HB536 Summary

• Applies only to Tallapoosa County and establishes additional minimum qualifications for sheriff candidates and appointed sheriffs.

• Requires sheriff candidates to be U.S. citizens, county residents for at least one year, registered voters in the county for at least one year, at least 25 years old, and possess a high school diploma or GED.

• Requires candidates to have three or more years of full-time law enforcement service with arrest powers and never have been convicted of a felony.

• Mandates that elected sheriffs attend a minimum of 12 hours of executive level continuing education annually, approved by the Alabama Sheriffs Association or National Sheriffs' Association.

• Does not apply to supernumerary sheriffs and becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval.