AL SB252

Applies only to Autauga County and establishes seven minimum qualifications for sheriff candidates: U.S. citizenship, one-year county residency, voter registration, high school diploma or GED, age 25 or older, three or more years of law enforcement experience with arrest powers, and no felony convictions.

Requires the elected sheriff to complete a minimum of 12 hours of executive-level continuing education annually from the Alabama Sheriff's Association or National Sheriff's Association, with certification filed to the judge of probate by December 31.

Provides an annual expense allowance of $12,000 payable in biweekly installments from the county general fund, in addition to other compensation and benefits.

Increases the sheriff's annual salary by $12,000 beginning the next term of office, at which point the expense allowance becomes null and void.

Permits the sheriff to continue receiving uniform cost-of-living and other salary increases granted to other elected county officials.