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This bill establishes the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within the executive branch of state government, tasked with coordinating resilience-related activities and fostering collaboration between state and local governments and the private sector to proactively address and recover from adverse events. Resilience is defined as the capacity to anticipate, prepare for, adapt to, and recover from adverse events, guided by principles of individual responsibility, collective continuity, factual risk assessment, integrated efforts, and focused support. The council will be led by a Governor-appointed Chief Resilience Officer, who will oversee the development and implementation of a statewide resilience plan. This plan will include a comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment, prioritized resilience actions, community preparedness strategies, and an implementation strategy. The bill also creates the "Alabama Resilience Council Fund" to support the council's and Chief Resilience Officer's activities, and amends existing law to direct a portion of insurance-related funds, starting in fiscal year 2028, to this new resilience fund, with specific caps and percentages. The act is set to become effective on October 1, 2026.

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