Title 36 — Title 36

Neither this chapter nor any part thereof shall be construed as a waiver by the state of its sovereign immunity under the Constitution of Alabama 1901. History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-680, p. 1308, §9.)

The program established by the Director of Finance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the Alabama State Port Authority, nor to any educational institution, nor to any city or county board of education. History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-680, p. 1308, §10.)

(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE (ALJ). An independent third-party hearing officer appointed by the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Administrative Law Judge Division (Central Panel) of the offic…

(a) The compensation payable under this chapter to the surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer or firefighter who dies on or after January 1, 2018, as a result of injuries received while engaged in the performance of his or her duties shall continue upon remarriage. (b) The…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) AWARDING AUTHORITY. The State Board of Adjustment, created and existing pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 9 of Title 41. (2) COMPENSATION. The money benefits paid on account …

(a)(1)a. In the event a first responder is killed, either accidentally or deliberately; or dies as a result of injuries received while engaged in the performance of his or her duties; or dies as a direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke; or within 14 calendar days…

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BENEFIT. Any monetary allowance payable to a law enforcement officer by a city or county or by the state or from a pension system es…

(a) If a law enforcement officer who qualifies for benefits under the provisions of this article suffers disability as a result of a law enforcement officer’s occupational disease, his or her disability shall be compensable the same as any service-connected disability under any l…

The provisions of this article shall apply to a law enforcement officer who, upon entering the service of the city or county as a law enforcement officer, has successfully passed a physical examination which failed to reveal any evidence of a law enforcement officer’s occupationa…

(a) If a physical examination was not required at the time of entry into service, a policeman or state trooper who has had at least three years’ continuous service as a policeman or state trooper next preceding September 8, 1967, shall be deemed eligible for benefits under the pr…

The compensation payable to surviving beneficiaries or dependents of first responders who are killed under the circumstances prescribed in Section 36-30-2 shall be paid to the beneficiaries designated by those first responders. If no beneficiaries have been designated, or if none…

Compensation pursuant to this article for the death of a first responder shall be paid only to his or her designated beneficiaries or dependents who at the time of the first responder’s death were residents of the United States. History: (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 256, §4…

THIS ACT WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2026-353, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR AMENDED LANGUAGE. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BENEFIT. Any monetary allowance payable by the state for a firefighter on account of his or her disab…

1, 2026.] THIS ACT WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2026-353, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR AMENDED LANGUAGE. (a) This article shall apply to firefighters who, upon entering the service of the state as firefighters, have successfully passed a physical examination which failed to revea…

(a) All claims for compensation as provided in this article shall be presented to the awarding authority within two years from the date of the death of the first responder or the claims are forfeited. All claims shall be presented in the form prescribed by the awarding authority,…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CANCER. Includes bladder, blood, brain, breast, cervical, esophageal, intestinal, kidney, lymphatic, lung, prostate, rectum, respiratory tract, skin, testicular, and thyroid cancer, l…

The Board of Adjustment when serving as the awarding authority under this article shall hear and determine claims for compensation under this article in the same manner prescribed by law for the hearing and determination by such board of other claims against the state. If, when a…

(a) This article shall not be construed to give any person a right of action against the State of Alabama in any court for the recovery of the compensation authorized by this article. This article shall not be construed to take away any right of action in any court under any othe…

Each governing body in the State of Alabama including the council, commission or similar governing body of each municipal corporation, the board of directors of each incorporated municipal board, the county commission of each county, the board of education of each city, the board…

The governing bodies may pay the trustee a reasonable compensation either out of the fund administered by the trustee or out of the general funds of the governing bodies. History: (Acts 1963, No. 540, p. 1158, §2.)

This chapter shall apply to each and every retirement and pension plan enacted by the Legislature of the State of Alabama which does not specifically designate a trustee, board of trustees, committee or other person or persons to administer, invest, reinvest, hold or dispense fun…

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary: (1) ALABAMA FIRE COLLEGE. The independent public institution of postsecondary education established by this chapter…

The governing body of each incorporated city or town and the governing body of each county of the state is hereby authorized to appropriate any funds not otherwise appropriated to or for the benefit of the commission and its work. All such appropriations shall be paid into the fu…

Each fire-fighting agency in the state is hereby authorized to make agreements and arrangements for cooperation and mutual assistance in fire-fighting training, with the commission and with each other. History: (Acts 1975, No. 863, p. 1701, §11; Acts 1980, No. 80-809, p. 1669, §1…

Except as expressly provided in this chapter, nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to limit the powers, rights, duties and responsibilities of municipal governments, nor to affect other laws now in effect. History: (Acts 1975, No. 863, p. 1701, §12.)

(a) There is created the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee of the Alabama Firefighters’ Personnel Standards and Education Commission. The committee shall be composed of three members of each house. The senator and the representative from the districts where the Alabama Fire C…

(a) The Alabama Firefighters’ Personnel Standards and Education Commission shall consist of nine members, each of whom shall be a qualified elector of the state who is over 18 years of age. The Professional Firefighters Association of Alabama shall appoint one certified firefight…

(a) The commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members at the first regular quarterly meeting of the calendar year. (b) The commission may do all of the following: (1) Organize the Alabama Fire College by appointing an executive director, assistant d…

(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, the Alabama Firefighters’ Personnel Standards and Education Commission shall: (i) within six months of a fire-protection personnel becoming certified, require him or her to complete one hour of training on interacting with individuals with sensory n…

The commission shall meet in regular session quarterly at a time and place in the State of Alabama to be designated in its bylaws. Special meetings may be called by the chairman, the vice-chairman or any three members by giving notice of the time, place and purpose of such specia…

The commission shall have the following functions and duties together with all powers necessary or convenient for the performance thereof: (1) To study, obtain data, statistics, and information and make reports concerning the recruitment, selection, and training of fire- protecti…

Regulations proposed by the commission shall, before becoming effective, be distributed to each fire-fighting agency, the Professional Firefighters’ Association of Alabama, the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs, the Alabama Firemen’s Association, and such other organizations of …

(a) Applicability. The minimum standards provided in this section shall apply to trainees who are to be employed as fire-protection personnel by a public fire-fighting agency. No city or fire-fighting agency which provides fire protection to the public shall permanently employ an…

Any person who shall permanently employ any trainee who, to the knowledge of the employer, fails to meet the minimum standards provided in Section 36-32-7 or the standards, rules and regulations issued by the commission under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upo…

There is hereby established and created in the Treasury of the state the Alabama Firefighters’ Personnel Standards and Education Fund. The commission may accept grants from the federal government, its departments and agencies as well as grants and appropriations by the state, any…

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) EXECUTIVE SECURITY OFFICERS. Any persons designated by the Director of Public Safety to protect the Governor and his or her immediate family at the G…

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall protect, from the date of his or her election, throughout his or her term and for a period of five years after the expiration of his or her term of office, the person of the Governor of the State of Alabama and the members of the immediat…

Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists or interferes with an officer of the Department of Public Safety engaged in the performance of the protective functions authorized by this chapter shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more …

(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive or document containing any threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the Governor of th…

The local unit participants in the Employees’ Retirement System under Section 36-27-6 are authorized to extend to the retirees, designated beneficiaries, and surviving spouses of active employees of the local units who are receiving benefits from the retirement system health insu…

As an alternative to the provisions of Section 36-34-1, the local units are authorized to participate in a health insurance plan developed by the State Employees’ Insurance Board or the Alabama Retired State Employees’ Association to provide health insurance coverage to retirees,…

This chapter shall be called the Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative. History: (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §1.)

A department or governmental entity may seek any waivers of federal law, rule, or regulation necessary to implement this chapter. History: (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §10.)

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative Board created by Section 36-35-4 to administer the program. (2) COOPERATIVE. A business entity functioning on a cooperative basis that d…

(a) The Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative Board is created. (b) The board shall consist of the following voting members: The executive director or chief staff person of the State Employees Insurance Board (SEIB) and the Public Education Employees Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP)…

Savings achieved through drug discounts received by departments and governmental entities shall be calculated on a quarterly basis by the board. A prorated share of the savings of each department or governmental entity, based on the percentage of the department or entity patronag…

The board through its executive director shall oversee the negotiation of discount prices or rebates for prescription drugs from drug manufacturers. History: (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §5.)

The board shall report the savings from rebates and discounts to the Legislature by February 1 of each year, beginning in 2005. History: (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §6.)

If the board through its executive director finds that it is beneficial to another state program to combine drug pricing negotiations to maximize drug rebates, the board through its executive director shall do so. History: (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §7.)

Any state department or other governmental entity may elect to participate in the Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative by providing written notice to the board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Alabama Medicaid Agency may participate only if the agency’s participation is approv…