Bill > HB25

This bill amends Alabama law to allow two or more emergency communication district boards of commissioners to jointly provide services and exercise powers through a formal contractual process. Specifically, starting October 1, 2025, district boards can enter into contracts to cooperatively provide services if they adopt identical resolutions, with each district retaining its individual legal status. The contract must specify the intent to cooperate, describe the shared service or power, and have a termination date within three years, though any district can withdraw with 180 days' notice. Before adopting such a resolution, each district board must provide public notice and hold a hearing. The bill clarifies that at least one district must be legally authorized to exercise the proposed service, and the service can be provided by one or more districts on behalf of all contracting districts. Importantly, 911 services cannot be jointly provided until the Statewide 911 Board certifies that joint operations can occur without service interruption. The bill also makes several minor technical changes to the existing law, such as updating terminology (e.g., changing "chairman" to "chair") and standardizing language about the board's powers.

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