HB513 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig Ford

Independent

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Etowah Co., 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

HB513 would let Etowah County hire retired law enforcement officers as part-time school resource officers, with certification but waivers for physical exams.

What This Bill Does

The bill creates a program in Etowah County to hire retired police officers or deputies as part-time school resource officers. Part-time SROs must be certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission, but physical qualification requirements are waived. They would have the same powers as other certified officers and enjoy civil-immunity protections for chiefs or sheriffs in this role; funding and pay would be determined by local authorities, with hiring preferences based on retirement status and location. The act applies only to Etowah County and does not apply to full-time officers already serving as SROs prior to the act’s effective date.

Who It Affects

• Retired municipal police officers, deputy sheriffs, or other positions that required certification by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission, who resign in good standing and may be employed as part-time school resource officers in Etowah County.
• Etowah County government entities (the county, municipalities, and local school districts) that would hire, fund, and set pay for part-time school resource officers, including applying hiring preferences and using various funding sources.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: Applies only in Etowah County.
• Section 2: Allows retired, good-standing officers to be employed as part-time SROs; requires certification by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission but waives physical-examination requirements; grants full law-enforcement powers to part-time SROs; provides civil-immunity protections for chiefs and sheriffs; establishes hiring preferences (retired municipal officers in municipalities; retired deputy sheriffs in unincorporated areas); allows funding from local/state/federal budgets or boards of education; pay is discretionary and not tied to existing pay scales; excludes full-time officers who were already serving as SROs as of the act’s effective date.
• Section 3: Becomes effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor.

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