Autauga County sheriff candidates and officeholders would face new qualifications, mandatory continuing education, and a salary change that replaces a separate expense allowance.
The bill applies only to Autauga County and adds specific requirements for anyone elected or appointed as sheriff, including US citizenship, county residency for at least one year, voter registration in the county for at least one year, a high school diploma or GED, age 25 or older, at least three years of law enforcement experience with arrest power, and no felony conviction. It requires the sheriff to complete a minimum of 12 hours of executive-level continuing education each year, with certification filed with the judge of probate by December 31. It creates a $12,000 annual expense allowance for the sheriff, payable from the county general fund, but beginning with the next term, the sheriff’s annual salary will increase by $12,000 and the separate expense allowance will be eliminated; the sheriff would still receive any uniform cost-of-living or other salary increases granted to other county elected officials. The act becomes law immediately after governor approval, though the salary/expense changes apply starting with the next term of office.
Assigned Act No. 2016-73.
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Signature Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 155
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
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 201
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