HB106 Alabama 2021 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Corrections Dept., require the dept. to make quarterly reports to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee and to provide for the reporting requirements, revise the correctional officers oath of office, Sec. 14-1-21 added; Sec. 14-3-13 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Department of Corrections is required to provide information to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee.

This bill would require the department to provide additional information to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee.

Under existing law, an officer or guard is required to take an oath prior to performing his or her duties of the office.

This bill would require all correctional officers to take an oath prior to performing his or her duties of the office.

Relating to the Department of Corrections; to add Section 14-1-21 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to require the department to make quarterly reports to the Joint Legislative Prison Oversight Committee and to provide for additional reporting requirements; and to amend Section 14-3-13, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the correctional officer oath of office.

Subjects

Corrections Department