SB22 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Jones Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to Emergency Management; to amend Section 31-9-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide contract letting requirements for local emergency management organizations; to amend Section 31-9-60, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase supplemental funding for assistance to local emergency management organizations; to amend 31-9-61, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish standards for course work for local emergency management director certification; to amend Section 31-9-62, Code of Alabama 1975, to change salary supplements for local emergency management directors and revise local emergency management organization eligibility for federal funds; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Description

Under existing law, each county and municipality must establish a local emergency management organization to maintain public safety within its territorial limits in the event of a natural or manmade disaster or public health emergency pursuant to the state emergency management plan. The local emergency management organization is administered by a director who operates under the control of the governing body of the county or municipality. The director receives an annual salary supplement from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency in an amount necessary to provide the director an annual salary of $40,000, provided the supplement is capped at $12,000.

This bill would revise the authority of local emergency management organizations relating to entering into contracts for supplies and services for disaster relief to authorize the letting of contracts outside of the parameters of the competitive bid law if certain conditions are met.

This bill would increase the annual supplemental allocation to local organizations from the state Local Emergency Management Assistance Fund from $12,000 to $17,000, to be subsequently adjusted every five years by the Consumer Price Index.

SB22 INTRODUCED This bill would provide that course work required for certification as a local emergency management director must be recommended by the Alabama Association of Emergency Managers and approved by the Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.

This bill would revise the supplement to fund the director's salary from the Alabama Emergency Management Fund by removing any reference to the $40,000 target and instead provide a supplement in an amount necessary to constitute 35% of the director's salary, provided the supplement is capped at $17,000.

This bill would tie any dollar values referenced in these provisions to be adjusted to reflect the Consumer Price Index.

This bill would make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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