SB25 sets new qualifications and continuing education requirements for Russell County sheriffs.
If enacted, the bill requires anyone qualifying for sheriff in Russell County to meet additional minimum qualifications (citizenship, one-year county residency, voter status and registration for at least one year, a high school diploma or GED, age 25 or older, three or more years of full-time law enforcement with arrest power, and no felony conviction). It also requires the elected sheriff to complete at least 12 hours of executive-level continuing education each year, approved by the Alabama Sheriff's Association or the National Sheriff's Association. The act applies only to Russell County and does not apply to supernumerary sheriffs; it becomes effective immediately after the governor signs it.
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 10
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation
Source: Alabama Legislature