SB889T4YBPP-1 ENROLLED: SB88 VEWUPVL-3 By Senator Weaver RFD:

County2/15/2024 and: Municipal Government First Read:

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Section2/15/2024 36-32-2,: Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:

"§36-32-2JC (a)1ST TheCOUNTY AlabamaAND Firefighters'MUNICIPAL PersonnelGOVERNMENT StandardsAMENDMENT andTO EducationSB88 CommissionOFFERED shallBY consistSENATOR ofHOVEY sevennineyears; members, each of whom shall be a qualified elector of the state who is over the age of 18 years of age.

Thethe ProfessionalPresiding FirefightersOfficer Association of Alabamathe shallSenate nominateappointPage one2 certified firefighter to serve for a term of four years;

the Alabama Firefighter's Association shall nominateappoint one certified firefighter to serve for a term of four years;

the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs shall nominateappoint one certified firefighter to serve for a term of four years;

the Alabama Association of Volunteer Fire Departments shall nominateappoint one certified volunteer firefighter to serve for a term of four years;

the Presiding Officer of the Senate shall appoint one certified firefighter who is experienced in Page 1 SB88 Enrolled the mentorship and training of aspiring firefighters to serve for a term of four years;

the Presiding Officer of the Senate shall appoint one certified volunteer firefighter who is experienced in the mentorship and training of aspiring volunteer firefighters to serve for a term of four years;

the Statestate Fire Marshal or his or her designee shall serve as a member;

the Lieutenant Governor shall nominateappoint one member;

and the Governor shall nominateappoint one member of the commission.

The members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and the Governor shall each serve for terms of four years.

(b) Should a vacancy occur during the term of a commission member, the original nominating entityappointing authority shall nominateappoint a replacement to serve for the remainder of the term.

Each nomineeappointee shall be confirmed by the Senate before the nomineeappointee becomes a member of the commission.

Except for the state Fire Marshall, Nono commissioner who is then serving on the commission or whose term has just expired shall be required to be reconfirmed for a new term, once nominated by the Professional Firefighters Association of Alabama, the Alabama Firefighters Association, the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs, the Alabama Association of Volunteer Fire Departments, the Lieutenant Governor, or the Governor.

Each member of the commission shall serve until his or her successor is confirmed by the Senate.

If the Senate rejects the nomineeappointee, the nominating entityappointing authority shall make a replacement nominationappointment.

The nominee of the Alabama Association Page 2 SB88 Enrolled of Fire Chiefs shall be appointed in 2013 at the expiration of the term of office of the designee of the Governor whose appointment ends in 2013.

The nominee of the Alabama Association of Volunteer Fire Departments shall be appointed in 2014 at the expiration of the term of office of the designee of the Governor whose appointment ends in 2014.

No commissioner may serve more than two consecutive terms.

(c) The members may adopt bylaws to govern the organization of the commission, its meetings, and activities;

provided, that the bylaws shall not conflict with this chapter.

(b)(d) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to assure that the membership of the commission shall beis inclusive and reflectreflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban/ruralurban, rural, and economic diversity of the state." Section 2.

This act shall become effective on October 1, 2024.

Page 3 SB88 Enrolled 76 78 80 ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate 84 86 ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives 89 SB88 Senate 09-Apr-24 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate, as amended.

95 Patrick Harris, Secretary.

98 House of Representatives Passed:

30-Apr-24 By:

Senator Weaver Page 4