HB209 Alabama 2019 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Education, school resource officers, qualifications further provided for, Sec. 16-1-44.1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a local board of
education may hire persons as school security
personnel and may contract with a local chief of
police or sheriff to employ school resource
officers. Also under existing law, a local school
board of education may authorize school security
personnel and school resource officers to carry a
firearm while on duty if they satisfy certain
qualifications</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that if a local
board of education hires a retired law enforcement
officer to serve as school security personnel, the
board may authorize the retired law enforcement
officer to carry a firearm on duty if he or she
meets the following requirements: (1) is retired in
good standing from a federal, state, or local law
enforcement agency with at least 25 years of law
enforcement experience; (2) has successfully
completed active shooter training approved by the
Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency; (3) annually
completes and passes the firearm requalification
required of law enforcement officers by the Alabama
Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission;
and (4) is trained in the appropriate use of a
non-lethal weapon and while on duty carries that
weapon</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to education; to amend Section 16-1-44.1,
Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the
qualifications of school resource officers.
</p>
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Forwarded to Governor on May 31, 2019 at 6:26 p.m. on May 31, 2019. |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Assigned Act No. 2019-532. |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Pettus motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1289 |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Bracy motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee lost Roll Call 1288 |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Pettus motion to Concur In and Adopt pending |
| May 31, 2019 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1433 |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1432 |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Melson second Substitute Offered |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Melson motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Melson first Substitute Offered |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 30, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| May 21, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 748 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 747 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Robertson Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 746 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Bracy Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 745 |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Standridge Amendment Offered |
| May 15, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 11, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 19, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 21, 2019 | Room 825 ***TIME CHANGE and Public Hearing added for HB 209* at 13:45 | Senate ED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | May 21, 2019 | Room 825 at 14:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 10, 2019 | Room 206 at 09:00 | House PS&HS Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
2019-05-31
Chamber: House
Result: Failed
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB209 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB209 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB209 Alabama 2019 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | House Standridge Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Bracy Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Robertson Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Melson first Substitute Offered |