HB45 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Howard Sanderford
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Polygraph Examiners, Board of, Sunset Law review, continued with modifications, board authorized to establish the qualifications of consultants by rule, applicants for licensure required to be United States citizens or legally present in the United States, Sec. 34-25-4, 34-25-21 am'd. (2011-20324)
Summary: HB45 keeps the Polygraph Examiners Board alive under the Sunset Law and adds rules for consultants and licensing, including citizenship requirements for applicants.
What This Bill Does
It continues the Polygraph Examiners Board and lets it set qualifications for advisory consultants by rule. It requires licensure applicants to be U.S. citizens or legally present in the United States. It reorganizes the board's structure (five voting members and two advisory consultants) and transfers records to the Department of Public Safety, while establishing licensing standards and governance rules.

Who It Affects
Applicants for polygraph examiner licensure must meet citizenship/legal presence, age, honesty and integrity, no felony or moral turpitude convictions, educational or investigative experience requirements, completion of board-approved coursework and internship, and pass required exams; they must also obtain a surety bond or insurance.
The Polygraph Examiners Board, its advisory consultants, and the Department of Public Safety: their composition, appointment process, duties, and transfer of records are reorganized under the Sunset framework.

Key Provisions
Continues the Polygraph Examiners Board under the Alabama Sunset Law with specified changes.
Authorizes the board to establish the qualifications of advisory consultants by rule.
Requires licensure applicants to be United States citizens or legally present in the United States.
Board composition includes five voting members (three from government polygraph examiners, two from commercial field) and two advisory consultants; appointments by the Governor for four-year terms with diversity considerations.
Board may set the number of full-time employees under Merit System; may hire temporary staff; details on compensation and retirement for transferred employees.
Board chair elected from among members; meetings occur regularly; majority vote required for decisions.
All documents and functions currently housed at the Board of Polygraph Examiners’ Office are transferred to the Department of Public Safety for supervision.
Licensure criteria (34-25-21): applicant must be 21+, a citizen or legally present, honest and morally fit, free of disqualifying convictions, possess a degree or five years of investigative experience, graduate from a board-approved course with internship, and pass required examinations.
Before licensure, applicants must provide a surety bond or insurance policy to cover potential judgments for wrongful acts.
Effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Polygraph Examiners, Board of