House Bill 116 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Jan 27, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ed OliverRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Title: Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program; to permit EMS regional agencies to participate in education instruction
Description: The Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program pays tuition on behalf of students who are studying to qualify for emergency medical services personnel licensure from the Alabama Department of Public Health. In exchange for tuition, the students contract with the program to work for at least two years for an ambulance service, a volunteer rescue squad, or a volunteer fire department.
Current law authorizes the member schools of the Alabama Community College System, the Alabama Fire College, and the University of South Alabama to provide the necessary educational program to students and receive tuition reimbursement. This bill would add the Alabama Department of Public Health through its regional agencies of the Office of Emergency Medical Services to the group of participating educational institutions.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Subjects: Education