SB273 Summary

• Removes requirement that Adjutant General must be an active National Guard officer with prior line service; instead requires 15 years total National Guard service, 5 years as commissioned active officer, age 30-65, and Alabama citizenship.

• Adjutant General compensation equals the pay of the rank indicated on the officer's valid commission, including all pay, subsistence allowances, and housing allowances.

• General officers of the line are appointed by the Governor with Senate advice and consent; appointees serve until the next regular legislative session and the position becomes vacant if not confirmed.

• Governor may submit officers for Senate confirmation as general officers at any time regardless of vacancy; confirmation expires at the conclusion of the final legislative session of the quadrennium during which confirmation occurred if officer is not appointed.

• Military Department cannot seek federal recognition of general officer appointments until after Senate confirmation is obtained.