SB353 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Andrew JonesSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Etowah Co., Personnel Board of Office of Sheriff, abolished, effective upon ratification of const. amend., placing employees under county personnel bd., Secs. 45-28-234 to 45-28-234.18, inclusive, repealed
Summary: SB 353 abolishes the Etowah County Sheriff's Office Personnel Board and moves its employees under the Etowah County Personnel Board once a constitutional amendment is ratified.
What This Bill Does
Repeals the law that creates the Sheriff's Office Personnel Board in Etowah County. Abolition takes effect only after the bill is approved by the governor and a constitutional amendment is ratified allowing Sheriff's Office employees to be placed under the county's Personnel Board. After ratification, sheriff's office employees would come under the county's personnel board for HR oversight.

Who It Affects
Employees of the Etowah County Sheriff's Office – their HR oversight would move from the sheriff's office personnel board to the Etowah County Personnel Board after the constitutional amendment is ratified.
Etowah County government and its Personnel Board – would assume responsibility for personnel management of those employees.

Key Provisions
Section 1 repeals Part 5, Article 23, Chapter 28, Title 45, commencing with Section 45-28-234, which relates to the Sheriff’s Office Personnel Board, effectively abolishing the board.
Section 2 makes the act effective only after its passage and governor's approval, and after ratification of a constitutional amendment authorizing placing sheriff's office employees under the Etowah County Personnel Board.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Etowah County