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This bill updates Alabama's emergency management laws by replacing references to the "director" with the "governing body" of local emergency management organizations and expanding their authority to develop mutual aid agreements. The bill allows local emergency management organizations to create mutual aid agreements with public and private agencies within the state to provide reciprocal emergency assistance and protect public safety during disasters or emergencies that are too large for a single jurisdiction to handle alone. The legislation clarifies that when employees from one political subdivision are providing aid to another under a mutual aid agreement, they will retain the same powers, rights, and immunities they would have in their home jurisdiction. The bill also adds a definition of "governing body" as the political subdivision establishing the local emergency management organization and provides that these mutual aid agreements must be filed with the State Director of Emergency Management. The changes are set to take effect on October 1, 2025, giving local governments time to adapt to the new provisions.

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