HB410 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

School resource officers, retired law enforcement officers allowed to serve on part-time basis, part-time reserve school resource officers to be certified by Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission

Description

Under existing law, only those officers who are fully certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission may serve as law enforcement officers in schools.

This bill would allow retired police officers or other law enforcement officers who resigned in good standing to serve on a part-time basis as reserve school resource officers in schools.

This bill would require any person serving as a part-time reserve school resource officer to maintain firearms qualifications and annual use-of-force training but would not require physical fitness standards or other continuing education requirements.

Subjects

School Resource Officer