Section 36-21-41 – Created; Composition; Qualifications, Designation, and Terms of Office of Members; Adoption of Bylaws.
Section 36-21-41 Created; composition; qualifications, designation, and terms of office of members; adoption of bylaws. The Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission is hereby created. The commission shall consist of seven members, each of whom must be a qualified elector of the state who is over the age of 19 years. The state fraternal […]
Section 36-21-55.3 – Background Checks Required for Employment or Appointment of Law Enforcement Officers.
Section 36-21-55.3 Background checks required for employment or appointment of law enforcement officers. (a) Prior to the employment or appointment of a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement agency shall do all of the following: (1) Conduct a fingerprint-based state and national criminal background check that shall be completed by the Alabama State Law Enforcement […]
Section 36-21-42 – Officers and Employees.
Section 36-21-42 Officers and employees. The commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members. The commission may employ an executive secretary and such clerical assistants as its functions and duties may require, subject to the provisions of the state Merit System Act. (Acts 1971, No. 1981, p. 3224, §3.)
Section 36-21-55.4 – Compliance With the Reporting Requirements.
Section 36-21-55.4 Compliance with the reporting requirements. (a) The Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission shall randomly audit law enforcement agencies’ compliance with the reporting requirements under Section 36-21-55.1. (b)(1) If the commission determines that a law enforcement agency is not in compliance with the requirements under Section 36-21-55.1, it shall notify the law […]
Section 36-21-43 – Meetings; Official Seal.
Section 36-21-43 Meetings; official seal. (a) The commission shall meet in regular session quarterly at a time and place in the State of Alabama to be designated in its bylaws. Special meetings may be called by the chairman, the vice-chairman or any three members by giving notice of the time, place and purposes of such […]
Section 36-21-44 – Compensation and Reimbursement for Expenses of Members.
Section 36-21-44 Compensation and reimbursement for expenses of members. Members of the commission shall receive no compensation but may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Reimbursement for expenses shall not exceed the per diem and mileage allowance for travel for state employees as […]
Section 36-21-45 – Functions and Duties Generally.
Section 36-21-45 Functions and duties generally. The commission shall have the following functions and duties together with all powers necessary or convenient for the performance thereof: (1) To study, obtain data, statistics, and information, and to make reports concerning the recruitment, selection, and training of law enforcement officers in the state and to make improvements […]
Section 36-21-46 – Standards for Applicants and Appointees for Employment as Law Enforcement Officers.
Section 36-21-46 Standards for applicants and appointees for employment as law enforcement officers. (a) The standards provided in this subsection shall apply to applicants and appointees as law enforcement officers. No city, town, county, sheriff, constable, or other employer shall employ any applicant unless the person submits to the appointing authority an application for employment […]
Section 36-21-47 – Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Fund.
Section 36-21-47 Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Fund. There is hereby established and created in the Treasury of the state the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Fund. The commission may accept grants from the federal government and its departments and agencies as well as grants and appropriations by the state, any county, municipality or […]