HB383 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phil Williams

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Public Safety Department and State Personnel Department, establish a new classification, Trooper First Class, recover cost of training

Summary

HB383 would create a Trooper First Class classification for troopers with 3+ years of service, set a pay scale for that rank, and allow recovery of training costs if officers leave within three years.

What This Bill Does

It requires the Director of the Department of Public Safety and the Alabama State Personnel Department to establish a Trooper First Class classification for state troopers who have three or more years of service and pay them under pay grade 75-76 of the state compensation plan. It authorizes the state to recover the actual costs of educating and training officers who are initially employed as law enforcement officers if they do not remain employed in full-time positions for at least three years. If the officer leaves within three years, the state may recover those training costs from the officer or from any other agency or entity that hires the officer within three years. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it passes and is approved by the Governor.

Who It Affects

• State troopers who have served three years or more would be placed into the Trooper First Class classification and paid according to the specified pay grade.
• The state and any employer that hires a trained officer within three years could be responsible for repaying the state's training costs if the officer leaves before the end of the three-year period.

Key Provisions

• Establish Trooper First Class as a new classification for troopers with three or more years of service and compensate them according to pay grade 75-76.
• Allow the state to recover actual training costs for initial law enforcement training if an officer does not remain employed full-time for three years, with recovery possible from the officer or from any other agency that hires the officer within three years.
• Effective date: the first day of the third month following 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

Public Safety Department