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

Summary

HB410 would allow retired, POST-certified officers to serve part-time as reserve school resource officers in Alabama schools, with limited training requirements and local-determined pay.

What This Bill Does

It would enable retired municipal police officers, deputies, or other POST-certified officers who resigned in good standing to work part-time as reserve SROs in schools. Part-time reserve SROs must maintain firearms qualifications and annual use-of-force training, but are not required to meet physical fitness or ongoing education requirements beyond those trainings. They would keep the same powers as other certified officers while on duty, but would not receive health insurance or retirement benefits beyond what they already have from their prior job, and the bill does not apply to current full-time officers serving as SROs as of the effective date.

Who It Affects

• Retired municipal police officers, deputy sheriffs, or other POST-certified officers who resigned in good standing, who could serve part-time as reserve SROs in schools.
• Counties, municipalities, and local school districts that hire reserve SROs, funding and managing these positions and setting their pay.

Key Provisions

• Allows retired POST-certified officers who resigned in good standing to be employed as part-time reserve school resource officers by counties, municipalities, or local school districts.
• Requires part-time reserve SROs to be certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC).
• Waives physical examination and continuing education requirements for part-time reserve SROs, but requires ongoing firearms qualifications and annual use-of-force training.
• Gives reserve SROs the same rights, powers, and privileges as other POST-certified officers while on duty; provides immunity from civil liability for chiefs/sheriffs and their forces related to actions as reserve SROs.
• Funding for reserve SROs may come from local, state, or federal budgets or from school boards, and pay is set by the hiring authority rather than a fixed pay scale.
• Not applicable to full-time officers currently serving as SROs as of the act’s effective date; they may continue in that role at the discretion of the chief or sheriff.
• Effective immediately upon the governor's approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

School Resource Officer