AL SB8

Authorizes the Alabama Emergency Management Agency to use appropriated funds to purchase promotional materials and educational items to inform the public about emergency preparedness

Amends Section 31-9-4 of the Code of Alabama 1975, clarifying that the director's spending authority includes items "reasonably necessary to promote the functions" of the agency

Makes technical, non-substantive revisions to update outdated statutory language, including replacing "Merit System Act" with the current code citation and modernizing phrasing

Confirms the Director of Emergency Management as a full-time, Governor-appointed position prohibited from holding other government offices or conflicting employment

Effective date: October 1, 2026