Section 36-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 1/1/2025] Fire personnel training on individuals with sensory needs or invisible disabilities(a) This section shall have the same definitions as Section 36-32-1, Code of Alabama 1975.(b) Beginning January 1, 2025, the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission shall: (i) within in six months of a fire-protection personnel becoming certified, require he or she to complete one hour of training on interacting with individuals with sensory needs or invisible disabilities; and (ii) require each fire-protection personnel and certified volunteer firefighter to complete one hour of training on interacting with individuals with sensory needs or invisible disabilities every other year.(c)(1) The Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission shall collaborate with a nonprofit entity that provides training on individuals with sensory needs or invisible disabilities to administer the training required by this section. The entity shall provide the required training related to individuals with sensory needs or invisible disabilities without compensation. The training may be provided in person or online. The commission shall ensure the entity chosen to administer the training annually reviews and updates the training to include changes and trends relating to individuals with sensory needs or invisible disabilities.(2) The training requirements of this section only apply if the company that the commission collaborates with pursuant to subdivision (1) provides the training without compensation.(d) The training requirements of subsection (b) do not apply to employees of the Alabama State Forestry Commission.(e) This section shall not be construed to eliminate, alter, or otherwise modify any immunity regarding fire-protection personnel or certified volunteer firefighters established under the constitution and laws of this state.Ala. Code § 36-NEW (1975)
Added by Act 2024-81,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2025.