373		-	training program shall be established by the Executive
374		-	Director of the State Ethics Commission with the advice of the
375		-	Governor and other constitutional officers.
376		-	(3) The training program for lobbyists shall be held
377		-	four times annually as designated by the Executive Director of
378		-	the State Ethics Commission, the first of which shall be held
379		-	within the first 30 days of the year. Each lobbyist must
380		-	attend a training program within 90 days of registering as a
381		-	lobbyist. A lobbyist who fails to attend a training program
382		-	shall not be allowed to lobby the Legislature, Executive
383		-	Branch, Judicial Branch, public officials, or public
384		-	employees. After attending one training program, a lobbyist
385		-	shall not be required to attend an additional training program
386		-	unless any changes are made to this chapter. Such additional
387		-	Additional mandatory training program shall be held within
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	414	+	the Governor has been sworn into office. An additional
	415	+	training program shall be held if any changes are made to this
	416	+	chapter, and shall be held within three months of the
	417	+	effective date of the changes. The specific date of the
	418	+	training program shall be established by the Executive
	419	+	Director of the State Ethics Commission with the advice of the
	420	+	Governor and other constitutional officers.
	421	+	(3) The training program for lobbyists shall be held
	422	+	four times annually as designated by the Executive Director of
	423	+	the State Ethics Commission, the first of which shall be held
	424	+	within the first 30 days of the year. Each lobbyist must
	425	+	attend a training program within 90 days of registering as a
	426	+	lobbyist. A lobbyist who fails to attend a training program
	427	+	shall not be allowed to lobby the Legislature, Executive
	428	+	Branch, Judicial Branch, public officials, or public
	429	+	employees. After attending one training program, a lobbyist
	430	+	shall not be required to attend an additional training program
	431	+	unless any changes are made to this chapter. Such additional
	432	+	Additional mandatory training program shall be held within
418	433		three months of the effective date of the changes.
419	434		(4) All municipal mayors, council members and
420	435		commissioners, county commissioners, and members of any local
421	436		board of education in office as of January 1, 2011, shall
422	437		obtain training within 120 days of that date. Thereafter, all
423	438		municipal mayors, council members and commissioners, and
424	439		county commissioners , and members of local boards of education
425	440		shall obtain training within 120 days of being sworn into
426	441		office. Training shall be available online and may be
427	442		conducted either online or in person. Evidence of completion
428		-	of the training shall be provided to the commission via an
429		-	electronic reporting system provided on the official website.
430		-	The scheduling of training opportunities for municipal mayors,
431		-	council members and commissioners, and county commissioners
432		-	shall be established by the Executive Director of the State
433		-	Ethics Commission with the advice and assistance of the
434		-	Alabama League of Municipalities and the Association of County
435		-	Commissions of Alabama. Any provision of this section to the
436		-	contrary notwithstanding, the training for county
437		-	commissioners required by this subdivision shall be satisfied
438		-	by the successful completion of the 10-hour course on ethical
439		-	requirements of public officials provided by the Alabama Local
440		-	Government Training Buddy Sharpless Education Institute
441		-	established pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 11.
442		-	The Alabama Local Government Training Buddy Sharpless
443		-	Education Institute shall quarterly provide written notice to
444		-	the State Ethics Commission the names of those county
445		-	commissioners completing the institute's program.
446		-	(b) The curriculum of each session and faculty for the
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	472	+	conducted either online or in person. Evidence of completion
	473	+	of the training shall be provided to the commission via an
	474	+	electronic reporting system provided on the official website.
	475	+	The scheduling of training opportunities for municipal mayors,
	476	+	council members and commissioners, and county commissioners
	477	+	shall be established by the Executive Director of the State
	478	+	Ethics Commission with the advice and assistance of the
	479	+	Alabama League of Municipalities and the Association of County
	480	+	Commissions of Alabama. Any provision of this section to the
	481	+	contrary notwithstanding, the training for county
	482	+	commissioners required by this subdivision shall be satisfied
	483	+	by the successful completion of the 10-hour course on ethical
	484	+	requirements of public officials provided by the Alabama Local
	485	+	Government Training Buddy Sharpless Education Institute
	486	+	established pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 11.
	487	+	The Alabama Local Government Training Buddy Sharpless
	488	+	Education Institute shall quarterly provide written notice to
	489	+	the State Ethics Commission the names of those county
	490	+	commissioners completing the institute's program.
476	491		(b) The curriculum of each session and faculty for the
477	492		training program shall be determined by the Executive Director
478	493		of the State Ethics Commission. The curriculum shall include,
479	494		but not be limited to, a review of the current law, a
480	495		discussion of actual cases and advisory opinions on which the
481	496		State Ethics Commission has ruled, and a question and answer
482	497		period for attendees. The faculty for the training program may
483	498		include the staff of the State Ethics Commission, members of
484	499		the faculties of the various law schools in the state, and
485	500		other persons deemed appropriate by the Executive Director of
486		-	the State Ethics Commission and shall include experts in the
487		-	field of ethics law, persons affected by the ethics law, and
488		-	members of the press and media.
489		-	(c) Except as provided herein, attendance at any
490		-	session of the training program shall be mandatory, except in
491		-	the event the person is suffering a catastrophic illness.
492		-	(d) This section shall not preclude the penalizing,
493		-	prosecution, or conviction of any member of the Legislature,
494		-	any public official, or public employee prior to such person
495		-	attending a mandatory training program.
496		-	(e) All public employees required to file the Statement
497		-	of Economic Interests required by Section 36-25-14, no later
498		-	than May 1, 2011, shall participate in an online educational
499		-	review of the Alabama Ethics Law state ethics laws provided on
500		-	the official website of the commission. Employees hired after
501		-	January 1, 2011, shall have 90 days to comply with this
502		-	subsection. Evidence of completion of the educational review
503		-	shall be provided to the commission via an electronic
504		-	reporting system provided on the official website."
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	530	+	other persons deemed appropriate by the Executive Director of
	531	+	the State Ethics Commission and shall include experts in the
	532	+	field of ethics law, persons affected by the ethics law, and
	533	+	members of the press and media.
	534	+	(c) Except as provided herein, attendance at any
	535	+	session of the training program shall be mandatory, except in
	536	+	the event the person is suffering a catastrophic illness.
	537	+	(d) This section shall not preclude the penalizing,
	538	+	prosecution, or conviction of any member of the Legislature,
	539	+	any public official, or public employee prior to such person
	540	+	attending a mandatory training program.
	541	+	(e) All public employees required to file the Statement
	542	+	of Economic Interests required by Section 36-25-14, no later
	543	+	than May 1, 2011, shall participate in an online educational
	544	+	review of the Alabama Ethics Law state ethics laws provided on
	545	+	the official website of the commission. Employees hired after
	546	+	January 1, 2011, shall have 90 days to comply with this
	547	+	subsection. Evidence of completion of the educational review
	548	+	shall be provided to the commission via an electronic
534	549		reporting system provided on the official website."
535	550		Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
536	551		1, 2025.
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540		-	1, 2025.
541		-	________________________________________________
542		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
543		-	________________________________________________
544		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
545		-	SB80
546		-	Senate 20-Feb-25
547		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
548		-	the Senate.
549		-	Patrick Harris,
550		-	Secretary.
551		-	House of Representatives
552		-	Passed: 04-Mar-25
553		-	By: Senator Butler
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