HB53 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Johnny Mack Morrow

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Public education, establishment of security forces at public K-12 schools, role of local law enforcement

Description

This bill would authorize the formation of volunteer emergency security forces at public K-12 schools in the state consisting of current and retired school employees and local citizens.

This bill would provide for the role of the sheriff and the chief of police in the training and supervision of emergency security forces.

This bill would provide for implementation of the act by the State Department of Education and each local board of education.

This bill would also provide for indemnification.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Education