HB441 Alabama 2018 Session

Under existing law, in 2013, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) was created, and on January 1, 2015, the law enforcement functions of various offices, departments, divisions, entities, and agencies of the state, including the Department of Public Safety and all of its divisions, the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, the Marine Police Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of Homeland Security, the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, the law enforcement unit of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the investigative unit of the Alabama Forestry Commission, the investigative unit of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, the law enforcement unit of the Public Service Commission, and the revenue enforcement officers of the Department of Revenue, were all consolidated within ALEA. Under existing law, the position of Secretary of ALEA was created and the secretary was designated the executive head of ALEA as well as the Director of Homeland Security. Under existing law, two divisions were established within ALEA, the Department of Public Safety and the State Bureau of Investigations

Under existing law, the Code Commissioner was directed to conform references in the Code of Alabama 1975, to the offices, departments, divisions, and other entities consolidated into ALEA and to reflect the changes made by the consolidation

This bill would return the law enforcement functions consolidated within ALEA to the offices, departments, divisions, and other entities and agencies with which they existed before the creation of ALEA. This bill would abolish ALEA and would direct the Code Commissioner to make conforming changes in the Code of Alabama 1975

Relating to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency; to repeal Article 1 of Chapter 27 of Title 41, comprised of Sections 41-27-1 to 41-27-9, inclusive, of the Code of Alabama 1975; to return the law enforcement functions consolidated within the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to the offices, departments, divisions, and other entities and agencies with which they existed before the creation of ALEA and abolish ALEA; and to direct the Code Commissioner to make conforming changes in the Code of Alabama 1975.