HB600 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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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, certification as peace officer required
Summary: The bill lets retired, POST-certified law enforcement officers work part-time as school resource officers in Etowah County.
What This Bill Does
If passed, it allows retirees who are certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to be hired as part-time school resource officers in Etowah County schools or in local government units in the county. Part-time SROs may keep only the health insurance and retirement benefits they already receive from their former full-time jobs and will have the full powers of a certified officer while on duty, with civil liability immunity for their actions in the SRO role. Hiring favors retired municipal officers in towns with their own police, and retired deputy sheriffs in other unincorporated areas; funding can come from local, state, or federal budgets or boards of education, and pay is set at the hiring authority's discretion, not by a fixed pay scale. It does not apply to current full-time officers serving as SROs, and the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
Retired municipal police officers, deputy sheriffs, or other POST-certified officers who retired in good standing, who may be hired as part-time SROs in Etowah County.
Etowah County government, municipalities, and local school districts that hire part-time SROs, including the police chiefs and sheriffs who supervise them, and the bodies that fund and set pay.

Key Provisions
Allows a POST-certified retiree who retired in good standing to be employed as a part-time SRO by Etowah County, a municipality, or a local school district within Etowah County.
Part-time SROs are not eligible for new health insurance or retirement benefits beyond what they already receive from their prior full-time employment.
Part-time SROs have all rights, privileges, and powers of a POST-certified law enforcement officer.
The chief of police or sheriff and their staff have civil liability immunity for actions arising from the SRO role.
Hiring preferences: retired municipal officers for municipalities with their own police force; retired deputy sheriffs for other unincorporated areas.
Funding and pay for part-time SROs may come from local, state, or federal budgets or boards of education; pay is at the hiring authority's discretion and not tied to an existing pay scale.
The act does not apply to current full-time officers serving as SROs; such officers may continue at the discretion of the chief.
Effective date: the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor 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