SB361 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Pardons and Paroles Board, may expend funds for recruitment and training of law enforcement officers, Sec. 15-22-24 am'd.

Summary

SB361 lets the Board of Pardons and Paroles spend money to support its mission, including recruitment and training of staff and public education, and creates new special funds for the Alabama State Bar.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes the Board of Pardons and Paroles to spend state funds to recruit and train law enforcement officers and support staff, educate the public, and promote the board's mission. It also allows the board to accept grants or gifts to fund its operations and to enter into contracts as needed. Additionally, it adds a new section authorizing the Executive Director of the Alabama State Bar to establish special funds to receive fees, grants, and contributions for studies, education of attorneys and public officials, promoting the profession, and carrying out the bar's duties, with those funds continuously appropriated and kept separate for exclusive use; and the act includes technical language updates and becomes effective immediately after passage.

Who It Affects

• Board of Pardons and Paroles and its staff, who gain authority to expend funds for recruitment, training, public education, and promoting the board's mission.
• Law enforcement officers and support staff, who may benefit from board-funded recruitment and training efforts.
• The Alabama State Bar, Executive Director, and attorneys/public officials, who gain authority to establish and use special funds for studies, education, and promoting the profession.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 15-22-24 to authorize the Board of Pardons and Paroles to expend state funds for recruitment, training of officers and staff, public education, and promoting the agency's mission.
• Adds Section 34-3-63 authorizing the Executive Director of the Alabama State Bar to establish special funds to receive fees, grants, and contributions for conducting studies, educating attorneys and public officials, promoting the profession, and carrying out the State Bar's duties; funds are continuously appropriated and kept separate for exclusive use.
• Allows funds to be used to pay actual expenses of education events, promotion, and related activities (including food/beverages and participant costs) as approved by the Executive Director.
• Includes non-substantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style.

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Subjects

Pardons and ParolesPardons and Paroles Board