AlabamaRegional EMS agencies may offer training and join tuition aid program
Starting October 1, 2026, designated regional EMS agencies may offer courses and take part in tuition reimbursement for students who agree to serve after becoming licensed.
What it does
Designated regional EMS agencies may offer courses and take part in tuition reimbursement. Students must complete training, become licensed, and agree to serve for two years; payments depend on available funding.
The state health department must set standards for private companies and instructors teaching through regional EMS agencies. It must also cap tuition help for those courses at no more than the Fire College cap.
Argument forRegional EMS agencies could offer another path to EMS training and tuition help for students who agree to serve after licensing.
Argument againstStudents trained through regional agencies could receive less tuition help if the cap limits reimbursement or available program money runs short.
More detail
Designated regional EMS agencies may offer courses and take part in the tuition reimbursement program. A designated regional EMS agency is a regional agency of the state health department’s Emergency Medical Services office that the department selects to offer courses. Students must complete an approved course, pass the certification exam, obtain an Alabama EMS license, and agree to serve for two years after licensing. Reimbursement depends on available appropriations and does not cover costs paid by grants or other monetary awards. The law takes effect October 1, 2026.
The state health department must set course standards and a reimbursement cap for regional EMS agency programs. The standards apply to private companies and instructors teaching courses for designated regional EMS agencies; the cap applies to students completing those agencies’ programs. Standards for private companies and instructors teaching for regional agencies must match those for other eligible schools. The cap for regional-agency courses cannot be higher than any cap for Alabama Fire College courses. The law takes effect October 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 16EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 9Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1319Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1319. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Ready to Enroll
- Apr 9EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 9Signature Requested
- Apr 9Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Mar 5Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Finance and Taxation Education)Minor
- Mar 4Reported Out of Committee Second House
- Jan 27Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation EducationMinor
- Jan 27Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation Education)
- Jan 22Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 148. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 148Passed House
- Jan 21Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 21Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means Education)Minor
- Jan 13Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means EducationMinor
- Jan 13Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)
- Jan 6FiledIntroduced
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