SB48 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Cam WardTrip PittmanScott BeasonGreg J. ReedClay ScofieldJimmy HolleyJ.T. WaggonerPaul SanfordMark Slade BlackwellPhillip W. WilliamsRusty GloverBill HoltzclawGerald H. AllenArthur OrrJerry L. FieldingPaul BussmanDick BrewbakerTom WhatleyGerald O. DialBryan Taylor

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Public Safety, Secretary of Public Safety created; Public Safety Fund created, certain investigative and law enforcement function of various state entities consolidated, Department of Public Safety reorganized, Homeland Security Department eliminated, uniform changes by Code Commissioner required

Description

Under existing law, various state agencies, including the Department of Public Safety, perform law enforcement and investigative services to enhance public safety.

This bill would create the Public Safety Agency and the position of Secretary of Public Safety, appointed by the Governor, to coordinate public safety in this state.

Effective October 1, 2014, this bill would consolidate certain investigative and law enforcement functions and reorganize the administration of public safety services in this state.

This bill would reorganize state public safety services within the Public Safety Agency, which would comprise four departments: the reorganized Department of Public Safety, which would consolidate uniformed state law enforcement services; a newly created Department of Investigation, which would consolidate state investigative law enforcement services; and the newly created Department of Public Safety Training.

This bill also would eliminate the Department of Homeland Security and transfer its functions to other state agencies.

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Subjects

Public Safety Department