SB67 Alabama 2021 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, education requirement to become a law enforcement officer amended to include nonpublic education, Sec. 36-21-46 am'd.
Description
Under existing law, applicants for appointment as law enforcement officers are required to be graduates of State Department of Education accredited or approved high schools or to possess a high school equivalency certificate issued by general educational development
This bill would include graduation from a nonpublic education program as qualifying education for applying to become a law enforcement officer in the state
To amend Section 36-21-46, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission; to provide that graduation from a nonpublic education program satisfies the education component for an applicant to become a law enforcement officer in the state.
Subjects
Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
| April 20, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1091 |
| April 20, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 9, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 9, 2021 | Room 825 at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB67 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB67 for Governmental Affairs |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB99 for Public Safety and Homeland Security |