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SB66 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Paul Bussman
Paul Bussman
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, education requirement to become a law enforcement officer amended to include nonpublic education, Sec. 36-21-46 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, applicants for appointment as law enforcement officers are required to be graduates of State Department of Education accredited or approved high schools or to possess a high school equivalency certificate issued by general educational development.

This bill would include graduation from a nonpublic education program as qualifying education for applying to become a law enforcement officer in the state.

Subjects
Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission

Bill Actions

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 592

S

Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 591

S

Singleton Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Sanford motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education and Youth Affairs

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

January 23, 2018 Senate Passed
Yes 23
Absent 11

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

February 20, 2018 House Passed
Yes 96
Absent 6

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 1, 2018 Senate Passed
Yes 26
No 1
Absent 7

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature